The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-10
HERALD WARNINGS VERIFIED.
Coolest Weather Known for
Many Years.
FOUNDATIONS IN FRANCE
Disasters to Two Brit
ish Banks.
[By CABLE TO THE HERALD

[By CABLE TO THE HERALD
LoNgoN, Jan. 8, 1879.
Nothing could we'll be more exact than
the verifcation of the prediction sent us
by the HERALD Weather Bureau stating that
stormy weather would commence between
the 7th and 9th inst The report from
Weymouth published in the Tanss states
that very severe weather has pre-
vailed in that district since Mon
day evening. A heavy southeast gale
is blowing on the coast. accompanied
by snow and rain. The sea is running tre-
mendously high. At Cherbourg and the
Channel Islands the weather is very stormy,
the water being SO rough that no vessels
can venture out The mail steamers are
considerably delayed by the high seas. The
Penzance report states that strong east
southeast gale commenced on the night of
January and is still blowing.
GALES ON ALL SIDES.
The Scilly mail has not yet arrived, and
it is expected to be very much behind time
on account of the storm. Dispatches from
Bangor say that heavy easterly gale pre-
walls and that the 9Th was the coolest day
experienced this winter. At Dundee the
southeast gale continues. accompanied by
intense cold. The weather ON the northeast
coast Of Scotland is SO tempestuous that
none of the trading steamers dare venture
out. The summary of the weather pub
lished in the Times says that the weather is
cloudy and overcast in Ireland. In the
southwest of England numerous severe
squalls are reported. At Holyhead and
London the wind is southeasterly;
in the north it is backing to
the east-northeast, and at all the
southern stations "a moderate to strong
gale is blowing. In the Channel and on
the southeastern coast the wind increased
to gale on Tuesday night; and during
Wednesday southeasterly gales were ex-
perienced. The increase in the force Of the
wind since Tuesday has been SO great that
it finally attained the velocity of forty
seven miles an hour.
INTENSELY COLD.
The local reports in nearly every instance
mention the fact that the cold has not been
so intense for many years past. The snow
fall at Bristol is the heaviest that has been
experienced there in twenty years. On the
island of Jersey the weather is very severe.
Heavy snow and frost, accompanied by
strong northeast winds continue here. The
weather is clearing rapidly in the vicinity
of Manchester, but it is still very cold,
with strong easterly winds.
OLD FATHER THAMES RuFFLEp.
The severe east-northeast gale that blew in
the neighborhood of London during yester-
day rendered passenger. steamboat and other
traffic on the Thames very hazardous. In
deed. for some time the penny steamers
had to abandon their trips until the high
winds abated it was impossible to steer the
vessels during the storm. This, in word,
has been the most severe storm that has
struck our islands for years, and we must
await the reports from all the coast districts
before we can tell whether the people have
taken advantage of the timely warning of
its coming.
The British brig George, Captain Carroll,
from Wilmington, N. c., November s, for
Antwerp, has been assisted into Dover,
having had her foremasthead sprung aud
her rigging damaged.
The Dutch bark Friesland, Captain Won
Smeden, which arrived at Rotterdam JAN
nary 4, from Philadelphia, is in leaky
condition.
FRANCE VISITED BY oALEs-oNE VESSEL. LOST
AND ANOTHER LOSES srAns AND TACKLE.
PARIS, JAM. 0, 1879.
The predictions of the last HERALD
Weather Bureau despatch are being album
dainty verified. Traffic on the leading
French railways has been stopped by heavy
snow storms and mails are arriving in Paris
several hours late. In the South of France
strong gales have prevailed, accompanied
by rain, and in some districts serious in
undations have occurred.
pIsAsrRRs 10 AMERICAN VESSELS.
The HERALD correspondent at Bayonne \
telegraphs that the bark Gloster, from
Raltimore for Bavonne had fo mt into