The French Mail in the Gale
The French mail steamer Paelflque arrived Yesterday from Noumea. On the passage she encountered lite full force of the southerly gale raging on the coast, which dalayed her…
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Severe Storms in New Caledonia. Much Damage to Property
The French mail steamer Pacifique, which arrived from New Caledonia yesterday, brought news that severe storms had swept over the greater part of the island. The rivers were much…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tempestuous Weather Violent Gales on the Coast. Heavy Seas Running. Shipping Casualties
Boisterous weather conditions are at present ruling along the coast, and a good deal of anxiety is being manifested for the safety ot shipping. The tempest appears to be almost…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cyclonic Disturbance. Gales and Rough Seas on the Coast. Violent Rain Sqiialia
The southerly change, which first sleeted the coast on Wednesday, gathered fore' on Saturday, and developed into gales early on Sunday, attended by blinding rain squall and heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Gale. a Capsized Crew. and How They Got Home
At Sydney Heads this morning the gale which lashed the ocean into great seas, and made careful mariners head their ships towards shelter, had abated a trifle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interview with the Meteorologist. the Effects of a Tropical Cyclone. Forecast for To-day
The Acting Government Meteorologist, Mr. H. A. Hunt, was seen by a representative of the "Herald" last night in regard to the stormy conditions now ruling. Asked to what…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →1 Wheat Ship in a Storm. Perilous Experience. Decks 'Swept and Sails Carried Away. the Cairnsmore Returns in Distress
With her decks swept and the loss of most of her sails, the barque Coirnsmore, a vessel of 878 tons, which left Sydney three weeks ago, put back to Sydney yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The United States. a Mine Flooded. Thirty Lives Lost. London, March 26
Owing to the bursting of a dam, the mine of the Excelsior Clayworks, Brazil, Indiana, was flooded on Friday. Thirty men in the mine were imprisoned, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Mine Tragedy. Dam Bursts and Floods the Workings
A shocking disaster is reported from the State of Indiana, United States. A dam burst at Brazil, and the water flooded the mine in connection with the Excelsior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heavy Rain at Hurstville
A correspondent writes;—A phenomenally, heavy rainfall occurred at Hurstville during the last four days, the rain gauge registering 767 points. During Saturday night some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Westralia in a Gale
AUCKLAND, Tuesdays.—The Westralia, which left Sydney on Wednesday last, Has arrived at Auckland, after a long passage, due to easterly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cyclone at Reunion. Much Distress Occasioned. London, March 27
The island of Reunion has been devastated by a cyclone. Twenty-four persons were killed. Thousands are without food, and without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On the Coast. Weather Moderating. Shipping in the Gale
The boisterous conditions along the coast moderated considerably yesterday. At 8 o'clock last evening the winds were light to fresh, principally from the southern and south-eastern…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tropical Cyclone Heavy Seas Still Running. Many Vessels Sheltering
The violent gales—the effect of a north-east tropical cyclone near Norfolk Island—which raged along the coast throughout Sunday moderated considerably yesterday, but very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Cyclone. Reunion Island Devastated. Thousands Homeless and Starving. Twenty-four Lives Lost. Relief Fund of £400,000 Required
LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The French Island of Reunion has been devastated by a territic cyclone. Houses and crops have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Children in Danger. Carried Away by a Flood
At 12.30 p.m. yesterday three little children, all practically babies, had a sensational experience, and had a miraculous escape from drowning at Ultimo. The three little mites,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Reunion Cyclone
The damage done by the cyclone which visited the Island of Reunion, a French possession in the Indian Ocean, is estimated at £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Cyclone at Reunion. Town of St. Denis in Ruins
LONDON, Tuesday.--The damage caused by the cyclone at the French island of Reunion, near Mauritius, is estimated at £3,000,000. St. Denis (the capital of the island, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Cyclone at Reunion Ninety People Killed. the Capital Destroyed. London, March 29
Further particulars of the cyclone which has just devastated the island of Reunion (a French possession, about 420 miles east of Madagascar) show that the damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Chapter Xxxi. a Teacup Storm
The coast being clear Dick's storm-cloud burst. The Chantrelles out for their walk, he imagined them to be washing their domestic dirty linen; he took the floor…
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