The Delta independent., 1895-01-02
WITH ALL ON BOARD.
A BRITISH BARK WRECKED.
Thrown on the Coast of the Irish Sea-
Attempts to Save the Crew Futile and
the Twenty-four Mon on Board Werr
Lost,

London, Dec. 3O-Severe weather has
prevailed throughout Great Britain
since Saturday, the heavy gale being
accompanied by hail and snow, render
ing navigation along the coasts both
difficult and dangerous. All vessels
that could do so made for havens Of
shelter. Some Of them, however, did
not succeed in reaching port, but We're
wrecked when almost in sight of safe
ty.
This was the case Of the British bark
OsSeO, Captain BOggs, which sailed
from Taltal, August 10, for Ardosssln.
She made the long voyage safely until
this morning. when she was wrecked
on the Holyhead breakwater and ev
cry soul on board Of her, "A in all, We're
drowned. The ship was caught in the
gale in the Irish sea- The captain evi-
IDENTIFY thought to run to Holyhead and
wait for the storm to abate.
Shortly before $3.50 this morning the
keeper Of the lighthouse at the seaward
end Of the long breakwater saw bark
come out Of the gloom with her lights
burning brightly and under close storm
canvas. The wind was blowing live
ly gale and terrific sea was running
before 1t. The bark, however. was
making as good weather Of it as posi-
BILE, and was apparently being handled
In most careful manner. How the
accident occurred Is not exactly
known, but it is surmised an extlslor-
dinarily high sea lifted her when she
was quite close to the breakwater and
dashed her upon 1t. She struck amid
ships and Immediately began to break
up, the sea pounding at her furiously
the moment she became stationery.
The lighthouse keeper soon as he re-
allied what had occurred fired rocket
to call the coast guardsmen and life
boat men.
In the meantime the bark had brok-
ON into halves, the mainmast going by
the board. In its fall it struck several
of the crew who We're on the deck, kill
ing them instantly. Others of the crew
had clambered into the fore and miZz"n
rigging to escape being washed over
board by the huge combers that Were
making a clean breach over the wreck
The coast guardsmcn We're the first tu
reach the scene, and We're followed
soon after by the life boat men. Above
the bowling of the gale could be heard
the cries of the men on the bark f0i
assistance. The coast guardSmcn got
Il line aboard the wreck and it wis
caught by one of the crew. Before h,
could make it fast the fore and mizZ'n
maSts We're whipped off close 10 III"
deck and everybody in these riGgin@s
fell with them into the sea ami were
drowned. The sailor who had caught
the line was crushed to death und":
one of the falling maStS. After tn,
masts had gone by the board all WI.
silence on the wreck and those on th,
breakwatcr knew that all hands on tli
bark had pcriShed. In IL short tim
nothing was visible seaward but bruh
en- spars and rattle of rigging atta"h,'i
to them. During the day nine bod,
We're recovered. The identity of tn
bark was learned from some Of her rH
pcrs that We're washed ashore. Th
OSSeO was commanded by CHFait
II. BoggS. She was a steel vessel %
,399 tons and was built in 1889 at Lon
dondeIry, from which port she S;tilcG
Her dimensions We're: Length, 2iJ f~l-
8 inches; beam, Sc feet 0 inches, afld
depth of hold of 21 feet 3 inches. !;
Ii. McCorkle was her owner.