STEAMERS:
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single junk meant loss of home and of livelihood to
several families, some idea may be obtained of the havoc
which the typhoon wrought among these sea-faring people.
26.
A map showing position of liners and steamers
sunk or washed ashore is appended. Some of these will
be total losses, but in most cases efforts are still
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being made to repair the damage and to refloat the ships.
It has been reported that the engines of Nippon Yusen
Kaisha's "Asama Maru" are to be removed in order to
reduce her weight in anticipation of the next high tide.
The Lloyd Triestino's "Conte Verde" is now in dock, but
the extent of her damage is undeclared. The harbour was
exceptionally crowded on the night of the typhoon, there
being 101 ships in port as compared with an average of
40. Considerable damage was caused by ships dragging
their moorings and drifting helplessly before the wind.
Police launches Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 were all damaged.
27. Apart from the general and expected havoc of
the typhoon there were two localized incidents which were
not to have been foreseen, and, occurring as they did when
the storm was at its height, added considerably to the
total loss of life and damage to property.
FIRE AT WEST POINT: 28.
TIDAL WAVE AT TAIPOR
The first of these was a disastrous fire which
broke out at No.134 Connaught Road West and spread to the
adjoining houses (Nos.135-139). The Fire Brigade were
hampered in their work by the gale and heavy seas, and
while the bodies recovered from the fire were being
piled up in the roadway, the waves leapt up over the
praia wall and snatched them back into the sea. Thirty
two people were reported dead or missing during the fire.
29. The second incident was the tidal wave which
swept into Tolo Bay harbour shortly after 3 a.m., up the
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