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ABERYSTWYTH. I

THE STORM.

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THE STORM. A VESSEL IN DISTRESS. On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday a severe storm of wind and rain prevailed at Aberystwyth in common with other parts of the country. On Tues- day in particular the wind blew a gale and rain fell almost without interruption throughout the day and in the afternoon there were several vivid flashes of lightning and startling peals of thunder. In the even- ing the water rose in the neighbourhood of the railway station, but subsided on the going down of the tide. On Wednesday morning, the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol overflowed and lowlying lands on the borders were flooded. Between Borth and Glandovey when the tide reached its height between eight and nine in the morning, Cors Fochno was flooded for miles, and the 1 Cambrian line at Glandovey Junction was submerged to such a depth as to delay traffic. The uptrain from Aberystwyth had to wait in the Junction for over half I an hour until the tide had partially subsided. Then the line was cleared of pieces of timber and accumula- tions of grass and rushes and the train proceeded, though the water was half way up the wheels. It is understood that no damage has been done to the per- manent way of the line. At Machynlleth the meadows bordering the Dovey were deep under water, and the road leading to Pennalimpassabletofootpassengerseven along the elevated footpaths used a few years ago. The tide at Aberystwyth on Wednesday morning was not only very high but a strong gale from the south-west blew the waves far on the esplanade and heavily against the sea wall at Victoria-terrace. The sight was remarkably grand. Unfortunately, the masonry forming the slipway near the Queen's Hotel gave way and subsequently a large hole was washed in the sea wall, but the wind veered toward the north and the tide began to ebb before the wall was damaged as seriously as it was damaged a few years ago. Never- theless it will cost about 9100 to repair the damage done on Wednesday morning. There can be no doubt that the work done on Wednesday at the breach made by the sea in the Terrace wall saved the houses. The sea which quieted down somewhat on Wednesday increased in fury to- wards Thursday morning and the planks chained across the breach were positively driven in by the impact of the waves. Slowly the planks at the out- side of the breach were washed away but those inside stood and the work, as we have already stated undoubtedly saved the property from destruction. Between nine and ten o'clock on Thursday (yester- day) morning the weather, which had moderated considerably, began to be more tempestuous again. The wind rose and blew in fierce gusts. The sea, which had been troubled for days, began to roll in with great crested breakers, some of them rising when they struck the wall above the tops of the houses. The Terrace shuddered under the repeated blows, and every now and then the spectacle was grand beyond the powers of description. About eleven o'clock a strange steamer was seen in the bay, but of course nothing was done until the vesel displayed a flag of distress. The Rev John Williams, local secretary of the Lifeboat Association was promptly on the spot and Mr Tom Williams the Coxswain, aided by scores of willing hands, soon got the Lifeboat out. It was exactly twelve o'clock when the boat was at the top of the slip. Spectators, looking through glasses at the steamer, said she had lost her funnel, but what she was or where she came from could not be known. Several persons were of opinion that the steamer belonged to Aber- ayron, In less than five minutes the lifeboat was success- fully slipped from her carriage into the stormy sea, and the work of pulling her out by the fixed line proceeded without difficulty. The excitement on shore was very great, and hundreds mounted the railings of the Promenade Pier and watched the I proceedings of the lifeboat crew from that spot. The steamer was anchored and held her ground. By a quarter past twelve the lifeboat got to the end ) of the fixed line, and in another five minutes the erew were at the oars pulling to the south. Notwithstand- ing the rough sea they made fair headway, and after about half an hour's laborious toil. during which time several seas broke over them, they were in a position to put up the sails and tack. At twenty minutes to one the masts were put up, the sails were hoisted, and the lifeboat got some way on her. She sailed to the north considerably to the Borth side of the Promenade Pier when she tacked. After some clever practice the lifeboat was brought alongside of the steamer which turned out to be the Ananda, of Greenock, 191 tons register, Mr Abraham, master, bound from Workington to Swansea with a cargo of pig iron. The casualty happened at 4.30 on Wednesday morning whn the vessel was struck by a terrific sea which carried away the bulwarks, the funnel, and did other serious damage. Fortunately, none of the crew was injured, and at three o'clock the master of the vessel and all the crew jwere landed at Aberystwyth by the lifeboat, the Elizabeth Lloyd, and taken to the Belle Vue Hotel, where they received much-needed refreshments. The lifeboat, which behaved splendidly, was man- ned by the following crew Messrs Tom Williams, coxswain David Williams, second cox- swain Tom Williams, junr Morgan Jones John Davies Evan Daniel John Pugh John Humphreys John Edvrards Evan Jones Richard Jones, senr Richard Jones, jun and David Jones. We hope this list is correct. We did all that was possible to obtain a full list. The Master of the Ananda says that the vessel will stear and that the engines are uninjured. There can be little doubt that the safety of the vessel is very largely due to the fact that one of the crew is the son of Mr Edward Edwards, butcher, Little Darkgate- street. a Royal Navy Reserve man, under whose advice the vessel was anchored in the safest possible spot iu the bay. Mr Tom Williams undertook to put the Master and his crew back oa the vessel if the weather abated, and bring the vessel into the harbour. The interest caused by this incident was very great, and large crowds were waiting to receive the lifeboat on its return from the Ananda.

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