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Monthly Chronicle.
two of the servants were very much hurt . A child , in the same row , was also tilled , by the falling of a stack of chimnies . A house in another part of Lambeth was unroofed , by which an old woman lostherlife . In St . George ' s Fields , a young woman was killed , and another dreadfully maimed , by the falling of a house . AhouseinNew Road , Fitzroy-- Square , and another in Conduit-street , were completely destroyed . A brewhouse belonging to Mr . Hinkisson , in the- New Cut , leading to Wesminster Bridge , another in St . John ' s Square , and the Orchestra in the Apollo Gardens ,
were entire heaps of ruins . The house of Sir John Sinclair , at Whitehall , was very much injured ; the upper part fell into the street . The dwelling of a poor man at Sommers town , by trade a bow and arrow maker , was swept away , and all his little property destroyed . The brick wall atthe south end ofthe Opera-house was nearly blown down „ and falling in the adjoining court , did considerable damage to the houses . At Limehouse Bridgea heap of deal boards were throwndownand some carried by the
, , , force ofthe wind to the distance of a hundred yards . ! Eighteen large trees in St . James ' s and Hyde Parks were blown down , and great numbers torn up by the roots in other places . At Twickenham , fourteen trees which stood before the house of Lord Dysart were blown away to a considerable distance ; and a watch-box , at the same place , with a person in it , was carried a great way , but the man happily received no material injury . In Greenwich Park several trees also fell a sacrifice . In the River several tiers
of ships started from their moorings , and received much injury . An immense torrent of rain preceded the storm . Several of our colliers and other vessels were driven from their anchors in the Downs , on the coast of France , where two or three of them went on shore ; two or three others were so fortunate as to reach Calais harbour , by which their crews escaped perishing .
A brick wall and handsome paling , with which the Bedford fields had been lately intersected , and the upper part of one ofthe new houses building on the same scite , were totally demolished . The paling -seems to have been blown about the fields in sheets . , The King and Oueen , who were at Buckingham-house , arose from their beds , as did many hundreds of families ; for the stream of wind was of that continuance , weight and pressure , that scarcely any fabric seemed to be capable of bearing its force .
Many ofthe largest and most beautiful trees in the walks of King ' s , St . John ' s and Queen ' s Colleges , Cambridge , were torn up by the roots . St . John ' s Bridge has also been considerably damaged . At Brompton , Chatham , and Rochester , the effects ofthe storm ' were severely self . The church of St . Margaret ' s at ihe latter place , was much injured . The vestry-room chimney was blown down , and much of the tiling blown off . At Norwich , one of the largest trees in Chapel field was actually , snapt in
twain , during the tremendous storm , and five others very much damaged . —The . demolition of chimnies , and the unroofing of houses , were very general throughout that city . The mail coach , previous to its arrival at Ipswich , was several times actually blown out of the road , and the guard obliged to dismount to lead the horses . A windmillon Bishop ' s-hill , belongingto Mr . Dowsing , was totally demolished , and many pieces of timber carried to a considerable distance . —Much damage done to other millshouses & c . in the county of Suffolk .
, , In Reading , many houses were unroofed , and in the neighbourhood many . trees were torn up by the roots . . At St . Alban's and its vicinity great damage has been done . Mr . and Mrs . Thomas , also Mr . and Mrs . Ellis , at the Bell inn , near the Market-place , were in a dreadful situation for some time ; the chimnies giving way , the roof of the house and ceiling fell upon the beds wherein they slept : these unfortunate
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Monthly Chronicle.
two of the servants were very much hurt . A child , in the same row , was also tilled , by the falling of a stack of chimnies . A house in another part of Lambeth was unroofed , by which an old woman lostherlife . In St . George ' s Fields , a young woman was killed , and another dreadfully maimed , by the falling of a house . AhouseinNew Road , Fitzroy-- Square , and another in Conduit-street , were completely destroyed . A brewhouse belonging to Mr . Hinkisson , in the- New Cut , leading to Wesminster Bridge , another in St . John ' s Square , and the Orchestra in the Apollo Gardens ,
were entire heaps of ruins . The house of Sir John Sinclair , at Whitehall , was very much injured ; the upper part fell into the street . The dwelling of a poor man at Sommers town , by trade a bow and arrow maker , was swept away , and all his little property destroyed . The brick wall atthe south end ofthe Opera-house was nearly blown down „ and falling in the adjoining court , did considerable damage to the houses . At Limehouse Bridgea heap of deal boards were throwndownand some carried by the
, , , force ofthe wind to the distance of a hundred yards . ! Eighteen large trees in St . James ' s and Hyde Parks were blown down , and great numbers torn up by the roots in other places . At Twickenham , fourteen trees which stood before the house of Lord Dysart were blown away to a considerable distance ; and a watch-box , at the same place , with a person in it , was carried a great way , but the man happily received no material injury . In Greenwich Park several trees also fell a sacrifice . In the River several tiers
of ships started from their moorings , and received much injury . An immense torrent of rain preceded the storm . Several of our colliers and other vessels were driven from their anchors in the Downs , on the coast of France , where two or three of them went on shore ; two or three others were so fortunate as to reach Calais harbour , by which their crews escaped perishing .
A brick wall and handsome paling , with which the Bedford fields had been lately intersected , and the upper part of one ofthe new houses building on the same scite , were totally demolished . The paling -seems to have been blown about the fields in sheets . , The King and Oueen , who were at Buckingham-house , arose from their beds , as did many hundreds of families ; for the stream of wind was of that continuance , weight and pressure , that scarcely any fabric seemed to be capable of bearing its force .
Many ofthe largest and most beautiful trees in the walks of King ' s , St . John ' s and Queen ' s Colleges , Cambridge , were torn up by the roots . St . John ' s Bridge has also been considerably damaged . At Brompton , Chatham , and Rochester , the effects ofthe storm ' were severely self . The church of St . Margaret ' s at ihe latter place , was much injured . The vestry-room chimney was blown down , and much of the tiling blown off . At Norwich , one of the largest trees in Chapel field was actually , snapt in
twain , during the tremendous storm , and five others very much damaged . —The . demolition of chimnies , and the unroofing of houses , were very general throughout that city . The mail coach , previous to its arrival at Ipswich , was several times actually blown out of the road , and the guard obliged to dismount to lead the horses . A windmillon Bishop ' s-hill , belongingto Mr . Dowsing , was totally demolished , and many pieces of timber carried to a considerable distance . —Much damage done to other millshouses & c . in the county of Suffolk .
, , In Reading , many houses were unroofed , and in the neighbourhood many . trees were torn up by the roots . . At St . Alban's and its vicinity great damage has been done . Mr . and Mrs . Thomas , also Mr . and Mrs . Ellis , at the Bell inn , near the Market-place , were in a dreadful situation for some time ; the chimnies giving way , the roof of the house and ceiling fell upon the beds wherein they slept : these unfortunate