The New York herald., 1878-10-23
HERALD WEATHER SERVICE.
Complete Fulfilment Of the
Herald's Prediction.
THE GREAT STORM IN ENGLAND.
Destructive Gales Sweeping the British
and French Coasts
LONDON, OCT. 0, 1873.


The HERALD warning, dated October s. reading M
folows-s.A depression, attended by gales and rains
Will probably arrive at the British and Norwegian
coasts about Tuesday, the Sth"-has boon strkingly
verified The depression reached st. Georges Chans
mel on Monday from the southwest the barometer
falling 10 considerably below twenty -nine inches
Warnings issued as sfoows:-"Barometer tall.
lug very fast at Scily, with extremely heavy south
east gales. HOIST south cone" During tho afternoon
tot Monday southwest and west coasts Of England
visited by the storm Al Penzance tho sea broke
over wall, bringing up Quantities of stones and
seaweed on 10 the promenade ana making some parts
OF it quito impassabe Some OF the craft in tho har.
Dor were also driven ashore. In the evening the
storm burst over Pembroxeshirc. Al Tenby u was
severely te the wind being of such iorce as to
mako it dangerous be in the streets The glass IN
tho windows OF several houses on the esplanadc and
in otner streets blown in, and considerable dam.
age was done roofs and chimney stacks In the
town. The during the day was terrible, and as
high water the spray was carried over the houses on
the north end of tho espianade. Tho gale was at its
height shortly before midnight. Al daylight this
morning a French uggcr observed in he bay
bare poles Some boats went to her assistance
and she was safely brought to anchorage under Trs-
Clrs. telegram from Holynead states that
tho schooner Volunteer, oil Padslow, capsizcd in q
squal beating up to narDor. The captain and two
me1 supposed 10 be drowned.
ruE STORM or THE Sru.
The depression then took due northcrly direction,
ana the full iorce OF the gallo Iet Tuesday as
forewarned by the HERALD cable message. Al six
p A. on Tuesday tho paroinelrlcal ipdlcations "a
published here, were:-"Pressule Is recovering some.
what IN the southwest The deep depression which
appeared the Scilly Islands Monday afternoon
has passed nOrthward, and the centre is shown
tho north OF Ireland where the barometer Is as low
IS. 75 inches." The papers Of this morning give
lengthy accounts OF the gale iclt In the Irish
A Dublin correspondent writes 10 the Times as fol-
lows. under date October o.
aaN. Cf oh Jr;sh
mel with violence yesterday morning have been ioit
all along the eastern coast, The harbors arc iull Of
ships which IN for shelter and is feared that
there viii be bad accounts others, though seri-
casualty has yet been reported this side OF The
Channel AZ kinSst0wn the stan bearing tho south
| conc storm signal blown down. The Ulster
steamer carrying he night mail had severe passage
minutes. inclaalng the time of taking soundings.
There was u heavy sea running and u binding STORM
oil hail and RAIN Along the northeast coast OF Ire
| land the sumc squaliy weather prevailed, and the
cross-Channe steamers were detained In consequences
Is swollen to an unusual ne,gh while the low lying
! country around IS Hooded
The list OF casualties IS by no means complete. Tho
gallo sill prevailed all during yesterday,
last night ana curly this morning. telegram from
Portland says:-"A strong southwest gale mas besn
raging through The night Wednesday, causing very
heavy sea. Inc low lying portion OF the town q
inundated by the sea to too depth OF several icet.
Traffic the railway Is delayed by the flooding OF the
line. A large fleet Of shipping mas taken refuge 10
the roadstead. There Is no sign OF the gale
abating. very severe cqunoctai gale lsays
Brighton tecgram) has been blowing there for sew.
eral hours. II commenced yesterday twednos'
day. afternoon, when the weather became threat
| ening that tho shopkeepcrs the front had
| 10 partially close their shops, and during the
night 1t blown perfect hurricane. Fortunately,
however, no damage OF u serious character been
dpneV Reuters telegram from Ply mouth last even-
| ing says:-sA heavy gale from the souihward con-
tnues blow here, and the squalls since nino O'Clock
| have been uncommoniy severe An acsident TO the
| Eddyslono Lighthouse Is rumored. Although the
horizon in the vicinity OF that lighthouse 70 occasou-
ally clear no light can be seen irom Plymouth Zoe or
/ Penloe Point" The river currents In Sousn wales
| rising very rapidly. At Pentre Rhondda Valley
tho river has cvcr1owed Its cmbankment ana rushed
into the houses. Tho engine works have been COM
pleeiy Inundated, and lad named John Williams has
boon carried away by the floods.
/ THE STORM FRANCE.
/ The Tronch papers state that owing to o vi0eut
| storm, accompanied by heavy rain, on Tuesdayl
night the River Cadoue overlooked aud tno raii-
way ut BaiIlargues. line between Mines (Gardl
and Montpeiior (HGrauIt The leegraph,c wires also
suffered greatly. Reports from tho south OF Fraroo
state that drought prevails such an extent that the
/ the Saone arc also worry low. Gcneral Nansouty
writes from tho Observatory oil the Picdu- Midi thas
the house In which nc E preparing to pass the wan
ter Is already surrounded by snow 10 tho depth 81
nearly two feet A THUNDERSTORM broke over Para
about midnight Tuesday and continued for several
/ hours with lew intervals Tho morning on Wednse,
| day was dul ana threatening, and rain tcil ocoaa
| sionaly during the day.
/ Tho Cork Constitution Of tho 10th prints:-
i QUEExsTowN, Wednesday Night
Tho prediction OF The Meteorological Department oN
the NEW YoRK HERALD unfortunately has turned oae
TOO true. Inc gallo cablcd week ago for the SIN
inst as coming from The northwest and would PROB
| ably strike on that the British and Norwegian
coasts. Ii, however, passed north oi our latitude
| and burst at Liverpool and the Welsh coasts with
great Jury, doing immense damage TO shipping On
the 7th inst. heavy blow burst over the southwest
coast, and tho Same night u backed round %
northwest, attended by deiuge Of ram, which mas
| since increased with unabatsd Jury. Yesterday q
regular cyclone from burst over Cork
harbor, attended by heavy rain and thunder, wntcR
/ passed away In a northeast direction.