The sun., 1896-10-09
GALES IN BRITISH SEAS.
Immense Damage Done to Shipping and
Other Property.

LONDON. Oct S.-Further reports Of the
gales show that their severity was greatly in
.rea ,ed during last night, and that an i'm mense
amount of damage has been done to property
along the coasts. while the damage to ship
ping must be very heavy. The DauEts Rock
Lightship. at the entrance TO Queenstown har-
bor, was missing this morning, having been
carried away from its moorings By the terrific
gale which swept the Channel and the Atlantic
during the night. The lghtshlp had on board
a crew OF eight men. Vessels wero sent out
this morning to search for her, but up to this
time no trace OF her has been discovered.
Tho gale along the Welsh coast was Of un-
precedented severity. and the damage done is
very great. hundreds of yards of the Porth
Cawle esplanade have been swept away COM
pletely, and the country is flooded for mile
Inlt nd. The lower part OF the town Of Port
madoc i. also flooded.
Tho town of Llanelly. Wales, is entirely cut
off by the water. which surrounds it COM
pletely. and ii is impossible for the inhabit-
ante 70 leave. Hundreds OF houses and num-
ber Of churches flooded. Three persons
were drowned at Llanelly BY the rising waters.
Part of the landing stage at Liverpool is i'm
passabe, and the ferry to Cheshire has stopped
running, owing to the inability to land passen-
gers.
AS the steamer Bothnia. for Boston, was
leaving her dock at Liverpool, one OF her sea-
men was blown overheard. and was rescued
with great difficulty.
The gale still continues with unabated fury
in the Irish Channel and =. many other points
along the Irish and Welsh coasts, its force be-
ing felt with serious results at Dublin and
Wicklow. The Kingstown lifeboat has gone
to the assistance of five men who had pur
chased and were dismantlnE the Russian bark
Paine.
The gale has been felt very severely at
Belfast. and many vessels have taken refuge
in Belfast Lough. Several persons have been
admitted to the Belfast hospitals suffering
from the effects OF injuries received. in the
streets from flying fragments OF buildings; ln
os throsgR the streets with I great W Violence
Many houses In the lower portion OF Bris-
tol have been inundated by the water from
While a steamer was towing schooner ut
Holyhead the haw.er parted, and the schooner
men on board. all of whom werc drowned.
At Tenby. Walrs, 200 feet OF the pier and
large portion of the landing stage were carried
away by the force OF the wind and water. A
liteboat was launched at o'clock this morn
ing for the purpose of putting out TO the res
boat with It's crew disappeared in the dark
ness. and up to noon to-day 1t had not returned
Of any Wales Is oodsd for
quarter of a mile above high water mark.
The crew of the British coasting seho9nsr
from ths life savers on shore, as it was inn
possible for the MEG to launch a lifeeGat,
CLYDE. The river boats on the Firth Of Clyde
were often unable to-day 10 get to their piers
owing to the high wind and heavy sea. Two
Bailboats were sunk at Dun0on.
AT KingstO~n the British ship Mary L.. Bur
rill, bound from that port for New York. broke
rocks. She was towed of leaking badly. Her
bows and headgear were also damaged by col
lision with aper. She will probably have to
Tho Post once authorities have issued, a
notice to the public that the land wires to the
by the heavy gales. Two Of the crew OF, a
howestoft tTawIer were carried % overheard by
saved by two Lowestoft fishing smacks which
went to their assistance. ,,
the Cambran Railway between Aberystwith,
Wales. and Machynlleth and Towyn and Bar
the limo was entirely destroyed. 1t will take
fully week to get the line IN running order
mouth and Doses snd ISafa snd Port
Madoc.
btroyed by the heavy sea pounding against IT,
A number OF small houses at Penclawdd were
demolished and the furniture in them carried
away
The tide rose twenty;one feet at Aberystwith,
making breach in the sea wall Many cot
4 large unknown ship was lost of sEomer
Island and all on hoard Of her perishsd.,
The river Severn rose seven feet above It's
normal height at Newman, and the lower pof-
tion OF the town was flooded. Many animals
were drowned.
The sea wal and the railway at Whitehaven
were badly damaged, and many houses were
badly flooded The deluge of rain WAS accom-
panied by heavy thunder.
Reports from Ireland show that much dam
age was done along the coast of county Glare.
This country WAS inundated for miles, and
thousands OF tons OF hay and great quantities of
harvested corn have heen washed away.
A trawler reports having seen quantity of
deck fittings ahoat on Poor Head. They proba-
bly, belonged to the Poor Head LiGhtship. which
has disappeared. Steps are being taken 10 put
another vessel in her place,
The gale lasted for sixty hours. 1t is Sbating
tonight.
The lifebuAt which left Tenby. Wales. this
morning to 90 to tho rescue of the crew OF q
vessel in distress in CArmArthsn Bay returned
this evening She rescued the crews OF four
coastlng vessels. and 1t was this work that de-
tained her.
Reports from other places give graphic de-
tails OF The Tescues made by the litebOAts.
1t 10 thought that the total loss OF life by
drowning will be large. Numerous Isolated cAses
OF drowning have been reported.
The SUlwAy Firth LiRhtship broke from her
moorlnRs. but got out her spare anchors, which
prevented her from going ashore.