The str. Regina, on which Six ten Chamberlain is a passenscer, dessed to-day that she was off fon m sinty mile race to help the German steamer Herrenwijk (2,500 tons) which reported being in North Sea and the English Channel, Life-boats have been called out in several places and have effected gallant rescues, Twenty-three lives were saved and one life lost when the New Brighton life-boat set out to assist the French steamer Emile Dalmas (2,000 tons) yesterday.
After fighting through tremendous seas for 15 miles, the life-boat reached the vessel, whose anchor cable had broken. The crew jumped for it and were hauled safely on bourd although this took over an hour. Then a huge wave washed two of the crew and the chief engineer of the French steamer overboard, the last-named stepping through a life-buoy and drowning. ptain Coussin of the Emile! Dalmas paid a warm tribute to the avery of the life-boat's crew.
The arrivals and departures of liners have been delayed.
Weather forecasts anticipate the continuance of rough conditions.
The White Star liner Regina which Sir Austen Chamberlain his family were returning from Montreal, arrived at Liverpool today but' was unable to land her! passengers for several hours. The Vessel had to shift her anchorage. Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain eventually landed by tender.
Many steamers and sailing-ships rode out the storm at anchor in the]
Downs, off Deal.
Several big liners decided not to ye the docks owing to the ro News of the Ierrenwijk's necessity was first wirelessed by the ste. Transylvania which ship said she was sing to assist the Herrenvijk requiring help in a west-south-west gale and heavy seas, The Transylvanin later said she had found the Herrenwijk in a sinking condition and was standing by.
When the Resgina came up with the two vesicls she found her assistance wag not required ard turned again for England, leave the Transylvania standing by yeather and high winds.
Fifteen trunk telephone lines to the Continent were blown down.
Earth and stones dislodged by the force of the gale fell on the railway fat Crewe, with the result that an express and a goods-train were! derailed, seven wagons being wreck Several people in London were injured by fying tiles and chimney-Pots blown down by qusts of wind
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