The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-05
THE ENGLISH FLOODS.
nAvAGEs OF THE STORM IN THE WEST.

RAvAGES OF THE STORM IN THE WEST.
From the Western Morning News, Oct. 20
Exeter has been comparatively free from floods this
season, but last night tuesday it has expert
enced such will reckon among the most re.
markable that have occurred for many years About
six O'Clock thunder broke in the neighborhood
but although the lightning very brilliant the
thunder peals particularly violent The storm
had continued long, however before the rain be-
gan fall in torrents, and IL increased In violence
until II appeared TO come down in sheets with q
noise that almost drowned the reports OF the cleo
trio discharges Those who familiar with
the locality of Exeter Will know that such must
produce an nundation Of the low-yng parts Of the
city The OF ST. Thomas under water very
quickly two or three different places. This not
caused by the overlooking of the river but by the
mutation OF surface water, which the drains were
powerless TO carry or The people OF St. Thomas
however accustomed to ths sort OF thing and much
notice taken of IT, But when at length It was
rumored that houses had been washed down in SO
elevated part or tho city Longbrook street the
port hardly credited Such, however, proved TO be
the fact. Longbrook street. though higher part of
the city, dips down INTO u kind Of basin, into
which in q time Of violent rain the surface water
from Pennsylvania hill, Old Tiverton road, Barrack
road and part OF ST. Sidwells flows When the storm
at its height the roads IN the localities mentioned
miniature torrents No system OF drainage could
take oil the immense quantity OF storm water brought
down, and within an hour from the commencement OF
the storm LongDrook street was covered with sheet
HOUSES FLOODED.
The whole of the houses in Edon place, occupied by
respectable people, were Hooded. In the parors and
kitchens OF these houses the four feet deep
and there no opportunity 10 remove the frni-
before the Hood rose great damage accustomed
Next to Eldon place IS narrow thoroughfare
called Park road. Here the water was pondcd back
for time by low cob wall which fenced of the backs
OF cottages situated in Barrack road This wall
suddenly gave way and the volume Of water poured
with great rush against the Barrack road houses,
which suffered all the more from being situated on
lower level than Park road. The rushed through
the houses carrying the front and parts of
the walls, flooded the Barrsck road and went into
Waterloo place-a row or houses parallel with
the Southwestern Railway-which also under
water The inmates of the houses all escaped,
but some OF them had TO be taken away upon
window shutters row OF cottages facing Longbrook
suffered worse fate their back walls being
completely carried away from basement to roof Half
dozen families are thus rendered homeless, besides
which they lose good deal in the shape OF injury
furniture. Aessrs. Greenslade, Murray knight and
Burnett are among the sufferers. The Southwestern
Railway IRON Lions Holt to the Queen street station
covered with Two three feet OF water, which
with great velocity at the height OF the storm.
At ST. Davids station aud for some distance east the
line is under water, and tho traffic has been greatly
delayed.
Red Cow village near the ST. David's station part OF
the house OF Mr. Sheppard, dairyman, has been
washed away. At ExwIck the villagers have had the
water in their houses At Lions Holt long brick
wall washed down, and in the Old Tiverton
road of the highest parts OF the city, peo-
pie had TO wade through the water up to their
knees TO get TO their houses, many OF which
were flooded On Pennsylvania hin large, new houses
had their cellars filled. In Union road, which
meets Pennsylvania and Old Tiverton roads the
running with such violence to overturn horse
cab and the driver compelled to unharness the
animal and leave the cab to Its late. Tho vehicle lies
the road, half buried under the mud and stone. The
roadways generally are fearully cut up and IN some
places the deposits make them almost impossible to
pedestrians.