The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-02-06 00:00:00

were deeply lIOR-ed In several place,. In the city
river overflowed, and the hoe of quays on either side in
many places was flooded. The wind blew in violent
gusts, and persons found great difficulty in passing through
the streets We regret some injury WWI done to Mr. mind-
I twee church in Rutland-square. A huge piece of orna-
mentation near the entrance was carried away, chattering a
very valuable lamp in its fall. In Diggesstreet a stack of
chimneys was blown down, and tile greater portion of the
&hos fell into the street, but fortunately no person was
injnred. Slates were blown off second houses, and we learn
that in Trinity College the roofs of the older square were in
many places bereft of large quantities, which, falling,
rendered walking in the courts most dargerous. In the
river considerable precautions had to be token to prevent
the vessels from dragging. No accident is reported as
having occurred. Trees were uprooted in many places. At
mid-day a large one fell in the People's Park ;Phtenix Park ,
and shortly afterwards on the banks of the canal another
gave way.

GALWAY, Sunday.
It WAS hoped that the storm which raged with such fearful
violence and did so much damage along the coast here,
since Thursday evening up So yesterday ,Saturday morning,
kid lulled, as the weather seemed to moderate in a great
degree yesterday until towards evening, when, with the flow
of the tide it commenced to blow again and continued until
eight o'clock this morning. The damage done along
the shore is at present incalculable. The new pier
at Spiddal, which wits only partially damaged by
the gale on Thursday night and Friday, is altogether
swept away by the violence of the waves last night.
Several houses along the coast were &anted, and the imnates
In many Instances narrowly escaped with their lives. In
one instvice a man mimed King who keeps the baths at Salt-
hill, together with his family, would have been drowned in
their house if it had not been for the providential interven-
tion of some neighbours, who, seeing the water had reached
such a height at the rear of the house where they slept,
' hastened to the front door and broke it open, mid warned
them of their imminent danger. For the last thirty years,
since the memorable storm of '39, so fearful or destruc-
tive a sea hafi not buffeted the shores of our western
coast. The damage done to the property of poor people
whose houses were flooded is very serious. Up
to the time of writing no loss of life has been reported,
except two at Claddagh, an ‘4tl woman and child They
were not quite dead when discovered, bid died shortly after.
Many persons escaped being drowned in their beds, but were
providentially rescued by the aid of their more vigilant
neighbours. When about closing this despatch there is a
report that the bridge of Farb° has been swept away. As yet
no intelligence of any wrecks on the coast of Connemara has
reached, although several pieces of timber have been washed
ashore here and around the bay for the last three days.
Until the weather moderates the damage along the east
coast cannot be ascertained.

TRAMORII Irelamy,,Feb. 1.

Edward Jacob, Esq., states that a most fearful storm and
flood has just swept over Tremor, On Saturday night the
sea rose and totally destroyed the road leading to the house
in which the Cambridge University Boat Club life-boat of
the National Institution is kept, and carried away a door of
the house. On the following morning the tide was most
fearful ; it carried away the crest of the lteach for upwards
of a mile and covered the reclaimed land at the back of the
boat house, and has dose more than a thousand pounds'
worth of damage. The doors of the I.fe-boat.house were
blown away and broken, and for hours no one could approach
the house, over the roof of which the sea was running. After
hours of hard work the life-boat was fortunately saved, and
Is now lying on her carriage in the public road uninjured,
but the house. I fear, cannot be saved, as at high water it
stands a perfect island In the sea. The farmhouses in its
neighbourhood are also quite destroyed.
CORK.

A telegram from Cork informs us that the southern coast
was visited by a severe hurricane on Saturday night, accom-
panied by an extraordinary high tide. The greater part of
that city was flooded, the water being from three feet to four
feet deep in the principal streets. Tile traffic MI the lines of
railway on both sides of the river was stopped, the rails being
submerged ; and several breaches were made in the Queens-
town direct line. At Youghal the sea broke over the line of
railway, destroying a portion of the station, overturning
waggons, and making serious breaches in the permanent
way. A row of new houses on the beach was gutted, a por-
tion of the town submerged, and considerable damage done.
Part of Queenstown is also under water.
Sunday Night.
Much damage has been done to the Cork and QlloellPtOWll
Direct Railway by the serious floods to-day. The line has
been so injured in some places that traffic has been sus-
pended. Ballast was washed away and many of the sleepers.
Gangs of men are at work repairing damage.

In Scotland severe gales and high tides have likewise been
experienced. At Leith on Saturday, when it was expected
that the depth of water at the Victoria Pock-gates would
not exceed 231 t., rose to 25ft. tin., and so rough was the
weather that ships under sail were unable to beat up the
Firth, and it was unsafe for the Newhaven fishermen to
venture out in their boats. In Greenock the waters rose
above the old quays, and several houses along the west
burn were flooded from olio to two feet both days. All along
the Moray Firth the tide seems to have been unusually high,
and a portion of the Findhorn Railway, which the Highland
Company were to cease working on the 31st has been washed