Nottingham Evening Post, Tuesday, 8 June, 1880

ROBIN HOOD RIFLES

Head Quarters, Nottingham Castle, 5th June 1880

REGIMENTAL ORDERS

By Lieut.-Colonel Seely, M.P., Commanding

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No. 3 - The Notts. Rifle Association Meeting will take place at the Range on Tuesday, 22nd June.

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Nottingham Evening Post, Wednesday, 23rd June 1880.

Editorial

THE EVENING POST

Wednesday, June 23, 1880

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The storm of yesterday afternoon is one that will long be remembered in Nottingham. Even without the tragic incidents by which it was accompanied the effects of the storm were of a very serious nature, and serve to demonstrate the exceptional severity of the visitation.The electric fluid set on fire the gas, which was escaping from piping that had been torn down by it at one of the great factories at Radford, and but for the prompt labours of workmen on the spot, a serious calamity might have been the consequence. The loss of property in the town must have been very great, last night many of the streets, even in districts which by no means lie at the lowest level, presented the appearance of watercourses, the roads torn up or piled with sand, and the drains choked by the auxiliary streamlets from a thousand inundated cellars and lower stories of dwelling-houses. To the distressed occupants of these domiciles the fire engines of the town rendered useful service in getting rid of the overflow, but such efforts could. of course, avail little in diminishing the disastrous effects of the storm. In the neighbourhood of Nottingham garden produce must have suffered greatly, and it is to be feared that the effect will be apparent at those charming exhibitions about to take place, which form so pleasant a feature of the summer life of our town. The awful character of the visitations, however, was most distinctly marked in its fatal results. The poor truant school-boy who was killed while rambling by the river will, no doubt, gain a temporary notoriety among his class wherever his case is reported, and the exceptional risk of the platelayer's calling will be commented on in connection with the Radford fatality. Altogether the storm is the most remarkable that has visited Nottingham for a long time.

The Nottingham Evening Post, Wednesday, June 23, 1880

SPECIAL EDITION

"EVENING POST" OFFICE

Wednesday, 7 p.m.

THE THUNDERSTORM
GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

The damage done by the thunderstorm seems to be of a more serious nature than was at first anticipated, especially in the lower parts of the town. In the neighbourhood of Sneinton Market nearly every building and dwelling house is flooded more or less, and particularly those which have cellars or low kitchens. The force of the water or the vibration caused by the thunder has done considerable damage to the foundations and walls. During the whole of the night the Fire Brigade were working most assiduously with a steam engine in emptying flooded houses of water in Platt-street and its vicinity. At the Flaming Sword Inn probably on the whole the most serious consequences have resulted. In the cellar a copper which was used for brewing has been entirely removed, and everything of value has been spoiled. At the Lord Nelson Inn, too, where the water was fully from nine to twelve feet in depth, the brigade have been working for some time. A great number of other places are in a similar predicament, and are awaiting the assistance of the firemen. Indeed, applications are constantly being received for aid from persons similarly circumstanced. At the Royal Hotel, Lister gate, the water has done much harm, and a quantity of newly acquired sea water is spoiled. In the Meadows the buildings have not escaped. the major part of the houses being inundated. In all parts of the town hand-pumps are being used to clear the houses affected. The gardens in and around Nottingham have suffered greatly by the heavy fall of rain, the soil having been completely washed away from the roots of many plants. and from seed beds. The damage to the trees is not so bad as might have been expected, only a few having been split. It is thought, however, that the fruit crop will be much injured.

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THE STORM IN NOTTINGHAM
TWO PERSONS KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED

One of most alarming and destructive storms which has been known in Nottingham for many years broke over the borough yesterday afternoon. Although the morning was fine and clear, the atmosphere was unmistakably sultry, and between two and three o'clock the storm burst, and lasted with great intensity for a couple of hours. The flashes of lightning were extremely vivid. and the rain came down so heavily that it was almost impossible to see across the streets in the vicinity of the Market-place while the storm lasted, but here no serious damage was done. Round the outskirts of the town, however. the fierceness of the storm was felt more severely, and resulted not only in the damage of a considerable amount of property, but also in the loss of two lives, while two persons were seriously injured.

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Supplement to the Nottinghamshire Guardian
Friday, July 2, 1880.

THE RECENT STORMS

The oppressive atmosphere which was felt during the morning of Thursday was indicative of another storm making itself felt over Nottingham, and about one o'clock the clouds became very black. By half past one the rain was coming down in torrents, and the thunder and lightning were quite as alarming as on Tuesday, the flashes of lightning being very vivid and frequent. Fortunately, however, it had not the duration of either Tuesday's or Wednesday's storm, and by three o'clock the rain, which fell heavily until then, ceased, and the clouds cleared a little. During the afternoon the thunder could be heard at long intervals, and as the evening advanced there was a second heavy shower of rain. As far as can be ascertained no serious damage has been done by yesterday's storm, but water in the Trent and canal is rising, and it is feared that if the stormy weather continues they will overflow their banks.

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE RIFLE ASSOCIATION

The twentieth prize meeting of the Nottinghamshire Rifle Association was held at the Town Butts on Tuesday.
The following were the prize winners:–

	200	300	600	Tl.
£4 and Bronze Medal of the National Rifle Association.
Corporal T Loach,3rd RHR	31	29	34	94
£3 each
Corporal WH Baker, 2nd RHR	31	32	31	94
£2 each
Corporal J Roe, 9th RHR	29	30	32	91
Mr Toplis, Nottingham	30	30	30	90
Private E Wilson, 4th RHR	30	29	30	89
Private H Comery, 5th RHR	29	31	29	89
Col.-Sergt. J Cumberland, 8th RHR	32	32	25	89
£1 each
Private J Lee, 3rd RHR	30	30	29	88
Private G Allsop, 9th RHR	29	31	27	87
Corporal St Leo Smith, 4th RHR	29	31	27	87
Surgeon JOC Hynes, 4th RHR	31	27	27	85
Sergeant H Dracott, 8th RHR	31	32	20	83
Corporal TH Coles,1st RHR	26	27	28	81
Private W Perkins, 9th RHR	33	22	26	81
Private J Hamford, 4th RHR	30	20	30	80
Private R Brown, 5th RHR	32	27	21	80
Colour-Sergt. T Hodgson, 5th RHR	28	28	23	79
Corporal H Duckett, 4th RHR	28	23	28	79
Corporal J Ashworth, 3rd RHR	31	26	21	78
Corporal JB McLellan, 2nd RHR	29	21	18	78
Private McLeod, 3rd Notts	25	24	28	77
Corporal H Clayton, 5th Notts	24	30	23	77
Corporal E Livesey, 9th RHR	27	27	23	77
Private Widdowson, 7th Notts	30	26	21	77
Sergeant H Davis, 3rd RHR	30	26	20	76