Two Steamers Wrecked on Coast of North Carolina New York, Dec, 4.
The eastern States yesterday had their first taste of winter in the form of gales and high seas on the const and snow-storms.
'A 70-mile-an-hour gale swept the Norwegian steamer Cibao (1,185 tons) and the Greek steamer Par-aguey (2627 tons) ashore on the oust of North Carolina.
Four men from the Paraguay were drowned but the remainder of the crew of both vessels were rescued.
The seas around the Cibao were $0 high that rescuers were unable to approach the ship. The crew of 24 roped themselves together and Teaped into the sea, Rescuers pick= ed up the end of the rope and towed the men three miles to land. Eight of them were unconscious when taken ashore but soon revived.
Reuter.
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