The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-11-30
OF the Losses Of Life and Searching
Vessels.
MANY BODIES SWEPT ON SHORE
While Others Have Gone Down With the Ships
That Sank-Towns Along the Coast
by the High Tides-Some
Daring Rescues.

London, Nov 29.-The latest reports
from ports along the coast show that
the gale which swspt the English coast
Saturday and last night had not abated
its fury. In many cases 1t was almost
cycIorEc in its violence, and the long
list of disasters includes loss OF life,
many wrecks of large voszels and the
loss of scores, if not hundreds, of smaller
crafts, with serious damage to property
ashore at many important towns. In
the north the wind was accompanied by
birding snow and hail that hid the
lights and immensely inerea sel the diff
ficulties of navigation. Many ships are
known to have foundered, in most cases
it is feared, with all on beard.
Scarcely 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 rockets
and mfs beat rescues almost without
number. Stories of brilliant escapes
comes from all points. On the Norfolk
coast, between Bacton and Happisburg,
four vessels, as yet unidentified, went
down, and the crews of ALL rsrished.
Bodies Washed Ashore.
A number of bodies have been washed
ashore near Yarmouth. The brig Rigby
was wrecked off Hemsby. The coast
guard service made desperate efforts to
save the crew and succ'es ded in getting
a line on board. A dying woman was
"rocketted" In safety, and then the brig
caEsized, all the rest of the ships COM
pany perisfing A large steamer
grounded upon Marlborough head, the
70 nj Non-th
coast, floated off and then foundered
with all on beard.
A siteamer not yet identified was wreck
ed III B.ddlington sands, with her entire
company.
Ships That are Lost.
Last svening the schooner Rose of De-
Won, Capt. Davis, went ON the rocks
near Redruh, Cornwall where she
pounded all night long, her crew of
twelve perishing. The bodies of the cap
tain and five Seamen, all wearing life
b.lts, were washed ashore.
The Pr-i8ish ship 1larn.ca Burgess was
driven ashore near Fleetwood, at the en-
trance of Moretown bay, about nineteen
miles northwest of Preston. The crew
We're saved but the position of thia YES
sel is dangerous.
Phenomenal high tides were reported
in many localities.
Towns Submerged.
The district north of the Thames has
suffered severely several towns being
partly submerged. Tlhfa Sherness dock
yalu "''. e,.,a -, aS, 49, e,sh,ooo'bIa
uaseu a. ..s, Ill 80 ,,a,,n,ad
ms ~, pa, yo,,.,. r,o,,.',sIt ost amid
am"s' "a. 80, 20 nrorso,,, os,,,an,ad.s1s
- TN n1o,ro,, eooa,ad ,ts hanks
~, ,5a ~, s,.a,ro.oa Tho shore
81 - NJ, nra,,, ,,steo olcs =, re re-
,.a,,tod fro,, Uo1vbe,ad where a number
20 ~. Yachts were sunl, at their
,,,oo,d,,o,s sIcarcelv a vessel remains in
-.,o,,It os tho w,.acl, Of Lord Nelson's old
a aas,bir tba Faudronant.
There is a great deal of wreckage near
the Goodwin Sands. The scenes at such
poular resorts as Yarmouth ana Lowe
sto1t were OF graf grandeur, out une
damage done was eii'r rnious nne w..
still invades the garuehs OIL uhe "oteis
and nhe residences wrechihe .ne Pa
rades ana ouNu1ngs' "hiie iliuch uepiis
is floating about. immense aahiase mas
been done ito the government property
at the Sheerness dock yard and the
Woolwlsh arsenal.
Many Thousand Pounds Damage.
Seven thousand troops were hurriedly
ordered out today Ito remove thousands
of pounds worth of ammunition and
stores from the wharyes and sheds to
nlaces of safety. The tide cont nued to
rise and invaded almost all the work
shone ouenched the engine fires and
stonned tbe electric lights. The work.