The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-30
Dykes Give Way on the Coast
of Belgium.
European Storm Sweeps AcrOs
the Continent.
TROOPSAREMUST
To Assist in the Work Of Res
cue.
Nelson's Flaghip Destroyed by
the Gales.

Brussels. Nov 3O.-The storm which
has been sweeping the northern part OF
Europe has done great damage along
the BELGIAN coast At Heyst and Mid
dlekerlye. the dykes have been
preached. flooded houses have collapsed
ana a number of vessels have been
driven. ashore. The Kursaal and other
buildings at Blankenberghe, have been
damaged. the dykes damaged, the
streets flooded and the troops are being
employed at various points to assist
in the work of rescue.
London. No. 3O.-Reports from various
points along the coast show that the
gale which swept English waters yes
terday was one OF the worst storms OF
recent years.
In many places it was almost cyclon-
ic in its violence. and the long list Of
disasters includes a large loss of lire,
many wrecks OF large vessels and the
loss of scores, if not hundreds of small
Ter craft, with serious damage to prop
erty ashore at many important towns.
In the north. the wind was accompa-
MED by binding snow and hail and hid
the lights and immensely increased the
difficulties OF navigation Many ShlpS
are known to have fOundered, in most
cases, it is feared. with all on board.
on the Norfolk coast between Bacton
and Happisburg, five vessels as Yet un-
identified, went down, and the crew of
all perished.
A number of bodies have been washed
ashore near Yarmouth The brig Rug
by was wrecked of Hemsby. The
coast guard service made desperate ef-
forts to save the crew and succeeded in
getting line on board a dying wo-
man was 'rocketed' in safety and then
the brig collapsed, all the rest of the
ships company perishing.
A large steam colliery dashed upon
Flamb borough head, the famous prom
OntOry on the north sea coast. f1oated
of, and then foundered with all on
board A steamer not vet identified
was wrecked on Birmington sands with
her entire company.
The steamer Rose of Devon, Captain
Davis, went on the rocks near Red
night long Her crew Of twelve per
ished.
The district near the mouth Of the
Thames has suffered severely, several
townships being partly submerged.
The Sheerness dock yard and the Wool
Wlch arsenal were inundated At
ScarborO, the Fashionable watering
place, the sea wall was washed away.
At Yarmouth, the esplanades were
flooded.
At Liverpool the squaH blew off the
roofs OF several houses, threw down
chlmneys and tore up trees. The Mer-
Sey flooded its banks on the Chester
side and deluged the shore district for
miles.
Similar disasters occurred at HOLY
head where a number of valuable
yachts We're sunk at their mornings
scarcely Vestige remains in sight of
the wreck of Lord Nelson's old flag
snip. long fast in the sands off Black
Pool.
Immense damage has been done to
the government property at Sheerness
dock yard and the Woolwfch arsenal
Seven thousand troops We're hurriedlv
oFuefed out to remove thousands of
pounds worth of ammunition and stores
from the wharves and sheds to places
of safety.
The tide continued to rise and invad-
ed almost all the workshops duenched
the engine fires and stopped the elec-
Irlc lights. The WOTknen were Obliged
to go home, wading knee deep. At
SheerneSS and QueensbOro. two miles
away, hundreds of acres have been
and 200 yards of the Sheerness pier
have been swept away.
The boom of distress from Goodwin
sands was almost continuous Below
london bridge, the low lying houses
and cellars are flooded and all work is
temporarily suspended along the
Thames, even as high as Charinp- Cross
Six vessels were wrecked between
Yarmouth and BactOn. only a few miles
apart on the Norfolk coast, and 25 lives
lost.
The brig Vedera stranded at Racton.
The storm tore out her masts and
when the rocket line was fired the crew
vas unable to haul it in. Finally the
line dragged them into the surf and
three out of seven were drowned
Rochester and StrOOd, on the midway
about 80 miles southeast of London
have suffered severely. At Rochester
the gas works are flooded and the town
is in darkness
The gale is now travelling southvvard
ana traVersing in various parts of the
continent very rough weather is re-
ported along the north coast of