The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-14
STORM SWEEPS EUROPE
Damage Done on Land and Sea end Several
Lives Lost.
the STREETS Of SOUTHAMPTON FLOODED
school Chiidren Taken Home In
flonts-Gcrmnny md Anstrin Arc
In the wake of the Storm.

4 london, January .. This city has peer
practically isolated all day long NO new
messages have been received from the CON
I tinent since early morning and commune
cation with all parts of the provinces Y
seriously interrupted. There have been
many wrecks OF minor Importance an"
several lives have been lost around the
coast The gale generally has subsidized
but another is approaching from the irish
coast.
While the storm was at Its height las'
evening train near Llanfarfechan. Wales
dashed into the sea, owing to the TACT
that the tracks were washed away Inc
fireman and engineer were drowned.
RICO. the winner OF the Stokes steeple-
chase at Windsor yesterday, was killed at
Berwick station. The horse box III which
the racer was travelling was hurled from
the track and completely smashed.
Fplkestune pier and station have neon
demolished.
has been Inc result OF the storm and the
aggregate losses Of property and life'
Londons parks and buildings have sur.
fered heavily. Tho Thames has overiiowed
along the upper reaches, with serious loss
to the dwellers on the banks.
Most of the coast towns have sunerea
seriously. promenades having been swept
by the seas and harbors and piers dam
aged.
Parts OF southampton are under water.
The schools were closed this afternoon and
this evening the tide is overhowing al
boundaries and threatening serious results.
In many parts OF Portsmouth boats were
employed in the main streets today TO take
the school children home.
Numerous small wrecks are reported ana
all the lifeboats are kept exceedingly pus!.
Three men who we're returning from q
funeral near Castle. ireland, were lifted
by the wind. hurled into pit and killed.
The channel steamers have had terrible
experiences. The pier At the entrance to
Dieppe. France. which was recently DAM
aged. has been completely demolished and
great havoc Is reported along the Nor
mandy coast, though much details have
not yet been received.
Another train has been derailed near
County Glare. ireland, several OF the pas
sengers being injured.
Vienna. January ia terrific gale has
been raging here since early this morning.
Much damage has been done to property
and there have been many accidents.
Berlin, January ia violent gale and
thunderstorms and torrential rains have
prevailed in Germany today. At Stuttgart
large scaffold was blown down and a man
killed
London. January 13.-Thc gale appears
to be passing in the direction of Russia /
There is still many hours lost in the tele-
graphic communication from the continent |
and it is feared that accounts of serious
ravages there will soon be received
dispatch from Brest says that along
the. Finisteca coast d large quantity Of
wreckage has come ashore with rarcasses
of sheep and cattle, and it is believed that
a large ship has foundered
Heavy damage is already reported from
ostend, Blankenburgh and other seacoast
towns.
Dieppe, January 12.-Immense damage
has been done to the Plague. Garden and
Casino here and at Durville tho, gale has
worked similar injury, the beach being
torn up and the valley flooded for an area
of three kilometers. Ten chalets facing
the sea have been destroyed, forty bathing
boxes washed away and the Casino
~
AT lie Treport, sixteen miles north of I
Dieppe, the Casino was carried out to sea |
and many chaleto have been damaged. The
whole coast with debris. If