//. I shall address Hours -
Lordship in a
fullers Report, a
ad
soon as I am in possession
of the necessary information!
12.
are
All needful measures being taken to remo
to remedy or
mitigate the disaster.
I have the honor tobe,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's .
most Obedient humble Servant,
Governor
Sir Julian Far
SUPPLEMENT TO THE
HONGKONG. TERRIFIC TYPHOON, PEAR-
L DESTRUCTION OF LIVES, BHIPPING, AND PROPERTY.
"RTY-NINE SHIPS SUNK, WAECKED, KISSING, OR DISABLED, NEAS
A THOUSAND LIVES LOST
The work tearful typhoon ever known
Colonial Offic
OVERLAND CHINA MAIL," SEPTEMBER 26, 1874.
SECOND EDITION,
was often at the risk of ran winre valuable | Price having a narrow cevape with his life, darage was done to the books and accounts three civilians, uneing the S. S. they on and the inprates of which are busily coca- than those which wore prolonged.
The Harbour Mastor's exti, lately in the office. A part of the Police Station shore, went on the Praya, to render what pied in clearing and emptying boats, It was not till after morning dawn that it transferred to the Peak, is also miss it & wreck. The rendah overlocking assistance they could, and were fortunate Tepairing whatever steal damage may be was ascertained how severe and been the loss covering. The signal topmast and yurd Finlay Street, and the Justices Roca cugh to be of arvien in assisting the done to their craft, and drying shoir own both of property and life. Commending with have taken the departs at the lower bave been laid is rains. We regret Captain, and a number of the crew, as well private effesta. had however is to see this ibe Praya, of which we havo as yet been
tunst in almoet uprooted but still whole learn that Telegraphic communica 13 ante passengers, to und The cares general aspect of destruction and desolation able to raske only a barriet anrvey, the The troes, urognet lawos, &c. are demolish- tion with Saigon, has been stopped since pondent of couteurpornty states tind i and to notice ai me boat a mother sar- bathing batas has put to sen for good, med, the stone seats even belay displaced by the typhoon. The Cable Houso at Pok application was raic by one of the gentle rounded by a word of chidren lamenting
the terrilie furor of the wind. thing but wreckage now showing here is
kodumi, bas buat mach injured by the toen to the Captain Sapelewtent of the loss of a hustand, at author an við atcad. In the Reorention that's beat Among the items of which we ghaned nos and most of its contevis washed away. Police, for assistans, which he declind, couple bort-brokes by the antinely death house, many of the maing four-cars and many in our melanoly surrey of the mammungst other casuslara in the typhoon on the ground that be suuld not order anki of a aca, their ouly support. plívate boals have been destroyed, while the
we may briefly mention the loflowing wo regret to learn that the Hot Mr his van in such weather. The writer ex- At the corner of the wall of Mr da Silva's bull of what was oue Majesty's gun- The Mesageries Maritimes premies see Alexander has had his foot somewhat presses his opinion that bad the unlice ground is standing high and dry one of the boate obstrusively turnst its stern on to ̈the
much injured. br Sing theaire is a neverely injured by broken glas, being fundered assistance when requested, tivos Jutgest size Chinese esego boala '; sha ja saat boat platform. At the bead by the City Bell min. At 10 p.m. the rout of 5%, 54, and unable to have from. Dr O'Brien's house might have been saved from the unforto cross that user mail at the foot of the has commenced the destruction to the wow, 56 Bollywood Road fell in. By special waither he had heen exried.In counte shy, Ironer. The gentlemen whe hill leading to Mr Dennys' lot. in Hongkong swept over the Colony on wall, which extends along it whole length providence and the intervention of some sens of secary repairs, the City assisted the people to land from the day! The grouter part of the stone wall in
European gentlemen and the polio, tàs right of September 22-231d. 14 to West Point As on former occasions the
Bell Library is closed to the public from bad to take the Chinese portica of them up frout of die da Sura's property has been bage masses of grasite have been hurled i were saved-192, 194, 196 in the the 24th to the "7th instant colusive to the police station, withunt any assist blown and waabai dossi, xa alno the mui Vasels were sonk to the turbour, 4 why the tilanie force of the storm far inward,
sathe street are totally raid. p to The typhoon insurrupted legal an wall ance at all from this police.
wall at the back. The bungalow itself Rebore, la diamanted or otherwise injured in some cases touching the front wails of Doon to-day enters for the interment of a viber business. The interesting trial, The sailing vessel, Lizzie 17., was got off seems not to have sustered must, but the the house. But on this occasion even about 40 burdien found drownet vare imusd even, of Mr Lee Lom Krai bad to be poak swiaty yesterday, not much the worse for on-houses as either traded or blown whiis 6 are missing, and a vast number greater force then, 115067 must have been by the Coroner,
posed.-During the very witching hours of her to lose acquaintance with the shore-down, and the garden and trees flattened Un Upper Station Street occurred a fear the atom, a Chinose thief thought hoi With the exception of the daouage to tasir down shaking sad require enzoining. The exerted, inasmuch as we notice in some in-
suces that as many as five or six blocks stilful sunity. Several houses foll in and weld make the typhoon an aid in the purawings H. M. 8. fvinces Chaverser and the Dir Alves estate has sustained more whule Praga from the City Hall to clamped together, bare bear washed up in many lives were lust. Biz children wecast of his mercurial profession. Haentered Meanée rode out the typhoon travely. damage, the frout stone wall being entirely
Doe huge made
Their remains a house in alder Street, and was greeted by For practical purposes the mothered in the raine.
A passenger by the Hou Yang of Tues- West Point is a heap of ruina. Every wall may be mid to have almost abowed few racee of injuries. H. M. S. the host with three shots from a revolver day right from Centrum states that he
broken down, and kho side ones destroyed in a gat extent. The wal of one of the pier and jetty, except one, is almost en- disappeared, while the earth has i banie Prius Cheriotic, and the Mess both lost a which do not appare to have taken any scare or bount was appalling Been Hout-louses close to the sea has been smashed tires destroyed. The detorge dors to places been washed away so as to ex-considerable portion of their wood swinga. chet upon the person of the intruder. Captain almost gave up all hope as to the in by a large sumpan, and this one thereby
pose the gw and water maina and the
Troy were, however, heard by the ownere safety of his vessel.
taking shelter under the root which beld property is fearful Nearly every house telegraph wires, live or six of what just as the wind was reaching its atmest that shewod his niagues at the inhospitality Tax Hongkong Distillery and the Engar Fare boun mich damaged, but gardan sud
To add to the horrors of the night, of the neighbouring tonewenis; and the
good. The dwelling homes roume not to has been more or less damage, and the carbine in certalu spots, to trip up the fury, the Bre alarm bells otitied that a he experienced by deosniping in the fesat Refinery Works lost their Chimneys on n-heuses require when time, labor, and
unwary loiterer, whose eyes are too fully firest trees are blown down. Several occupied in contemplating the ruin around fresh danger menaced the Colung. A house the possible-During the height of the Tussey night. The premises in such case money to be put in that perfect stato they,
in Bonham Strand was in Banies and the typhoon,two policemen were struggling along were damaged by the fall
wore in veiora the typhoon. Chinese houses have been levelled. The him to pick bis steps.
Brigades promptly turned out. Their ex- the Prays at that time overed, with furious
Mr Francie pinos infered but Hitle, but low of native life is spalling. A rough fored badly. The City Hall has a usual come
The Pray buildings have naturally and tinction however is admitted by the members waves. One of them in trying to climb over
the sea side of the stone wall on his ground to have been more swing to the fury of the lossy balk of timber, which was washed We learn that about 70 bodies have been has been washed away, estimate puts it at 1000, and some to grief in the way of glass, to spite of all Typhoon than to any exertions it was pos-up nese the whart of Douglan Lapraiz & taken up to the Hospital to-day (204b). Turning roand the corner of Mr Alvor 200 bodies have as yet been recovered precautions; and the North East corner, sible to make with fire engince. Happily Cu.. was caught by the wind and hurled Large uambers are being buried at stone ustate sad proveeding inland, two heeps
devated to the valuable selection of the danger was soon over,
into the boiling ma He recovered his Cutters aloud. Parts of the Prays actually ad bamboes, mud, al furnitare are while zumbers ace still coming to newspapers a literally beaten in, the
feat with difficulty, and may be said te smell offensively from the proximity of soon, which reprout what once wa M store. The Fraps is actually offensive glass being in minute fragments and the Ar Mesurs Falcons & Co's, the readings are preserved his life at omsiderable risk the corpack
Remedion bungalow, as his ground has Iskusies splintered pieces. Many of of two Standard Barometers from a. Ws are informed by one of the old e
been entirely divested of everything except fean the number of corpen. Amongst the volumes, it is feared, ses injured, on the 22nd to 4 a., on the ord were es dente la Rosario Street that, on the night We have to note three errors in the 5 ore beykoz flower pots: the wail aronud the native craft more than one half the main body of the library bas saved the Fortunately, the premutions taken with
of the typhoon his house was attacked by conote we have already pablished of the it even baying disappeared. Sose of the a gang of thieves. Fortunately they were shipping lost in the typhoon. Our reader farniture is yet fit for use, although it has have been lost. In the height of the bucks from suy damage. The front portion 2344, §.09 m. 22.84 22nd, 5.00 p. 38.000 able to enter. The resident frod bis however will doubtless readily andstand been orried clean away will the instabed
10.00 29.40 revolver four times, and assure that he
Le difcalties which attended the compla-some 70 or 80 yards. tornado, as the Steeraara Albay and of light Iron and granits is a simple ruin, blocking up ingres, while the noble tren
11.00 29.925 whistled at short intervals from I vantil 4 ton of correct return, and we our only Un Mr Degener's lot the gurdener's but Laww were fouudering with their crews opposite, which was one of the glories of
13.00 29.100 Road, has been torn up by the roote Queen's N aad passengers, un starm of fire added to and hes a magnificent rtia across the way
8.00 29.602 2rd, 1.07. 28.307 look for antauce, but in vain, express our regret at having fallen into nn-haa utappanted and a few tree is only
appoured. Bis palton and that avoidable are on the best authority ob- been baut down, 2.00 28.790
polies a
On the Hongkong Disparasry's lot kwa 2.16 "24727 bis neighbours is rendered doubly perilous tatable at the time. the horrors of the night. Happily, the The houses ning the Prays from the City
The statement as to Captain Diaz of matabeus have been blown dowu; trees and 23.786 from the fact that this street is quite un- Hall to the Clock Tower appear zoostly to ismos were soon extinguished by the have taped with slight damages to plaster 23rd, 1.00 16.860
29.900 rbbed. Pence the more weed for the mu- the Albay bating estinguished his fires on garden stem boneror to have camped wal. 29.184tection of the polios. We have very great anchoring is totally unfounded. She was The bungalow on Mr Dernysiolis blown ferdil gums of wind, or balf the native and gites, but west of Fedder's Wharf, the
23.820 in drawing attention to the gallant under ateau frem 10 p.m. till she snuk, down and les alt in a boap in one cover, rala inflicted in enormous. The towa town must have gone. The water rosu
Conduck of Mr George Taufer and his brother, Captain Diez doing his heat for the trees broken or sprouted. clock was stopped at 2.30, which we there- fur feet over the Praya, and morning fore asume to have been the time whet
the beaviest gasi came down It is at all dawned upon a city presenting the
eronia orrials that most of the worst. 30 appearance of having soffered a bombard.damage was inflicted about that hour.
the foreign houses this was mostly slight, verandahe, shatters and windows being smashed, but little damage being done to the houses themselves. With the Ohlmere trevasule it was different, as the storm bowled, and hinsed, and raged, whole stories were swept away in rapid succes sion, The two upper stories of Hoo-tre- by wind and ways afteozt us great, but a loong's store esano down with a fearful crash, band of incendiarits set fire to the town, followed shortly siser by the upper story of another coroer house, further West. and hundred houses, together with a The arrow and slight but lofty vurandabe
meat.
Over Canton the storm swept with comparative lightness But Macno pas ved an even more terrible night thau Hongkong. Not only was the wreckage
follows:-
Mercurial
1.90 p.m. 29.770
6.00 29.704 7.00 $9.4
10.00 11.00 12.00
29.500
21 29 815 223.200
2.30
3,00
2.00
28.870
210
.. 20.759
3.80 4.00
2.00 38.839
8.00
29.265
$.50
4.00
" 29.296 29.918
se 2.30 p.m. of the 22nd,
droid
the engineers of the Bougkong lusurance Vossal Equally wrong was the announce Air Caldwelve dwelling has resisted re Engino. During the sinking of the Albay ment that she had 90 passengers on board. warkably well, having but a few pane of and Zener at the height of the typhoon, they There were but 2 Chinese and 4 European glasa olown in, and some of the ortamunkai
Both instruments were stars at 20.888 most plankly went to the rescue of the drown-sugers in the vessel This however work on the root arried away. The outs ing men and succeeded in saving some thirty. does not rednce the aggregate number of hea olsher unroofed or partly blowu The following readings of the Baromater six live. This ie not the first citae Mr G. lives lost as stated by sa, rany other crew down. The garden aus also sustained some on the morning of the hd September, 1879. Tsufer has thut distinguished himself, nnd having been lost besides those already damage. reduced to sea level bure coctiously boons hope that the tinrarement will recube Beile Sausage reported by nebuse he escaped withet dansge; Ent the The Mode part of Mr Holmes' dwelling
supplied from the Harbour Master's Office:woul him for the Royal Humane Scelery's
95
7.43 r., 38od Septcabor, 29 69
9.15
29.67
"
21
29.45
10,30 12.00
29 40 29.12
1.00 A., 23rd September, 29.05
29.00
*T
1.30
2.00 2.00
>
33
99.y
"
+
5.00
20.44
The
1+
9.90
of the native bongs towards Boubam Strand Ene Church, fell a prey to the Haueratforded ample material for the sporties The water rose there, an bere, several feet. The White Cloud and two man-of-way are total wreaks, and the most beautiful portions of the city are acze ruina.
fancies of the wind-god, sud the whole Prays, as far as thegas works is strewed with the wrveks ot verandale, hoarde, forniture, de, in some places a foot deep. arciunt of low of life attending this destrue tion, we have not yet ascertained.
livad.
Manda
وو
28,88
20.04
29.22
20.58
29 80
# 84
THE TYPHOON AF HONGKONG. LATEST PARTICULARS, (24th Septmarier, 3874.)
We give below items of intelligence as
zedal. Although an America, Mr Tauter missing is now at anebor of Green island.
matabed adjoining 13 was blown away, there-
will not probably ebject to receiving from The Therest, reported capnised, ie ut arby causing conch damage to the furniture.
The following is a correct return of all the damages inflicted shipping savetaine
up to 4 p. r. of the 26t
Hughenmet a jet recognition of his brave chor of N. Port conduct.A largo parcel of Westall Brand & Co.'s Market Reportz been picked up on Bowham Strand. No address was vixible on them, but they had evidently baca mute up for delivery. "auti-blood.tera" of Bongbong will s
griave much to learn that les Custom's Statim a Cheung-chew, has cove be utter
grief in the typboon. The mandario with bie 1tendants was brought over bysjunk to-day. The Stamoship Abitute, Ammy, and Br mean, have gone alongside the Wise ned Umlowns Pine for the purpose of Jinclark- jug. We hear the British back Arámi goën
the typhoon, drifted with her moorings down paat the police talk, where he brought up. She was not hurt in the loan
Sunk.
Ay, Spanial atcarer, Aldeburon, German batyue. Anoy, ismces hargoo. Courier, British barque (No. 1.) Thu, Sime bargua. imag, British barge, Lesar, Spanish stemmer. Lowton, Siamese ship. Hong No. 3, Ferovian shig.
Moser, 5 Mimbao, British
bath
Stuur, Beroun harque,
Seabird, Amarican ashooner (psized.) Seagarth, Bianca barque.
Aahore-
understand.The S. S. Bolhare reports Alaska, P. M. Rainer, ship abent 32 miles NE of N. end of Koerhard, Germans barjaw sms with tizen-tat gone, and apie f., Amexiest turqia.
Price, Gerwas torque
Dismasted.
Otherwise Injured. Ardon, British turque. Columbian, P. & 0). steamer (lost Elion Costs, British barque. Falco, Brinjal bergu. Ferdinand, German barque. Maria Viento, Spanish barque. Matilde Atheling, British barque
The guiden has suffered very arch and rous trees are either uprooted or broken
Darabjen's bungalow fa blurn UVAI and the greater part of bis gavlen is destroy- The only thi moval of & or biles,
ed.
Brilto's house is
to be noticed at Alp
and this groparty may be occasulural the one ai as one the best out of ths eturn.
The tacks on the top of the bill vouri 1 hare resister the violines of the ston Vary wat, heren being parily deprived of their tales, anda tew venetica enil windowe slowa in, they buvo sustained no damage.
The Government'a oval shots are partly availed and the fence round the tu extent blown down. The adjoining Police Station is also pzena a great amount of tiles, and one window
been entirely blown in with ita fram.
Tan old trees on the western side of tho promontory bare born mast coupletely cleared of their branches, but bare however stood fast, I also noted that everywhere the End trees had rusiated the weather entirely.
79
damage has beca-dots to thế---- ada, and tho sea must have cure for up over the paddy fields a sale of
s are found lying about fe inland. Werteen site of the bay at tim Kow-
Jang Docks is also stored all over with "wrocks of boats, and the form of life zapor
od from both sides of the peninsula in enor
us, especially from Yow-m2-78.
57
beata.) boatnion, women and children who sought
shelter at the Kowloong Police stasion dur ing the night of the storm wore cured for, and up all last night 51 budies had been (slightyear old was found last sight at 3 p.m. fond between Kowloong station and Yow. and cua young had jocking about
Full particulare will be found below,
Et wan, of couree, at sie whores and
September 23rd, 6.30 .. there to discharge; she is now lying at A typhoon which, though of very short amongst the shipping that the most aerions! dsmation, has probably proved the most damage was done, and this, sad to say, the apparently a German barque found Wanchi with be aturn driven io.-Th destruerite Wibutes suce 1862--if not resulted in the known loss of very many ed of the end of Chang-bue at Monagones Maritimes $.8., during exceding it in that reapuci -swept overthu
All the stone jetties and wonden p.m. today. Another supposed to be the jekt betway the botits of ij. and ✪ piere along the Westin Praga face are Talec was to low in the water at the 3., of hopi. 92-95. The baromatez, a wrecks Russell's wharf, Pedder's wharf, sama time, that she has probably muk. noted at the time of going to press on the 24 Vogel, tagator's, what, tho Stearn. Neur the same place two masin, aridently was steadily failing, and this it contioned to boat Company's Pier, and Pasio Mai! in their places, in some vessel are sisuding de with creasing rapidity till the enludna
Pier, &c. are all of them so injured up above the water. The American ship tion of the atorin. At 7 pa the wind,
as to require airment entire rahulding. There is near the N.E. of Lanta aparently no nails bank, yards adrift, d which had bonn bunwing freshly since
The most hogholy incident of thy areaves sthealing in alau at anchor to thu tuin of the tiernan banjuo Brochard, (200 | A. E, Pidot, Garms barzon
at anober and injured; the The Pengha hai bas brought in the Cap- dulunk, hegan to come in pets, which the night were the foundering of two steamers
Whapes with tea arul hand to New
Bura Nenjak, Stamuseo burgle experianend knew to herald at undoubted
U for hiling vessels, the former with westward having only bad beratora i ᏓᎬ ;
York), which ressel drove high and dry Carmine fdu, terman bara tuned of in typhoon, the first heavy bimas being felt t
Ashdp in nahore on Lantan. In addition to thin, neveral vessels are re- from Nowchwang is near Cloweshow dis on the . E. end of Latin during the worlutte Andrinis, British barque 1.30. From this sixce forward, the bloats ported ashors and dismanted. We sub-
mastol, and several wees, principally recent typhoon. She also brought in a hoy Courier, Betish barque (No. 3) increased in intoosity and frequency, the
join a list of susities below, The Epantsb Sisese are missing altogether.
found at the Customs' Station the Cap Georgina, Beitien simp utmost fore being reached at about 2.steamera fooy and Leonor sank belly off
sing-move. De says, he is the only sur- Marni Light, Briti ship. a., when the greatest dainage was in Bit Dongian Lapraik's wort in the latter 30
vivor fexacpting the Captain who was sabore
Radama, Freach ship, (patial5.) out of 46 were sured, but, sad to say, poor
in Hongkong), of the Gertana barque dide. Between 3 and 10 p.m., it was evident Capisin chatique who is reported to fute
baran, which vassel fanndored in the lar that a stern of more than average intensity beliard with great gallantry in trying to
bor during the typhoon. The Peng-cheo- woa baginuing to prevail. The sea wave others is amongst those lost. flir body
The left again for Cheung-chow, lushing the stones of the P'rage Wall, und ¦ was washed uskoro this morning and pick.
Clove to the wrecks of the dresser und beginning, apparently in more play, or sa ed up in one of the law leading from the they have reached us. Great an we thought they norly a dozen bodies have been re- a preliminary effort of its strengto and su Praya to Queen's Road Regarding the
Govered since morning (24th). On the finger daybest of ile fature performance, to twist Albay nothing is known as to how many the damage on the morning of the 23rd, of one corpse was found a large cup ring.
On the arra of xanther a fade stone bang.damnged.) their granite mesa abent and up heare sho had ou buard. It is said that she had them as though they were feathers As 90 Chinens passsupers besides officers and
-3tore than thirty orpecs were found this early a half past nine so a low persons care crew, but this needs confirmation,
worning at Yowautes-lateral dead bo- less of the storm were on the way towards arrived late laat evening, and anchored
The Praya presents a most extraur the theatre, they were hated by a storm of shore, the Captain it seems allowing his dinary appearance. it is vevared with ploater which flew from the eroices and dren to as extinguished. If true, he has granite blooks from the sea wall, Chinamen, facings of some of the hangs on the Praya paid dearly for the arrez. The heran, wreckage, Alth from the Chinese houssales been found at Abardeon, brukowas, At the Theatre the some bat gloomy xp May and . B. Vidal have been reportest washed out by the sea, and rio, anger, and Stanley, estimated at trom a boo marice of the representativo of the troape, at their Consulate, sunt; crave saved. Troll, si dhe, and ali kinds of Sundred. We learn that about 110 bodies the following
obates outside, and the absence of The Chastette Autreses is reported sahore at parishable merchandise laid out to dry. have been recovered here so far. Active Beeing how minutely you have described the venal throng of gossipers near the Green Island, the Zixia H. is dismaated must not forget the powerved tb, vantres are being taken to And the stall that has taken place on your side of Hall denoted clearly that the stern was and grounded by Lapraik's wharf but has which is only preserved for a limited Tbs police estimate the total loss of life at the water, I thought, thay it also might beginning to be felt, and that none but the since frated ull, and the Morning Light period, judging by the abcosinable odor close on one thousand. Burial orders have interest you to know bow things are over most devoted votaries of hospis preferred ¦ is dismanteni. Twenty five casualties, which which exbales from it, and sails the neat been given for about 76 bodies, and large here.
Although the typhoon did pes nd on the chance of being destroyed in a public refer only to injuries, not to lose, had of the wayfarar persistently, along alonmbers have been interred by their friande. assembly by the possible wind compelled been reported at the Barbour Master's by least half-a-mile of the sys.-The-Thirty-four bodies, one of which was the this side auch & tertiis ground for deesruo collapse of the City fiali, to that of being noon. The Siamese rassels are said to London Mission Blouse he suffered corpse of Captain Rehenique, of the Coursion as ou pours, the leses of life are no szothered in the ruins of their own houses, have suffered greatly. We must not cit severely, many doors and windows being and another also of a European, ware buried sons, and reragos due to property in the comforting evenyany of their owu by notice ona corious case of resetze. quite blown out, jamibe and all this afternoon. Numerous other bodie hare enuFROUK families, but it was not till after the con-
ot mot Joseph's B. C. Church in Bremelly's rol, heen found, identitad and burjed by their By wning over you will And when land clusion of the pectoresnou, and the return literally, was washed, luto the i of sodienos and actors to the disq ist of German Consulate where he was afforded The Civil Hospital was so far unroofed as poor Captain Eoanique held. The Prays all slong on both sites removed evening of the 22nd inst, the appearance their homes or hotels, that the demon of the shelter until morning. He was one of to require the removal of patients from the bird auginese and other wisses were inward saver feet; the Frays in itself of the atmosphers and the indications of storm began in earnest bis work of detrne those on board the unfortunate bag, but upper to the ground door Boar by hour examined. Hon. Soon after. he let loose a squall yet ne particulate have been got from aridense that the damage done is much of appalling violezce, which howled and him owing to the wast of an interpreter,
worse than was supposed to nocumulating.
and roads, is estimated at over half a million
alley and by way, and leaving every where
traces of its wastob spite. The atmosphere
was principally composed of tile, hrish bats, jalousies, verandaa beams, and foliage
such succeeding hour has proved that we
bad underestimated the calamity, She
dies, we are afraid to say how many, lave
teen found under the debris of bouts it Tai-ping-ahau. Numbers of corpses have
KOWLOONG AFTER THE TYPHOON.
A correspondent kindly favours us with
at lie Kariern point
Much daags I hear has also been dena to Mesra Nurouha'a and Kozario'a bouere, but time prevunis ine frem ascertaining the uctaile.
You may hear from me shortly again,
as I have yet one corner to rimit which I
see has been ungleeted by the papers.
Bowle 28th September, 1874.
THE TYPHOON AT MACÁO, (From our non Correspondent)
Macao, September 24, 1874
A most dreadful calamity has belailen
this town. It is now a heap of ru
te beanty is gono, its prosperity shocked,
9900K Chin-Chew Chinre of the beiug only a dogrway and a besp of bricks. friends. An inquent upon the bedy ufing st the stapa the parapet stones on the and demoliton is everywhere. On the
(September 25th, 1871.)
however has not seral ch. During the barometer garu sure sigas that sotad the typhook the water sinod several feet thing serious wo browlog, ami that sp evet the wait, and isandand the whole of phoon we to be feared. The mind tras
The gul and inmates saffered. the ground below the Police Station kell. not strong, however, bai the son was high,
* Board of defui monese in the woan with
whistled through the town, aveking every Meaara Juzdize'n steam-letnek, no also that The ions in the way of ships, bares were blown one and the Chinese pri- causing the greater part of thist lot of barvy sna, although not yet temprats, there was
of the F. & G. Company, has gone down. [of dollars, bat further details may increase soners were so terrified that there was Limber piled on the S. W. surner of the
The damages to roads and houses through the tigste. The dianta alous, if really almost an emsate arang them. The turn premonter to flost about; one third is which it broke on the shore. The blowing of put the sity has been enormous Queen's part enivage, at gume fear, would amount keys were on the alert, and soon restored asid to have disappeared and the greater the wind steadily increased from the North Road, Hollywood, Caine and Robinson to over half that Wuch order, bunt at 1.30 am, the roof over the wars of the remainder will be found scatter; quarter, and at midnight, the inner harbour where there were trees) a stavsplete Roads were impassable from the trees which regret in lean that the gas supply will furthermoat portion of the corridor, kuohod allout on both sides of the promotory began to he a scans of desifugtion, the Boner has diffisait of inhalation, and beavier uprooted or torn down, crossed them in still be wanting this crening (2ach) though as Ward A. No. 8," fel in with a crach, se for 5 Mr Alves' house ou one side, and junks losing their moorings, striking each is its pressure, than the naval atmospheric every direction, & thongst well known houses every possible &dors is being tonde by the and at the same tine several window the overarent's Coal sheds on the other. other, and being wished to person burden with perma has to bear. The which bars suffered a note that Clover Coppany in manufacture it. The coating frames, sasher, de, were blown is This The Kowloong Police Station a suffered to Chinese garbeat capsized bush casin shipping bogime quite Doutrollable. ment boure is mach injured in the roof, of the retorts and other apparatos e corridor le filed with Chinose, and they a great extent, and I would consider that with three Englion on board. In the ting versei duppinen endt fragile or pa. Sir John Smale's more than half unroofed player as the worka pattes serious delay, made the terror of the night more Lideous she damage dous will not be repaited for town the roots of the house began to wor Lausaivos restaufe as anchors and buis The Castle as lost its verandaba and cables,
a many hours or even dage bare ecte with their ortes. Wat and frightened, 7 than a thesed dollar. The & E. od tika ie about like ball. Every mo Beer even found that the Stonehenge" nearly all its glass. Ball's times to sintas hefote proper carbonisa were removed to the lower halis, where tourelle is partly blows down and the most the wind grew stronger the b power at their command was inaccent to Court, Mr Ede's house; and otless on the tion will again teks plast, the high tempera- they kept buddled together till morning bonse plastered all around. On proceed. meter sivartly falling Buildonly the wind save them from destruation. A west
out the Western portion of the town tardo-
tere attained by furnow in working order Mr Tonneely, the Governor, daring the ing to the top neatly alia trees will be reared to the Has Then the ana which being a necessary element. The amal an extreme seraity of the typhoon, veiled found biown way, and strenge to my, no had been rising gradually treated to daha have been torn away, in all direotions, ply wil is is fully bolieved be forthcomiu,, the gaol, and by his presocre aided in signs seen of them anywhere about the snormous wave, overbsaping ite asal limita into their component parts. Men, women, Dallasethalf the steam which benified the crow, The injuries to the Gad work securing quiet amongst the prisorore. He Station. The S. E. chloe has been and struck in a body with tremendota for and children een amoliated in the debria
thrown over and the doore in the top roota the whols contrse of the Frais Grande. The m de hare been destroyed: The tight and mains by the typhoon were somewhat suffered the less of a verandal and zyna- Junka in the harbor were cripsised and
lines are alders throughout the band he thas pipe at anbhai was zeus plants Tac one's quarters were forced on both sides right through, taking sunk, macy of them leaving no hither direstered trace, 17 wore sasshed to steps
at still works the Gas Company's premise broker by the destruction of the bridge apt affected in the less. The damage to away the hinges. The boats tulanging have sgetained auch damage tha?, as an ad-
huried about, the geus of the batteries dis- by the drifting vessels which secourtured vertisement elsewhere informs un, the sap-
posite Memes MacDonald's slip, and it was the gaol alone, without taking into ven. the Station and those who were in the boat,
wonnies, and bene e feathers up the thelo. big boson and even the roofs ofly will be cut off for a day Đề Tức.
home hours before the leak was discovered. sideration the Magistracy and Foline Court, bouss below, were all washed out and lont At the works, the Superintendent's house raises quarters... will of itselt reachi Proceeding from the leading steps to Mr infariased ware, and junks were enhed
on the storm gained in fierceness
in the Chinese quarter mare blowiz badk
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Wast Road hatesiapsuffered badly. Through
water used into the houses, the quart
wetu destroyed, tho large granite stores
bruses were borne about " o'er son and The Peak has suffered severely. The was partly unroofed and the gable end of the overal hundreds of dollars. The Chinese de Silva's how the grond is cfered all again the buildings. A less than ang rain, and death ran riot and could not by fountain Lodg; the Bachelor qour right did by Mr Doud was blown did not do any work afternoon on ?'ed; į over with timber and dieècis of galapred sud |
typhoon took off the roof and verandah of
booke
land like waitage of the six,” Calamity,
LE work of destruction was evaplished, every bones was invaded by the water and he ladies residing in threatday. Housos, facing the Grol, lost their cargo bears, and bere and there on the down. received The pasaulting which happened In or bould not be alleviated by and the Sanitare being so unroofed, buildings were compelled to take refuge in verandahs, and several dus trees were highest part of the graded in till standing battered down, the spray dew over av
stepall or a carga bunt, which generally, eroment house, and the house so the states is shore, and in the to. This happened about midt, The the engine hense, The forces ar iews dow takoon in mari tie wen anvis un skuze të ¦ V*Pug sionistal's house je almost a rule, ir merged by seven furtif water. Gorgiderable! An officer of E. M.'s 201k Regiment and, beyond it awkward punitos, jo sedaji benihern extremity of the Agats, which they