Washington County News | 1927-02-03 | Page 2 | Hurricane Sweeps England, Scotland

Hurricane Sweeps England, Scotland Loudon The death toll of the great rain and wind storm which swept Great Britain from the south of Fug-land Fug-land to the northern tip of Scotland has reached twenty, with fully S00 inj-jured inj-jured by flying debris. Nineteen of the deaths were in Scotland alone, while one was in Armai.li. Ireland, the latter being due to a falling roof. In the course of the storm further damage was reported, while dispatches dis-patches from more remote towns showed the great e::tent of the storm area. Early this morning London was visited by a winter thunderstorm of unprecedented severity, during which hundreds of wireless aerials, trees, fences and chimney pots were hurled through the air. Several persons were injured by falling Ehop signs and pieces of masonry.