The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-01 00:00:00

THE GREAT STORM.

UPWARDS OF 100 VESSELS WRECKED AND
LAMENTABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
The terrific gale from the N.W. on Monday last, a
most unusual occurrence at this season of the year, told
with most disastrous effect upon the shipping off the
coast, and the destruction of life and property has been
truly appalling. As far as the present accounts furnish,
no fewer than 150 wrecks and casualties occurred during
its ravages. Several steamers are missing, and one, on •
an excursion trip, foundered with 80 people on board.
The steamers from the North Sea, which arrived in the
Thomes on Wednesday, report that the gale almost
equalled the hurricane which swept the coast in the
latter part of last October. The cattle boats from
Hamburg, Rotterdam, Flushing, and other Dutch port&
had most of their live stack washed overboard, amounting
to some hundreds. The decks were swept, bulwarks
stove, sails split, and boats carried away ; and, in some
instances, it is a miracle how the ship outlived the
storm.

It was upon the eastern and north-eastern range of
coast that the gale produced such dreadful results.
During the height of the hurricane on Monday about
mid-day, eight ships, having from forty to fifty souls
on board, went down in the sight of thousands of
spectators on Yarmouth beach, and not a band was
spared of the crews. The fearful character of the gale
became unmistakably apparent before noon, and the sea
rase and lashed with terrible fury. About twelve o'clock
a fine brig was seen to drive upon the Scroby Sands,
abreast of Yarmouth. She was almost instantly sub-
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driven upon the Scroby, a'nS fir a feOr niintites
the brig disappeared—her crew iiiittritie pro-
bably about eight. The schooner •stood tofury
ort tile, sea for a quarter of an hour, and did
went ligp!c.s.. Three or four of the seamen were
noticed ciinOlig`fil the masts. Three other brigs were
seen to go down in Me eticle Gat, with the whole of
their crews, those on shore tbingirtrabfe to render the
least aid. On the Horsey heath,' re' the vicinity of
Yarmouth, the brig Ening, Peet and lif&ardef bound
to the Thames from the Tyne, coal laden, was daSltft to
pieces in a few minutes, and the whole of the crew were
drowned, with the exception of the mister, and a man
named Thomas Miney. The Maria schooner, of and for
Yarmouth, was also totally lost on the Horsey beach. A
fleet of disabled vessels, with loss of masts, spars, &c.,
put into the port for shelter and to repair damage. In
the adjacent roadstead, off Lowestoft, there were
hundreds of colliers and coasters, and the confusion
amongst them to run for a place of refuge was most
exciting, and led to innumerable collisions. Upwards'
of fifty put into the harbour with the loss of sails,
anchors, cabfes,. and' other damage. Off Southwold a
large brig was seen. to female'', eight miles from the
shore, and the weast feats ate. entertained for the fate
of the crew: At Lowestoft a portion of a piano ware-
house was blown dblan upon the railway just after a
train had passed; and' the country inland seems to have.
suffered severely. At Ifolkham-park, the seat of the
Earl of Leicester, hiindreds of fine oak au other trees
were torn up by the roots.
Higher up the coast, to the northward of Plani-
borough Head, the most serious havoc was occasioned'.
The gale suddenly burst forth on Monday morning
with the fury of a hurricane, and on the south
shore of Filey Bay thirteen fine yawls were driven •
on to the rocks at Speeton, - entailing a loss of
up-rands of tio,orio to that fi-hormen of the place.
In the neighbourhood of Redcar, at the mouth
of the Tees Bay, the gale raged with destructive
fury, and about twenty-five sail were driven ashore.
Between seven. and eight o'clock on Monday morning,
while the gale was at its height, a fine barque, called the
Jane Green, Captain Taylor, was driven ashore near
the Black Hall rocks, four or flse miles to the north-
ward of Hartlepool, and speedily went to pieces, the
unfortunate master and six of his crew perishing with
her, five being saved. The barque was from London,
bound to Sunderland. The names of those drowned, in
addition to Captain Taylor, were—Wm. Keeley, of
London ; Wm. Glance and Hugh Pottinger, of Hartle-
pool; Henry Satan and Paul Calvert, of London;, and
John H. Plummer (boy), of Sunderland. The captain
was much respected, and has left a family of
,eight
'children. A tug steamer, named the Robert and
Mary; belonging to Sunderland, is supposed to
have foundered, with all on board, during the
storm. She left Sunderland on Sunday night,
and has not since been heard of. Every part
along this district of coast furnishes sad tidings of
the severity of the gale, and it is feared that the full
extent of the mischief is yet to be learned.
,The Belgian steamer which arrived in London on
Wednesday, reports a frighful catastrophe on the coast,
at Flushing, where a Dutch steamer, bound on an
excursion from Rotterdam to Zwolle, encountered the
hurricane and foundered with all on board, off a place
called Moerdyk. The number who perished is stated
to be 80. Another steamer was lost about the same

time at Scherening. She was the Theresa, screw-
steamer, on a voyage.frotn Leith to Rotterdam, but no
mention is made of her crew.

The snow upon the Cheviot Hills, in Northumber-
land, was three feet deep on Monday morning ; and
Framlington and other hills, in that county and in the
adjoining county of Durham, were white with snow.

FASHIONS FOR JUNE.

(From Le Follet )

Summer toilet is no longer a matter of prophecy.
The bright and genial weather with which we have
lately been favoured has enabled the fashionables-of
Paris to display their taste to the best advantage, in
adopting the light and elegant materials prepared for
the present season.
At present, for out-of-doors dress, silks of a light
shade have been mostly worn, and these generally made
with flounces. Dresses of stripes, alternately white and
coloured, trimmed with a broad flounce of the colour
predominating in the material, are also seen.
The paletot is the mantle most generally in vogue,
made with large sleeves and a pelerine. This is of gni=
pure, of taffetas and guipure, or of plain taffetas, with a
ruche or trimming of straw. The bottom of the sleeves
and palettit should correspond in trimming with the
pelerine. This form is very stylish and becoming for
ladies above the ordinary stature. Long casaques are
generally only worn by young girls. Shawls of Indian
muslin, with a wide Mechlin lace, will be greatly in

Summer Zouaves are made to wear with the quilting
dresses, and are very pretty. They are of white quilting,
or the same as the dress, and are of the same shape as
those worn in the winter, and generally bound with a
white braid. Light Cashmere Zouaves are still trimmed
with gold, bat those of quilting may he trimmed with
straw. Many dresses being made without flounces, or
any similar ornament, passementerie is made in a
variety of styles for trimming the fronts of skirts and
bodies. The prettiest are in imitation of guipure; others
are little bells, or fuchsias, small rosettes, of lace, plaits
of silk, and cords of all kinds. This ornament is often
used for bonnets. The cord then is made of straw, or a
particular kind of silk ; and is twisted twice round the
crown, and caught together at the side by a small
bouquet of flowers. Straw ornaments are very much in
vogue, both for bonnets and dresses. Not only are
dresses embroidered with straw, seen, but also light silk
and harege dresses have ornaments of straw upon them.
Thin dresses must be made very full, and the skirts
not set on in hollow plaits, hut. gathered. They are
still trimmed round the bottom of the skirt with bouil-
lonn6s, plissé h la vieille, &c., of the seme material.
For in-doors or walking dresses, grisailles (or black
and white mixed). taffetas, worked with little silk flowers
of a contrasting colour, groseille, green, violet, or blue,
is suitable, or foulards—a material much patronised just
now. These may be made with a Polonaise, with .a wide
flounce, headed with a ruche. The bodies are usually
open in front, with revers trimmed with a little ruche or
frills. There is nothing particular in the make of
sleeves. Light sleeves do not fit quite so closely, and
are opened and rounded at the bottom.
Bonnets are worn still larger than they were last
month. They are raised over the forehead, and much
trimmed inside with ruches. or flowers. The ruche is
generally of crape, with white blonde at the__ cheeks.
The trimming for the outside is very varied, but
generally too voluminous to be elegant. Black lace,
mixed with white tulle, ribbons, flowers, and feathers,
are all worn.
White•craue bonnets, covered with black spotted net,
and trimmed with blws of lace, mixed with groseille,
blue or violet velvets, are much morn. -
Straw bonnets have generally a soft silk crown, and
are trimmed with ruches of the same, and frequently
have large bombes of flowers at the side.
The Clotilde bonnet, made of pink crape, with a scarf
of tulle illusion across, veiling a, cluster of roses at the
side, and falling over the pink strings. The crown
entirely covered with small roses, and fullingsof tulle.
Ruches of tulle, and small pink roses inside complete
this charming bonnet, which is worthy of th; name it
bears.

The insides of the hornets are very much trimmed—
in many cases, far too much to be either becoming or
elegant; but this is a fashion we hope that will not be