A TERRIFIC GALE.
SCHOONER CARSIZED. EIGHT HIVES LOST. United Press Association—Copyright . LONDON, Feb! 23 , ga c ,"‘ ! he Mi(3la «ds and North-v* West ol England and Ireland was accompanied by terrific hail. It stopped hundreds of football matches. Three grandstands were unroofed. The market ball at Stockport was wrecked. A marquee'with 400 children collapsed at Stratford. All were rescued. Damage was done to the extent of several hundred thousand poundsdarling. The schooner Reginald Fisher capsized at Mersey, and eight were drowned.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2124, 25 February 1908, Page 2
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80A TERRIFIC GALE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2124, 25 February 1908, Page 2
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