Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-12-13
A GREAT STORM.
re,,,p,. Destruction OF Property snd Lite
IN ireland, scotisnd aod wales
Other Chronicles OF the


Days Ssws
Violent gales prevailed throughout
Great Britain aud Ireland and were &C d.
companicd on the coast by heavy seas,
Wednesday. The telegraph wires were
much damaged aud communication is
seriously interrupted. The gale was espe
cially severe in Ireland, Scotland aud
North Wales. Iu tho middle counties of
England huge trees we're torn up and car.
ried away aud there was great destruction
OF property and personal injury. There
was also some loss OF life in that section.
The low lying districts of Birmingham are
flooded At Derby the roof aud chaucel Of
the Church of St. Chad were demolished.
The Congregational church was also dam
aged. At Rotterdam the parish church
was much injured. Many huge chimney
shafts were demolished at Leeds, Berry,
Pudsey. Stamford aud Leicester. \ large
gashoder near Bradford was capsized, and
two large chemical works at Widnes were
damaged. At WolvarhBnptun the eKhibi.
tinn building, which was only partially
completed was destroyed by the storm.
Fears are entertained regarding the
safety Of the channel steamers. \ ship
was sunk at the entrance to Abort dock.
At Leicester the carriage works were
DESTROYED. AT Birkenhead great damage
was done. The chief officer OF steamer
which had Just arrived from Glasgow was
blown upon the pier aud killed. In Liver.
pool Cibs were overturned aud many
buildings were damaged. At Lincoln The
parspet of the tower of the cathedral was
blown down.
A ship was blown from its moOrings 10
Belfast, ireland, harbJr. At South Shields
vessels broke adrift in the harbpr. At Lon
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ship Liverpool. from Quebec for Greeuock
| Is total wreck nsar Stranraer, Scotland
| OF the crew OF tweuty-o1e ouly Que mau
and boy were saved. The ship has gone
| to pieces aud the cargo is washing ashore
A portion of the town OF Portsmouth IL
| flooded. At Liverpool the storm WAS very
severe. At uArtlapool many ships were
damaged. Nearly all the chimney stack
Ia Hull were OyerthrOwn. Two persou
were killed there and several were iuiured
| At Birmingham two persons we're KILLED
| aud number of others were injured
| Turee persons were killed at NlucheSte
By the falling of q house At DSwsberr,
three persons were killed. At Chester
mlu was blown down IN the street auC
killed. Two persons were also killed q
Liv0rsedgc, YORKSHIRE. 4 portion of tht
roof Of St Mary's church a. BerwIcl
was destroyed, Several houses il
the suburbs Of Nottingham wer
blown down At Eildwck gaSO
meter was demolished. A postal tele
graph inspector was cut in halves at Leeds
At Bradford the monuments 10 Uudcrclit
Cemetery aud a portion Of the depot Of tn,
Midland railway company were blow
down. Several vessels docked in the Mer
sey were damaged. Two vessels werr
wrecked at DAuure, near Ayr. scotland
and two men we're drowned The l)wland
in West Lancashire and in the Garstau,
district on the Wyre river are flooded. A
GLASGOW the damage 10 property was yer,
great. 4 boat was wrecked wnls enteriut
Galway haTbor and four lersous wer
drowned. At Newry, Ireland, the gal
was very severe, destroying muJh propert.
aud bending the lamp posts on the streets