The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-31
A BARK LOST WITH % LIVES
The OSSeO Driven Ashore on The Holy
head BTeakWaleT.


The Night as Black as Ink at the Time
and the Waves Running Very High.
The Coast Guard Makes a Gallant
Effort to Save the Crew, But the Life
line Reaches tho Doomed Vessel Too
Late Reports of Stormy Weather
Still Coming from All Parts of Europe.
London. Dec. so.-The British bark osseo
was wrecked In a gale at Holyhead early
this morning and with her perlshed her
entire crew OF twenty-slx men.
The Osseo was driven ashore back OF
the Holyhead breai1water. Her signals
OF distress were FIRST heard by the coast
guard about 4 o'clock In the morninN.
At that time Il was pitch dark and great
waves were washing the breakwater. IN
spite Of the danger Of being washed into
the sea, the guard proceeded along the
brealIwater. and, having rigged up the
rocket apparatus. began firing life lines
In the direction OF the wreck The faint
light OF the rockets soon disclosed the
fact that the vessel had broken in two
amidships, and that the mainmast had
fallen. crushing the lives out OF several
Of the crew. A few survivors could bs
seen clinging 70 each half OF the vessel.
and their piteous cries for help could bs
heard above the roar OF the storm.
The coast guards succeeded In firing a
line over the wreck, but by that time all
on board had perished. A lifeboat vainly
tried again and again to approach the
wreck. Not a vestlge OF the bark could
be seen to-day. and there Is no prospect
OF any salvage. Several bodies have been
washed ashore.
The osseo was a bark Of 1899 tons. she
arrived at Falmouth on Dec. 10 from Tall
tai, and had been ordered TO Androssan.
Reports Of stormy weather continue
TO be received from oh parts OF Europe.
Numerous wrecks and casualties are re-
ported IN Great Britain and ireland.
Many lives were saved by rfcboats.
A severe gale is blowing on the Baltic
and navigation is suspended at Copenha-
gen.
A heavy snow has fallen in the north OF
Scotland and two railway trains have been
blocked on the tracks.
At Hamburg the lower parts OF the city
are Inundated, as they were a week ago.
A storm IN the North sea last evening
caused many wrecks of Heliogland, stade
and Rostorook.
Boats and wreckage which have washed
ashore on the coast OF Lancashire, in
dictate that the British bark Loweswater
has been lost. She left Garston IN tow on
Dec 4 with fifteen persons aboard The
hawser with which she was being towed
parted In a gale. and the tug took refuge
at Llanduno on Dec. p. since which time
nothing has been heard Of the Loweswa-
ter.
The gale OF the last two days did enor-
nous damage on the coasts of North
France. Belgium and Germany. Seven
large sailing vessels were towed into Re-
merhaven in badly battered condition.
Several coasters stranded and some OF
the seamen aboard were lost. The Os-
tend-Dover stem packet service was sus-
pended yesterday and to-day.
St. Johns. N T., Dec. 9O-A furious gale
ragged here nearly all of last night and the
seas were so high that the mail steamers
were detained at this place for twenty
four hours. II is the general opinion among
those who are engaged In the shipping
trade that the storm has wrought consid-
cradle damage among the coastwise craft.