St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-15
England, Ireland and Scot
land Ravaged by Gales Of
Cyclonie Fury.
Many Ships Believed to Be
Buried and Their Crews
Drowned.
Immense Destruction of Land
Property, Shipping and
Costly Works.
Scores of Lives Probably Lost
Along the Atlantic
Coast.

g LONDON, Oct. 1.-THE furious gale
which has been raging all over England,
Ireland and the south of Scotland for
over twenty-four hours, and which has
already caused vast amount of damage
about the seaside towns and wrecked a
large number of vessels, continues to-
day in all its intensity. In the cities
and large towns chimneys and tiles
were carried everywhere from the roofs
of private dwellings, OuthouseS of wood
crashed down as If built of cards, pedes-
trianism was, during the height of the
storm, utterly impossible. and traffic by
rail, road or water was almost brought
to standstill.
ing places for the trans-channei seam
ers, throughout the night the sea swept
the great pier with immense waves,
carrying away all the lighter por-
tons of the structure and threaten
ing to wrench away its most powerful
supports. The light house at its ex-
tremity was deluged by the angry
waters, and it was even feared that it
might be swept from his foundations.
The channel passenger boats were I'M
able to cross last night, and to those
who know the weather these vessels
venture out in, this gives some idea of
the severity of the storm which pre-
vailed.
To-day the storm is raging very heav-
lily and is still doing much damage. At
Helensburg, a watering place on the
Firth of Clyde, the fishing and other
boats which had been drawn high up
on the beach at the first approach OF the
gale, were carried along by the furious
waves, which poured into the streets,
flooding the houses and driving the in
mates from their homes, mauy escap-
ing through the windows, SO little
warning was given of the inundation.
Travellers i'm Peril.
Two passenger trains running be-
tween Glasgow and Helensburg were
brought to a standstill, to the intense
alarm of the passengers, by the waves,
which washed over and threatened to
demolish the tracks. The fires of the
locomotives were eXtinguished, thus
completely strauding the trains and
placing the lives of the passengers in
peril Escape from the cars was i'm
possible and all attempts made up to
the present. to reach the travellers have
failed.
From all sections come reports of
damage done and lives endangered.
The country roads are strewn with and
blocked by fallen trees, twisted tele-
graph wires and broken telegraph poles.
1t is impossible as yet to give even An
approximate idea of the damage done
on land and sea, or of the lives lost.
Inc L H.
gale are constantly being recorded.
Not within recent memory has such
terrific storm ragged in England, and
terrible catalogue of disaster at sea is
to be expected.
Of recent years, by the expenditure of
immense sums of money, Dover has
been made a .'harbor of refuge" long,
powerfully built jetties having been
thrown out seward, and huge granite
pier, called the Admiralty pier. one
third of mile long, which is still I'M
completed, however. having been built.
At the commencement of the storm the
pier and jetties were continually washed
by the waves. but now the pounding the
Admiralty pier has received has been so
severe that considerable damage has
been done to 1t, huge granite blocks of
several IONS weight being washed out of
place in spite of the iron work and &C.
ment which held them.
Great Works Destroyed.
The costly pier extension works,
which took three years to build, have
been almost completely destroyed, little
more than the bare foundations remain
ing, Even the oldest of the veteran sea-
men of that place are forced to admit
that they do not remember having seen
worse weather or heavier seas off the
coast of England.
The greatest danger is experienced
by pedestrians who are compelled to
pass through the streets of Dover, owing
to falling tiles. states and bricks from
chimneys which have been toppled over
by the bowling wind. AS it is, num-
Der of more or less serious injuries
from such accidents have been report
ed, and there are certainly great many
more cases which will never be heard
from officially. In one street, 1t has been
reported by the police, stack of brick
chimneys was hurled down with such
force that it smashed in the roof upon
which it fell and buried in the ruins the
inmates of the hOuse-a number of
women and children, who were badly
injured by the crashing ratters and
tiles.
Tile military camp at Shorncliffe, near
FOlkeStOne mot Tar from Dover, also
suffered from the storm, buildings being
partly or entirely unroofed. At Sun
derland the hurricane unroofed fact
DRY, the tall chimney of which fell upon
house and seriously injured four per-
SONS.
This afternoon the gale in the channel
was increasing in fury instead of de-
creasing, and all steamers at sea are
being forced to make for some harbor,
while those desiring 10 put to sea have
be > unable to do SO.
Life Savers PowerIess.
A Telegram received at 8 D. m. from
FOkaestOn6 says that a steamer flying
signals of distress has been sighted OFF
that port, and seems to be in danger of
becoming total wreck. The local life
boat has repeatedly attempted to put
~out to her assistance, but the fearful
surf beating upon the beach and rolling
in from the sea has driven the boat back
in spite Of the determined efforts of her
crew.
Additional reports from Glasgow say
that at that point the storm is undoubt-
eddy the most severe since the terrible
Tay bridge disaster. The list of yes
sells which have foundered during the
gale is only beginning to be made out.
Two coasting vessels, it is known, have
founderea at Loeb Long, branch
of the Firth of Clyde, and SIX
men of their crew were drowned.
All the incoming steamers which have
hSen able to make port report having
auenriutprpd faarfrl weather and their