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Show Ly 7V. U. I'olosrui'h-l -Tlllfi NTUIins IX TUK UHITIMll Now York, .London newspaper files give details of the gr.-at storm that swept over the Prunh Islands, Dee. Sth. In London trees were uprooted in tho parks, conservatories and glas roofs smashed io, chimney stalks came to tho ground by the dozen Several houses wero unroofed, and tho sido-walls sido-walls driven in. A largo factory was levelled to the ground, and forty storm patients wero received during the night at the various hospitals, At L.verpool tho Great Britain dragged her anchors in the Mersey, and pitched against tho pierhead and stovo her storn so that the sea mado a clean sweep into the cabin. The Melpomene went ashore. A tug run under the bows of tho Great Wc.itcru to haul her to a place of safety, and was never seen again, having been literally swallowed swal-lowed up by the sea. At Clifton, Dear Bristol, tho ptnaclc of Christ's church fell and went through (he roof. Pre cisely tuc same- tiling happened to churches at Yocvil, at Creukirne and at Taunton. Heavy pieces of architecture, archi-tecture, sueh as walls und towers that hid stood the storm -i of centuries wero demolished. In Sevenoak fbrest at Marlborough, ninety magnificent fore.1-1 trees, all .close together, wero blown down. Buildings were unroofed in many towns, and vessels were dashed by the seore against i ho coast. A stone wall at Richmond, a hundred feet long and nine high, was prostrated. Carriages Car-riages in some places were blown entirely en-tirely over. Several accidents happened hap-pened to gasometers, leaving whole districts in utter daikncss. At Stoke upon Trent an explosion occurred, by which several persons lost their lives. The highest wind -pressure ever known previously in England was represented by twelve. A force of eleven is recorded re-corded on this occasion at Plymouth, Seilly and Portahead. |
