Star.
London, England, 1802-10-15 00:00:00

INDM DOCKS.

We ate concerned to (late an accident Which
happened on Wednefilay night, between fevcn and
eight o'clock, at the Weft ?ndia Docks.
We here fubjoin a Letter from the Secretary of
the Directors of the Weft India Dock Company,
containing an account, as ordered to be laid bet* td
the Public by the Directors, of an accident which
occurred to the South Wall of the Limehnine Ba•
fon of the Docks on Wedriefday evening, between
feveu and eight o'clock, a fhort time after high
water, when about 150 yards-of the South Wall
of the Limehoufe Bafon was broken entirely down,
and the water with the greatei impetuo(ity forced
itfelf over that fide of the Bafon in a torrent that
alarmed all the people in the neighboinhood for
the fafety of their cattle, (keep, &c. which were
grazing in the Kirfhes, and which, had the in•
un.datinn continued, mull have inevitably been
deltroyed.
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This accident was occafloned by the wall of the
Bafon At the Weft fide of the Docks in Limehoufe
not having been carried to a sufficient height to
guard againft the overwhelming power of a fpring
tide, which on that evening was in its fulleft flood,
and which with an Eafterly wind had occafioned
fuch an amazing rife of water as to overflow the
bank not yet walled up ; and by lodging in (*ltch
an immenfe body at the back of the wall which in-
clofes the bafon, and which was alfo intended to
form the entrance of the fecond Dock, that, on the
tide ebbing, the weight of water at the back of th:,
wall forced it in one prodigious ruin into the bacon,
carrying with it feveral fhip loads of large flones,
which were placed there for the workmen to pro-
ceed upon. Fortunately, however, while it was
threatening devaftation, PROVIDENCE feemed to in-
terpofe, and it flopped in its tremendous career he-
fore it had formed acompleat channel for itfellover
the bank, and here we have every reafon to hope it
will flop, as upwards of zOOO workmen were em.
ployed all yefterday in adding to the height if the
wall. The great Dock, in which are upwards of
14.0 fail of (hipping, was not in the leaf injured
by theilccident: and only two or three fhips have
been hauled into the Eailernmoft bafon.
Every praife is due to Mr. Komi., the Marfh
Bailiff, and to Mr. WALKI'it the Dock Agent,
for their promptitude in calling in a fufficient num-
ber of workmen to preferve the Ifle of Dogs from
a complete inundation.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR.
Stite•-•In order to prevent any mifreprefentation of the eir.
euniftances of the accident that happened yelicrday craning to
the South Wall of the I.imehoufe l3afon of the We ft India
Dock, at the !fie of Dogs, the Diredors have Mired me to
requeft chat you will infert the following Ihor ft. itement of
fads for the fatisfadlion of the public and all parties concerned.
I am, Sir, your moil obedient Servant,
Weft India Dock Houfe, T. TYRRELL,
• O.R. 14, doz. Secretary to the Direftors.
" The wall of the Baron has, for a conliderable time pail,
been carried up to its intended height, waiting only for 0e
arrival of the coping atone to complete. the fan.c,and was found
fufficient to contain the highelpfpring tides that had occurred
fince the Dock was opened, but the extraordinary high tide of
ycfterday evening, overflowed the waliby about ix. inch:,, and
got into the open gravel behind it ; and on the meediiii; of the
Lade from within the Baron, which was cattle(' by htailverter.tl7
drawing one of the fluices of the outer gatcs fag the perpole of
contains a defcdt in one of the inner gates ;4 the wall being
perfedly water-tight, the inunenfe prclfure of the confined w.t-
ttv behind, being not lets than z,t00,000 pounds, overfet part
of the wall.

/tactic walls of the Great Dock &retie feet higher than the
highell tide, a finsilar accident can never happen to then, and
notwithltantling the prefcnt itale of the Limehoufe Baron, it
will_give no interruption to the u'e of the Dock. The only
700reclue.nce IN the colt of re-building the wall. a work

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