New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-12
MANY VESSELS FOUNDER.
sTORW,S HfVOC 4BRO1D.
creat Loss of Life and Property IN
p,;tq;n-Bodies Washed Ashore.

s,, sept. I1--Although the Details OF the
=. ,--ourht by the sreat storm which rage3
-" ne British Isles yesterday are necessarily
-,e,e the reports coming In from al parts
:. ~ United Kingdom show that The devas-
- Was general, and. IL is feared that the
- =. ilfe is much greater than was al .rst
supposed.
+,,vss already report over hfty serious &C
LOTS 10 shipping All sorts OF vessels were
-, m the gale and many foundered. several
- .heir entire crews. A great number Of
..,,o- craft is believed 10 he lost and the bodies
.srtrr ashore continue 10 swell the long list
Of fatalities.
The gale sprang I'D with sudden fury from
.te southwest and the wind blew with veloc-
a., al times reaching seventy-two miles an
~ This continued for several hours All
-. cosSt towns suffered more or less and the
agricultural sections In the interior report in
,-s,,plsfle damage. owing 20 the late harvest
-se beautiful hop gardens Of Kent have been
mined and In many places the valleys OF the
--l,a-nes and the Severn are submerged. quaint
sizes Of sheep and cattle being drowned.
Fo-. some time teleFraphic communication was
,,or-netelv stopped. and the land lines are still
,D.e-rz,rted The telegraph companies report
that wires and poles are down everywhere
Great numbers 81 fine trees in the parks Of
rondon and other cities were torn up by the
-oots or stripped Of their branches. and the list
~ minor damage and casualties lis amazing. In
addition 10 the deaths from drowning. reports
ron the inland give many fatalities resulting
from various causes incident 10 the storm.
TeleQhone communication between London
and Paris has not yet been restored. and there
4, much delay in dispatches owing 10 the dam
age 10 the Continental land lines.
From an parts Of the country come reports OF
destruction on land and sea. The tents OF the
First Army Corps which was under canvas
rrsparatory 10 taking part in the maneuvres.
-sre almost all blown 10 tstters. II is possible
that the whole force may he recalled from AL
dershot.
The b~ea kuater OF the new harbor in course
~ construction Al Dover has been entirely
svert away invoking loss OF many thousands
Of pounds sterling.
The Channel steamers from France arrived late
this morning. after perilously riding out the
storm Tor six or seven hours. Many rescues
were made by lifeboats.
From DunEeuess IL IL reported that ketchs
crew. numbering eight men, were all drowned
The southsea ufeboat has returned there after
going out 20 a distressed bark. There were no
signs Of life on the vessel and It is supposed
that six OF her crew were drowned Several
bodies have been washed UP. A number OF
yachts there got adrift and were wrecked on the
beach
lfeboat has gone to the assistance OF a
bark which is in distress of Weymouth. and
is feared that a schooner yacht has been lost
with all hands.
Poole whitstable and Portsmouth all report
wrecks and fatalities.
A derelict yacht has been towed into Ports
mouth. The fate OF her crew is not known.
Much damage has been done at Bath and
Hastings The parade at the latter place has
been partly washed away.
A vessel rs IN distress Of the Goodwin Sands.
where the lightshp Is adr1ft
ALoyd's dispatch from Cowes, Isle OF Wight,
reports that the American steam yacht En-
chantrsss which arrived at Cowes on August
- was badly damaged in the English Channel
She lost her sails. steam launch and port
snohor. and the wreckage fouled her propeller.
rendering her engines useless.
Tho Enchsntress Is owned by Nathaniel L. Nc
Cready 81 No East Seventy-dfth-st- a member
~ a number OF clubs IN this city. The yacht is
"a feet on Vsterllne and has a beam OF D feet.
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