New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-09
LoNpoy, March ls. 1894.

From Our Speclh CorrespOndcni
LONDON, March ls, 1894.
The event Of this week, the topic most talked
about, not Only by Londoners, but by EngishmeR In
general has boca Of course the Sheffield calamity Of
which the semi weekly transatlantic mail will already
have brought you tie deplorabls particulars. Since
the Homfrth inundaon caused by the bursting OF the
Bnberry dam reservoir on the coast OF Norfolk some
wears aeo no such aquatic horror has devastated the
homes and hearths Of rural England and this nat has
far exceeded its predecessor in widespread calamity
and destruction. The first mentioned drowned ninety
persona nnd swept away property valued at hn million
pounds; the last has whemed two hundred and forty
ope hurnAs beings beneath Its rushing waters, and
effected moro damage than st present DC estimated
leave 10 the industrious reporters Of ile London ard
local prtss M task Of relating the deas o' the disas
ter descgntinc TIE ptcss lood that swept oi mid
NIGHT, through tbe ctasn OF the burst reservoir
down the thicly-pc>pled aoTEshre ra!e!' destroyng
bridges manufactures, mills and village and leaving
ion zen meg "A track OF uiter desoation behind H. The
eject upon the British public can only compare 70
that produced by the NorEEf brldgc accident IN
America, though in this instance there appears less
reason 10 attribute tie calamity to human cIeessness
or criminal shortsighedness and parshnony. lhe plo
lie feeling too has taken similar form 10 thst IN inc
United States namely large subscriptions 70 the SUI
forers Already tho fund amounts 10 Al6Wo, ana !,
increasing evely day In oil probnbity the disaster
caused by the unusual weather lnso,ihs an etlra
1
! frost 10 thaw-just the conditions hkey TO impair
new yconstructed masonry aid brck.WOrk For oil oil
samples ol conceivable weather, the Bflh ls te mos
vaIihbe. When wrote u You last saturday tho rum
was descending dsnnlly and persistentiy, tho L"s'
wind (dctesed by sir. Jarndyoe and euogfed by Cbas
Kingslcy) blowing hollowly the London streets mere
channels Of mud and everything out 0i dOOrs az oieJ
of aspect and generally rheumatic as possible. NO"
look forth bright blue sky worthy OF an American
May m9rnirS 5a and the fLSsS paS "0'hns 1'' com
Not much Of especial interest 20 American readers mn
transpred this week, though think can hHord you
plenty OF gossip Let dismiss the things pretending
| to Importance FIRST -
i You know that Dog Tear 'em Rocbuck, ex.frend o.
u Francis Joseph Of Austria eIyi6er and recent adulA
tor Of LOuis Napoleon made a special, savage aht
particularly blackguardy attack upon the people ant
Government OF the United States. In the House oi Con
got snubbed by ialmerston spat upon BY Bright anC
scsrifed ell over by EotLen Rnglakc. commend th,
short speech OF the aforementioned gentleman TO sucf
Americans are apt TO be oyersenstve 10 such hDuS'
as koebucks IL exactly defines the indyidusTs posl
tioD You ought IN one respect to be obliged TO him
for by bis oyerGceTbity his acrdy, bis eager Vndlc
tyeness, his trucuence he has done his unnentlOhh
utmost TO bring the Confederate canso into contempt
here, and roused In Bfitons undergoing stomach
10 bear up against what might ensue- With him. II,
Just affair Of Internal temper hatred malice aud oil
uncharitableness' lie made q complete hSseo-or II
the English of tho translators VI Rabeais as well o.
modern Americana fzzis Of the wholo business. II
was privately denounced as failure and nuisance BY
Rebel partisdns in London. who nave ever since The
stopping Of the rams by Earl Russell ceased to hop,
anything from. 81 least the public action Of the British
Government
Talking OF those vessels Lard has t,t published tho
correspondence tho subject between him AID thC
Ministry In pamphlet Of seventy pages II needs nc
special comment TINT see and has obtained but little h'
matter being regarded definitely settled ard shelved
Mrs. Harris Of The Standard has. by tie BY. dis