Destructive Storms. Prayers for Fine Weather
LONDON, Thursday.—The continuous rain and storms are ruining the crops in England and Ireland, where the outlook is most gloomy. Prayers for sunshine are being…
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Floods & storms, 1891
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Gale at Valparaiso
A norther has done great damage to shipping at Valparaiso. In this storm the iron ship Mangalore, 1213 tons gross, owned by Messrs. Eyre, Evans, and Co., Glasgow, was totally lost, and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Floods, wrecks, and havoc by land and sea were the results of the gale in the South of England last night…
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LONDON, Wednesday.— A gale of exceptional violence blew in Ireland yesterday and last night. The river Barrow overflowed, and immense damage was done to property…
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A cable from New Zealand on Friday stated :—"The U.S.S. Company's steamer Rotokino sailed from Wellington with a shipment of horses for Calcutta, but returned to the wharf again owing to…
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Contrary to expectations, the thunderstorm of Sunday night was followed yesterday by most boisterous weather along the Australian coast. The day broke with…
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MADRID, Monday.—Great floods have occurred in Spain. The town of Armargisdlo was swept away, and great distress was caused. Two thousand perished in the…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Later details with respect to the floods in Spain show that Consengra and other towns have been destroyed, and that hundreds of square miles…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—Four thousand families have been ruined at Almerg, and hundceds of bodies are floating in the swollen rivers. The survivors are dying of starvation…
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MADRID, Thursday.—Reports from the flooded districts show an enormous loss of life. Over 1000 corpses have already been recovered. At Consuegra the gendarmes are…
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MADRID, Thursday.—The residents of Consuegra were urged to fly on the previous day, when the flood waters had already began to enter the houses, but the people went to…
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LONDON, Saturday. —The floods have extended to the southern portion of Spain and Portugal. The raisin, rice, grain, and orange crops have been destroyed. A subscription…
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MADRID, Monday.—The work of burying corpses in Consuegra continue, and 1780 have been interred already…
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LONDON, Saturday Night.—The floods in Spain still continue. The rivers Tagus and Guadalquivir, the two main arteries of the kingdom, have both overflowed their banks…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—There have been violent storms and floods in Scotland and Wales and many wrecks on the coasts. The lifeboat crews rendered signal service in…
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YESTERDAY'S boisterous weather reached its culminating point within the Carrington council chambers, at about 10 o'clock last night. At an early stage of the meeting a…
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Information has been received from Martinique, which furnishes the first details of the terrible disaster which overtook that island on August 19, in the shape of a cyclone. The terrific wind storm…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—During a terrific gale off Holyhead several wrecks occurred. Many exciting rescues were made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. THUNDERSTORM
A sharp thunderstorm took place at Melrose last evening. A large hollow gum trco near the township was struck by lightning, and smashed to pieces, which were distributed…
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The residents of Fishery Creek, near West Maitland, have convened a meeting for the purpose of taking the necessary steps to erect embankments on Fishery Creek at an early…
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