The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-24
HUNDRED KILLED.
Seafaring Men Met Death
Off Great Britain's Coast.
Many Towns Badly Damaged-Havoc
in Holland and Germany.

LONDON Dec 24.-Reports received
from various parts of Great Britain show
that the gale is abating. The storm
ragged with the greatest fury all day satur-
day. Telcgraphic communication with
Scotland is completely interrupted, while
the wires to the midland counties and
Ireland arc more or less damaged.
There is hardly town Of any size but
reports personal casualties and loss of
property. Manufacturing towns in the
north and west suffesed badly. Roofs
were torn of and chimney stacks col
lapsed, crashing through adjoining build
ings and killing and injuring a number
Of working people In many places the
residents were afraid to venture in the
streets during tho prevalence of the storm.
A number Of fishing boats are missing.
Three boats were swsmped of Stornoway,
and their % occupants drowned.
Much damage was done 10 houses in
Dublin and the suburbs of that city. Peo-
pie in the Donegal hills are reported to be
suffering terribly, their cottages
Being Wrecked aud Yieoded.
The ships America and Tamare Mar
shall went ashore near Greenock. The
Arklow, for Ship Island, was driven
ashore in Scalpsie bay, Butte, and has nine
feet of water in hor hold. 1t Is expected
that she will be total loss.
All around the coast vessels are reported
to be stranded or I'm the greatest danger.
The ship Kirkmichael was wrecked Of
Holyhead and Ave of her crew werc
drowned. The other six men aboard her
were rescued with much difficulty.
The four master County of Knross, for
Hartlepool was seen off that port lying on
her beam ends and apparently sinking.
Her crew were gathered in the stern with
life belts on.
The exact number of deathsis unknown,
but IL is expected that the list will not be
much less than 100.
The American ship Kennebec. from Port
Blakeley, which had discharged her cargo
mt Belfast, broke adrift, and sunk tug
and damaged another vessel.
The storm In Holland.
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 2i-Heayy floods have
been caused by tho storm In Holland The
rivers Mas and Rotte rose l2 feet inun-
dating parts OF Rotterdam. Boats were
used in the streets and in the market
places. In several places the water sue
ceeded In breaking through dykes and
the country In the vicinity Of the breaks
was Hooded. Nine houses collapsed. At
Utrecht several persons were drowned by
the capslzng OF boat. Telegraphs and
telephone wires were everywhere broken.
The bark Caroline went ashore near Egg
mond-Aau-2ec. Part of her crow were
drowned.
belgian Villages Flooded.
BRUSSELS, Dec. "a - The storm has
caused much damage throughout Belgium.
Many of tho Belgian fishing lecr are
missing. Tho town OF Dcndermonda was
inundated by tho overhowing of the Dem
der river. The inhabitants were aroused
by the tocsin and escaped, but the prop
erty loss is great. The villages Of Aug
dem, Denderville Mespelacrc, Appols and
Baesrodo were also inundated.
Hnmburg's Flood.
HAMBURG, Dec 24--The river Elbc has
overflowed its banks and inundated the
lower portion of the town. The water IL
SO deep in these sections Of the city that
tramcars are unable TO run.