Telegram-herald., 1891-10-24
GREAT Arb lHE GALES
That Aadiy Rage Over the british
Asiss.
vIfIoRllS HOLE IS INUNDATED
Eissas sies. th@ Tksnes Drtvs ths fa-
AAsitAat. frosa their nsae--y Ssssis
AsAsrs ala aiosx the Cssss
ox Easisas.


-espo-. Oct -YAs gales have
been very genes y renewed over
Great Britain ana along its coasts A
government dEsdg sHg vessel nas foun-
cersd IN tAs daa. eroas slo4is Of Good
win sands. lac llisboat succeeded in
bringing OF the srsS IA safety. The
Russian bark siesaA. while Atte nptlng
10 secure shelter IN the haroor OF
kamsgats soilided with the sea wall
AID Immediately sank A relief boat
Was promptly seat 10 the rescue Of the
crew II tae sark. al Of whon were
safely laaaed- AaAy vessels of al
kisds are reported as being ashore
~ diffsrsnt points en- the coast
In the county Of soaessst isa,-
Svo Asres Of land has been su ubInerg
while the dikes everywhere have been
swept away. The county has as
samed she aspect " nicA it presented in
tho time of Alfred the Great and the
island Of Asheiney. wsers the mon
arch took refuge during the Danish
invasion. has ag4ia bees created
Windsor castle - looming frown-
ingly upon the vast eKpanse Of
waters " nisa sarround II On all sidex
The Taamssids houses ere being rapid
iy deserted oy their oesupsnts, who Are
To DO seen padding ssout in canoes.
looking for ary land wAerecn ~ place
their families and such of their effects
ss they have been able to save iron the
devouring feodA
LONDON. Oct sa-Ths Thames on
Thursday rose ~ Winassr, feeding the
meadows portion of the race course
and the play fields ef ktoa college
Miles Of home park and kgham
meadows were also submerged From
Disa comes . report saas bark on the
Downs 10 showing signs 81 die
tress and in spite sf efforts made in
thai direction she Iifeboat which went
To hsr assistance has been unable to
reach shs vessels sids. The Thames
continues 70 rise. Many acres
of land around Nsidenhead, Mar
Low and Henley are submerged
Communication with the houses
surrounded by water h effected by
boats From Bath comes the report of
the drowning Of two boys in the Hood.
The situation In low-lyins parts of the
country 10 serious In Lincolnshire and
Wiltshire many factories have been
compelled to stop operations their
ground doors being Inundated
PARss. Oct s&-Floods IN the depart
ments OF Ardiche aud Gard are
causing immense damage. Many per-
sons have been injured and II Is feared
that some have been drowned The
river Rhons contin nes to rise Addi-
tionsl damage 70 railroads By the floods
il reported A railroad line was de-
stroysd ss several points between St
Gsrmain dss Posses and Mines. and
some roads are covered with water to
the depth NJ six feet The plains have
been converted into lakes and the viii
laxers have been forced TO take refuge
In the ehureheA
MADRID, Oct. s9.-vast tracts of land
10 the south of the Sierra Nevada have
been subus.rged by the foods The
Calder river has overhowed and the
crops in three districts have been de-
stroyed and . number Of persons have
been drowned Terrible distress ex-
lists among the inhabitants. The coun-
try about Manresa. province OF BARGE
Iona has been s~ept by a hurricane,
which has done vast damage.