Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-15
STORMS ARE FIERCE.
Violent Gales and Heavy Rains
Sweep English Coast.
GREET baaAcE IN IRISH CITIES.
= nnhez Of LJves Reported Lost
Maay veaAe1s Wrecked-asfveCr
1 BAD2x up and Overflow
IHAaks Ranks,


london, Nov. R. - A tremendous
storm, with tosrents Of rain, is sweep
ing the north of Britain and Ireland.
There have been serious floods in
Yorkshire. Several of the suburbs
OF Dublin are flooded. and elsewhere
n Ireland great damage has been
done by floods. Several fatal acci-
d&nts have occurred, and railway
Communication is delayed. In some
parts Of tha country rain has con-
ttnued for SO hours. In the Manches-
ter district, although there has beel
considerable damage, the floods have
been rather welcome than otherwise,
as the miIls have long suffered from
the unusual drought. The gale is
still raging undated aloug the coast.
Reports continually arrive of ship
ping casualties especially ON the
Northumberland coast. where the
storm is extremely violent.
Nine Drowned.
Three vessels were driven ashore
at tho entrance to the Tyne. -Four
small vessels have been wrecked in
the vicinity OF cumberland, and an.
other has been wrecked off Hartle-
pool. Altogether nine persons were
drowned in these disasters. Tho Light
house ON the cumberland pier has beer
washed away. The gale in the Irisl
channel rs she severest known 10,
many years Five vessels have beer
wrecked in Kingstown hapbor, whic:
Is strewn with wreckage.
Grew Drowned.
London, Nov 13.-The mail boat
Nord, which started from Dover for
Calais at half-past II Tuesday night
ran down the 1fghtship OF the works
OF the New Dover pier. The Drew
of the liglrtship were drowned.
1t Is reported in Dover that l6 per-
sons went down with the hghtship.
The Nora has gone ashore at tn
Fdreland, but her passengers are sale
20 be safe.
Shipping spners GseatIy.
London, Nov. i3--Yiotenf winds
rain and spowseur1ns are reported
from an parR OF chs coasts Of the
Omitted Kmgddn- A feroe gale Is
blowing in the channel and noun.
famous seas ue running, No less
than half dozen small vessels with
in sight Of Dover are flying signalf
Of distress and the hfeboats are
vaipN attempting To reedh them A
teckes appstatns hae been sent tt
South Foretand, where On admiralty
vessel II on the rocks, With tho Grey
c1iugAug to the figghg-
Several vessels have been Nsinast.
ed and tugs are Ysseuiny craft Shbe1
we're driving ashore
At Other Channel pores there oea'e
SIMILAR exciting scenes sAipe, evesssp
wtere. Gre running for ste4sea.
TIE steamer Csto ruHsded wf1
the British ship Hoch Vsnhacllar
Capt. Bennett, which left Melbourne
August 1t for London, at the mouth
81 the Thames. The latter foun
dered, but the crew were saved.
/ Wild weather prevails over thu
lake district. The first snow is fall
IMP on the Westmoneland hills.
A number of coast towns hav'
suffered Damage 90 their sea WALL
and houses and several rivers hav'
broken their banks and seriousl.
damaged the low parts of inlan'
towns. Traffic in some OF The street
Of Blackburn has been stopped
There are several feet OF winter il
many of the low districts Belfas
is flooded and elsewhere mills ant
schools are closed on account Of tn
Hoods.
The seas are so high OFF the Tyn'
that shipping movements have beer
stopped. Even river traffic is par
italy suspended. Hundreds of ship
yard men are idle on account of thu
abnormal rains.
There have been q number o
wrecks on the Sunderland coast.