During the peak day in a series of heavy gales on the southern and eastern coasts of Great Britain, one hundred and forty-three vessels were wrecked, thirty-six of them completely destroyed, and thirty-four lives were lost. The winds also caused significant damage ashore, as well. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
Chronicle, The Annual Register or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1860 (London: F. & J. Rivington, 1861), 76.