The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-29
ONE SAVED, 81 LOST
RsuCB DAMAGE TO SHIFTING IN
ENGLISH CHANNEL.
FIERCEST STORM IN YEARS.
nARIx PRIMRosE BROKEN on PEN
RIOS ROCKS.

Continental Service Suspended Yes
terday and Hurricane Reported
Increasing at aUeenstOwn-Ves-
seIs seeking shelter an HarboFs
aud Many wrecks Announced.
spanish steamships in Precarious
Situations.
London. Dec 2s-Nuch damage has
hen wrought by a recurrence OF violent
storfns IN the channel. The fury ot the
sale caused o suspension Of the oonuncn-
al service across the channel this after
= on The hurricane is Increasing a;
Cuesnstown whore the observers say Il
s. the Aercest storm In years. The Maria.
laden with coal. sank at her anchorage.
The mails are delayed.
Reports arriving from all the coasts an
n,unce damage done By the storm. Yes
rsls 10 numbers are seeking shelter ih
she harbors and a number Of minor
wrecks have been announced
Tho British bark Primrose Hir from
liverpool Dec. q FOR Vancouver was
driven on che Penrhos rocks, not far
ffom HoIyhead. She had been drifting up
the channel under bare poles. She broke
in two anc went 20 pieces In few min
u,ss one man out OF the crew Of 55 men
vas saved by a iifebosi OF tho coast
Euardsmen.
The Spanish steamer Enecuri, last re-
rorted from Bilbao. sought shelter In
Portland Roads and was driven ashore on
;as Portland b-eakwater The Weymouth
lfsboat attempted 10 rescue her crew and
II is believed they car be saved despite
the fearful seas running.
The British bark Pegasus from Queens
town. Dec. &C. for Sharpness. which was
frst incorrectly reported 20 have found
cred with loss OF her crew grounded on
I.avernock Point but she was subse-
uusntly aoated and towed to a place Of
shelter. In lowering her boats five men
were precipitated into the water and all
tIt one drowned.
The British bark Queen of Cambria,
from Tocopllia, Aug, 30. for Falmouth.
while being towed Into Falmouth. was
blown across the bows OF the British bark
crown OF India The latter vessel SUI
tered damage 70 her head and che Queen
o. Cambria was cut down TO the waters
edge, She has been beached and So leak
Ing.
"A
at the Portland breakwater. The Wey-
mouth nfeboat attempted TO rescue her
crew. bm the fearful seas running pre-
vented them.
The British steamer Penpol. from Su-
Ina. Nov 3. for Dublin. IS ashore on
tha sands between Aberavon and Briton
Ferry No fatalities have occurred.
Tho British steamer Rosefeld. which ar
rived al Antwerp. Dec. p, from Pensa-
NJ deck load kUe
voyage.
The Primrose Hnl was soon smashed
up The Hibernia stood BY throughout.
tut was powerlees TO aid. The Holyhead
steam life boat made three vain attempts
a. reach the Primrose Hill The iatters
crew was huddied on the poop when a
huge sea dashed over the vessel washing
a.l away save one sailor, who was finally
hurled against the rocks. sustaining ter
r0lc injuries.
More serious Mishaps 60 vessels.
London. Dee 29.-The steamer Zeziro
'1.llded with another steamer near Give
don. on the Bristol channel lifeboat
rescued nine OF the Zeziros crew
At Watchet Harbor. near Taunton, the
hroakwater was wrecked and the tremen-
oous q ka caused several vessels 10 break
ndrift two foundered and FIVE Others were
driven into hopeless tangle and ground
eAHn othef. Ihe damakt Wlh teagN HaH3
thousands OF pounds.
The Austrian bark Capricorn was driven
ashore near Bude Cornwall. Nine % the
crew we're drowned. one was saved and
four are stlll on board with little likeli-
hood OF being rescued. Two other yes
ses are ashore on the Cornwall coast
Several were stove IN al Iifracombo har-
tor The bark Ragna was wrecked on
Trevine. near Cardiff. three OF her crew
being drowned and nine being rescued by
rocket lines
IT, " g. Black Prince. 81 Queenstown
and n. VI. $ Tesser. al Portsmouth, were
both badly damaged
Wales appears to have suffered che
worst affects OF the gale, both on land and
SEQ
lncessant reports OF innumernble ship
ping casualties show that the gale was
one OF the worst known In many years
lrobabis several days will elapse befors
Tho fGI extent OF the damage becomes
known
N addition. some vessels not yet iden-
uaed, have been wrecked or placed IN
Ereat danger The fate OF soma cross
SAannel steamers il "a DOUBT