The New York herald., 1877-10-16
GREAT STORM IN ENGLAND.
The Prediction Of the Herald Full.
filled to the Letter.
FURIOUS SOUTHWESTERLY GALE.
Enormous Damage TO Buildings and Other
Property in English Cities.
HOUSES UNROOPED-TREES uPROOTED.
Complete Interruption Of Railroad Traffic and
Telegraphic Communication.
NO ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE.
HOUSES UNROOPED-TREES uPROOTED.
NO ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE
[BY CABLE 10 THE HERALD.

[BY CABLE 10 THE nERALp.l
LONDON, Oct. 10, 1877.
The HERALD prediction regarding the arrival on
the British coasts OF the first OF series OF lour
storms has been fulfilled to the letter.
on SUNDAY NIGHT.
On Sunday night, October IA, the most sudden
and violent storm experienced for many years
on the European coast burst over the British
Islands The rapdity with which the tempest ex.
tended in area was extraordinary ana creates the
utmost astonishment here.
DEVASTATION THROUGHOUT ENGLAND.
Throughout England the damage caused by the
storm is very great. and reports reach London
from all parts OF the country describing the de-
struction OF property or every description.
IN LONDON.
In London the storm rcsembed sirocco bursting
out of a clear sky after placid, beautiful, warm
day-such weather that invites the thousands
this great city into the parks aud public prone
nades. The atmosphere during the day before the
storm broke was brilnanty clear.
THE STORM BURSTS.
The storm and gale struck London about ten
O'Clock on sunday night, and ragged with unabated
fury until five O'Clock yesterday morning. The
wind fairly howled over the city, tearing every
movable object from its place and whirling the
lighter ones like dead leaves through the streets
and over the houses.
AROUND THE METROPOLIS.
Althoi,uh ha forca of rho storm, falt IN on
don In an extraordinary and alarming degree, its
destructive power was exhibited in the suburban
districts still more markedly. Exposed buildings
such as detached cottages and villas, were un-
rooted and otherwise wrecked.
SHOWERS OF BIIcKDArs AND ROOF TILES
Chimney stacks went down before the blast as II
| they were built OF cardboard, and the tiles and
states were torn or the roofs and scattered In
| showers over the ground and roadways adjacent to
the damaged buildings. 1t was dangerous expert
ment to venture out OF doors while these deadly
missiles were failing on every side.
TREES UPRoorEp.
The ornamental shrubberes In the parks, ana
even large trees in many parts OF London were up.
| rooted ana scattered IN fragments Some OF the
fallen trees displayed on their torn trunks and
branches curious marks of the force OF the storm
DAMAGE on THE THAMES.
| On the broad reaches Of the river below London
| Bridge the gale was iearfully heavy Many lighters
and small vessels secured in the ordinary way were
forced from their moorings and dashed violently
against each other or driven ashore. AS yet
no correct estimate be formed OF the amount
Of damage inflicted on the shipping in the Thames
but everything indicates that 1t is very great.
| THE STORM IN THE PROVINCES.
In other parts OF England the gale amounted to
| perfect hurricane, destroying teiegraphic CON-
munication by blowing down the lines, delaying
| trains on nearly all the railroads and unroolng
| buildings OF every Kind.
HOW BRISTOL SUFFERED.
AT Bristol the storm ragged furiously, causing
heavy damage to buildings and shipping. Old resi-
dents of that city state that rarely within their
memory has such destructive gale prevailed at
BHstoL
OTHER CITIES VISITED.
The devastation extends to such well known
were damaged and many residences injured; Cam.
| bridge, where similar destruction occurred. Bath
though in comparatively sheltered position, suf
fered, ana Windsor, where many valuable trees
were overturned in the royal parks.
RAILROAD STATION ROOF GONE.
AT oxford the great glass roof OF the Great West.
I crn Railroad station was blown away and the
building otherwise damaged.
| CHRIST CHURCH WALK.
The splendid clms OF the famous christ Church
walk at oxford were uprooted, and hundreds OF
buildings damaged The destruction at this
cient city Is unprecedented.
/ IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND.
The gale extended over Ireland and scotland,
interrupting telegraph communications and
spreading destruction over wide area.
A HURRICANE Ar rENzANcE.
/ At Penzance Cornwall and the Scilly Islands the
gale increased TO a hurricane, and manv distress.
ing rumors prevail 10 loss OF life and property
along the coast.
DIRECTION OF THE GALE.
The general direction OF the gale, which caused
so much damage throughout the south OF England
was from the sonthwestward Alter the storm It
veered to the northwestward with diminishing
force.
NO ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES
| II Is impossible yet to estimate the extent Of the
damage caused by the storm, the loss OF life and
property and the shipping disasters that have un.
questIonably occurred.
GALE IN THE BAY ISLANDS.