The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-21
Dreadful Disasters Reported on the
English Coasts.
S AID LOSS OF LIFE
London, Liverpool, Paris and Boulogne Swept
by the Tempest.
COLLISIONS DURING THE GALE.


LONDON, Feb. q, 1877.
Tho storm predicted by the HERALD for the British
ana French coasts burst over us on the very day,
the 10th, announced for It's arrival in the cable
despatch dated tho 14th addressed to the HERALD
Bureau.
FURIOUS STORM
The violence of the storm was extraordinary.
The force OF the gale has been only equaed during
recent years by that of ono few weeks ago. Its fury
was felt with extreme severity on all the coasts.
The storm broke with terrific violence Queens
town on Monday evening.
THE TEMPEST IN ENGLAND.
The gale, attended by heavy thunder storm,
siderable damage to shipping and alarm among the
inhabitants OF the town and jewellers along the
coast.
GALL IN THE DOWNS"
largo Meet Of vessels moored in the Downs has
been completely windbound and much difculty
was experienced in holding the vessels to their
anchorage. Owing to the number OF ships that
have taken refuge in that well known mooring
place there was considerable danger Of disastrous
collisions II any Of them dragged their anchors and
drifted before the force Of the gale.
THE STORM AT BRIDGEwArER.
terrible hurricane, accompanied by heavy rain
and hail, with thunder and lightning, prevailed ut
Bridgewatcr. The roofs Of many houses have been
stripped Of their tiles and vast amount Of damage
has been caused to property generally.
AT PENzANCE.
The storm ragged all Monday night over Cornwall
and was exceedingly destructive at Penzance and
over Mounts Bay, between Lands End and Lizard
Head.
VIOLENT GALE AT CHATHAM.
The ships moored In the Midway at Chatham re-
quircd extraordinary precautions to prevent disas-
ters. Additional anchors had to be employed to
keep them In position, so violent was the force OF
the gale.
IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
Communication by the mail steamers has been
entirely interrupted by the prevailing storm be-
tween the English and French coasts and the
Channel Islands.
ON THE WELSH COAST.
The storm along the Welsh coast was Of almost un.
examped severity. Among the disasters already
reported is the loss Of the British ship Rowantree
Captain Cunningham, from Liverpool for Mobile.
Beach, Hoyhead She is full of water and will be
total loss. Fortunately the crew were saved Two
coasting steamers and several sailing vessels arc
ashore near Holyhead, and several other vessels in
q damaged condition have taken refuge in the
harbor.
IN THE MERsEY.
Even within the comparatively sheltered reaches
OF the Mcrsey ut Liverpool the effects OF the gale
were very severe. The British ship Lizzie Burrill,
Captain stuart, which arrived from New Orleans on
the 10Th ofJanuary has been driven ashore. There
some prospect, however. of getting her or without
serious damage. Tho bark Hiawatha, from Liver
pool for Baltimore, is also ashore ut New Ferry
Beach, after having parted with her anchor The
Danish bark Tobasco, Captain Klitgaard, which put
back OH January 90 from q voyage to Hampton
Roads, is also ashore.
COLLISIONS DURING THE GALE.
The ship Macauly Captain Rogers, from Antwerp
on the 15th for Baltimore, coided with the Clio or
Flushing, on the Belgian coast. The latter was
damaged. The bark General Fairchild, from
Charleston, colided with a steamer IN the Mcrscy
Both vessels were damaged.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
The Shipping Gazette OF last evening contains
fearful record Of losses during the storm. Thirty
vessels many Of them with their entire crews, have
been sacrificed to the fury Of the gale.
THE STORM At HALIFAX.
terrible gale IL reported to have prevailed at
Halifax, in the county Of York.
EXTENT OF THE STORM.
The area Of the storm was exceptionally extern.
sive. 1t embraced the greater part Of the British
Islands and the whole OF Northern and Central