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Show MANY WEROISABLED. The Storm on the North British Coast Played Havoc With the Seamen of Old England. WAS FOLLOWED BY A HEAVY FOG. Arms, Legs and Bibs Were Broken and Three Fatal Accidents Beported The Fleet is Regained. Lonoon. Oct. 20. The storm that prevailed along the north UritUh count on Saturday was followed by dense fog. Vice-admiral Sir Michael Culroe-Seymour Culroe-Seymour and 240 officers and men of the British fleet, who were left on tho shore at Saturday morning when the squadron put to sea, to escape being blown ashore made an attempt to rejoin re-join their vessels this morning. The heavy sea had gone down and and a long search in small boats wa made for the ships, but the fog wa so thick that it was impossible to find them and the boats returned to town. When the 11 en t ran ont to sua the gunboat Speedwell Speed-well had only one officer ou Imard. Shortly after noon today the fogjlift-od fogjlift-od sufficiently to allow of object being discerned some distance, and the fleet haviug returned, the vice-admiral wa taken on board at Camperdown. Here it was found that while slipping anchor on Saturday the cablo bad given way and several of tho men were Injured. Thirteen of the crew bad log, arms or ribs broken. Three other vessel belonging to the fleet signalled that fatal accident hud occurred on board duriug the storm. |