The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-15
SWEPT BY STORMS.
Furious Hurricane Raging in
Great Britain.
Reports Of Great Damages Sustained All
Over th8 British isles.
Channel Steamers Unable 10 CTOSs-MaHy
Marine HishapS- Admiralty PiaT
at Dover Demolished.

LONDON, Oct. IL - The furious gales
which have been raging all over England,
Ireland, and the south of Scotland for over
twenty-four hours continue to-day. The
channel passenger-boats, which usually
venture out in the most severe weather,
were unable to cross last night
From all sections come reports of damage
done and lives endangered. 1t is impossi-
bic yet TO give an. approximate idea of the
damage on land and sea or the number Of
lives lost.
At Helensburg, watering place on the
Firth of Clyde, the streets are flooded and
the people are driven from their homes
Two passenger trains, running between
Glasgow and Helensburg, were brought to a
standstil by the waves, which threatened
10 wash away the tracks. The fires were
put out and the engines were unable to
move Escape from the cars was impossi-
bic and all attempts to reach the travellers
failed
Dispatches from Dover, Kent, say that
the hurricane was worse than the blizzard
of March last Tie Osteud boat was unable
TO approach near the shelter pier of Dover,
and was driven out to sea again. since
which time she has not been heard of; but
1t is thought she reached some place of
shelter elsewhere along the coast, and the
telegraph wires being down she has been
unable to make her whereabouts known.
OF recent years, by the expenditure of
immense sums Of money, Dover has been
made harbor of refuge. Long and power
fully built jetties have been thrown out sea-
ward, and a huge granite pier, called the
Admiralty Pier one-third of mile long,
has been built. At the commencement OF
the storm the pier and jetties were coutin-
ually washed by the waves, and the pound
ing tile pier has received has been SO severe
that a great amount of damage has been
done to it. Huge granite blocks of several
tons weight have been washed oct OF place
10 spite Of the iron work and cement which
held them, and there Is but little more than
the bare foundations remaining.
The Oldest veteran seanen admit that
they DO not remember having seen worse
weather and heavier seas of the English
coast.
Great danger has been experienced By
pedestrians on the streets Of Dover, owing
to falling tiles, states and bricks from
chmneyS which have been toppled over by
the bowling wind. A number Of more or
less serious accidents has been reported.
In one street, 1t has been reported by the
police, a stack of brick chimneys was hurled
down with such force that it smashed IN
roof upon which 1t fell and buried in the
ruins the inmates of the house, among
whom were a number of women aud chill
dren. who were badly injured by the broken
Tafters and falling tiles.
At Sunderland the hurricane unroofed
factory the tall chimney Of viii h fell upon
q house and seriously Injured four persons.
This afternoon the gale Ia The channel ln-
creased and all the steamers were forced to
make some harbOr Additional reports
from GLASGOW say that the storm is un-
doubtedly the most severe since the terrible
Tay Bridge disaster. The ship Uranla
broke from heT mOOTings and crashed into
the Italian barkentlne Girolmina the lat
ter's fOTemast being snapped and the vessel
was completely dsmasted. Both vessels
then dTifted down the stream, the crews
being utterly pOwerless to control them.
Finally the Urania crashed into the sheds
Of the Anchor Line Steamship Company,
and this enabled her to be captured and
made fast.
Two coasting vessels have foundered in
LOch Long, branch OF the Firth Of Clyde,
and six Of their crews were drowned. The
ship Helen Brewer capsizad at Glasgow,
and over dozen yachts, a number of coast
ing vessels and many lighters are ashore in
the Clyde Four Of the stranded lighters
have already sunk and several others are
almost certain to become total wrecks. The
steamship AnchOTla OF the Anchor Line
grounded at GTeenOck, owing to the force Of
the hurricane. All of the incoming steam
ers report having encountered fearful
weather. kilograms from Welljngborough,
on the Northwestern Railroad, state that q
theater there has been blown down. The
large audience had barely left the building
when a powerful gust Of wind swept down
and reduced it to a shapeless pile Of lumber
and bricks. Had the building fallen mo-
ment sooner a number of people would
have been buried in the ruins.
The st James Gazette this afternoon
saws: Not within recent memory has such
a terrific storm ragged in England, and a
terrible catalogue Of disasters at sea is to
be expected. Great damage has been done
in many parts Of the country.
The gale subsidized this evening Owing
to the damaged condition OF the telegraph
lines it is impossible to obtain full details
OF the storms Tavages. 1t is thought that
the losses Of life and property are cOmpara-
tlvely small when the vast extent of the
storm is considered.
Reports continue to be received of floods
in the valley Of the Trent Wye and Avon.
Many farms in MOnmouthsEiTe have been
devastated, and the loss Of crops aud cattle
is considerable.
At Cardiff the great breakwater was par
already reported many coasters have gone
ashore. The Ostend steamer, which usu-
ally makes her trip to Dover in three OF
four hours, was out eleven hours under full
steam, and WAS then compelled to put back
without making the trip. All communica-
ton with the Continent has been retarded
to an extent never equaled. coal-laden
steamer grounded off Hollywood, where, be-
yond the reach OF AID, her cargo took fire,
burning the vessel TO the waters edge.
The gale alsO1traversed France, but in
much milder form. Trees and chimDeys
were more or less damaged in Paris. The
Rhine and other rivers, particularly in
Southern France. overflowed their banks.
doing considerable damage TO crops and
houses, Chiefly in the neighbOrhOOd Of
Lyons
A telegram from Folkestone says a
steamer was sighted off that port in distress,
but The local life-bOat crew was unable to
reach her owing to the heavy sea, and it is
feared that the steamer will become a total