Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-30
MANY LIVES REPOR1ED LOST.
Destruction Wrought by Gale
English Coasts.
Wrecks Along the Shol
Vessels Aground and
Foundered During the
Score of Bodies ii
Washed Ashore a
Deaths Resulted FROM
Walls.

London, November 29-The
which swept the English coasts yestei~
day, doing much damage at Holy and
other places, RACED Albright and had
not abated in fury this mor0ing, when
it amounted almost to a tornado in
many places, and was accompanieS> by
snow and hail.
A long list of fatalities. wrecks and
damage to property has already been
received. All the coast towns have
suffered and score of bodies have
been washed ashore Falling walls
and flying debris have added to the
loss Of life. Vessels are reported on
shore on every part of the coast and
many ships are known to have foun-
dered with the probable loss of all
hands. There is much wreckage about
the Goodwin Sands.
At Lowestoft. Yarmouth and else
where the sea has flooded the quays
and neighborhood. washing away the
esplanades and doing other serious
damage.
The sea wall at Scarborough has
been washed away and the passenger
and mail services across the ehanEel
have been mostly suspended.
London, November 29.-An unknbwn
vessel has been wrecked on BoulSner
rocks at Berwick-on-Twee All her
crew were drowned.
The latest reports from various points
along the coast show that the gale
which swept English waters yesterday
and last night land which had not
abated its f1rt& 10 noon to-day. was
one of the worst Storms of recent years.
In many places it was almost cyclonic
in its violence and thNliong list of dis
asters includes large Ms of life. man
wrecks of large vessels and the loss
scores, if not hundreds, of small
craft. with serious damage 10 proper
ashore at many important towns.
the north the wind was accompaz
by binding snow and hail that hid
lights and immensely increased the
ficulties of navigation. Many ship
known to have foundered, in most
ii is feared, with all on board
Scarcely a town on the coast ha
capped without more or less in
falling walls and flying debris q,
to the loss of life.
There have been rocket and life
rescues almost with nupnber s.
Of thrilling escaLf
points. In the No Iy5fk 4 ia
Bacton am Aaa4lsburg, fiva
as yet unidentified went down.
crews of all persisted
number Of bfdies have been
ed ashore near yarmouth Til
Rugby was wrecked off Hemsl
coast-guard service made desDx
forts to save The crew, and
in getting a line pn board.
man was ''rocketed" In safet
the brig capsized, all the
ships company perishin
A large steam COLI
Marlborough Head,
mOntory on the North
ed of, and then found
board. A steamer
was wrecked on Brinlir
her entire company.
The district near .thl
Thames has suffered ssvs
towns having been partly subnf5TS
The Sberness dock yard and the WoSf5s(
witch arsenal were inundated. At Scar
boro. the fashionable watering place
the sea wall was washed away. IA
Yarmouth Lowestoft and other coIt
towns of Norfolk the esplanades We're
flooded
At Liverpool the squalls blew off the
roofs of several houses. threw abwn
chimneys and tore up trees The Mer-
sey flooded its banks on the Chester
side and deluged the shore district for
miles