New-York tribune., 1900-12-29
STORMS WFUL WORK.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AROUND THE
BRITISH COASTS.
MANY VESSELS DASHED TO PIECES IN
TERRIFIC SEAS AND SCORES OF
SAILORS PERISH

cence of storms and violent gales in the Chan
mel, and considerable damage has been wrought
ashore. The telegraph lines are down in many
places in Southern England and Ireland.
Reports arriving from all the coasts announce
damage done by the storm. Vessels in numbers
are seeking shelter in the harbors. and many
wrecks have been announced
A dispatch from Holyhead said the British
bark Primrose Hill Captain Wilson. from Liv-
erpool, December %, for Vancouver) was drift
ing up the Channel under bare poles. The coast
guardsmen were endeavoring to assist her with
the life saving apparatus A later dispatch said
the Primrose Hill went on the Penrhos Rocks.
three miles off South Stack (not far from Holy
head. She broke in two and went to pieces in
a few minutes. One out of the crew of
thirty-f1ve men was saved by lifeboat.
WASHED OFF BY A WAVE
Some time before she struck the Primrose Hill
dropped her anchors, but mountainous seas were
running. No sooner had the i'll fated ship
touched the rocks than the three after masts
went overheard and she broke in twain, leaving
only the foremast standing. Three minutes later
this went also. The vessel was soon smashed
up. The Hibernia stood by throughout. but was
powerless to aid. The Holyhead steam lifeboat
made three vain attempts to reach the Primrose
Hill. The Iatter's crew was huddled the
poop, when huge sea dashed over the vessel,
washing all away save one sailor, who was
finally hurled against the rocks. sustaining ter
rible injuries.
A Spanish steamer the Enecuri. driven
ashore at the Portland breakwater. The Wey-
mouth lifeboat attempted to rescue her crew,
but the fearful seas running prevented the res
cuers from accomplishing their task.
Twenty-Five of the crew managed to reach
the breakwater, but five are still board 1t is
the Tn Iic+a ay,d
The British steamer Penpol (from Sulina, No
vember 23 for Dublin) is ashore the sands
between Aberavon and Briton Ferry. No fa
talities have occurred.
The gale is so furious in the Channel that the
Continental services were suspended this after
noon
Incessant reports of innumerable shipping
casualties show that the gale was one of the
worst known in many years. Probably sew
eral days will elapse before the full extent of
the damage becomes known.
In addition some vessels not yet identified.
which have been wrecked placed in great
danger, the fate Of some of the cross-Chan-
mel mail steamers is in doubt. For instance,
the Great Western Railway Company's steam
err plying between Milford and Waterford, is
twelve hours overdue, and tidings of her
have yet been received
1t would be impossible to enunerate all the
minor casualties.
In response to rockets from Eddystone Light.
Plymouth sent dockyard tug with nfeboat
to assist what was reported to be a large
steamer in distress in the Channel
A terrible accident took place near Taunton.
The breakwater at Watchet Harbor yielded to
the force of the gale and became wreck.
permitting a tremendous to have full play
against the shipping in the harbor Several YES
sells broke adrift two foundered and five 9TH
driven into hopeless tangle in
corner between a pier and wharf. where they
lay, grinding each other. Their masts and bull
warks speedily went, and their hulls were great
ly battered. The damage will reach many
thousands Of pounds
THE STORM WORST IN WALES
Wales appears to have suffered the worst eff
fects Of the gale. both on land and sea, but
everywhere the telegraph wires much dis
organized, and reports are therefore incom-
plete.
certain to be reported.
Some fifty barges and sailing craft broke
from their moorings in the Thames alone.
At Oswestry theatre destroyed.
The Austrian bark Capricorn driven
ashore near Bude Cornwall. Nine of the crew
were drowned, one was saved, and four
still on board, with little likelihood of being
cued, as they are unable to avail themselves of
the rocket apparatus. Two other vessels are
ashore the Cornwall coast.
Several vessels were stove in at Ilfracombe
Harbor The bark Ragna wrecked off
Trevine, near Cardiff three of her being
drowned and nine being rescued by rocket lines.
H. NJ. S. Black Prince, at Queenstown, and
H. NJ. S, Teazer. at Portsmouth. were both
badly damaged
The hurricane is increasing at Queenstown,
where the observers say it is the fiercest storm
in years. The Maria, laden with coal, sank at
her anchorage. The mails are delayed
The British bark Queen of Cambria Captain
Roberts, from Tocopilla August 80 for Fal-
mouth), while being toWed into Falmouth, part
ed her towline, and the force of the gale blew
her across the bows of the British bark Grown
of India Captain Williamson, from San Fran
cisco August II, which arrived at Falmouth
December 20 damaging her head. The Queen
of Cambria cut down to the waters edge.
She has been beached and is leaking.
THE JERSEY CITY'S ROUGH VOYAGE.
The British steamer Jersey City Captain Gar
teck which arrived at Bristol December %
from New-York December 81 reports that she
had a bosterous passage, and that December
IS, in latitude 80 north and longitude 30 west,
she Iabored and strained heavily, shipped guam
titles of water and had rails and stanchions
broken
The British bark Pegasus Captain Bailey.
from San Francisco August II for Queenstown
where she arrived December %, and sailed De-
cember 26 for Sharpness) was reported to have
foundered off Penarth Roads. One man of the
crew landed at Cardiff
Later dispatches from Cardiff said that the
PEGASUS had not foundered. The statement of
her loss originated with the sailor from her
crew who was landed at Cardiff this morning.
It appears that the Pegasus grounded of Laver-
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