Narrative of the dreadful disasters occasioned by the hurricane which visited Liverpool and various parts of the kingdom ... January 6th and 7th, 1839 ... Second edition1839 - 108 pages |
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adjoining alarm anchor appearance ashore assistance Ballymoyer bank Belfast blew boat body bricks broken building buried Captain captain's gig carried Castle chapel chimney belonging chimney fell church considerable damage crew demesne destroyed destruction entirely blown Everton falling five o'clock four fury gale ground half-past heard Hilbre Island hour Hoylake hurricane injury John John Cairns killed large chimney Leasowe Castle life-boat Liverpool lives loss lost mate Messrs miles mill Monday morning moorings narrow escape nearly passengers Pennsylvania persons pinnace Point Lynas Port Logan quay raged render rigging roof ruins Runcorn sailed saved scarcely Seacombe servant ship shore six o'clock slates sloop stack of chimneys steam-boat steam-tug steamer storm street suffered Sunday night sunk tempest three o'clock thrown timber Todmorden torn town and neighbourhood trees tremendous Tuesday Tullamore unroofed vessel Victoria violence wall Wallasey Wavertree whole wind wreck yards