River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-10-22
AT The sIoRm.s MERCY.
Great Damage to Property In England
and Ireland by Pierce Gales. Swollen
Rivers and High Tides-Loss of Lifs at

Great Damage to Property In England
and Ireland by Fierce Gales. Swollen
Rivers and High Tides-Loss of life al
Sea.
LONDON, Oct. 20.-The storms which
were everywhere renewed Monday
have caused immense damage The
continuous rains had filled all the riy-
ers to the brim, and Mondays addi-
tionai .eluge caused freshets and in
undations in all directions. The Trent
burst its banks in many places and
sluices were carried away, caus-
ing crops and cattle TO be destroyed.
The damage, however, is greater
in Ireland than England. The
Shannon is on a rampage, thousands OF
acres of land along its banks being
submerged with disastrous effects To
the farmers The flood partially de.
stroyed the Fergus Reclamation works
at Ennis. which were built by the gov.
eminent at cost of el20,000. The
coasts are strewn with wrecks, chiefly
coasting craft, and many have been
/ lost.
There were pitiful scenes during the
I gale off ST. GATHERINGS Point, Isle OF
Wight. The French brig Juene Benoni
weathered the point in the fercest OF
the gale, but the captain being unfa-
miliar with the locality, was driven in
to the dangerous channel locally known
as Rooken Race, where numerous
/ wrecks occur yearly and which is
avoided by all navigators knowing the
| peculiarities of the coast. When he
realized his danger he luffed up into
the wind instead of keeping away be-
fore the seas The brig at once be-
came helpless, and the terrific seas
swept her decks with such fury as to
wash overheard the captain and five
! seamen. The boat was washed over
board at the same time and two of
the men managed 70 reach il and keep
afioat by its aid a moment, but were
| quickly forced 10 release their hold and
| -wesc drovvrad tho o.l.es tlrs~s ~
men and the captain had been, within
300 yards of the Lighthouse and in full
sight of the coast guard, the local fish
ermen and mum Der of visitors from
Ventnor, who could plainly hear the
cries of the perishing men. Help from
shore was impossible.
In the Irish channel shipping also
had severe experience The big
steamer Connaught, carrying the Amer
/ lean mails, arrived at kingstown five
hours late, having had a rough pas
sage. Its paddles were smashed, re-
paired and smashed again, and il
| seemed as if it would not live through
the hurricane. The passengers, ter
ribly frightened, were kept below by
/ battening down the matches. The
steamer looked like a wreck when il
came into Kingstown
DUBLIN. Oct. 20. The hurricane
which has prevailed on the west coast
of ireland for several days past is pro-
nounced to be the worst storm known
in that part of the country in twenty
years. The river Shannon has over
flowed its banks and has submerged
large quantities of land in its vicinity,
drowning a considerable number of
cattle and sheep and destroying several
houses and many barns and other such
buildings.
The gale has been raging with UNI
usual fierceness about Queenstown and
its vicinity. About thirty crafts large
and small, mostly fishing smacks and
small coasters. have been driven ashore
in that vicinity.
At Youghal the sea has been SO heavy
and the water has been driven so far
up by the wind that many parts of the
town are flooded by the seas which
have swept into the streets
Many sheep and cattle have been
drowned along the course of the Black
water river. Dispatches from Holyhead
state that 200 vessels many of them
much damaged, have sought refuge at
that port from the storm.
The gravest apprehensions are felt
by the inha bitants of Sandgate, small
town on the English channel situated
about miles from Folkstone. in Kent.
The storms have caused most abnor-
nal high tide there and this,
combined with the hurricane which
is blowing there, is destroy
ing the sea walls. Many houses
situated near the shore have already
been washed over by the angry waters.
and the high road leading to Hythe and
Folkestone is submerged and destroyed
in many places.
The River Thames at Windsor Eaton
and other places is overlooking its
banks into many houses. Similar re-
ports are reaching this city from many
other parts of England, Ireland and
Scotland.
At Maryport Cumberland, on the
Irish sea, thriving ship6uilding place,
though the harbor dries at low water
at some places about the town, the
water is now feet deep and is caus-
ing an enormous amount of damage,
particularly at the stores and ware
houses unlucky enough to be mum
| dated.
The river shannon has burst its
banks in county Limerick, inundating
large tracts of land. The Reclamation
works near Ennis, in County Glare,
which recently cost the government
$500, 900, have been nearly ruined.
Many villages in the Trent valley are
submerged. The rivers Usk, Ebbew,
| Runney and Otway have overhowed
| their banks Many thousand acres of
land are covered with water and the
roads are impossible.
| A large number of buildings weak
ened by the floods have collapsed. The
loss of live stock is very great. The
Parrot river has overflowed its banks.
Between Bridgewater and Langport
| the country is for many miles like sea.
| Hundreds of cattle have been drowned