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Great Storm Damage and Shipping Losses Reported
Reports from Weymouth and surrounding coast detail devastating weather effects with barns blown down and flocks killed. Sailors rescued after ships driven ashore, many vessels and crews lost or scattered, while London markets note financial updates and South Sea figures amid the tempest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson
Ozfordshire
Liverpool
Park-gate
Dublin
Neboth
Hyde
Mary
Betty
Partis
Lively
Cullum
Augustus
Dove
Hyle-lake
Chester
Friendship
Simmons
Prince William
Manesty
Main
Roberts
Toptham
Poulton
Weymouth
Portland
Anthony
Amsterdam
Rose
Bourdeaux
Mare
Isle of Wight
South Sea
New South Sea
Bank
India
York Buildings
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Assurance
Welch Ditto
South
Srs. Prem
Ditto
Cyto
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