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River disaster and frozen deaths flood London reports
An extreme night between the 13th and 14th caused widespread damage to the river with ice flocks sinking boats and wrecking barges laden with wine. Mills broke from Pont au Change and Pont Royal arches, two burning and corn and meal lost. Five men saved, one guardsman rescued, lighters sunk or split. Listings of ships lost near Calais and Scilly. Two gentlemen frozen to death on moors and a man crushed in a coal pit. Parliament meets in Dublin and considers a humble address to the king.
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Seve
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Edward Nicholson
Amsterdam
Barcelona
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Tyger
Jacobs
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Rhode Islana
Faid
Anne
Elizabeth
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Claudio Re
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Sir Clement Corterel
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