Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-10-15
SHIPS Go DOWN.
Many Wrecks During Storm on ties
English Coast.

Many Wrecks During Storm on tIS3
English Coast.
London, Oct. o.. IA dispatch to Lloyd's
from Hull says that the Swedish steam
er Alexander and the British steamer
Elnden. of the Goole Steamship COM
pany,ca1ne into collision in the Humber
Thursday morning. the former sinking.
The captain. two seamen and the pilot
OF the Alexander were saved, but the
remainder of the crew, some ten in
number, were drowned. The Emden
proceeded for Goole.
The gale still continues with un-
abated fury in the Irish channel and at
many other points along the Irish and
Welsh coasts, it's force being felt with
serious results at Dublin and Wicklow.
London, Oct. 0.-The post office nu-
thorities have issued notice to the
public that the land wires to the west of
England and Ireland are Frustrated by
the heavy gales which have prevailed
during the last 81 hours. Two of the
crew of Lowestoft trawler were car
ried overheard by the gale and drowned.
A Norfolk schooner was dismasted of
Cromer, but her crew were 2aved by
two Lowestoft fishing smacks which
went to their assistance.
Furthers reports of the gales show
that their severity was greatly IN
creased during Wednesday night and
that an immense amount of damage has
been done to property along the coasts.
while the damage to shipping must be
very heavy. The Daunts Rock lightship
at the entrance to Queenstown harbor,
was missing Thursday morning. hav-
ing been carried away from it's moor
ings by the terrific gale which swept
the channel and the Atlantic during the
night. The lightship had on board q
crew of eight men.
Many houses in the lower portion of
Bristol have been inundated by the
water from the harbor, which has over
flowed the docks. While steamer was
towing schooner at Holyhead the
hawser parted and the schooner was
carried away and lost. She had five
men on board, all of whom were
drowned.
Later details of the effects of the
gale show that the storm has been the
heaviest known in Great Britain and
Ireland in years. On the west coast the
gales were accompanied by excessive
tides. The town of Llanelly, Wales, IS
entirely isolated by the water, which
surrounds it completely. and it is I'M.
possible for the inha bitants to leave.
Hundreds, of houses and number of
churches are flooded. Three persons
were drowned ut Llanelly by the rising
waters. Part of the landing stage at
Liverpool is impossible and the ferry
at Cheshire has stopped running, owing
to the inability to land passengers.
Reports from ireland show that
much damage was done along the coast
OF County Clare. The county was in
undated for miles and thousands of
tons of hay and great quantities of har-
vested corn have been washed away.
The lifeboat which left Tenby, Wales,
Thursday morning to go to the rescue
Of the crew of vessel in distress I'M
Carmarthen bay. has returned, having
rescued the crews of four coasting YES
sells. Reports from other places give
graphic details of the rcscues made by
the lifeboats. It is thought that the
total loss of life by drowning will be
large. Numerous isolated cases of
drowning have been reDOrted.