The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

Entpmal 13ar1tantent.

THE U S4LE.

Diving the whole of %Volumelay night cud Thursday
one of the severest gales with whiel, we have been
for some tittle iiast swept over the metropolis—in fact.
last eeening demounted to a perfect burriesne, and great
win, the consternation generally caused by the falling
of sheiks of pallissdea. and everything
which afforded a butt to the wind, mot wee not of
pudicirot strength to resist its violence. Th. hou.in
the inure exposed situations were shaken, so to speak,
to their foundation, much to the terror of the inhabi-
tants. A large destruction of prinerty took phalli, and
several ac..idents of a serious nature in Loudon have
been re i orted.
A dreadful accident has taken place in the Clapham
road, close to the honorer Arms publictionse, by which
three men hove lost their lives. The Clapham Stores
twerhouse, situated at the corner of Church-street.
Clapham-root, has for POMO time been urderg • g re-
por prior to an application being livids at the neat
satinet licensing meeting for • spirit license. An the
house stood lack some three yards from the "fare" of
the other houses in the street, it was kenu d iidvisside
to bring out the front coca to mike it in a line with
the other part of the street. Yesterday the workmen
lied laid on the first floor foists ready for the floor, 1111,1
three of the men were engaged at 7 o'clock in the even-
ing in getting the fixture, up. to complete it a* quickly
as possible. The men PO employ, d were two carpen-
ters, mid a plasterer. Shortly after 7 o'clock the whole
of the new buildiug fell with • fesrful ersah. Waging
down part of the roof of the old house with it, and
coming down an entitle:lly that the three men beneath
were entailed. When taken out two of them were
quite dead, and the third was t -ken to* Thomas's
Ilosliitsl, where he has shay died One of the two men
was die foreman. named Mackintosh, who has left •
wife and large family. A woman was passing at the
time, an.l • portion of the wail knocked her down and
seriously cot open her head, hut she quickly eatritzted
herself, idol, after having her wounds bound up, was
able to go home to her friends. Msckintosh wae taken
to the Greyhound Tavern. The other unfortunate man
was taken to another tavern titi the road. Both men
have taco recognised, and are stated to have left large
families.

SVD11:11HAII PALACE. Thursday.
The notionally heavy gate, which prevailed in the
neighbourhood of Sydrnloine last night hats proved
injurious to • vost deal of pmpertv. Tree. have been
uprooted in all directions, and at rird toe greet distance
from their original locality. But flr more serious Non
Ai is the injury done to the north wing of the Crystoal
P .lace. which is used as a store, 1111.1 in which thr
exhibition of poultry, rabbits, kc., are held. This wing
stord in a tery open puaition "pi osite the railway
entrance, mid it was the nearest exit bum the Palace
to. Sydepham. The Queen's private entrsocr, neat
Molehill's, is also adjacent to it, abutting upon tht
raid. no' of Sir. Joseph Paxton. About seven o'clock
• loud crash was Iseanl by the emplmEs of the Cryatil
Pdaco Print ing I :imp oiy. whose office is c 11111 l card ith
the wing. &tete' of them ran out, and to th.ir
astonid ........ (cried the Lirgest port 11,11 of the %sing
ly log in a of 111111. 011 the ground, lint !Lc burro:oue.
which raged with all possihle form, ill noted that their
slay was dangerous, and they retret.te.l, information
was sent to the authorities, who were immediately or
the mot. The mast-ive into pillam, between eighty and
ninety fret high, and about right Mellen dismeter. seer.
sti.ipped like glow, and ponderous flagstones were dis-
lodged from their proper position.
Thunday.

The beautiful spire of Chichester Cathedral, together
sail its tower and supporting arches, fell it. one climb
this afternoon, clout 25 ininurcs past 2 o'i Irak. For
some time past the attorition of die architect. Mr.
Sister, hos been directsiil to hie soutli•west and noi ph
west piers, which were in a very defective shite. Every
precaotion liar lweli or ass in the worse of tieing hikes,
to give the tower prosper support, but in. Sum Liv
mime of the old stonework gave way and %Armen
were wit on to strengthen the support. Still. we
'chive, no lest of such a calamity as we now record
was anticipated, two eminent engineers and the
cathedrsl architect holding the opinion that the spire
was wife. During this morning, however, a eery
ominous crocking giving awsy of plaster, and falling
of pieces of stone, gave warning of donger, mid on the
nien ri turning from dinner to their work they were
ordered to desist and les,' the building. By this fore
thought their lives were wised, and up to the present
ling? there is no person missing. Another fortunate
circumstance is, Op.t in foiling, the spire, according to
eyewitnesses, crumbled into the urea of ruin being
little larger than the 4/41:41 occupied by the tower snit
its supporta. The transept, nave, mud choir remain
apparently safe. The fall arm .ed to be a gradual
subsidence. The spire preserved it, erect position
until the vane vanished beneath the roof. In about
five seconds this beautiful structure became a MUNI of
ruins. It was an object of twenty for miles IMMO, and
serve.' as • kind of landmark to the the traveller, go
which way he would. The Bishop mil other iuliabi•
residing adjocent hi the cathedral had timely
warning. fabric, with the exception of portions,
the north stud south transpets, is apparently uninjured.
The gale of the previous nijht duuhtleso accelerated the
fall. .

The cathedral has been subjert to many chances. The
original cathedral was founds I and the building cont.
;detect his arils the close of the 11th century. In the
year 1114 it was injured by Are. and, though restored.
it was entirely destroved by a accrued fire in the year
1186. Itiahop tieffrid ia said by some historians to has,
built the church from Is foundaii tttt s. He that as it
may, it is agreed that his building is the nucleus of the
existing cathedral. It consisted of the na.e with ita
single aisles, the centre arcade, with its lower tower
and transept and the choir. Its architecture show
the marks of many perioda—the lateral towers, up to
second tier, helont to the original chlturch ; that facing
the south exhibit, four elegant examples of early
Norman arches ; the arches in the third tier are of the
I'll. lancet shape. The central tower was begun by
Bialimi Neville in the year 1.222. The 'mire win, raised
about the year 1387. It is the central tower and spire
that have vanished.

littlevim, Thursday.
Last night one of the moat violent gales for many
tha past meld over Bristol and its ueighbuurliood.
from point* varying little fm om Cli. South.
Such was the fury of the gale that the electric wires
MI the Great %Wotan. Midland. Anil booth W.i.
Railways were blown down, and telegrephie common-
cation with Bristol WWI entirely cut off throes) t
vestenlay. The sires are expected to be reatored to
working order by this mornink 00 the (heat Western
line the passamera by the mail train from London.
which leaves It mth shout midnight, is mrrowly ears ed •
-e r i ~, is accident. On reaching the Brisliugtou-tunnel
about three miles from Bristol, Cl. engine got entatutleil
immlii tel:gm h wires, which had hero lslown down.
mi were lying KC1,14,1 the line. The train was atoppell
Ii yeickly as possible, but was not altle ti proceemi for
sie..rly two boors, awl dal not arrive at time atation till
altuot 230 a.m. The 111:111IgC .101Ie in Itriatol is very
conaideraide, but fortunately seems to have leen unite
eompanied by any loss of life. The upper story of s
home seenpied hy Mr. limit. facing Itotodstreet. and
having one -ide on the Up. r Arnim's% WWI carried off.
simml hi... It. freestone weighing between 1 cwt. mud 2
,wt. wen. hurlial a dntaine of leet ',reit :2) aml lii
viola. Mr. 1111111 30 I 1110 (111114 41.1 11.4 vwdde oil the
prmni-ea, and, from the I mtenemis of the hour. is m sine
happened to lie passing at the time. A very high
-tack of cl , i ~, neys belonging to COX'. dieing-rooms,
• Nmeliolaa—teps, was Imlm.wo down, doing con•
-i Wrath, dam mge to the roof. The cooperage
of klea-ra. Ford anti (*aiming. oil the Butt
WWI 1111101 ir.j IV.I. Time vffeets of the gale were felt
with emit' ml Yodeler in the Mt ration of 8.. Philip'. and
Salient Mills, where it seem. to Immo assumed the
liaracter of a whirlwind. In Wsterbermisee, Weal-
• thr f ti i.I thr email houses were blown into
ii., street, ek consent I, on ditty immediately alarmed
mhe 1.1.3. who although aleeplog ist Vie rooms from
which the (mote ha I dismilwareil, were on .vrare ill
aroused of anything unusual having so uurred. The
vane of Bt. Simon's Church was ilispl mood by the wind,
and turned a Mat inee of about fill yards The Mating
landing-stage at Bliatal Briage was severed from its
mmiordtga, and carried as far as lit. lg..
o bete a conatileralile ismrtion was broken *way, and the
remainder *tufted still further imp the rim Sr. lii Clifton
n tine tree in the parim-11 churchyard w.,s rooted op, and
"Si the (loans the mlamtrout: was very greet. In fed,
in all parts of the city houses were unroofed, tree.
felled, and other minor damages resulting from the
iLdenee of the isle. As yet but few shipping
in the Channel are known to have occurnsl. The W.
Lt• Sclwell, American shin, reported oh Wednesday as
pot In. It diatomite& wee driven at the top of hi.di water
on the inuml,and temnained almost high and Ir, 111 yeater-
ml my morn hg, when. in vomit-cineme of the extraurtlloa7
rise of tbe tide. beitmg ten feet more th:in the
eated bright, she less gut off and proatcodeil to Bristol.
The rim of tide yeatenley afternoon sac eight leet re
than the height indicated by the tide Warm. The
Elisabeth Emily for Africa, drove a little, but anataine I
no serMun injury. The Dora. (tom Demerara. mill the
Austrian brig Moilosto, tome in tollisioni, an I were
both slightly damaged. The Pet, from St. Michael's,
also suffered from the severity of the gale. The ateamer
Athlete, front Liverpool fur Bristol, put into Holyhead.
AA 5 p,ia, yegorday allowance Ins wind WIWI *win

gale from the south. and there was every appearance
m tloc approach of another votleut storm.
Otoct.vren. Feb. 21.
The city of Glooester, h ing completely open to the
west and soutls, not • 101 l riding between It and tho
Itr..bd (Udine,. foil the full ileverity of the id*.
It 4les trios loving throw, down all over the vu, of
tEoceder, up which the wind rushed with ttat vs ouitr.
rho altiluo in the it•alirloir Canal anl Gloocatcr dock.,
.00ly ol ...aged, cud it,. railway 'Latium ho hourlong to the
Gre .1 W 0.4, re and South %Vales Cowponies Were
oto moot tkiiiiuliabed.

Pg.Tll)Lfl, Thursday, 10 a.ns.
Thirt wonting. at 1 o'clock, as the crew of • Driehaus
tialung k, bssl tweet to the tl,eatre. were rowing
Catirat..r to get on boar.' their Tassel, they bean*
eries 4 46'31..4 from the Btt,nrudgl. and on reaching
the lopot were utowalent ally enabled to fork olf the
multi tt itt g j.ori is. of tt.o cr. w srecktol repirl Rim
in.e.ter and two in or 1.44.0gin1 tat the French brig
p..ro 4 her a .hire in the at 10
..*. k I..st n.cht, owl r. cost a.hote tiotnelltately. Threw
.4 the ores aro unfortwu.ttly drorind. The Ore*
.1111/1‘ ors are under mettle.' treatment st the Admiral
Witrida tas ern. list storm commented last night from
ri.n.W. It scored round about 1 °Mink to
I...sting strong, cud is now returning to the south.
weld.

Pourragoneg. Feb. 21.
We lief] a hurricane here from riti.W. flow about
tni.iolAht until 1...t0te:1 3 • lid 4 today. It bad
blown burl for • hours previonply (row the same
uu ,rter. will, fa% of rum. g0...m011y in. Teasing in
,itren :th the hi ;tit wore, on. At dogfight ilve woro.
hog it del. 01, but towards noon agxoto freshened.
~nd now (6 p.m.) it blown • lord gala from B.W. ; the
h..trege•ter, •of Negretti and Zolubres wr‘oviaost (14elot
1404.0tti. marking 29 mid taro-tenths, with Ilse temper
ature at 25.

WORCRSTI.B. Thurpday.
The inmit fearful hurricane that dim part of be
country asa ever cicit. j by raged last night, committing
an incalculable a ~,,, utit of ini.clitef in the deptruction
timber, the nunniflng of blowing den of chim-
ney., No Icksm of life is reported, lint the dam its
to property ha+ been general. The wind blew in the
evening from 8.E., ant gradually increased hi violence
until midnight, when it appeared to have reaihed
he
height. It raged with unabated violence until 2 o'clock
tlis morning, initially veering round to the west.
Trees are 'down down by hundred* in the country
round. mid chimney stacks innumerable havebeen thrown
down.

IinIITHAIIPTON, Thursday.
We were visited hire with • droistfal storm of wind.
acouhipsnwil witli • heavy till of ruin, which lasted
from midnight until shout $ o'clock this morning, and
which most probably lias swept over the whole of the
midland districts. The wiud howled fearfully shins the
streets, and carried away innumerable chimneys, tiles
and slates. In Sheep-street its ravages were attended
with shucking havoc to property. and with the destruc-
tion of two lives in • house occupied by Mr. Julia
Groom, jun., an ostensive boot and shoe manufactnree.
This house ha* been one of very long standing, and it is
said that most of the doors and timbers in it were dila-
piilsted. if not rotten. About two o'clock, when the
storm r .gwil must siulenilY, a large stack of chimoo,Te
came down with a tcri die crash, and carded away the
roof sod the two doors undenterith, burying Mr. Groom,
hi. wife, their two children, and • servant maid in tho
ruins. Mr. awl Mrs. Groom were in bed on the 11r-t
flisir below. and it was nearly three hours after the so-
cident that they were discovered lying under hostel of
bricks a ttttt e. broken timbers, bedsteads, and bedding.
When taken out Mr. sod Mrs. Groom were found to
have been seriously. though DOt dangerously, injured,
so also was the eldest child. They were very lunch cut
about various parts of the body awl *cartels. able to
move. The is meant and the younger child were hot •
dead. It would appear as if slow had 1.0 n inst DLI.
mouldy killed by its immense weight of the (silica
bulldog.

THE GALE ON THURSDAY.
The meounts received from various iwrts of Um
Kam& m gi,e fearful instances of the violence of the
storm on Thursday. At Reading shout 30 or 40 feet
the works of MV11.4.11. Barrett, End, and Andreas fell
NMI a tremendous crash. but fortunately the men en.-
ployed at these extensity° works were sway at the time.
The line old abbey gateway ham received areal injury,
and at the Gnat Western Railway station it also was
aeverely felt. The gale has also done considerable
damage in London, Chatham, Warwick, Leimater,
Bri.dol, Kseter, Plymouth, Falmouth, and other parts
of the country.