The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-29
Many Vessels Driven on Rocks ana
Crews of Several Boats
Are Drowned.
BREAKWATER WASHED AWAY.
Mountains of Water Roll in pom
Shipping at Anchor. Wreck
ing and Tearing Boats
to Pieces.

London Dec @9-InCessant reports OF IN
Vulnerable shipping casualties show 'ha'
the recent gale was one Of the wors: known
in many years Probably several days viii
clapse before the full extent of the damage
becomes known.
In addition some vessels not yet idenii
fed. which have been wrecked or placed in
great danger. the fate Of some Of the cross
channel mail steamers Is I'm doubt. For in
stance the Great Western Railway Com
pany's steamer plying between Miforl and
Waterford is twelve hours overdue and no
tidirgs Of her have yet been received. II
would he Impossible 10 enumerate all the
minor casualties
In RESPONSE to rockets from F.fdystone
Light. Plymouth sent a dockyard tug with
a lifeboat to assist what was reported to
lie Il large steamer in distress in the chan
rel.
terrible accident took place near Taun-
ten. The breakwater at WatcEet Harhor
yielded TO the force Of the gale and be-
came 4 wreck. permitting tremendous sea
10 have full play against the shipping in
the harbCr. Several vessels broke adrift.
Two founderel ard five clIers were driven
Into hopeless tangle in "A corner between
|; pier and II wharf. where they lay grind
Ing each other. Their masts and bulwarks
tpoedily went and their hGlls were greatly
battered The damage will reach many
thousands of pounds.
The Austrian bark Capricorn was driven
ashore near 3udc. Cornwall. Eine OF the
crew wero drowned one was saved and
four are stiil on board. with little likeli-
mood or being rescued. a. they unable
70 avail themselves of tn. rocket APPARATUS
TWO other vessels are ashore Oh the Corn
WaH coast Several were stove In at IL
iracomoe Harbor The bark Pagna Was
wrecked of Trevin. near Cardiff three of
her crew being drowned and nine others
being rescued by rocket lines.
u. ". ). Black Prince. at Queenstown.
and II. VI. s. Tcaser at Portsmouth, were
10th badly damaged.
Wales appears To- have suffered the worst
efects of the gaic. both on land ana sea.
nut everywhere the telegraph wires are
much disorganzed and reports are therefore
incomplete.
cs:,;,i considsaasie damase to property inland is
ana sailing craft broke from their mOorings
IN the Thames alone AT Oswestry the
ater was destroyed.
The Primrose II II went on the Penrhos
Rocks, three miles off South Stack mot far
from Holy Heau). She broke in two and
out OK the crew OF thirty men was
saved by n lifeboat.
Some time before she struck the Primrose
Hin dropped her anchors. but mountainous
seas were running. No sooner had the III
lated ship touched the rocks than the three
after masts went overheard and she broke
IN twain. leaving only the foremast stand
Ing; Three minutes later this went also.
The ressei was soon smashed. The H!ber-
10 all. The steamboat made three vain at
tempts to reach the Primrose Hill
The ia;ters crew huidled on the
poop when huge sea dashed over the YES
sci. washing all away save sailor, who
vas finally hurled against the rocks, sus-
tanning terrible injuries.
a Spanish steamer was driven ashore at
the Portland Breakwater. The Weymouth
lifeboat attempted 20 rescue her crew. but
the fearful seas running prevented them.
The British steamer Penpol. from Su-
| lima. November =. for Dublin. is ashore on
the sands between Aberaynn and Briton
Ferry. No fatalities have occurred.
The gale Is so furious in the channel that
the continental services were suspended this
afternoon.
The British steamer jersey City which
arrived ut Bristol December % from New
York, reports that she had Il hoisterouS
passage. and that December Is she Ia
bored and strained heavily. shipped quanti-
ties OF wafer and had rails and stanctions
broken.
The British steamer Rosefield, which ar
rived AT Antwerp December - from Pensa-
cola. lost part OF her deckload on the roy-
age.
The hurricane is increasing AT Queenstown.
whefe the Observers say IL Is the fierC,st
STORM IN years Tie Maria. laden with coal
sank at her anchorage. The malls are de
layed
Paris. Dec .9.-s;torrns Of extreme violence
have swept the wes; and northwest coast
-: France. There has been sons. loss of NE
together with considerable damage TO ship
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