Evening journal., 1897-11-30
STORM IN ENGLAND.
Terrible Damage Done Along
Her Coasts.
WORST GALE IN MANY YEARS.
Arany Lives Lost and Hundreds Of Wrecks
of Vessels Both Large and Small.
some Thrilling Reseues
and Escapes.

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LONDON. Nov. SO.-The latest re-
ports from various points along the
coast show that the gale which swept
English waters yesterday and the night
before was one Of the worst storms OF
recent years.
In many places It was almost cyclonic
in its violence. and the long list OF dls-
asters includes a large loss Of lifS, many
wrecks Of large vessels and the loss OF
scores, if not hundreds of smaller craft
with serious damage to property ashore
at many important towns. In the north
the wind was accompanied by binding
snow and hail that hid the lights and
immensely increased the difficulties Oh
navigation Many ships are known 70
have foundered, in most cases, II IS
feared, with all on board.
Scarcely a town on the coast has es-
capped without more or less sinjury, fall
ing walls and flying debris adding 20
the loss OF life.
There have been rocket and lifeboat
rescues almost without number. stories
Of thrilling escapes come from all points.
On the Norfolk coast between Bacton
and Happisburg five vessels, as yet un-
identified, went down, and the crews an
perished. A number Of bodies have been
washed ashore near Yarmouth The
British brig Ruby was wrecked OIL
Hemsby The coast guard service mace
desperate efforts to save the crew ana
succeeded in getting a line on board
dying woman was ''rocketed" in safety,
and then the brig capsized all the rest
of the ships company perishing.
A large steam collier dashed upon
non
tory on the North sea coast, fioated off
and then foundered with all on board.
A steamer not yet identified was wreck
ed on Bridlington sands with her en-
tire company.
The ship Rose of Devon, Captain
Davis. went on the rocks near Redruth
Cornwall, where she pounded all night,
/ her crew Of ~ perishing. Yesterday the
bodies of the captain and five seamen,
/ all wearing lifebelts, were washed
ashore.
The British ship Larnica, Captain
Burgess. was driven ashore near Fleet
wood, at the entrance of Moretown bay,
about IS miles northwest of Preston.
The crew were saved, but the position
of the vessel is dangerous She left st.
Johns, N. b., on Nov. 1 for Fleetwood.
Phenomenally high tides are reported
in many localities. The district near
the mouth Of the Thames has suffered
severely, several townships being part
~ submerged. The Sheerness doclSyard
and the Woolwich arsenal were inun-
dated. At Searboro, the fashionable
watering place. the seawall was washed
away. At Yarmouth, Lowestoft and
other coast towns of Norfolk the es-
planades were flooded
At Liverpool the squalls blew off the
roofs of several houses. threw down
chlmneys and tore up trees. The Mer-
sey flooded it's banks on the Chester
side and deluged the shore district fol
miles.
Similar disasters occurred at Holy.
head, where a number of valuable
yachts were sunk at their moorings
Scarcely a vestige remains in sight o.
the wreck of Lord Nelson's old flag
ship, the Foudroyant, long fast in th'
sands off Blackpool. There is a greai
deal Of wreckage near the Goodwin
sands.
The scenes at such popular resort.
as Yarmouth and Margate were o
great grandeur. but the damage don,
was terrible. Tremendous seas still in
Z wade the gardens of the hotels and res
licences, WrechnB lne pAraueS AM
: buildings, while debris of ironwork an,
: woodwork is floating about like feath
: ers.
Immense damage has been done I
the government property at the Sheer
ness dockyard and the Woolwich ar
senal. Seven thousand troops We're hur
I rIedly ordered out to remove thousand
2 Of pounds of ammunition and store
t from the wharves and sheds to place
] of safety.
The tide continued to rise and in
: vaded almost all the workshop.
4 quenched the engine fires and stoppe
the electric lights. The workmen wer
5 obliged to go home wading knee deei
$ Despite all the precautions. damage
= the amount of many thousands {
8 pounds has been done.