The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-07 00:00:00

THE LATE STORM.

During the storm on Saturday, surh was the violence of
the wind and rain, that upwards of an hundred sparrows,
hest down and incapacitated for flight, and many of them
wholly deprived of life, were picked up by the workmen
in the ship-yard of Edward Gibson, Esq., Garrison-side.
During the gale, an elm tree, which stood about forty
1-;•et high, in the domains of H. Broadley, Esq., of Melton
Hill, was blown up by the roots. The soil adhering to
the roo a now hss the appearance of a cottage wall, the
East side rf which has a grassy covering, not broken or
disturbed in a single portion. The excavation below is so
large, that 20 pet sons, with table and chairs, might dine
therein, with ample accommodation.
On Saturday, at Beverley. the storm of wind and rain
was very severe. The wind blew from the North, and has
done much injury in the town and neighbourhood. Two
large elm trees were blown down in Mr. Hunter's hedge-
row, near Mr. William's ; one in Norwood-walk, and
several more in different parts near the town. A hearse,
that had conveyed the body of Mrs. Keld to Nunkeeling,
was blown over on irs return. A carrier's cart was also
overturned, but no hors were lost. The coast at Ifornsea
was stated to present a most dismal sight, four or five yes•
eels being on shore. A gentleman from Filey stated at
Beverley, that he could see thirteen vessels on shore from
his own windows.
At Burton Pirlsea, on Saturday, the storm of wind and
rain is stated to have been the longest and most violent
that was ever known in that part of the country. Many
large trees which were an ornament to the plain, lie now
prostrate, torn up by the roots ; others are broken off in
the middle, and nearly all the fruit in the country is de-
toroyed.
Mr. Stickney, of Ridgmont, had a shed blown down,
in which a number of sheep had crept for shelter, by which
accident six were killed and several more severely wounded.
Near Tunstall, two small vessels were driven on shore,
which were immediately dashed to pieces by the raging
element. All the hands belonging to one of them were
!oar, except one man, who was found nearly foundered
in the half-cliff; the crew of the other wet e all provi-
dentially saved.
G ILDISHY. —On Friday last, the town of Grimsby was
visited by one of the most tremendous g ilea, accompanied
by rain, evil- remembered hy the oldest inhabitants, and
which was not more awful from its violence than dis-
astrous in its effects. It commenced about nine o'clock
p.m. and continued without intermission, except during
the occasional shifting of the wind, the whole of Friday
night, Saturday, and Sunday. The damage done in the
immediate neighbourhood is immense, houses unroofed,
trees torn up, and corn destroyed to a Trightful extent ; brit
by far the most serious loss which has occurred to any one
individual, has fallen to the lot of Capt. Harris, R.N., in
the destruction of his magnificent ropery at Grimsby.
Early on Saturday morning, the foreman, Win. Grange, be-
longing to the premises, was endeavouring to replace some
slates which had been blown from the roof, when a sudden
hurricane gathered within the building, tore off the root
from the centre part, and carried with it the walls on
either side, burying poor Grange in the ruins, who was
with difficulty extricated, being severely injured, and now
remains in a dangerous state. The damage done at sea,
we are sorry to state, has also been immense, besides the
sacrifice of many valuable lives. Early on Saturday
morning, Mr. Robert Richmond, of Grimsby, mariner,
whose house is situated on the coast, was anxiou'ly look-
ing out to see if any vessels were in distress, and shortly
espied the Elizabeth, of Boston, laden with coals, at the
entire mercy of the waves, the crew and captain being
so exhausted from fatigue and anxiety as to be unable to
render themselves any assistance. The crew were with
difficulty got ashore. During Saturday, the crews of two
other vessel+, which had been wrecked, were taken to
Mr. Richmond's, where they were kindly received, and
every attention paid to them. The brig Wehington,
from Wells to Goole, was seen to go down opposite to
Grimsby, with her crew ; as was also a sloop, the crew of
which were saved. 1 hree vessels were seen to go down,
with their crews, off Tetuey Lock, and several at Salt-
fleet. A poor man, named Rice, with his vessel, went
down off Flambrough Head, and other accounts of misery
are continually coming in.
BRIDLINGTON.—The calm placidity of the summer
sea was changed, in the course ot a very few hours, to a
scene of the most tempestuous description, anti happening
at the time of spring tides, the damage done to the cliff:
and jetties immediately contiguous to the quays, is very
teatensive ; large portions of the former having fallen and
been entirely washed away, and among the latter, the
stone wall at the foot of the esplanade has been completely
broken up. The jetty, nearly adjoining, though termed
of strong piles, and framed with heavy, beans and posts,
was broken and carded into the sea in large pieces,
tesembling, rafts. But the most melancholy object ot
consideration was the wreck among the shipping, and
the accompanying loss of life. On Saturday afternoon,
the lifeboat was put off to a vessel in the hay ; and,
before its return with the crew, another vessel, coal laden,
had driven ashore, about a mile to the southward, the
tide being at the time about three quarters fl ive ; in this
situation she continued for about two hours, in a heavy sea,
whirl), as the title continued to flow, kept heating over her
with Increased fury. Her crew, consisting of four men, were
in the rigging, within hearing of a great number of people,
who, with the greatest solicitude, were spectators of ther suf-
ferings, without being able to render any assistance. At
leneth, the much-dreaded but expected cry was heard,
" The ship is parting ?" and, after another heavy wave,
she was broken to pieces! The four poor fellows were
seen clinging to a pant of the vessel, hut brief was their
stay—another and a heavier swell broke upon them, anti
to use the words of a spectator, "brushed them off like
a cobweb." Of the four, only tine was saved, and he
with some difficulty, by a number of men who linkers
themselves hand-in-hand, and ventured to their rescue.
Soon atter this, a Dutch galliot—the Hull Packet
from Antwerp to Leith—carrying six hands, was driven
ashore still further to the South, near Skipsea, and one
little boy, eon to the captain, was saved ; lie was take,.
to Barmstcn, hut owing to the difficulty of understanding
his language, and his continued fretting, few particulars
could be obtained from bite In the course of Sunday
two or three ve.s•-ls were seen to go down—any account
of which will probably for ever remain in mystery......
On Monday, great anxiety prevailed for the fate of the
Manny, Lundy, of Bridlington, which was expected
would leave Sunderland on Friday morning, of which
nothing had been heard. On Tuesday the anxiety was
increased, by intelligence that a boat belonging to
the vessel had been picked up on the Holdernesa
coast. This news induced the friends of the captain and his
crew to go along the coast, for the purpose of ascertaining
she fact. ; the result oas, that the father of a young man,
named Burton or Bott, discovered the body of his son
(who had sailed in the Hannah) among seven others, who
had been .oaslied ashore, and placed in Tunstal church.
Th's circumstance almost determines the fate of the unfor-
tunate vessel On the north-east, between Filey and
Flamborough Head, much damage has been done, and
many lives lost. On Monday, the body of a nun was
found at Flamborough, apparently between 25 and 30
years of ace, sandy loiir, and having on a pair of drawers,
'narked W. C. ; a watch found tin his person appeared,
from the paper, to have recently been repaired by Arm-
strong, of Hull There is not a storm in remembrance
in which there was so great a number of total wrecks, as
in that which has just visited us ; out of about ten vessel's
on the beach, between the two last-named places, i ot
more than one wll be gust off The damage done out the
land, although great, is far from proportionate with that
cost tined at sea. The farmers have suffered by the stand-
ing corn tieing shaken out of the ear, and, in souse in-
stances, by the ear being cut off entirely. The orchards
have received injury ; considerab'e quantities of fruit
fallen, boughs broken, and several trees quite blown down.
The hurt done to buildings is not great.
Another intelligent correspondent says :—The loss of
life and the destruction of property on the neighbouring
coast have been dreadful. On Saturday the Eagle, Cl irk
son, from the north, bound to Rotterdam, came into this
bay, very leaky, arid with loss of einvas; the crew were
taken out by the life-boat ; the vessel afterwards went on
e,hore, and immediately broke up. The Ponsonbyi of
Folkestone, from Sunderland run on shore at Wilsthorpe,
and immediately broke up ; one man saved. A host'
marked " lale,"uf Wished), is come on shore to the south.
wary] ; crew supposed to be drowned. The Unit)! I
Woodbridge, also, andat
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The Mary, of Lynn,
sea boatmen. The Jane, Ashley, of Norill)'N'arinZt7,*
went on the beach near Aadboroug,h. At Cowden. a boat'
marked " Providence, of Boston, Flobt. 'Filson.'" The
Perennial, Lundy, of and for B-id ington, sailed from
Sunderbod on Friquity her boat anti the body of one of
;
the crew hatrarJat'ertpicked up near the Svurn. 'Fee
Lark, Lakey, of and for Bridlington, sailed from Sunder-
land on the sante day, and was wrecked at foley. The
Loud Hill, Pickering,iflso sailed the same day frotnitihiait
port, but reached B.' hugton in safety. The Juno, t ,
i
ot Whitbye-reiat,o , laheach at File y, and s wrecked;
crew saved. l :Yea' gy and Isabella, Oates, of Newcastle,
near the satniplaeWrew drowned. The Chance, Nichol-
son, of Goole; crew saved. The Dorothy, Pearce, of Hull,
sunk, crew saved. The Reaper, of Hull, went on shore
near Flamborough Head; crew saved. A great Daluilier
of bodies have been washed up on the Hulderness coast.
A Ballot or schooner was seen to go down on Sunday,