The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-03-23 00:00:00

THZ GALE AT WEYMOUTH.

Tbe violent winds for whisk the Smith of Mereh is
noted have tot been ablaut even at this peculiar
amsou. On Friday evening the wind litoreued rapidly
In forge, till at about halt-past gavot or eight it had
attained the strength of * landanan's gale. Amain- ;
peeled by heavy rain It saeountered with ghat 'jokess
any one proceeding in northerly or westerly dreation,
and in narrow panes and over-exposed roads, offered
even a serious obstacle to progress. At Chapelry drain
It blew so furiously from scram the Harbour that ladies
were unable to face it, and It was • matter of greet
diffieulty sad some danger to menthe Bridge. All the
night long it gratinned to rage, and, terrible as it must
have baba it sea, the noise of whirling and dashing
slates forsibly brought to mind the switch of an old
sailor's song in whisk a jolly tar Commiserates the
midortunes of lenagelen in a storm. Our readers will
pardota the not too elamie quotation :
while you and I, Bill oe the duke
Are comlortudy lying,
My eyes what .ilse shimmy pots
About Unit heeds are lying!
Betweee 10 and 11 *steak of three shiesneys was blown
down from the south end of the Obspelry Tavern, end
fell in • mem wogs Freashise-strese, destine down •
door aid part of • Mose well 18 inches flush, which
boaaded Mx. Parker's garden on the other side of the
street A hoses in Letre.lane,.beloaging to Mr. Ailing,
and occupied by I ample minted Moore, was partially ttn-
roofed, the slates being Nattered, to the imminent
danger et priors, all over the lane. A large sheet of
plate glue was blown in it the Bailors' Home. Bet the
greatest damage was does in the beantif al grounds of
J. A. Deveuish, Beg. The well at the north end of the
garden bounds Frenchlge-etreet, nearly opposite the
eutruice to Love-lene, end against this will, which I.
more than 20 feet high, have been eroded two beautiful
pine-houses, with an ornamental roast ruetion containing
the beating apparatus for the pine-boners' vineriee, and
other conservatories in which hails used. About 20
yards in length of the brick work at the west end of this
will was forged away by the pied, and fell abet oe one
of the pine-bousep, smashing the top light* and injuring
many of the plente. Men were iminedietely obtained
to gather what odeld be rescued from the wreck, and we
are glad to hear that many of the valuable plena will
he sated. Forteeetaly, the firehouse adjoining, and
soother pine-house, erected on the outside of the fire-
house, though all is • lisle against the same wall,
entirely escaped. WWII the Beek water tho wind
swept with little or nothing to oppose its fury, and two
steam launches, one belonging to our borough member,
Mr. liambto, end the other to Mr. Thresher. were torn
frets their amongfe seer the Ounetery bridge, and
blown past the hell of the Amalie, which now
li.. lures Dearly as far as the bask Of the new
Cermet Hell, bet webs seemed without meal
damage, and safely riscasisted by the side of the Quay.
me ...then. ar,a .1 ." Lhe Foists of
the ociinpass, ender the vane it St. Mary's church.
which wee bent by • previous storm, hang. in a
dangerous manner, and prObably will, if hot repaired,
soon fall to the ground. Part of • *biome, steak at
Mr. Johnston* 1% St Tbomas-sirebt rese blown Polio
the road, greatly alarming the inmates. but doing no
further Hilary then knoeking down some tilitel in its
fall. Bat a chimney stack that fell at the bathe went
Meat through the slated roof of s leer buildiag in whim
are some of the Init elms baths, end destroying about a
"square" of slates. At Oreed-bill tie newly-planted
tress suffered from being blown ebodt by the gale, end
their mambas its degreased by being g
Upwey, also, we hoer of three fine elm= of. At
Levelled
by the wind, Isolated rune of panes of glasa being
broken end slates Mown sway were of egmeag,.......„,
and all who had to be oat of doors felt tenet when day-
lightretarned. With the exceptios of • slight shower,
the weather ICY bright, bat the wind continued, • little
abated in force. From Portland it is reported that •
billyboy bee been MIA ashore, °rushing 1.1.11 pleasure.
beat to a wreak.