The Irish standard., 1920-03-06
The Recent Hurri-
cane In Ireland

tho public will be afforded facilities
for hearing Mass in the spacious tenn
porary chapel at st. Mary's College,
Rathmines, which can accommodate
200 or 500 people.
Arrangements have been made to
remove and treat the marble altars in
the ruins of the old church, which did
not suffer too grievously from the
effect of fire and water. The main al.
tar was most seriously injured by the
falling roof timbers, but the side altars
are practically intact.
The building and its contents were
insured for considerable sum, but
owing to the greatly enhanced value
of such property since the outbreak
Of the war the insurance is entirely
insufficient to cover the damage and
to restore the church.)
The zinc roof of the grandstand of
the Shelourne Football Club was
swept away and landed in the Rings.
end bakery premises.
The roofs of many houses in the
city were stripped, while hoardings in
many places were thrown down by the
fury Of tho gale. States were dis.
lodged from the roof of st. Laurence
O'Toole's Church, Seville place. Orna.
mental ratings in the vicinity of Port.
obello were scattered in all directions.
In Artane Village two boys, Joseph
Moran, aged IA, Of Johns lano, and 10.
seph Kane, aged IA, Seville place,
sustained a severe injury to his spine
and Moran had his skull fractured
They were removed to the Mater Hos.
pital, where Moran succumbed to his
injuries.
Destruction at the Port.
The greater portion of the damage
to buildings occurred along the Quays.
Coping stones fell from the roof of
Messrs. Martins premises at the
North Wall. A large oil container
was blown from q vehicle at the North
Wall and eventually ,odgea in the
Spencer Dock. The ratings around
the harbor masters office were blown
down. Some cellars along the quays
were flooded. Timber and empty bar.
rels were blown into the river.
Shipping and railway services were
somewhat affected by the storm. The
train at Terenure at II a. m. was de.
layed an hour by q fallen tree at Tenn
pleogue. Many trees were blown down
at Balrothery and in the Tallaght dis.
trict. The speed Of the wind along
tho coast was estimated at 20 miles
an hour. Telegraph wires were
smashed by the fall of tree in the
grounds OF Carriglea House Industrial
School. At Kimmage road there was
9:35 q. m. train from Blessington, due
to similar occurrence. Many trees
were blown down in the Whitechurch
and Rathfarnham districts.
Seven schooners and steam collier
were obliged to seek refuge at Kings.
town Harbor The Moore.MacCor.
mack u. 8. Vessel Delco was prevent.
ed from sailing by the gale.
Two vessels which had left Dublin
for other parts were forced to return,
and a third bound for Waterford was
glad to shelter at Dublin. The So.
Edith. which sailed from Dublin at
4 a. m. with timber for Garston. after
struggling for about six hours, had
to return to the Liney.
The Gale In the Country.
In the North Of Ireland consider.
able damage and serious flooding are
reported. Some persons were treated
in Belfast hospitals for minor injuries.
In Strabane the streets were lined
with debris and the grandstand of the
recreation park was blown down.
A fierce storm ragged over Waterford
and district. The quays were flooded
and much damage caused to merchan-
disc on the quays and in shops. At
Tramore the seas damaged the prom.
enade.