Mackerel, to the number of 37,000 were brought ashore on May 12th, in Williams Spice’s “Four Brothers”, and sold for £47.
Fortunate rescue. — On the 26th of October, a galley belonging to the Revenue cutter having come onshore for provisions, put off to regain the vessel, in the face of an on-coming gale, but was unable to reach the cutter, which latter had herself sailed away to the eastward to escape the storm. The galley being then half-full of water, parted with some of its provisions to prevent sinking, and was even then in peril until a fishing-boat took off the crew and brought them ashore, at the same time towing the galley at the stern.
Fishing-boat wrecked. — On the night of the Nov. 15th, a Brighton fishing-boat, bound for Ramsgate, with 2½ lasts of herrings, was obliged to run ashore at Hastings during a gale, and the time being near midnight, help was not readily at hand. The boat, therefore became a wreck and the crew lost their fish, with other property, including £12 in gold.
A Fortunate Rescue. The preceding paragraph had reference to a fishing-boat going to Ramsgate, and the present one refers to a fishing-boat from Ramsgate. It was on the Sunday morning when the great fall of cliff occurred — viz. Dec. 5fth, that the “Cecelia” Ramsgate fishing-smack appeared off Hastings and sent two lads ashore. The sea was rough, and the two lads in putting off to regain the smack, were capsized at a short distance from the shore. One of them got back to land without much difficulty, but the other, when pluckily rescued by “Boatswain” Simmons, was insensible. He was taken to the “Rising Sun”, where, by the skill of surgeon Ticehurst, assisted by other persons, he was eventually restored.
Floods and Gales
A Blighting Gale. — During a terrific gale which swept over the south-coast in the month of August, the leaves of the trees as well as the flowers and vegetables were blighted and withered, but in five or six weeks’ time, many of the trees were again budding, as though spring had taken the place of autumn.
An Unusual Flood. — The heavy rain which fell on Friday, Dec. 17th, was quite abnormal. A great quantity of water poured down the valley below the Clive Vale reservoir, which completely inundated Mrs. Samworth’s gardens as well as Capt. Jones’s premises. It also flooded the road under the Elms to a considerable depth. The Bourne burst through the paving at the “Upper Lane” and flooded some of the houses at Waterloo place, whilst the water in the thoroughfare was knee deep. At the Priory, the water from the overcharged brooks, rose to an immense height and with unprecedented rapidity.
A Terrific Gale from the SSW. visited Hastings on Sunday night, Dec. 26th, when tiles, slates and chimney-pots were sent adrift, and in the more exposed places the houses were felt to rock. A lady was blown down at the corner of Claremont, -
