New-York tribune., 1891-10-17
THE STORM IN GREAT BRITAIN.
AGAIN DOING GREAT DAMAGE TO SHIPPING.
FURIOUS GALE IN THE IRISH SEATTLE CARDIFF
COAL TRADE PARALYzED-THE RESCUE
OF TIE BAEk LINA's CREW.

London, Oct l6.-Twice during the last sixty hours
has the fierce storm abated In fury, only TO be re-
newed with increased force. The gale to-day blew
with greater severity than before In the irish
Sea- Many of the beaten, wavebattered vessels
which during the last two days succeeded in making
some harbor Of refuge, hoping to repair damages pre-
paratory TO resumng their voyages are now reported
to be laboring heavily under the force OF the re-
newed gale that they dragging their anchors ana
fouling and damaging one another, and numDer VI
them are in danger Of going ashore.
A telegram from Portland says that Dutch man-of
has been In collision, of Portland Bill, with the
British bark Mysterious STAR 3s7 tons, OF sunderland
Both vessels greatly damaged.
The Inman Line steamer City Of New-Y0rk left
Liverpool on Wednesday and touched at Queenstown
the following day. When she left Queenstown WITH
the Irish coast pilot board the weather was so sun
that she unable TO place the pilot on his boat ana
is giving him foe passage to the United STATES
The American ship Henry b. Hyde, Captain Butman'
which sailed for NewYprk on October 8, felt the fun
force of the storm in St. Georges Channel. and put
into Queenstown, having lost her sails and suffered
other damage.
Owing to the severity OF the storm, the coal trade
at Cardiff is paralyzed. There is great scarcity OF
vessels adapted to the coaling business Several col
eries In South Wales this account have shut down
and others are the point of doing so. Several thou
sand workmen are temporarily thrown out OF employ
mcnt
In Windsor Park large number Of fine old trees
have been blown down, and the much admired elm
trees which line the "Long Walk" have been severely
damaged. The Thames has already overhowed at
several places and further foundations are expected
Dispatches received here this afternoon from swan
sea- Wales say that the gale at that point Is raging
with increased violence and that several small vessels
are ashore there and Will become total wrecks.
tract OF land near has sunk in by reason OF the
excessive rainfall and the floods which have resulted
from 1t.
Halifax, N. S.. oct 16.-The schooner Elite, which
has arrived at st. Johns n. F.. from Oporto during
the voyage rescued the captain and crew OF the DARK
Lima bound from Liverpool to Guysboro ~ B., In
ballast The Lima left Liverpool on August 10, ana
encountered stormy weather up to september o, when
she sprung leak. on September the crew look
10 the Jolly boat The vessel went down In MID ocean
the morning after sne deserted; the crew beng
about three miles from her. After this they suffered
great privation for three days, owing to scarcity OF
food and water.
The steamer Beta, which arrived here To-Day from
Havana reports that when she north OF Hatteras
there was fearful sea running, which swept owe over
her fore and aft, carrying away everything
one high sea which came on board struch SaPtaalI
smith and tearing away the handrail to which ne was
cIinging swept bin overheard. The next sea- now
ever carried him back to the steamer, and, cauhhs
hold of one OF the smOkestack's back stays, ho
managed to pull himself on board