EXTRAORDINARY STORM.
LONDON TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. ' London, July 29. An extraordinary storm occurred in London. / A sudden squall and wind arose, having a velocity of 54 miles. An inch of rain fell in a quarter of an hour, and hailstones half an inchdn diameter cut through umbrellas. The tube railways wore flooded, and traffic was suspended. The thermometer dropped to 22 from 87 degrees in 15 minutes. At the Costers’ Market in Farringdon road, stalls were overturned, and fruit, books, and flowers whirled in the air. The wind struck two tents at Epping Forest, burying six hundred Sunday School children, who were holding their annual treat. There was a terrible panic. Holes were cut in the canvas to enable the children to escape.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 135, 31 July 1911, Page 5
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122EXTRAORDINARY STORM. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 135, 31 July 1911, Page 5
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