New-York tribune., 1883-12-13
A GREAT STORMIN ENGLAND.
LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTY.

WRECK OF SHIPS on TIE CoAsT-MEN KILLED IN
THE CITY sTREETs-BUMDINGs RUINED.
LONDON. Dec. ia gale prevailed throughout
Great Britain and Ireland on Tuesday night, ana
was accompanied on the coast by heavy seas. Inc
telegraph lines are much damaged. The gale was
especially severe in Ireland, Scotland ana Nortn
Wales In the Midland counties of England huge
trees were torn up ard there was great OBSTRUCTION
of property and personal injury. There was aiSo
some loss of life The low-ying districts OF BrlI-
ingham are flooded. At Derby the roof and chancei
of the Church of st. Chad were demolished. Inc
Congregational church at that place was also dam
aged At Wolverhampton the Exhibition Bnlldlhg
was DESTROYED. At Rotterdam the parish church
was much injured Many huge chimney shafts were
demolished at Manchester, Leeds, Bury fnd''E'
Stamford and Leicester. A huge gas-holder near
Bradford was capszed and two large cHehii'"'
works at Widncs were damaged
SHIPS WRECKED AND IN DANGER.
Fears are entertained regarding the safety OF the
Channel steamers which sailed before the storm be-
gan. ship was sunk at the entrance to the Abort
Dock in the Thames River. At Leicester the car
riope works were destroyed. At Blrkcnhead, on
the Mcrscv. great damage done. The CHEF ON
Ger of a steamer which bad just arrived ilom uiaS-
cow was blown upon the quay 10y the gaze an"
killed. In Liverpool cabs were overturned III inc
streets and many buildings were damaged Al LIN
coin the parapct Of the tower of the cathedral was
blown down. At South Shields near the mouth oi
the TYNE, vessels broke adrift in the harDor ana
three wherIcs were sunk
The British ship, Liverpool, Captain Davidson
from Quebec November :, for Greenock, Is a total
wreck near Stranrear Scotland. Nineteen OF hcr
crew were drowned Only one man and boy were
saved The ship has gone to pieces and the cargo Is
washing ashore A portion of the town of Ports
month is flooded. At IIarlcpool many ships were
damaged.
LIVES LOST ON LAND.
Nearly all the chimney stacks in Hull were over
thrown. Two persons were killed there and several
were Injured At Birmingham two persons were
killed and a number of others were injured. HIRE"
persons were killed at Manchester by the falling oi
a house. At Dewsbury three persons were Killed.
At Chester n man was blown down IN the street ana
killed. Two persons were also killed at LyerScdg''
Yorkshire. A portion Of the roof Of st. Mary
Church ot Berwick was destroyed. Several houses
in the suburbs of Nottingham were blown down.
4 boa: was wrecked while entering Galway har-
h,r and four persons were drowned. At Ncwry, Ire
land thp gale was very severe destroying much
nropcrN and bending tine laWp-pONts IN me streets
At kildwick another gJNomctcr was demolished.
Postal Telegraph inspector WAS cut III h''''' ut
Leeds
4 CEMETERY DAMAGED.
At Bradford the monuments in Uudcrclid Gene
tcrv and portion Of the depot of the Midland Rail-
,c,v ,ycr, blown down. Several vessels d"ckod in
the Mcr,cy were damaged. Two vessels were
,,.r.cl,.d II Dunurc near hyr. Scotland. aud two
,nru were drowned The lowlaud, IA West Iarc1-
sIir. and in the Gar-taug district, on the wye
River, are flooded. At Glasgow the damage To prop