Evening star., 1928-11-26
Western Coast Is Being Buf-
feted by Terrific
Storm.
AMERICAN VESSEL DRIVEN
AGROUND, BUT is FREED
In Addition to Known Dead, Fears
Are Felt for Safety of Grew
of italian Boat.

BY the Associated Press,
LONDON, November 26.-The west
ern coast of Europe was being buffeted
by terrific gale today. The storm
already has taken at least % lives
most of them at sea, where heavy
toll of shipping was taken over the
week end
No less than 21 ships appeared on
Lloyd's lists today as wrecks or in dis
tress, while at least one American ves-
sci, the freighter Waban, which sailed
from Hamburg on November 16, was
driven ashore near TerSchelling Light
but succeeded in getting off in safety
In addition to the 90 known dead
there were at least 20 missing with
conflicting reports concerning the safety
of a score more.
The entire crew of the Italian
freighter Sagunto also was feared to
have been drowned off Holland. The
number of men aboard her was not
known.
Six Killed in Britain.
While the gale was violent over the
land. only six persons were reported
killed in Britain. All the other deaths
were at sea.
Among the shipping disasters were
the following:
The French freighter Cesaree, foun-
dered off Algiers, Is drowned, res
cued.
A Dutch vessel foundered in the zuy
Der Zee, drowned.
The Norwegian steamer Christian
Nicholson ashore off Holland, 8
drowned.
The fate of the steamer Arnabal-
Mendi of Spain was in doubt off Cape
Machichhaco, while there was also
doubt concerning the fate of the Swedish
steamer Garm. The Central News re-
ported that 16 of the crew of the last
named ship had been drowned, but
Lloyds reported that the Garm, after
grounding. was towed into Terschelling
with her rudder damaged.
The steamer HORT, with crew OF II,
which left Preston 10 days ago for Port
Talbot, has not since been heard from.
There were numerous notable reScueS,
among them being the rescue of 81 men
from the sinking German school ship
Pommern, which finally was abandoned.
Fifteen of the crew of the Italian
freighter Barbara were rescued in the
Bay of Biscay.
The liner Aquitania, after leaving
Cherbourg nine hours late responded to
a call for aid from the 6000-ton
freighter Amiral Ponty, but resumed
her course to New York when notified
that the steamer Macoris had the situ-
alton in hand.
The gale today had temporarily
abated in Northern England, allowing
the resumption of shipping activity
in the Mersey. During the morning
40 vessels entered or left the port. The
liners Baltic Antonio, Montclare. De-
merara and Europides sailed after be-
ing held up over the week end.
The italian tanker Lucania. from
Curaco, which grounded in the river
yesterday, was ref1oated at midnight and
was towed to her landing stage.
Minor Accidents Reported.
From Southern England reports con-
tinued of blustery conditions, and pas
sengers arriving at Dover, Folkstone and
New Hoven were notified that cross
channel service had been suspended be-
cause the harbors at Ostend, Calais and
Boulogne were unapproachable.
Many further minor accidents were
reported from the country districts over
the week end through the falling of trees
and debris. At Totnes, in Devonshire,
the engine of passenger train was de-
rallied when it hit fallen tree.
An early morning air service from
Croydon to Paris was resumed and re-
ported several steamers in distress in
and near the harbors, with tugs and
lifeboats standing by.