The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07
~ oED-r.4sHF0NED STORM.


damage auU wTcCkIng the Huron ia its
course, calls az mind, saws the New York
W0ris of the -Hth uit., the most severe
storm upon record M modern days. of which
Robert Chambers has given vivid de-
scrption. Thus tempest broke over Eug-
land un the 21th IF November. I703. exactly
ia years ago Yesterday. 1t Wa not mere
w short burst of storm, but a fierce and
tremendous hurricane of whole weeks
duration. At q clock in the afternoon of
Il Wednesday a brisk gale set in, and in
creased SO strongly during the night that
il won ID have been memorable If a greater
one had no. Immediately followed. From
Friday to Sunday morning the tempest WAS
at lis extreme height The afliighted
LonioneIs left their beds Immediately after
midnight and took refuge in their cellars.
Many thought the end of the wuI id had
come. Dcfoe, who was IN London. saws
Horror and confusion seizeG upon all no
pen can descI Ibe IT, no words can express
l.. ~ thought cpnccive it. unless of some
Who were la The extremity OF It,. Only
ON Sunday morning could the boldest ven
iure forth. The streets we've knee deep
with bricks, tiles. stones, lead aud timber.
ca Sunday and Monday none dare to 90
to bad. Dn Wednesday IL erased, ard
there was a dead calm Just week from its
commencement. Iventy-nns deaths were
caused 10y he falling ol chln.ueSs alone.
After tlc stuI m houses resenlhlcd skeletons.
Plain tiles rose In price fIuui guinea a
thousand to E6. Brickla5ers' Wages dou-
bie9. ], was f,,u;;i necessary ln thatch
some Of The public buildings. The Bishop
ot Wells ANA his wife were killed ia tivir
bed. In the county of Kent ]. 100 houses
we.c levelled 40 lie ground. Al Peuhurst
Ia the ancient park of the S.3ueyS. now tie
property uf Lord dc l. Isle. 500 grand old
trees were prD>lia,cd, SO beats aud 40
bdrgcs were utterly destscHeG on tine
Thames, ana seuyg- of dead bodies were
washed yl aud buried. Three men of-Nar
Uf - guns each, uHe of G., Two uT 90 md
one of Is we're coS Ioyed. ReaF-AdmiIal
Beauu,uu and 1000 Officers aud men s,gr-
ishcd it'll these slips il is only Of Lite
years that life saving Conti ivaucvS have
come iuto vogue. That the Fl 81 duiy of
those iiyiur ON the coast Is go save life " As
no even dIoamc.l- of In The oid.n iinfc-
ihc English ol2 tIte coast considered them
selves heirs "t ah.lI"Perty which biuVi-
dence cast on then shores Il VAS even
thought uulucsy TO rescue druwuiu. man.
Seventy yeais after the great storm Of %
Burke bIuuEht I'D his celebrated blil levy
ing the loss of piuuderpd wrecks uIOIl the
inhabitants "f the ue ghbuihood. The Eill
% grant supplies fpT carrying on the
American wan was only carried by defeat
ing BuIke'S bill. SO strong was the uVpo>i-
tInn made to IL 10y the coast county nefsI-
bCIs. ou lie morning after the storm IF
itt5- 2tb Wtn were discovered Oh fte
rreacheTuus footing If the Goodwin Sau;ss
crying aud EesticulaIiug for aid ali Of them
Euo SIug that at tile jurH Of the tide they
mast perish The Uoatmcn were 800 busy
bringing iG the wrecked lICperiv TO vase
their time in saving life. The Mayor #
Deal, a monster OF humanity. bes1ught tie
custom house officers TO seud out the Gov
eminent boats This was refused on q Q
cIuuud jh,tt 81 was not the service for which
The boats were provided. The Mavor AID
few others seized the boats by force ard
saved many lives. The Naval Agent e.
fused {" and the poor half drowned CT, l.
lures VIM wure thus saved. his duties lie.
ing, he said. only to provide for sean.en
wounded ia battle. The heroic May yor lid
therefore TO clothe and feed the rescued
people at his private expense. Ii was dur
ing the Storm we have been describing EHHt
tue first lsddystoue Light house was de-
stioycd. It's construction had been LETT 20
the supervision Of an incompetent engine -
named Winsiauley, who exerted hims, If
more ia inventing little mechanical >t.r-
prises than IN executing properly the gr' 1t
work he was called to perform. Ia ru' IA
of his MOUSE lay an old slipper. If kick
were given to IL, by some mechanical con
trIyance a chost few mp in an adjoining
room. IF visitor seated himself II. 4
chair in one of his pailors. tho arms would
fly around his body and make hun a prs
oner. The lighthouse was lust wlat
might have been expected from such I
sune rintendent. 1t was built of wood aud
deficient Ia every elemcnf Of stability. I :
pulygonal form rendered IL peculiarly liable
10 be swept away. In order to insure Tie
wind iuli power upon IL, ID was ornaUeuts.d
with largo woodtn cGndiestickS vatiss
crates and other usegess top hamper
Anstdnlty had taken his model from :
Chinese IaCpda. On ihe outside of TIA
hight hoIse he bad caused 10 be painted
innumeIable pictures of suns aud compass
es with Latin and English mritpcS. suchas
''GluTy be 20 God. - Pax in hello aud 80
ike. The last was in aliu~inu 10 ihe fan
cleo SecnIiiN Uf the lighthouse amid tIe
vai of ihe elements. Inside ne had cau~,-l
aube Cnusi ruclcd - kitchen and au Ella boia..,-
= carved slate room, auu be had % picia.e
it,Jiutcd with a likeness Of himself fi~t.i z
from window Uf The light I.,uSe. In g. $
whimsical insanity he tad actually con-
stiucted . sioni on the top from vI45ch
stones could Oc slIOwercd.in case the tower
should be attacked All "Reminiscences
failed to convince him of his folly. On tie
night "f lac great Storm The silly engineer
was paying a visit 60 Tho light house I'D
peTishcd, As 1t MAS proper thai he Shot -.
when tie tower WAS Saept away. he
- her unfortunate human beings were .a
the tower wilt him. ali IF whom were 6e-
stroyed.
An interesting literary "Reminiscences 5
concerned with thIs great gale nf i703. -
addison compared the spiiiL ef Tho sta. n
80 Marlborough, ~ return So. ,yhIei l-i.s.rf
resuundinE cuup.l'nent hs u.ceived 's
Commissioner ship ot Appeals Five tiI-
erationS have since recited these profitable
! nes. bat of all who familiar with tl,-i,a
10 day how many know their origin p
$50 when an angel, by tli vine command.
With rising feuspUsfs ~ilaScs a guiltv l. ID
such as of late o'er fab l&riiaufiiss pas
Calm and serene, he drives the forissslS t;.,~t-
And pleased ihe Aimiglty's o.7lers a. per
form.
Rides in the whrlwind and directs the
storm.
A MINISTER telling 10 beautiful vouno
IL