The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-15
Bills Wild West show and wrecking them
utterly.
PERIL OF PASSENGER TRAINS.

Two passenger trains running between
Glasgow and helensburg were brought TO a
standstill u the intense alarm of the pas
sengers. by the waves which washed over and
threatened to demoish the track. The fires
OF the locomotives were extinguishei thus
completely stranding the trains and placing
the lives of the pas.er gers IL peril. Escape
IRON tie cars s i'm sible and all attempts
made up TO the present to reach the travellers
have iaIrd
From all sections come reports of damage
done and lives encangere The country
roads are strewn witt and blocked by fallen
trees. tws ed TELEGRAPH WI es and broken tel
egraph poles. Ii is impossible rs yet to give
even nm approxir ate IDEA % the amage done
on Ian and g, or of the lives lost.
Instances of ..e furious work Of the gale
ae constantly being recorded. AT South
wod. Suffolk. on the North sea- between the
River Blythe and Buss creek the local life
boat crew has had one of the many rough ex-
perienc OF the ast night A ship. taking
for time the place OF the regular life
boat. had been anchored Of Tizewell
near Southwold. in order to indicate
the site Of dangerous wreck. During
the gale last right the vessel was blown from
her moorngs an was tossed about he elplessiy
until she stranded upon rocks some distance
from the shore. The Southwold life 1oat ut
out 10 rescue the crew. but 1t was only after
many hours of hard work that the rescuers
managed to take of the crew and bring hem
TO land.
EXPERIENCE OF LIFE BOATS CREW.
At about the same time the life boat be-
longing TO Aidborough on the same coast.
was having an almost similar experience.
The Aldborough boat attempted t. reach n
distressed vessel. After several hours of
fearful buheting from the angry waves
the little craft and its gallant crew found that
1t was impossible to reach the endangered
vessel and headed for home. But the storm
had now reached such height that Aid
borou gh could not be male out. aud the
crew were compelled TO head for Southwold.
where they landed safely this morning
From all parts in the path of Che storm
come reports Of damage. Several fishing yes
sells are reported missing. and it is feared that
when the story of the gale Is ali told IL will
be found that there has been serious loss of
life among the fishermen who were caught at
sea by the storm.
Advices from Devonport. near Plymouth,
the largest naval depot in Great Britain.
show that III NJ. s. Northum berland, one of
the finest Of the older ships OF the ironclad
navy, came very near sustaining serious in
Jury. During the fierce burst of the storm |
She parted her moorings. and had II not been |
Tor the prompt assistance rendered by the |
,rew of the II. NJ 5. Ansar the flagship Of |
Rear Admiral Lotus F. Jones. the Northum- |
Derland would have suffered most serious
nishap.
Throughout Devonshire and Cornwall the |
torm was particularly severe and from all |
ectons of these counties come reports of |
iyers overfiowed and trees uprooted aud |
.rops destroyed
As the details arrive here from countryside
and seaboard il is seen that the effects of the
ale have been more general and widespread
han was at first supposed.