The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-24
FLEEING FR0l TIE FLOODS.
fany Portions o. Great Britain DOllCed By
DeYOufilg Waters.
DAYITT EOgIEATED FOR PARLIAMENT.
He Consents 20 Stand for the Northern Divi-
sion of Kilkenny as an Anti-farneii-
ite-FOreign Events,


LoyDOS. Oct 23-The giles have been very
generally renewed over Great Britain and
aong its coasts. Many vessels of all kinds
are reported as being ashore 1T the different
points on the coast. the county OF Somer-
set l4O 0O) res OF land have been submerged
while the dykes nave everywhere been swept
away. The country has assumed the aspect
which it presented ~ tue time of Alfred the
Gre t. and he isa OF Athelney, where the
monarch took refuge during the anish III
va.iOn has aga bten create /. Windsor
Castle is looming irONnlngly dpOn the vast
eXpanse Of waters which surround It Oh ali
sdes. The Ihame- side Ouses are beng
rapidly deserte of their occupants. who are
10 be seen padding about in canoes ioOkin
for dry land wuerrOn 10 lare their families
q such of Their effects as thy have been
able to save rom the deyounng floods
Swan surround the town OF Windsor and
the ounty of ent The ren districts of LIN
colnshire and the midland counties are de-
luged.
DEMOLISHED BIZ THE FLOOD.
The food demolished a pile dam. which
had been constructed across q hfty-toot gap.
in the embankment Of the river Parret IN
Somerset An enormous volume OF water
poured through the breach thus made, caus-
ing widespread damage TO the adjacent
country, and orcing the country folks TO Use
boats IN passing from village to village.
In Bucklnghamshire. the country IN the
vicinity OF Newport-p pagnell. on the Ouse. is
su merged. and the inhabitants have oeel
compelled TO seek reiu % on the upper floors
of their houses The high road running into
Newport-f agnell is seyera fe't under water.
A railroad cutting near Chrstcurch, uu-
dermined by the aood. cola sell this morning
L rlrfa 3
The surrounding neighborhoOd Is inundated
So that the repalrin of the damage ls lmpos-
sible till the sub-ldence of the foo Is.
The Thames j. still rising. and Is already
five feet above its normal high water mark.
A portion the Royal Gardens and the
Queens drive at Windsor are Hooded.
U,PA AL D F ODDS.
Politics. both forei AMI domestic give
way In the public interest 20 the extensive
oods never ualed iu Ing and within the
present generation. and ar more widespread
than the Moray 10 ds of sixty years 40
which however de trOyed many lives. The
foods have come 50 ga ualy that nearly
every one has had a chance b escape. althou m
vast ola rs are under water and rlyt cts have
swollen to vers. he chief anxiety felt s
as 20 wi ether { waters will altogether retire
from ONE of tie regions invaded especially
the lowands near the sea large sections 81
the labor of centuries. ShOnli the Il DDS
which are still rising in many places not sooI
subside much suLer.ng Will be caused
VIOLENT WINDS AND RAIN.
LoNG BBANcH. n. j.. Oct. pa violeL
rain and wind storm ser iu Slong the nog;ber.
part OF the new Jersey coast last night nm
cont nued unit after daybreak. There IS still
hoavy gale, bat the rain has ceased. The se'
runs high
The wind blew fifty miles an hour at Sandy
Hook Point early this morning and the Gov
eminent life saving patrol could make nc
progress along the shore. what renamed o
tie wrecked schooner ttna was carried ut
high and dry on the leach.
The wrecked schooner Moses b. Bramhall,
driven ashore Wednesday. had 70 oe aoan
doned last night and will prove tota
wreck.
From Sandy Hook Point TO Normandie BY
the-S ca the ocean made clean sweep over TN
stone bulkheads that were erected 10 protect
! the tracks ol the New Jersey southern division
of the Central railroad OF ew Jersey. Ih'
dan age by washouts is considerable Addet
10 that caused by last weeks washOuts II vii
swell the damage 10 a large amount
Ocean avenue. which has suffered consta n
] encroachments from the Sell was 80 badi
| damaged by last nights storm that the entir
| avenue IS abandoned rom the old Atlanta
| Hotel 30 south Bath avenue. At places th'
avenue is not wide enough to hO d a WAGON
/ MANY telegraph and te ephone pole be
! longing to the Government are down am
/ conmunicat on 10y wire al ng the shore Il
dificult Many small boats and sloops al
! cbOred at keypOrt were driven on the shore
The heavy bulkhead at Highland Beecl
was badly damaged by the seas. / amage o.
the storm and surf IS also reported at Atlantic
| Highs ands and oeabright.