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A PANIC AT HASTINGS

... PANIC AT HASTINGS. An alarming panic lias occurred in the pavilion of Hastings Pier. Towards the conclusion of the perfo rJ)l ance of The Shaughraun, a gun was fired Immediately afterwards man fainted, and then soffl e called out Fire! The entire ...

Published: Tuesday 15 June 1886
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A BALLOONIST CARRIED TO SEA

... nearly half a mile from land the south-east of the Hastings Pier, the parade, beach, and pier being thronged with people. was kept a life-buoy until picked up in a few minutes a boat. He was to the pier, and drove back the Recreation Ground, was received ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1889
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 150 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEWS BREVITIES

... Sunday rest passed some years ago. Captain Dalton, the well-known cross-Channe swimmer, will on Saturday next swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, a distance of about 20 miles. The water supply of the East London Water Company, which has been intermittent ...

Published: Thursday 12 September 1895
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 408 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

At Bristol I imagine that this consuie not be shown and Devon must remember

... and biography of Professor Dickinson. Capt. D. Dalton, the well-known cross-Channel swimmer, will to-morrow swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, a distance of about 20 miles, He will enter the water at about half-past ten a.m., and the journey is expected ...

Published: Friday 13 September 1895
Newspaper: Express and Echo
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 422 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE EASTERN QUESTION

... running from Bristol New York, has pat hack S Bristol dismasted. The and crew are Hi The Hastings Pier and Parade are Two-thousand tons diff fail near Hastings. Pier was broken asunder, and the sea wails and breached. Violent gales also visited the east ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1877
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1450 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TORQUAY PROMENADE PIER. THE ADVERTISEMENT QUESTION. A LIVELY MEETING

... dessetration of the Pier. The manager of Hastings Pier wrote that be could hardly bring ;his mind to think that the Coporation would dialigure the Pier by means of advertisements) as suggested. They paid 9 per cent. at Hastings on a ...

Published: Wednesday 25 September 1895
Newspaper: Express and Echo
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 750 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SPORTS AND ATHLETICS

... TOr npetit ; include three races of England, Ireland, and c - *Hon, the champion back-swimmer, l 'da * sl °' lm r off Hastings Pier JJjJ to *° Eistboume, which t t 8eV * - TlK> journey was l . ...

Published: Tuesday 17 September 1895
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 841 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE EAST TEIGNMOUTH PROMENADE PIER

... for a pier, although it was not, structurally, a house.—The CHAIRMAN : And I think, Mr. Templer, you must also convince us of the necessity for the license.—Mr. TEMPLER said be hoped to able to do so. He would quote the cases of the Hastings Pier, and ...

A LADY'S NOTES

... will try herself into that size. Pier architecture does not seem to have any of design. St. Leonards is talking of having a pier, and it is to be finished next year. Prom the plans it would appear to similar to Hastings pier, only larger. But that strikes ...

Published: Wednesday 26 October 1887
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1306 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL NEWS

... on Hastings Pier there not a single advertisement. Mr. William Hall says The game Is not worth the =idle. The piers of Paigutcn and Taignmorith see reuglar blots upon the landscape.—Mr. J. /IL Moon feels s ra against this prostitution of the Pier, and ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1895
Newspaper: Express and Echo
County: Devon, England
Type: | Words: 1304 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PLYMOUTH PIER COMPANY

... Brighton Pier Company paid per cent, dividend on £35,000 Share Capital—its £10 Shares are selling at £15 per Share. Hastings Pier Company paid 8 per cent dividend ou £31,000 Share Capital—its Shares are selhug at £!2£ per Share. Southport Pier Company ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1884
Newspaper: Exeter and Plymouth Gazette
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1517 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SPORTING

... Essery and Bowden (Plymouth). Captain Dalton, the well-known cross-channel swimmer, will to-day attempt to swim from Hastings Pier to Eastbourne, a distance of about miles. He is expected to take about seven hours. were to have visited Exeter on Thursday ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1895
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 3318 | Page: 4 | Tags: none