Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1901 — Fierce Gale Sweeps Channels. [ARTICLE]

Fierce Gale Sweeps Channels.

London, Dec. 12.—A fierce gale is sweeping the English and Irish channels. Many vessels are seeking shelter and the lifeboats are busy rescuinn small craft. Dover is experiencing the full force of the storm, and numbers of ships off there are making signals of distress. A Belgian fishing boat lias foundered In the North sea, resulting In the drowning of fourteen persons. Snow In the midlands has stopped hunting.