The New York herald., 1872-12-15
The SWEEP OF THE STORM KING.
CrieyOus DesOlatiOn Caused by the Recent
Hurricane in Northern Europe.
The Dano-Norwegian Coast Line Population Re-
duced Suddenly to Poverty-Harrowing
Scenes at Once Happy Home sites-Roll Of
the Sea Waves Over village-Charity
and Hope the Stars Of Consolation.

COPENHAGEN, Nov. %, 1872.
The recent gale has caused such immense suffer-
ing and calamities that even the Oldest among US
don't remember ANYTHING similar.
SCENE OF DEsoLATIoN ON SHORE.
It is known that some two hundred vessels OF all
sizes have run on shore; but in the bay OF Kjo'ge,
on the east side OF Seeland we see some fifty
crushed ships, deserted by their crews; some OF
the vessels have been thrown more than one thou
sand feet up in the land by the champion waves.
which put several square miles OF that unhappy
town and country under water. All the coasts
turned towards the southeast have been horribly
damaged.
Many lives have been lost, the cattle killed, the
crop spoiled the houses rhined, the wealthy peo-
pie turned poor, the poor people envying the hap
pier dead.
Such is the result OF that terrible night OF the 18th
Of November
SAD PICTURE OF THE suPPLICANTs FOR RELIEF.
1t would be rather difficult to state which is the
worse-the calamity itself or the consequences OF
it--f0r many thousand families who but few
days ago enjoyed gratefully the humble fruits Of
their manful work by day and night stand now
helpless-almost naked-in the unmerciful cold
Winter, looking out for assistance from their fel-
low citizens, who, even doing their best can only
partly succor the sufferers.
BRAVE FISHERMEN IN INErFECTUAL BATTLE FOR
6s
Should appoint any class for whom the inun-
dation has been an overwhelming calamity think
deprived them Of their tools, the. waves crushed
their boats and buried their houses, and many OF
those brave ave, men, ne supporters I Of families found
UPHEAvING OF THE SEA TO THE FIREsIDE.
Still more than the coast has been damaged. At
different points the waves were thrown several
miles up In the lowlands, and the unhappy popu-
lation OF the farms and villages started up in the
. dark night, seeing the wild sea, whose far noise
for the threatened sailors, carrying away all
what was dear and necessary TOR them.
THE VILLAGE OF BOTOE UNDER WATER.
The southern part OF the island, Falsten, has
doubtless sunered most The village OF Botoe and
the surrounding country are still under water, and
are supposed to have disappeared forever The
population here was drowned with all their prop
erty, very few escaping, and that in wonderful
manner.
THE TOWN OF NFw.KoPING
has lost some nifty lives being about two and half
per cent OF the inhabitants corresponding to loss
OF 81, 600 souls at New York;.
THE TOWN OF MARSHALHAD
had ten houses carried away and many others left
waves, and are now deserted by the former inhabi-
tants.
IN THIS PORT
are sunk six large vessels and some twenty ran on
Shore
THE SWEEP TOWARDS A CEMETERY
At ROdbye, on the island Lolland, was q small
island carried over the mole of the port, and lies
now one English mile up in the land, near the
churchyard cemetery OF the town.
THE CHARITY WHICH CONSOLES AND COMFORTS.
Although the whole country may be said to have
been struck hard by the calamity, all who have
the means stand ready to relieve their unhappy
fellow citizens. All the Danes feel that help must
be rendered Immediately; tnen the extension OF
the calamity cannot even now be seen. And,
truthiully they go ahead with their strong work.
His Majesty King Christian heads the committee
appointed for collecting money for the relief OF the
sufferers, and the most eminent citizens OF the
Danish Kingdom stand at his side for this purpose.
Her Majesty Queen Louise presdes over q large
musical entertainment, the income whereof will be
handed the above committee.
Their Royal Hghnesses the hereditary Prince
Frederick and his lovely wife, the Princess Louisa
OF Sweden NORWAY, have given their palace to the
sufferersr
The whole Danish peore attend to the Christian
feelings with which all the people OF the world
have united In noble, gratefully received charity
towards our poor little and much-stricken land.