The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-11
A BLIZZARD IN BRITAIN.
SETERE SNOW STORM sWEEPING
SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND.
Trains and Steamers Wrecked -Eismarck's
Candidacy for the Reischstag-iron Works
Explosion In Glasgow-Anti-Parnel
and the National Federation.
III

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LONDON. Mar. iO.-For week past violent
snow-storms have prevailed in Scotland and IN
the Northern part of England. while in the
South If England the weather has been pleas
ant. The gale of yesterday. which was totally
unexpected. travelled in a northeasterly direc-
tion across the Bay of Biscay.
The blizzard now RACES over Southern Eng
land, and made its appearance in London at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Last night the
storm ragged furiously and gained steadily in
violence. while there was an unusual rlse IN
the tide. The water was SO rough m the har-
Dors that it Was with great difficulty vessels
were held % their mOOrngs.
At Dover the mail boat nearly sank IN the
harbOr while one of her paddle-boxes was
completely smasned. Mail services are una
bic to make the passage of the channel. Ihe
sea makes q clean breach over the Admiralty
pier, where the telegraph clock and the signal,
man are prisoners.
From all along the coast come reports SINH
lar To the above. and throughout Great Brit
ain the blizzard has seriously interrupted tel
egraphic communication.
TRAINS AND STEAMERS wREcKED.
Reports from various countries represent
the snow ae drifting heavily. Trains are more
OF less delayed, and in some instances they
are completely stalled. All held-wolk has
been abandoned. and the loss % farm stock
will undoubtedly DE immense. The storm
has NOT been eOualled in violence since 1870.
4 train which left Charing Cross station at
midnight last night became blocked when
near Foikost0nc. Tho passengers We're res
eu.d at eight o'clock. having spent the night
without either food or light. Many OF them
were seriously Ill from exposure. and some Of
them We're found % have been frost bitten.
Ir.f rrtr lafu Dover
are subject 10 several hours delay
Communication with many parts or the
country il SO crippled that II Is probable hut
little news has been heard yet otthe real mag
nitude Of the storm.
Information has been received here that
five fishing smacks have been wrecked OF
Hastings and that three persons were drowned
in consequence.
A coast-gunrd boat while attempting to
effect the rescue of distressed seamen Oft
Sandgate. was capsized and seven of those on
board We're drowned.
4 rumor is i'm circulation that a channel
steamer has gone down between Dover and
Calais and that all on board We're lost The
report has not been confirmed.
TERRIBLE WEATHER CONTINUES.
The weather continues terrible. Snow has
been falling in London all Tuesday night In
the north Of England and Scotland the
storm is somewhat milder. At Dunn
fries the thermometer is fifteen de
erees above zero. The Duke Of Edinburgh,
who was on his way to join his command at
Davenport has been showed in at Taunton.
The blizzard is undated in some sections,
and at Tiyerton the snow drifts are two feet
high. Continental mail boats are hours late
and Norwegian bark has been burnt in the
channel trying 10 light signals of distress.
For twenty four hours the gale has been in
termittent in Southwest England Business
is suspended in Bristol, and trains are showed
| in in all directions