The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
ANOTHER FURIOUS STORM
British Waters Again Swept by a Hurri-
cane That Destroyed Many Ships.
Irish Rivers Backed Up by High Tides and
Winds and Much Territory Overlooked
la Champagne's Decks Swept by Waves.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-There seems to be no
end to the terribly severe weather which
has prevailed almost without interruption
for about q week. No sooner does the wind
go down for u few hours than the re-
port is spread that the bad weather has
ceased. But people lave hardly commenced
to congratulate themselves over this as
pect of affairs than the sky again becomes
of q leaden color and the fury of the wind is
again let loose. During the past night and
this morning the Irish sea has been most
severely storm-swept. The Dublin mail
packet from Holy head arrived at Kings
town, the landing place for Dublin. FIVE
hours late. She reports that after being
out two hours a tremendously heavy sea
smashed several OF the paddles or floats of
her weather side-wheel. Consequently the
packet had to heaye TO for repairs. and
hardly had the paddles been repaired when
another heavy sea carried away the steer
lng-wheel and a portion of the bridge. The
passengers, upon arrival at Kingstown. de-
clared that they had passed through q
terrible experience.
The hurricane which has prevailed on
the west coast of Ireland for several days
past is pronounced to be the worst storm
known IN that part of the country in TWEEN
ty years. The River Shannon has over
flowed it's banks and submerged large guam
titles of land In its vicinity, drowning a
considerable number of cattle and sheep.
and destroying several houses and many
barns and other buildings,
TO be added to the long list of vessels
which have left thelrribs u%ponthese coasts
during the recent storms is n French brig
which was wrecked to-day Oft st. Catherine
Point Five men of the briggs crew were
drowned. A coastiDg schooner was also
stranded at about the same spot.
ThN -Ala hAn lA hA. -
unusual tierceness about Queenstown and
Its vicinity. About thirty craft. large and
small. mostly fishing smacks and small
coasters, have been driven ashore in that
been tOwed TO Plymouth in a disabled con-
d,tion. She lost q seaman In the gale.
The villages of Ballacurre and Baltray.
in Ireland. are fiooded4 The inhabitants
bad to be assisted to escape by boats,
of their houses attired only in their
night dresses. At Youghale 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 Blackwater river.
Dispatches from HOlyhead state that 200
vessels many OF them damaged. have
The gravest apprshensiOns are felt by
the inhabitants of ~Sandgate. a small town
on the English channel. situated about
two miles from FOrkestown, IN Kent.
The storms have caused u most alb
normal high tide there. ana this.
combined with the hurricane which is
blowing there, Is destroying the sea wall.
Many houses situated near the shore have
already been washed over by tho angry
waters. and the high road leading to Hythe
and Folkstone is submerged and destroyed
in many places.
The river Thames ut Windsor. Eton and
other place is ov~erfiowing its banks into
many houses. Similar reports are reaching
this city from many other parts of Eng
lind. Ireland and Scotland.
The river Shannon has burst its banks in
County, Limerick. %inundatine large tracts
of land. The reclamation works near
Ennis. in County Glare, which!rccently cost
the government, 10000 have been nearly
ruined.
Many villages in the front valley are
submerged. The rivers Usk. Ebbw, Runney
and Otway have oyerlowcd their banks.
Many thousand acres of land are COW
cred with water and the roads are
impossible. A large number of buildings
weakened by the floods have collapsed
The loss OF live stock is very great. The
| Parrot has overlooked its banks. Between
B~ridgewater and .Langport the country is
for many miles like % sen. Hundreds of
cattle have been drowned and many houses
are submerged.
The Little Yantic's Experience at Sea.
NORFOLK. Va. Oct. 19.-The little steam
er Yantic, of the United States navy, which
went to the relief or the Despatch. reports
a terrible experience during the storm. 1t
was with great difficulty the vessel was