The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12
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Large Portions Being Yearly,
Washed Away by Ever Els @
8li croaching Waves. 5Es5
TOWNS ARE IN p ! NICER { u: r.
Royal Cofnrr,issiiot, poi1ited by
Parliament Hears violence
~ 81 Damage Done.
LONDON. Aus. II

,g III ON DON, ii Aug. II. e
The Royal Commits lons on Coast Fro.
sion held q NEE ting today and heard evi.
dence as to the encroachn1ent q the sea
near several towns along the coast. II The
/ Hon. q. II. Nv. II Belhan. assistant secretary
Of the Board fotS Trade, said that in ork-
shire, especially near Bird lington, to Q
distance Of many 11liles, the coast had nae
Il been greatly d ffected .3i ~
There had also been considerable de-
D strlctionS In N orfolk, at Cromer; In Essex,
near Clacton; in Kent, at Herne Bay,
4 ard al fst, dargn ret's Bay, near Dover. 2
'Fsi The only place where the board hns
I actually lundertaken coast protective
work Jis at the mouth Of the Humber. I'ne
i work VI as first undert aken by the u A e s
&miralty, and between 1861 and 1868 s. :: 90
4 900 was expended without any satisfac-
tory results. IS II d ri "A .s
"a Tho ], necessity for this commission has
b been urged by all the members s, 4, Or Inc y.
present Parliament whose constltu en- e eles ;.
form part OF the threatened areas y, syh y n
al IS realized that since the years S67-l0O0
the country has lost no less than $1S2 COO
acres. liter allowance being made for
land reclaimed from the sea, and that the
loss Is still going on, 1t Will be seen that
the question Is one of livery pressing
character. ~ Eli III Ri y
INA II Is hoped that q! system Of hna nee by
which reclaimed crown lands Y ma " pc pc
made ID assist In the maintenance OF the
sfore-ine will be evolved by the royal
i commission ~ u II 5s $ss$ Si5
Damage in yorkshire,
The most striking case II erosion WI ichs
is at present taking place on the EN- lish
coasts is that On the southeastern port.
ton of Yorkshire. The whole of this t dis
5trict consists, In the main. Of a mass Of
boulder clay left BY the glalciers q me 81
glacial period In remote times the gla-
ciers worked outward from the higher
ground inland and outward from Norway
until the whole OF the N orth Sea was
probably blocked by these enormous Ice
streams, which, h oWever, mel ted away IN IN
course Of time when warmer condi tons
came Into force. sSs5@si "
SS$ The masses Of clay which were formed
underneath the glaciers remained Il when hen
the Ice had vanished, 4 and pa TT Of these
masses now form the low and easily de-
stroyed cliffs OF eastern Y rlshire. Por-
tions Of rock carried from long distances
BY the glaciers are found III A the cliffs
along with the hug e teeth OF mammo this.
During recent years the sea has been ca 81
Ing into the southeastern corner Of 81 ork '
shire, n pleasant district served by several
lines Of the-N ortheastern RAJ lWay. Il
81 In Cornwall l5l3
The Cornish coast, hich \ is very diff
Sferents In Its nature to thatSof the eastern
%seabonrd, HI presents some n of R9 he 34 most
striking TEXTURES OF sea encroachmen
Tho submerged forest "a & Mounts Bay.
near Penzance, is one OF the most strik--
ing evidences OF recent land losses. The
trunks OF snumberless trees are to be seen
half projecting from the rippled sand Of;
the bay at low tide, and With5this striking
ievldenceFin8theBim Immediate foreground It'll
not difficult to believe the land did act
sually stretch from Land s End to the
Scilly Isles. forming the country which
is known stoftradi tion us Lost aI1yonesse,i
n 4 In addition to the geologic evidences
which can be brought forward, 1t Is on
record that portions of wooden frame
work supposed to be windows have been
Etrawled from the &seabed of Lands End.
The lost land is presumed to have stretch-
4 ed from the Longships Lighthouse for
thirty miles to- the Scilly Isles. and
thence tnortheastward to Lizard Point. a
distance OF fifty miles. 1t Is thought the
lost islands OF Casseritides with which
the Phoenic!ans traded may have formed
part OF Lyonesse, al
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