The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-12-29
GALES In CHANNEL.
Many shipwrccks Reported Off Eng
Iish Coast.


succession OF storms and violent gales
in this Channel, and considerable dam
age has been brought ashore. The tele-
graph lines are down In many places.
The British bark Pegasus, Captain
Bailey, from san Francisco, which left
Queenstown December Goth, for sharp
ness, has grounded off Lavernock Point.
but shs was subsequently floated and
towed to place OF shslter. Whsn she
grounded her boats were made ready for
lowering, and the falls OF one of them
carried away, precipitating five men In
to the water. They were all drowned
with thu exception of a sailor landed at
Cardiff. This man was picked IN by
tug.
Reports arriving from along the coast
announce damage done by tbs storm. A
number OF minor wrecks have been an
nounoed.
A despatch from Holy Head says this
Britieh bark Primrose Hill, Captain
Wilacn, from Liverpool DecsmDer %. for
vanoouver, is drifting up this Channel
unter hare poles. The coast guardsmen
are sndeavoring to assist her with the life
saving apparatus. The Spanish steamer
Enecuri WAS driven ashore at the Port
lana breakwAter. 1t is believed the crew
cnn be saved.
Yhs British steamer Psnpol, from
Suiina November 20, for Dublin,is ashore
bstween Aberavcn ana Briton Ferry.
No fatalities have occurred.
The gale Is so furious in the Channel
that the continental service were sus-
pended this Afternoon
The hurricane is increasing az Queens
town, where the observers say IL Is the
fiercest storm in years. The Mara,
laden with coal, sank et her n incrage.
The mails are delayed.
The Primrose Hin went on the Penrhos
Rocks, three miles of south Stack, not
far from Holy Head. She broke in two
ana went to pieces in a few minutes. One
man out of the crew OF 20 men was saved
by life boat.
Some time before she struck the Prim-
rose Hill dropped her anchors, but noun.
famous seas were running. No sooner
had the Inflated ship touched the rocks
than the three after masts went overheard
and she broke in two leaving only the
foremost standing. Three minutes later
this went also.
The vessel was soon smashed up. The
crew Of tine Holy Head life boat was
huddied on the poop near the wreck when
huge sea dashed over the vessel, wash
ing all away save one sailor who was
finally buried against the ROCKS, sustain
ing terrible injuries. A terrible accident
took place near Taunton. The break
water at Watchet Harnor yielded to the
force OF the gale ana became wreck,
permitting q tremendous sea to have full
play against the shipping in the harbor.
Several vessels broke adrirt; two fonn-
dered and five others were driven into a
hopeless tangie between pier and a
wharf where they lay grinding each
other. Their masts and bulwarks speedi-
" went and their hulls were greatly bat
tered. The damage will reach many
thoufands of pounds. The Austrian bark
Capricorn was driven ashore near Bnde,
Cornwall. Nine OF the crew We're
drowned, one was saved, aud four are
still on board with little Likelihood of te-
ing rescued. Two other vessels are ashore
on the Cornwall coast.
Several were stove In at Infracombe
Harbor. TIE lark Kagan was wrecked
off Trevire, near Cardiff, three OF her
crew icing drowned ana nine icing res
cued by rocket lines.
I'll. M 5. Black Prince at Queenstown
and IL, NJ. S. Teaser at Portsmouth. Were
both ta1iy dan aged
Inoesant repcrts of innnmerabIe shin
ping casualties show that tie gale was
one OF TIE worst fnown In many years.
In Addition to some vessels, not yes iden.
tined, which taye teen wreckei or PLACED
In great danger re fate of some OF the
cross-ctannei mall sfeaIers is in oouht.
For instance, the ereas western railway
comrany's steamer plying between Mil
frri ana Waterford, Is twelve hours orer-