SEVERE GALES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3017, 14 November 1891, Page 2

SEVERE GALES.

LOSS OF LIFE IX THE CHANNEL.

(BY ELECTOR! TELEGRAPH.—COPYRIGHT. London', November 11. News is just received that ine ship Ilenvenue, 2033 tons, from London to Sydney, has gone ashore at; Sandgate, near Folkestone. Many of the crew are drowned. The survivors have taken to the rigging. Severe gales have been experienced on the English cost, a number of minor shipping disasters have occurred in the Channel. Later. The lifeboat, while proceeding to the wreck of the ship Benveuuo, capsized, and several of the oacupunts ive'e drowned. Several of those on board th? illfated ship, including the captain and his wife, have been downed.

The Ben venue lies 300 yards from the shore which was lined by thousands watching the remaining 21 of the crew, who had sought shelter in the rigging, but who wero powerless to render any assitanee.

The Dniisreness lifeboat also capsized, and live of its crew were drowned.

A number of fishing smacks hailing from Lowestoft, Suffork, have been wrecked during the gale and 12 lives lost.

A French vessel has been wrecked at Ilytbe, Kent, and three of the crew drowned.

It is believed that the Advance (sic), from New Zealand, has been wrecked at Hastings, Sussex.

Many accidents occurred in the streets of London owing to tlio furious gale. November 12. The 21 of the crow of the ship Benvenuo who took to the rigging were rescued after being 16 hours in their perilous position.

The Beuvemie was being towed down the Channel when the rone broke and she drifted ashore. The Dover and iSandgute lifeboats made repeated efforts to save her crew and many attempts were made to throw a line over the ship. The rocket apparatus and field guns were both tried but all endeavours failed. Tin.' exertions of the rescuers were successful in the end and the Saudgate lifeboat took the men off, but not till the captain and four others had been drowned. One man lost his life in attempting to reach the shore with a line round his waist.

Tt is the PHyinger. a Bremen birquc, and not the Advance, that has been wrecked at Hastings. The crew and passengers were saved.

There have been wrecks and loss of life at all the Channel ports and along the East Coast of Scotland and the Lowlands. Many more casualties have occurred in Ireland.