The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-02-22 00:00:00

BatDPORT.

1114:HWAY BOARD, DKATRUCTIVE WRATIIER.—OR
Wednesday morning, a special meeting of the
Bridport District Highway Board was held in the
Council Chamber, when there was a fair attendance of
way wardens. The meeting was convened at short notioo
in commence of the requisition of three wardens, to
take into consideration the subject of removing the
snow and landslips fr. ma the roads, awl to discuss the
means of raising neeesslry funds for the purpose.
Mr. Ronda', the surveyor, stated that 4:460 had been
expended for the removal of snow from the main and
other roads. There have since been landslips of all
extensive character, the removal of which would be
attended with great expense. There was a prolonged
discussion as to the amounts which would be required
in the various parishes where these slip 4 had taken
place, and roughs estimates were given by the
waywardens, the total ainounting to £l6B. To meet
this extra expense, and that incurred by the reinovvi of
the snow, it was resolved to make a special rate of lid.
in the over the district, which would realise about
021 i.

Danannio Ftoons.—Without intermission heavy
rains charged this town awl neighbourhood on Monday,
and did not COMO till daylightim Tuesday. By noon on
Monday the whole of the streams which surround the
town overflowed their banks, and by three o'clock the
waters were higher than they have boen registered for
nearly eight years. The "Old Brewery" was
inundated, and souse little damage, and a deal of in-
convenience was exp.rienced. All the tenements
bordering the river hi South Mill-lane were swamped,
and those also on the banks of the stream at Folly Mill
and East-road. Traffic was suspended for hours in the
South, East, and West-roads, passengers eventually
having to be conveyed home in vehicles. Some noble
old trees were thrown down by the high wind, and the
orchards fared badly, many fruit trees being thrown.
Haystacks near the rivers were much damaged, and
many gardens being submerged, the manures and small
shrubs were much interfered with. Early on Tuesday
morning the waters receded.

LOSS OF A VICSSEL AND FOUR
LIVES.
From particulars just to hand, we learn Mr. O.
Hounsell and his family, of this town, are thrown into
great trouble by the news that the Ocean Lady had
foundered with all hands off Sheeniess on Tuesday
night. The captain, William Paul, was a brother of
Mrs. Hounsell. The captain's KAI, John Paul, a lad
.4 18, is also lost. The vessel traded between London
and llridport, and her last voyage was from that .4 the
former port to Weymouth and Bridport, laden with a
cargo of manure, a portion being designed for
Weymouth, and the remainder for Mr. W. A. Tucker,
of the Harbour. The Ocean Lady was spoken at
Sheerness on Sunday, and during Monday and
Tuesday was riding at anchor off that place. On
wo,mesday morning she had disappeared, and as the
belief wasthat she had not continued her voyage, it
we feared she had gone down. The night was not a
very stormy one, and as the vessel was exceedingly
buoyant 01111 likely t,ll ride out au ..nlMary storm, it
was believed she had sprung leak mei her anchors
being unshipped. became iminanageable, o. that .ofto
craft ran into her. I hiring W.Nlnteiday the ship's boat
was found bottom upward, and the same day three
bodies were washed ashore off Myth°. Two of the
bodies were identified as those off the mate and the
captain's son. The body of the captain has not yet
come to light; the body yet unrecognised id probably
that of the other seaman on board at the same time.
A person living at Portland who knew the mate
intimately, proceeded t ythe and at once identified
bis Wend. •