The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-02-22 00:00:00

THE SEVERE WEATHER.

Navigation on the river Thames woe almoet entirely
ruspend.d on Monday and huge blocks of ice might be
icon driven about tbe river with a velocity which would
have been dangerous to large vessels. and probably fatal
to smeller craft, should they meet them in their course.
Bea-gulls were seen in vaiious parts of the river. A
sailing barge, laden wilt straw, was nearly capsized in
Long Meech by a heavy oust of wind A man and a
boy were thrown into the water, and were reedited with
difficulty.
In 'h. vicinity of Gravesend more thaa twenty boats
were sunk.

A great quantity of wild fowl hove settled near
Rhoehurynev. Southend, Leigh, and Convey Island.
Hooks of Keene, duck.% widgeon, and prone, with plovers
and on birds. lisyst appeared.
The soma Ilsry was &saluted when making for
Ramagate haibour on Sunday night, and the crow sad
wreck were only say.ell by strenuous exertions.
At Deal • Preach schooner the Racine, Captain Motto,
from Havanna to Antwerp, with a carso of sugar. is •
total wreck. The. Glendower, of Liverp Clitsin
Worlasol, from Java to Rotterdam, with • ears° of
sugar and ruin went aground. The barque William
Harper, of Shields, from Borriana to the Downs for
orders, with cargo of locust beans, drove on the Main
and became a total wreck; as also did the Dutch brig
Anna Lens. from Surinam to A m stardom. laden with
angst% The barque Eglantine, of rihields, from
Alexandria for Dover, lvlen with cotton seed, also
drove on shore, and has bec,m• a total wreck. The
whole of the crews were saved with the eaception of one
nisi), belonging to the French schount r Racine, who was
drowned.

On the wreak of the Victory, at Yarmouth, the mite
wee washed overboiorrL The camel came on the hem-h
and the foretil clot went by the board, carryinz off the
crew end crushing the captain to death between the
tanks. The sect of the crew got on the forecastle, but
in • short time the vessel went to peen.. Five men
managed to lach thentoelves to • part of the vessel, and
reached the chore on ',gement, of the wreck. The
b•roclimiin, by tying themselves to each other. manage
to wed.. through the •uif end reccoe the men, who were
nearly ile id with cold. As they were rescuing one anon
• Pi. cc of the wreck struck anal killer him in.untly.
The I. sae! was 600 yard* from the lend. moil coold not
he rein heal toy the rocket aposratne. The vewel was
700 ton• burthen, from North Shields for Bcroelons,
with coals.

The brig Prince Albert, of Whithy, has run aground
off it., south Pier h-arl, Lowestoft. The crew were
saved by beach men.
The Lucy, of St. Mary's. Ida of Man, ran on shore on
Port Lune. li-ach, near CseihtvaCtstle. Cornwsil, on
Mond iy afternoon. She wan thirty day. from Leghorn,
and was laden with ni rhie. Sh- lit•db-en tine dayt in
the Channel. and the crew had passed seventl.ya with.
out foal Two of them had died from exposurn to the
cold. The eo..tguard men pet off. and suesee led in
rescuing four of the crew, including the mate, who was
.uffertng severely from frostbite, but the captain would
not leave his vessil

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