The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-15 00:00:00

THZ °ALB AT BRIDPORT.

A violeet hurricane from the south west, visited this
turn and neighbourhood on Monday night lest. A
great deal of rain fell during the night and the wind was
tremendous, there being am.. good deal of lightning
between seven and eleven o'clock p.m. Beyond bowing
down • few slates in various parts we have net heard of
any damage dune in the Men, but at the !Jerboa' muds
injury bre resulted, the gale having been very violent
there. Early on Tneeday morning the whole of the
Harbour was ose sheet of water, alluding some way
up lb. Road. The wider attained He greatest
bout half-past seven, when it was high water.
The violence*, the gale was such that several large
wooden spars were floated up the road, and the water
was so high that six of Mr. Con's mu rowed a boat
up the mad into the Saida adjoining which were also
ender water; the water, in feet, bas not bus se high
there for very many years. A line venal, nearly new,
'seeing bees built shoat three years ago, named the
"Mary Johnston." of Mastro..., which only entered
Ste port coe day before, sustained considerable damage
to her bottom. sides, sad route (which were new) from
being knocked Umlaut the tinny, sod the strain to
which she was subjected ; and we were informed that it
would take about £5OO to repair the damage done ; the
rigging, which was also new, was fortunately uninjured,l
At daybreak, the sea was one immense maaa of foam,
and the mad on the shore was washed up
three feet higher than before, the door in front of the I
ensaign.rd station being partially embedded in the drift, I
The end of the well at the bottom of the east cliff, neer ,
the cholera hospital, was washed away, and also part of
another wall near, and the atones scattered about the
l
beach. The whole of the large space in front of the
Neptune Inn wee one great extent of water, the ion it
being dooded to the depth of • foot or 18 inches,
and the sand being carried somer way up the road by the
force of the water, which at the narrow part near where
the road joins the turnpike, rushed through with tre-
mendous tones within away • good part of the pear-
-1 must near. The water at one time wee about four or
five feet high them in the road, and it carried the amid
with it. Many of the houses were Sooded in the
Harbour, but Mr. Minton, Mr. Swain. and others hying
in he.; adjoining the road, though the water cause
into their gardessa, fortenaddi twothed getting it into
, their bottom they however thought it prudent to take I
uP th•it awful* ku, in "iioiPo4oo 01 Ito awning in.
' Teo woodwork of the east pier was • good deal damaged
lin different parts, and the Paine projecting into the
entrance of the Harbour were also much injured, one ,
peat beam connecting the uternmet jetty with the pierl
being wreathed off, and hanging sores, the entrance ,
nee, ha might be imagined. however, from the dime-
tan ay the wind, the west pier was injured • treat deal
more, the e. haying made *clean breach over it, tear-
ing up the timbers sod planki emend rendering it quite int
Corie. the eau with which the pier was being repaired
reieeeed m,tht away from where they were ',Hoed.
On the same liGltbe raping of the rampart wall had
several breathes made in it, the states being washed
Into the bags. 'The wooden apron of the alutees
adjoining the basin was also malted right out of ite
Plcell, and Puri of it broken up, the remainder only
Wing preserved by being fastened to a 'bean, The
lower whitlow of the Bridport Arms Inn, and the
windows of the houses mar the last pier had several
paoss of glue smashed. Theses appears to have rushed
Tint. gm, yery through the pelage between the houses

dose to the seat pier sad the wood haat adjoising it,
the wood pillars plead their being swirly washed oak
and the ground torn op all mend, several iron rano
weighing *boat four owe. earl, having beans carried
some diets...; two of them it ia believed have been
washed into the harbour.