The Portland daily press., 1897-11-30
LIVES LOST BY SCORE.
Coast Of Great Britain Swept By
Terrible Gales.
MANY LARGE CRAFT AND HUN
DREDS OF SMALLER LOST.
Wind Was Accompanied by Binding
Snow and Hail-En Liverpool Roofs of
Several Houses Were Blown Off.

Snow and HaiI-In Liverpool Roofs of
Several Houses Were Blown Off,
London, November 29.-The latest re-
ports from various points along the
coast show that the gale which swept
English waters yesterday and last night
and which had not abated it's fury up to
noon today was one of the worst storms
of recent years.
In many places it was almost cyolonic
in its violence, and the long list of dis
asters include large loss Of life, many
wrecks of large vessels and the loss of
scores, If not hundreds of smaller craft,
with serious damage to property ashore
at many important towns.
In the north the wind was accompanied
by binding SHOWS and hail, which hid
difficulties of navigation. Many ships
are known to have foundered, in most
cases, it is feared, with all on board.
Scarcely a town on the coast has es-
capped without more or less injury. fall
ing walls and flying debris adding to
the loss of life.
There have been rocket and life boat
rescues almost without number. Stories
| OF thrilling escapes come from all points.
On the Norfolk coast between Pacton
ana Happlsburg, i've vessels, as yet un-
identified, went down and the crews of
all persisted. A number of bodies have
| been washed ashore near Yarmouth.
Ihe British brig Ruby was wrecked Off
Hemsby. The coast guard service made
desperate efforts to save the crew and
succeeded in getting line on board. A
dying woman was 'srocketed" in safety
and then the brig capsized, all the re.
mainder of the ships company perishing.
large steam collier dashed upon
Marlborough Head, the famous prolnon-
| tory off the North Sea coast-foated off
and then toundered with all on board.
steamer not yet identified was
wrecked of Bridlington sands and her en-
| tire company lost.
Last evening the ship Rose of Devon,
Capt. Davis, went on the rocks near Red
Ruth, Cornwall, where she pounded all
night long, her crew of 12 perishing.
This morning the bodies of the captain
and five seamen, all wearing life belts,
were washed ashore
Phenomenally high tides are reported
| in many localities The district near the
mouth of the Thames has suffered SCI
verely, several townships being partly
| submerged.
The Sheerness dockyard and the Wool
| wich arsenal were inundated. At Scar
borough, the fashionable watering place,
| the sea wall was washed away. At Var
mouth Lowestoft and other coast towns
of Norfolk, the esplanades were flooded.
| At Liverpool the squads blew off the
roofs Of several houses, threw down
ohimneys and tore up trees. The Mersey
| flooded its bank on the Chester side and
deluged the short district for miles
| Similar disasters occurred at Holy
| Head, where a number of valuable yachts
were sunk at their moorings Scarcely
vestige remains in sight OF the wreck
of Lord Nelson's old flagship The Foud-
royant, long fast in the sands off Black
pool. There Is great deal of wreckage
| near the Goodwin sands.
The British ship Larnica, Captain Bur-
CESS, was driven ashore near Fleetwood, at
| the entrance of More Town bay, about
| eighteen miles northwest of Preston. The
| crew were saved, but the position
Of the vessel is dangerous. She left St.
John, N. B., on November IA for Fleet
wood. Six vessels were wrecked between
| Yarmouth and Bacton, only few miles
apart on the Norfolk coast and twenty
| five lives were lost.
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