Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-10
England Visited by Storm Of Rare
Severity.
DAMAGE OF THE SOUTHERN FLOODS
Sir Garnet WoIseIey's Proposed
Visit to Canada.
RHODE ISLAND NOMINATIONS
THE WORST OF THE CENTURY.
England Visited by a Blizzard Such as 10
Karely seen There

Rarely Seen There.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star
LONDON. March lO.-A blizzard las been rag
ing over England since 4 O'Clock yesterday
| afternoon, which is generally admitted to he
! the worst storm of the century. On FRIDAY the
mercury had risen to such an extent that the
temperature was summer-like. but today the
country is again plunged into the depths Of
winter and the whole country is knee-deep in
snow. Last evening the streets OF the mctrop-
oils were deserted. the wind was blowing gale
and sitting hne snow into the faces Of pedes-
TRANS Busses stopped running. no cabs could
be had, telegraph communication with the con-
| tinent Was interrupted and trains were either
entirely blocked or greatly delayed, many scci-
| dents being reported.
From the provinces comes the information
that the country roads are impossible on &C.
count of drifts
ON THE COAST.
The state Of affairs on the coast and in the
English and St. Georges channels is simply
appalling. Many vessels have been torn from
their moorings at quays, and along the whole
coast the greatest excitement prevails, the loss
in fishing boats and telegraph wires being i'm
mense.
London this morning looks like city that
has had pail thrown over it and then been
abandoned, street traffic having been brought
TO a standstill, and only a stray pedestrian
being here and there visible. From Wales il is
reported that the loss of sheep on the exposed
hill pastures Is very great. Last night the
business at the theaters was largely diminished,
and big political meeting at Portsmouth was
postponed
SCENES AT BRIGHTON.
Brighton today is said to resemble New York
during the blizzard of 1888. Indeed the people
characterize this American weather, more
especially as ii fulfls a recent prediction from
that country that England would experience
terrible storms about this time. Great anxiety
was felt over the receipt of a telegram from
Dover to the effect that the club-train-boat
that left last evening for Calais. that usually
crosses in an hour, and having on board the
Dachess OF Edingburgh and suite. had not ar
rived there early this morning. Finally news
came that the buffeted vessel had reached port
about a. m, after a fearful experience. The
| unfortunate passengers report that the
| night on the channel was simply awful and
news from other ports is anxiously awaited.
HIGH SEAS AT DOVER
correspondent at Dover says that the sea
in the harbor terrific, the waves washing
completely over the quays and making the
situation Of the vessels in port most dangerous.
As it was the mail steamer Wave, tat was to
haye crossed hst night, nearly sank at the pier.
her port paddle box being completely wrecked.
1t is impossible to send ou: the other mali boats
as the sea is now making a clean breach over
the admiralty pier, which is inaccessible. the
| telegraph clerk and signal man being virtually
| imprisoned. Distress signals from the direc-
tion of Goodwin Sands are now visible.
From all parts of the kingdom come reports
of serious delays in railway and other traffic.
The passenger train from Chatham to Faver-
| sham was showed up at Teynham. Some pas
| sengers walked home while others obtained
lodgings in the village. The mail cart from
Dover TO Ramsgate was unable to get through
this morning, while the Chatham and Dover line
| is blocked and the mails consequently delayed.
At Sheerness the mail cart driver and his bags
were discovered by a searching party hidden in
| a snow drift. while the Sheerness branch line
is blockaded ami no train had reached sitting
bourne up to IL today. All the lines in Devon
shire are blocked, mail train being showed up
at Morthoe, to whose relief train has been
sent.
TRAIN SNOW BOUND.
Another mail train, bound from Southampton
to Linden. lies helpless in a deep cutting be-
tween Winchester and Farnham ana all traffic
on the Taft railway in Wales and on irs Aber-
dare and Merthyr branches has been stopped.
ALL NIGHT IN A SMALL BOAT.
A singular incident is reported from Ports
mouth, where, during the height Of the storm
last night, q convict named Wilson escaped
| from the dockyard. The alarm was soon given
and search at once made, but no trace Of him
| could be found until this morning, when he
| was discovered in boat of Whale Island, not
| far from land. He had been there all night
and when rescued he was nearly dead from
exhaustion, his sufferings having been intense,
| the storm preventing him from making good
his escape TO the French coast.
Capt. Shinley of the Victoria, one of the reg
ular packet boats, reports having been obliged
| to lay to in the channel all night. He saws that
! it was the worst weather he had ever expert
enced- Snow is now falling and the weather
bureau predicts still another gale with more
snow squalls, and that it will be very cold TO-
night.
Ihe Newhaven boat train that connects with
the channel steamer and the Eastbourne mail
were both blocked At Esstbourne at midnight.
The Newhaven train got started again and
passed Lewis this afternoon seven hours late.
Her passengers report q fearful passage across
the channel A schooner is ashore near New
haven aud at Littestone life boat was over
turned last night and four u the crew drowned,
in. luls Shu