The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

THE GALE OP YESTERDAY.

The
metropolis
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wholee
yesterday has been productive of the most disasti Qua
consequences, not alone in exposed quarters, but
also in the most sheltered spots. The gee corn_
menced at an early hour in the morning, and soon
made itself perceptible in the river, which assumed
the aspect of the sea itself, so strong was the force of
the wind and rain. It was with the greatest diffi..
catty the steamers could be navigated between
London-bridge and Chelsea, while below the bridga
many of the vessels broke from their moorings, a 4,1
at much personal risk the others were secures,
From inquiries made at the various shipping depots
last night it was ascertained that several vessels due
in the middle of the day had not arrived, and it was
supposed, or at least hoped, they had lain to, while
several which should have left the docks. were
obliged to stay till the storm had abated. It 'Was
reported that a steamer and a collier vessel had
come into violent collision just below London-bridge,
by which two men, in consequence of tho shock,
fell overboard, one being, by dint of great exertions
saved, and the other unfortunately drowned, but
no authentic particulars could be gleaned.
In the afternoon a man named Thompson, about
thirty-five years of age, while proceeding down
the Caledonian-road,
was felled to the ground,
by a portion of a large chimney pot, which was
forced by the wind from the top of a house, and
falling on the poor fellow's head caused a Isg ff • 1- 1 u
scalp wound, T-T
--e was •
immediately conveyed to
a doctor's, end was afterwards
taken to his reA-
dence at Kentish-town in
tion. Another accident, and
whichati insensible condi..
will prove fatal, happened in Seven itis
exPcelDa
Dials, where
an old woman, aged about seventy, was injured in a
similar manner, but more. severely, and from inlk
quiries made it is expected that she will not recover-.
At Notting-,iill and Shepherd's-bush the force of
the whirl and rain was very severely felt, more
especially in the temporary buildings and ginss
hothouses of the innumerable gardeners who keep
establishments there. In several places a large:
amount of property had been destroyed, and in the
grounds of the Messrs. Zimmerman two of the
hothouses were blown down. At Chelsea, too,
similar injury is reported to have occurred; while
in Dulwich, Peckham, and Camberwell tho property
destroyed will amount to a large sum.

The Suspected Murder and Robbery at
LimeheAse.

EXTBAORVNARY STATEMENT.

Yesterday the 'police obtained information which
tends to thro7.. some light on the mystery surround-
ing the der.,th of the late Mr. John Driscoll, whose
body v:as found in the river Lea at Limehouse,
ona.er circumstances that gave rise to an inference
that he had been robbed and murdered.

It will be remembered that the deceased gentle-
man, who was connected with engineering works at
Corunna, in Spain, had arrived in England only
three days, when he suddenly disappeared on the
30th of October. Though a reward was offered for
any information respecting him none could be
obtained until his body was found last Mondhy in
the river Lea. In his pockets were found a pair
of soldier's gloves, pipeclayed, and marked 14 H,
330. About £lB that he was known to have had
in his possession was missing, but 18s. and a silver
watch were in his pockets. The family expressed
their apprehensions that the deceased had been rob-
bed and foully dealt with, because he had on the day
of his disappearance mentioned that while be
was getting a draft for £55 cashed at Messrs.
Huth and Co.'s, in Moorgate-street, a man
watched him, and afterwards followed him, and
put his hands into his pocket. He had requested
his:aunt
.to take charge of about £4O of the money
for him while he went out to take a walk on Black_
wall pier, saying that he feared that the man was
still watching him. He then went out, and was no
more seen. He had come to England about the
purchase of machinery for the lighting of the town
of Corunna with gas. He was of sober habits, His
friends feared that he had been drugged and robbed,
sthe
and the strange circumstance of a pair of soldier's
gloves being found in his pockets and £lB being
missing gave the case a very sinister asie.,et.
The owner of the military gloves has now bee
found. Owing to the publicity given to the
fact ee
commandant of the 14th Hussars, at
present sta-
tioned in Manchester, directed John
Cu
the
effectt h Hussars,:—That
T hto
heearl the deceased
Pon. th ' e
police
4x3
3
in the Whitechapel-road, and was asked by him to
authorities in that city. De Caux
made a statement
trlo ttrhoeop of hinfolletwtake a glass," and then to
go to the theatre ; and
as he (De Caux) was himself going to the Princess's
to meet his brother and to
see one of the actors, they
both proceeded there, and
Were there joined by his
(De Caux s) brother, Pd
mained there about t mund De Caux, They re-
o hours, when they left and
went in a cab to a place which he called the Bala
Theatre, accompanied
by a female, whom he alleges
formed deceased had
Victoria. an acquaintance with at the
While they were together deceased took
his gloves and put them on his hands in jest. De-
ceased then rose and left the Bala Theatre with the
female in a cab. De Caux affirms positively that
this Was the last he saw of the deceased, as he and
his brother remained at
the theatre after deceased
left. He also states that
deceased was then partially
intoxicated, and that he had at that
time
a gold
watch and chain in his possession.
The police are now endeavouring to find out
whether this singular statement is based upon fget.;
and if so, the next step will, of course, be to ascer-
tain who the female was with whom De Caux saw
him go off in the cab.

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