Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
A MODERN DELUGB.
Great Damage to Property and Prob
able Loss of Life by Flood in the Uni
ted Kingdom.
London Gable Special. s0th.

ted Kingdom.
London Gable Special, SOth. .
The gale which commenced on Thurs
day night has continued, except for short
intervals, and to-day it RACES as fiercely as
ever. In this city the weather was very
fine during the early part of yesterday,
but as the day wore on the wind increased
in violence, and when night fell it was
accompanied by rain which continued.
though not heavily, during the night. To-
day the rain has ceased, but the wind
continues very high.
Considerable damage has been done by
the rainfall, which, in the provinces, was
excessive, and great loss has been caused.
not only by the gale, but by the floods. A
number of shipwrecks have been reported,
and some loss of life. Owing to the high
winds prevailing, the policemen on duty
at the new Law Courts warn foot passen-
gers against the danger of going under the
clock at the main tower ON account of it's
insecurity, The gale has been felt severely
in many parts of the country, At Sails
bury the wind was accompanied
by violent rain, and there was
much damage to property. The low
lying lands were flooded. The gale
has continued with great violence
throughout the east and north. At York
on Saturday the temperature during the
W.
Snow fell six inches on the wolds. Floods
covered the outlying districts, large trees
were uprOoted, sheep drowned or starved,
and farm buildings blown down, The
sea defenses at BridlingtOn were much
damaged. A huge wall of brick and
masonry at Duffield was overturned, A
considerable amount of damage was
done at Bradford. At Preston walls
were blown down, and chimney stacks
NxrnY rrt. I, e -,cl
lnjuring several of the inmates. At Fleet
wood, which seemed to lie directly in the
region of the cyclOnic disturbance, the
gale was felt most severely. a large
chimney fell, demolishing a building. At
Chorley some buildings sustained great
damage, and chimney thirty yards high
was blown down, At Chester, the wind
had the force of hurricane, snow fell
during the morning and chimney stacks
were overturned. At Neston, a church
tower was damaged and hay stacks blown
over.
The Irish mails were delayed and pas
sengers across the channel experienced
most tempestuOus weather, Snow fell
for several hours on Saturday in North
Wales, succeed by . heavy down.pouring
of rain. Rivers overflowed their banks,
and in many places the heavy rain caused
serious losses,
Inc loM-IylnS country IN centra
ticularly Tipperary and Queens
counties, was inundated. At
Waterford on Saturday night great dam
age was done to property, several old
houses were blown down and the harbor
was crowded with vessels seeking shelter.
At Ennis the principal streets are flood
ed, the river Fergus having overfowed its
banks. The main thoroughfare looks like
a canal, and all business is suspended.
the effects of the storm in the neighbor-
hood of Enniskillen have been very great.
Much damage has been done to the town.
The waters OF Lough Erne reached a great
height, and the river Dee Overfowed its
banks. In the vale of Llangollen many
acres of land have been submerged. The
inmates of the houses flooded bv the
waters had to leave their homes and find
places of safety.
The meteorological office report this
morning says: ''The weather over our
islands remains exceedingly rough and
unsettled. A condition Of well defined
depression lies between the Shetlands and
the west coast Of Norway, while deep
subsidiary disturbance seems to be adj
Vanclng toward the southwest of Eng
land. The barometer is falling generally,
The wind, fresh and strong from the west
on our more northern coasts, blows a
strong gale from the southwest in the
channel and the Bay of Biscay. In the
course Of last evening or during the night
a fresh or strong gale blew on all Our
coasts, ard during the night and morning
the storm in the midlands increased in
violence. In the country districts trees
were uprooted and thousands of acres
laid under water"
In Birmingham a phenomenal darkness
prevails, and some Of the streets are
strewn with debris, At Stoke-on-Trent
heavy rain has fallen without ceasihg for
the last twenty-four hours. In North
Staffordshire the rivers along the Trent
valley and Churnel valley OVerfOwed in
some places, and there are miles of sub
merged land.
At Newbury, terrific storm OF wind
and rain swept over that part of Berk-
shire last night, and up to II O'Clock this
morning there is no sign of abatement.
The floods are rising rapidly at Kenuett
valley and Wakefield. Rain has fallen in
torrents, accompanied by very high winds.
During the night and this morning the
lower parts of the valley have been mum
dated, and the waters are still rising. The
river Calder overfowed its banks. and
the lower floors of some of the large grain
warehouses and malt kilns have been
flooded.
A terrific gale swept over the Lower
Severn valley last night Large tracts of
land are inundated, and the floods
threaten to become very serious. At
Cardiff the storm continues. and several
fresh casualties are reported. In Bristol
channel steamer is said to have gone
down, with all hands, off PortheawI,
There is much delay in telegraphic com.
between Liverpool, Man
chester, Newcastle, Scotland and ireland.
The Honolulu Gnzette saws in ito oo,,r.