New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-20
THE GREAT BRITISH STORMS.
MANY RIVERS OVER THEIR BANKS AND ENoRM-
GUS DAMAGE DoNE-FoUL WEATHER


Gus DAMAGE DoNE-FoUL WEATHER
IN THE IRISH SEA.
London Oct 1p-There seems TO be no end to the
terribly seevre weather which has prevailed, almost
without interruption, for about week. NO sooner
does the wind 60 down for few hours than the re-
port is spread that the bad weather has ceased But
people have hardly time TO congratulate themselves
before the sky again becomes leaden and the wind
once more begins to blow with hurricane force
Last night and this morning the Irish Sea was
severely stormswept The Dublin mail packet rom
Hoyhead arrived at Kngstown, the landing place for
Dublin. five hours late She reported that after being
out two hours tremendously heavy smashed sew
eral Of the paddles OF her weather side Wheel making
it necessary for her to heave to for repairs and that
hardly had the paddles been repaired when another
heavy sea carried away the steering wheel and portion
of the bridge.
The storm which has prevailed on the west coast
OF Ireland for several days is pronounced TO be the
worst that part OF the country In twenty years.
The River shannon has Overhowed its banks and has
submerged a large of land, drowning consider
able number of cattle and sheep and destroying several
houses and many barns. The reclamation works near
Ennis, in County Clare, which recently cost the Gov
emment 100000, have been nearly ruined. The
gale has also been raging in and around Queenstown
About thirty craft, large and small, chiefly fishing
smacls and small coasters. have been driven ashore
In addition, much damage has been done to crops,
trees and other property. At Youghal, seaport
town, twenty seven miles east of Cork, the west
side of the estuary Of the Blackwaer, which forms its
harbor, the water has been driven so far up by the
wind that many parts Of the town are flooded.
Many villages In the Trent Valley are submerged
Tho rivers Usk, Ebbw, Runney and Otway have over
flowed their banks. Many thousand acres Of land are
covered with water and the roads impossible.
large number Of buildings weakened by the oodS, have
collapsed. The loss Of livestock is great. The Par
ret River has overhowed its banks. Between Bridge
water and Langport the country IS for many miles
and many houses submerged.
French brig wrecked to-day of st. Cathariens
Point and five members Of her crew were drowned.
coasng schooner also stranded at about the same
spot Dispatches from Holyhead say that 200 YES
sels many of them much damaged have sought refuge
at that port from the storm ,.,.,,.. =.
The gravest apprehens sions are felt by the inhabitants
Of Sandgate, a small town on the English Channel,
about two miles from FokestOne. The storms have
caused an unusually high tide there, and this combined
with the hurricane, is destroying the sea wall Many
houses near the shore have already been washed over
and the hghrOad leading to Hythe and Folkesonc Is
submerged and destroyed In many places The Ihanes
AT Windsor, EtOn, and other places Is overcoming
houses. -
| The incidents mentioned give only an Incomplete
idea of the damage done Similar reports are reach
ing this city from many other parts OF England Ire
| land and Scotland. :, - II,
tied by terrific storm to-day. The wind blew hur-
| ricane The town of GTaEada and the whole sur
rounding country are inundated and immense damage
has been caused BY the food The lower part OF the
! town of Motrll is submerged.