The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-30
ENGLISH COAST SWEPT.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AND SCORES
or VESSELS DESTROYED.
Scarcely q Town on the sescoast Escspeo
Injury--MaDy Thrilling kescuesL''es
Lost In the sight Of Help.

LONDON. Now ?e-The latest reports
from various points along the coasts
show that the gale which swept Engnsh
waters yesterday and last night ana
which had not ahated it's fury up 70 noon
to-day was one Of the worst storms OF re-
| cent years.
! In many places 1t was almost cycionic
I In its violence and the long list OF disas-
! tiers include a largo loss OF me- many
wrecks OF large vessels and the ioss oi
scores. IL not hundreds. of smaller craft
J with serious damage 10 property ashore
at many important towns. In the north
the wind was accompanied by binding
snow and hail that hid the lights and I'M
mensely increased the difficulties OF naVi-
cation. Many ships are known 10 nave
fCundered in most cases. II Is reared, with
all on board. Scarcely a town on the
coast has escaped without more or less
injury. falling walls and flying debris
adding to the loss OF life.
STONES OF thinning escapes come from
all points.
HIGH TIDES.
Phonomenally high tides are reported
I'm many localities. The district near
the mouth Of the Thames has suffered
severely. several townships being partly
s,ib-,or-cl THE chcerncse cork va~d
and the Woolwich Arsenal were inundated
al scarDor,. ease, .asaivnaD.e wa,vtlne
place the sea wall washed away. At
Yarmouth Lowestoft and other coast
towns OF Norfolk. the Espanades were
flooded
At Liverpool the squalls blew of the
roofs OF several houses. threw down
chimneys and tore up trees. the Mersey
flooded it's banks on the Chester side and
delugcd the shore district for miles. Sim
liar disasters occurred az Holy Head.
where a number Of valuable yachts were
sunk ~ their Woorings
Scarcely a vestige remains in sight OF the
wreck on Lord Nelson Dad flagship. the
Foudroyant, long fast in the sands OF
Backpool.
There is a great deal of wreckage
near the Goodwin Sands.
The scenes az such popular resorts as
Yarmouth and Margate were or great
grandeur. but the damage done waa
enormous.
Immense damage has been done 20 the
government property at the Sheerness
Dock Yard and the Woolwick Arsenal.
THE THAMES RISING.
me boom OF distress from Goodwin
Sands has been almost continuous. Be-
low London bridge the low lying houses
and cellers are flooded and all work Is
temporarily suspended along the Thames.
even as high as Charlng Cross. The con-
tinual rising OF the river Is looked upon
as omninous. though as yet no damage
has been done above London bridge
Six vessels were wrecked between Var
mouth and Bacton. only n few miles apart
on the Norfolk coast and twenty
lives lost.
The brig Vedra stranded a Bacton.
The storm tore out her masts. and when
the Rocket Line dragged them into the
surf three out OF seven were drowned.
Rochester and Strood. on the Midway.
about thirty miles south ~ London have
suffered severely. At Rochester the gas
works are flooded and the town Is In
darkness.
The gale is now travelling southwark
and traversing various parts of the CONT
ncnt.
Very rough weather is reported along
the north coast OF France.