The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-09 00:00:00

THE GALE.

PORTLAND.

That gale which burst with such violence over the
district did on fail to play alarming pranks in Port-
land, especially where anything weak or specially
exposed met its violence. At the pris in the destruc-
tion was very general, slates are described as flying
evait like feathers, and St. Peter's Church to be the
only considerable building that was unhurt. At Mr.
Symes's (the schoolmaster's) house • P ace was blown
out of the top, several chimney cowls left their places
tor aerial excuraions, iron wider pipes came dawn with
a run, and the problem for convict employment was
solved, for large numbers were oat for days " picking
up the pieces." At douthwell (Avalanche) Church
about 6fl. of the roof were stripped. Mr. Walla, of
the Litwary, Easton, was fearing that thi large plates
of glass in his windows would be blown in, when
there was • terrible crash behin I. and it was found
that three chimneys had fallen right through the r
into Mr. Wattle's toy-room, smashing a large quantity
of things, including • large stand rif beautiful and
forward ferns. At the residence of Mr. Woodochool-
master, Reforms. a 'meek id chimneys fell, carrying
away part of tee roof and the p 'rota of the hones. Mr.
Robert h„nricart was blown %cross Keeton-
'quer., troi bread flying ra, di tit* b,k-r in pursoit, and
tw young girls were blown Weston-street. earl
one fl it eitainat a wall; Mr. W. Pearce, f Segub
Hoene, had • front window blown in, and Mr. AU-
wooll, baker, &c, lost • quantity of conservatory
glees. The gardens in gene al were so batten-el that
vegetation is supposed to have been set badtwards
shout six weeks, and • great deal of the foliage we.
bleckene I by the salt sway which drove up from the
sea, an I after flying with the wind fell like rain. At
sea the violence of the gale was more severely felt; the
ships of the fleet were riding with four anchors, and
with steam up to ease cables ; the loss of the T. and C.
Sutton hara been recorded elsewhere, but we may add
that from enquiry of one id those on board, we learn
there were only two there Arnold awl Crash; these
two escaped from the nerd on to the rocks, and w-re
only esteemed from the place late at night by a galley
obtained by their own captain. A steam yacht and •
sailing yacht were also in danger, being seen to drift,
and the sailing yacht went very near one of the large
ships, the Northumberland, it is ; a hawser
was obtained, and the yacht made fast; the steam
yacht drifted near the Hercules, and she also received
sesta since, and was secur-d. At Caetietown • large
crane fell near the steamer pier. In Underhill •
garden wall r,f Mr. Reads, near the railway station,
was blown down, and roofs f h ruse-suffered, including
the gashouse and Mr. Howard's new building, and the
places of worship. On the beach • boat belonging to
Mr. Joseph Stone was lying on the top fully equipped.
when she was blown over by the power of
' the wind. There waa • rep irt of a brigantine being
driven ashore in the West Bay; but although this was
r ot correct, 111, pos.ibla the rumour refers to • disaster
which must base happened. On Tuesday a hull was
discovered off the But ate distance of three miles, and
believed to be a capsized vessel. The Commodore
went out, mid got to the hull, which was found to be
a vessel bottom up, and apparently about 300 tons.
She towed her with much difficulty as far as the
Shambles, when on the ebh tide setting against her on
Tuesday night, she slipp.d the wreck, and proceeded
to Weymouth for coal. Next (Wedneiday) morning
the wreck was repined four miles off Fleet, and the
Comm dors again went out biter her, Mr. Fowler
meantime telegraphing to the Empress at Bournemouth
to come and render all. In the forenoon the Commo-
dore mums to have left her again. for our reporter
sighted the wreck off the West Cliffs at Portland,
where she was curiously examined be one or two
vessels passing in the Bay. On the arrival of the
Empress and the commencement of the ebb tide, the
two steamers proceeded to the wreck, which was
slowly towed round the Bill about • quarter-past four,
and in the evening the " procreedon" of steamers and
wreck warn seen from the Nabs, on which • good
number of both sexes had assembled, sod the procession
competad in interest with that of the Bowing Club
boats, which came off son after halfpast six. The
Commodore was seen towing straight naiad, and the
Empress apparently helping to guide the wreck, which
presented &Pim& &ace, as if she had been
actually righted and was only canted over towards the
west. 'The three vessels pursed the Breakwater End
shortly before seven o'clock, and soon after they
altered their coarse, and, taking • wide wog) round,
brought their salvage into Portland Buds.
Ow Wednesday nicht Mr. Lyles went over to the
wreck with • contrivance for owing more may =MK
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