New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-26
ENGLISH COAST STORM BOUND.
THE TEUTONIC DELAYED FOUR HOURS
AT QUEENSTOWN
TWO BARKs AND A BARSENTINE GO DOWN
MANY LIVES LosT-THE YACHT ARCTURUs
1NJURED-LAND WIRES or THE
CABLE COMPANIEs nOWN.

CABLE COMPANIES DOWN
London. Sept. Pa terrific northeast gale pre-
vailed throughout last night in the English Chan
mel the Bristol Channel. off Cornwall and else
where along the coasts. doing 4 great deal of dam
age. Several sailing vessels were driven ashore in
the Bristol Channel and off Cornwall. and the
steamer Teuonic from Liverpool September "A
Tor New-Nork. delayed at Queenstown four
hours after which the storm abated somewhat
and she proceeded on her voyage at IA o'clock
this morning.
The barks Agder and Baron Hoburg were
wrecked of Folkestone during the night The
crews of both vessels saved.
\ large number of coasting vessels unable
TO make a safe ofiing and were thrown ashore at
lloyhead. Sheerness. Dover and Yarmouth SO far
as known. all the men these wrecked vessels
were saved by the lfeboats and coastguardsmen.
Isolated cases of drownings have been reported
from different places along the coasts.
At Yarmouth the wind blew with hurricane force,
its velocity being ninety miles hour. Many
buildings were unroofed or otherwise damaged,
and in some places the standing crops COM
verey
At Ufracombe. the fashionable watering place In
Dcvonshire the Arcade was wrecked and a great
number Of trees were torn up by the roots.
The telegraph service was demoralized In the
down. Everything possible is being done to get
the lines in working order again
Boulogne-sur-M Mer were compelled to abandon their
trips. The steamers of otker lines running to the
arrival under the circumstances caused much
anxiety among those who lad relatives or friends
The American steam yacht Arcturus. owned by
r. Stuyvesant OF New York. has arrived South
ampton from Dover. She was caught In the storm
and sustained some damage
strumbie Head Her crew were drowned 'N'' ."
Paris Sept GA gale has prevailed to-day
along the French coast. and much damage has been
done
At the office of the Commercial Gable Company It
was said yesterday morning that the gale the
English coast had been raging with more or less
severity since September %. and that the telegraph
wires mad been seriously interfered with since
then but that the condition worse yesterday
than any previous day since the disturbance
"'The delay to communication with South Wales
West of England Ireland. the Channel Islands and
the Continent was noticed by the postal authori-
storm is pretty well over. and there will be 10
further delay"
l, was said also that the main lines had not suf-
fered in the least. and that the storm had damaged
When the night force of the various cable offices
duty las: nigh they found vast amount
lated IN the course Of the day and while the Euro
were not damaged by the storm. but the land lines
with few exceptions, We're useless during the morn
At : 80 n m. the Western Unions manager said
that the line was In perfect working order again
ON the Nalenta route. but that the Penzance line
The Commercial Cable Company also send
ing and receiving messages at that hour without
delay. The Anglo Saxon Company reported that
the wires from Nalentia to London and Liverpool
had been repaired. and that when the accumulated
business had been disposed OF there would be no
further delay. The French TecGraphic Gable Com
pany. with connections between l}rest and Havre
and Brest and Paris had also felt the effects OF tho
land storm. but they sending and receiving
messages al p m. usual.
At the office of the Direct United States Cable
Company. which has land line from Ballens Kel-
ligs. Ireland. to Liverpool and London Il was said
tlat the storm must have gone around their terri
v.
slightly. between and O'Clock Friday
ing
None of the offices had received any particulars
10 tn" storm. but al! reports pointed 10 the fact
that II must have been Of most severe nature.
There We're no late stock quotations received from
London. the last cable being received at about 10
a. m. and no answers were received to cable mes
sages sent from the exchanges.