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THE

TYPHOON.

AFLOAT.

HEAVY DAMAGE ASHORE

AND

FOUR SHIPS SUNK: MANY DAMAGED.

FULL STORY OF THE CALAMITY.

The typhoon which struck the Colony on Satuvslay morning about 'clock was the worst experienced since 1908, and did considerable damage allont and ashore, as the detailed reports given helow abundantly show. It is a redeeming feature of the visitation that the death roll is not as large as might have been expected from such a terrifying experience, but it is feared that we may have to include in the list five British officers of the Indo-Chian' steamer Loong Sang, and the wife of one of them, besides possibly shirty members of the Chinese crew, while ashore, on either side of the barbour, lives have been lost by, falling houses and matsheds, and his glectrocution by coming into contact with live electric wires brought down by the storm-the total, according to the Police returns, being approximately 25. These added to the losses which it is feared resulted from the foundering of the boong Sang make a combíard total of approximately 60; but it will be surprising if it is not learnt that there has been some loss of life among the fishing and boating population. The typhoon was a small one of exceptional severity, the wind velocity, which reached a maximum of 130 piles an hour, being described by the Director of the Observa tory as probably the highest ever recorted in the meteorological history of the warld.

TRAGEDY OF THE “LOONG SANG." whence he proceeded to Kowloon. He is of opinion that any survivors would un- FOUNDERS IN THE SIGHT OFdoubtedly, drift in the same direction as.

he did.

HUNDREDS

CAPTAIN AND CHIEF OFFICER SAVED,

Asked when he last saw others on board, Capt. Jowitt replied that Mr. Barron and his wife, both with life-belts, jumped into the water just before the vessel sank. The tragedy of the Loang Sang was the Mr. Bargon had thrown over a plank for most sudering event of the typhoon. The them to swini to, and when Capt. Jowit ill-fated vessel" foundered within a stone's last saw the swimmers they were, a few throw of the 'sacre, a tew hundred yards from the plank. yards eastward' of the spot "where Mr. Stanley Smith. Third Ofleer." was she nauatty moored whru 121 port assisting Capt. Jawitt to throw over a and a dozen of the crew were apparently large box which would help in saving. drowned in the sight of hundreds of people, and while they were doing this the wople impotens to give a helping hand. Master was washed overboard and anw.nos The vessel was first notice from the shore were of the Third Officer. coming up the Harbour opposite the As regards Mr. Wilson, the Scoud Naval Yard from the direction of the Officer, Capt. Jowitt says that while in Kowloon Docks. Evidently she had been the boat, drifting away from the Loong holed, in the bows, for she was travelling Sang, he saw the Second Officer on the at a fair rate with the stert behind her, top of the poop, which was then just and her bows entirely submerged: the awash, Mr. McGovan, the Supernumerary 4 stenzner's stern was sticking out of the Third Officer, paraded whon lifebuoys water, and alt filteta of the crew were fitted on, and that was the last. could be sets hanging on desperately. Capt. Jowite saw ef him.

Asked as to his views of the chances of She was Insbed with rain, and great waves broke repeatedly over her. Had the "Chinese crew being picked up the the men been able to climb up the masts Captain said that every man had on. they would have been saved. This un-lifebelt. As the ship went down forward, loubtedly occurred to them, also, bat in some juriped from amidships while others. the teeth of the fierce wind that was low-retreated aft and climbed up cu the poop. ing such a course contil only have been and, presumably, were washed off as the met with disasier for the climbers, Swiftly vessel foundered. she came down the SAPERE followed In reply to enquiries na to the report anxiously by the watcher on shore. The of a raft having been sighted, Captain Naval Yard had sighted her, and the Jowitt snid he did not know of any raft authorities were quick to act, and a tng leaving the ship, but possibly hatch covers was immediately despatched. But the and planka were seen and might account. latter craft was driven cut of her course for the report of the waft.

Capt. Jowitt added that just before the . away from the Loong Sang and could w nothing.

'ዶ ship foundered loud noises were heard "By this time the Lamay Sung had drift-under deck, and he "formed the opinion el as far as the Yaumati Ferry wharf. that the engine room bulkhead must haves The wind veered, and as it did so the given way owing to the great strain.. Sessel's stern went high up into the alr, Caph Jowitt although shaken and and then the whole ship sank like a stone. bruised, will be able to get about after a leaving only the top of the red funnet few days' rest,

CHIEF OFFICER'S ESCAPE. and the masta" protruding pathetically from the water. The men clinging to the

Mr. J. S. Masson, Chief Officer pithe fù the afternoon, after the store hnd stern jumped into the sea and clung to passed in the harbour kai!, assumed" a

floating wreckige. In the raging waters Long Sang, told a representative of the they were so washed off, and drowned Daily Pres that early in the typhoon the more peaceful aspect,

Striper in the sight of the onlookers on store who ships in Kowloon Bay were humping Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal | Roud went out on a polier Launch to were powerless to help them. At the same against one another on all sides. The Observatory, furnished a representative of survey the damage done to shipping. time a raft was seen to leave the ship with Tong ang had just undergone a survey

and was consequently quite light. the Hongkong "Daily Press who called After cruising through the barbour to about six men on it. Three were stunaling cable parted and she hit the Channel upon him with the following

up and propelling their ungainly craft Rocks. He had just gone forward as best Shaukiwan and down to Slovecutters he with what appeared to be poles. Although he could, for the force of the wind was tory. of the typhoon He Mid the typhoon formed to the south of fuam reported ships ashof, some of which they drifted to within about twenty yards so strong that his clothes were torn to The ship bumped two of the shere, nothing couht be done to shreds upon him. on the 11th inst. Track of it was lost up

were seriously damaged, whilst

save them, and through the blinding rain against a Java-Chinn-Japan-Lijn vessel to the 18th inst. On the 18th inst. it vesis had gone to the bottom. At least they could be seen drifting towards Green and the next thing he knew he was being rought to on the deck of the other bont. showed up again in Lat. 17 (N.) and in two others were subsequently artertained Island.

An attempt at reue by means of life The Louny Sang was high out of the Long 128 (E.). On Friday morning it to have undered, was in Lat. 21. (N) and Long, 1 (E),

lines was made by a number of revenge water and he could only surmise that the officers and civilians ashore, The only force of the collision. perhaps aided by moving W.N.W, or West, and in the

rope they could procure was thin for the the wind, had flung him from his own afternoon of Friday it was in Lat. (3) Lương Sũng (Owners: The Indo-China purpte, anul obtained from a nearby vessel to the other one. He received a and Long, 118 (B), still moving S.X. Co.; Agents, Messrs. Jardine, comptalore's. The me crawled out to great many, heuises to the body and in- W.N.W, of W.

Matheson & Co. Ltd.)-Sank off than the extreine edge of the Hongkong and juries to the bands, but congratulated Osaka Shosen Kaisha Wharf (withie Macao Stenanship Company's wharf and himself that this dangerous experience. 100 yards or so of the Hongkong tried to throw the line out to the men on had probably heen the means of saving Pray Wall). Fráred, several live the raft. The task was hopeless from the his life.

start, for the wind -merely took the rope SECOND ENGINEER'S WIFE. Jost

Alf this time the and threw it back.

MISSING. would be rescuers were being washed with when it was seen that their efforts were drowned was the wife of the second the waves dashing on to the wharf, nad It is salto relate that amongst the

were jeopardising the own liers. their fortunate Indy was last seen singing to The un- useless, and that by staying there they engineer, Mr. J. B. Barron. efforts were abandoned. Revenue Offer the deck. when a huge wave washed her. Herod expressed the intention. of swiminto the sea. Since then she has not been

MR. CLAXTON INTERVIEWED.

LOWEST

RECORDED LOCAL METRICAL READING.

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RECORD WIND VELOCITY.

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From 6 am on the 18th to 6 ani, or¦ the 17th inst. (Friday) it had travelled. nearly 300 miles, which Mr. Claxtou con- sidered to be a very abnormal distance for it to cover in one day. It-travelled a little less than that between 6 u.fi. on Friday and 6 a.m. on Saturday the day when the typhoon struck the Colony.

At 10 o'clock in the morning the hare metrical reading was 98.68,. This, Mr. Claxton pointed out, was the lowest re- corded in the history of the Colony, Be tween 0a.m. and foam. it fell 4-10 of an inch. The previous lowest record was 99.73 on the 10th November, 1000,

FOUR VESSELS SUNE: TWENTY DRIVEN ASHORE.

The following is the list of vessels affected -

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H.M. Submarine 19.— Sunk close to the Star Ferry Wharf. No lives lost, Tai Lee (River stehimes). Ashore on the

rast side of Kewleon Decks.. River boat name unascertained).-Ashore on the East side of Kowloon Docks. Said to be very badly damaged.

•

Kowloon Docks.

The highest squall velocity registered during the typhoon was at 10.m whon 130 miles an hour was registered. At that time the typhoon was missing a few miles to the south of the Observa-Hang tury Incidentally. Mr. Claxton pointed out that this tremendous wind velocity was the highest ever recorded anywhere on a Diacs. anemometer. The highest pre- vious record in the Colony was 105 miles an hour in August, 1913.

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One light e ashore on the East siis ofming out with a liar, but was dissuaded hard ef, and it is to be frared that there

from a rash enterprise by those around.. is no hope of her being alive now.

The body of the Second Engineer of Wing Sing (Owners: Chinese),--Azhare Till inte on Saturday night pothing

at the Cement Works. This reggel is further was heard of the steamer's crow, the Long Sang was picked up by the. right up against the Cement Works and then the joyful tidings came to hand Naval tug which was sent out to search wall and is said to be high and dry at that the captain and two Chinese had for survivors. It was recovered in the -low tide.

been reened. When the ship plunged Cap Sui Mun "Pass and brought back to Chrony (Launched last Thursday bruised. by being carried against a starit to the police of No. 2 Folice Station who under water Capt. Jowett though hadly the Naval Yard where it was handed over at Taikoo Dockyard for the You Tak Steamship Co. of Macao: River struck out and managed to reach one of arranged for its removal to the Mortuary.

the life boats which had been "washed] steamer for the Canton-Macao, service). away at the same time. He picked up

BODLES RECOVERED. -Ashore at Quarry Bay. Obsolete Chinese cruiser-A-horn on the

east gide of Kowloon Bay. Lake Farrar, American steamer (Owners: Admiral Oriental Line). Tonnage, 1,608.-Ashore at North Point,

B.N.

the crew at the Castle Peak, and after and outside of the Harbour returned in his boy and another Chinese member of! The Naval tugs which were searching in bonss of struggling they managed to the evening. The bodies of the Chief make land at Castle Peak. Here a motor Engineer, Mr. Malcolm Black, and three car was procured, and the survivors came Chinese were picked up outside, Er. in to Kowloon about 10.30 p.m. Captain Black was in a lifebuoy. Yesterday morn

L'hak Sung (Owners: The Indo-China Jowett is keeping to his room at the Kinging the tugs went out again to continue

C. Ltd. Agent 34. Edward Hotel, suffering from shock and their search. Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd.) immersion, and bruises on his body. Went ashers at North Point, but gel- LIST OF THE OFFICERS ON BOARD floated later under her own steain,"

Master: Capt. P. Jowitt. A

Ginyu

Maru ¡Owners: Toyo Kien Chief Officer: Mr. J.. S. Masson. Kaislm). Toonage: 6118-Driven Second Offer: Mr. DR. Wilson. alongside Naval Yard (elme "to Third Officer: Mr. A. R. p. Stanley Victoria Reemition Club).

One of the most surprising things about the typhoon, Mr. Claxton added, was that the strongest squails enme before the wind got round to the East. It bad heen anticipated that the storm would strike the Calony from the N.N.E. and ME The baromoter was falling rapidly and it was thought that even stronger, winds would occur after the centre had passed our meridian, but such was not the case: wind force began to decrease after the centre had passed. The probable cause of this was that the typhoon began to fill up as it struck the land. At 3 p.m. the barometer had risen to 99.50 and the Se Jaru (Owners: Yamashita Kisen wind force had fallen to 30 miles an hour, The wind velocity, Mr. Claxtoo, reiter, ated, was, the highest we had ever had, but, nevertheless, the damage was not so severe as had been experienced in the past. Had the typhoon traveled slowly a tremendous lot of damage would have heon done. As it was, it travelled quick ly and the centre pased over. Hengkong's meridian rapidly which did not allow it to complete the work of destruction which Tea it had commenced. The centre heuped to have passed to the South af Hongkong

As to Wagian and Gap Rock light- houses, no news had been received at the Observatory, from either since 8 am, that day,

THE WARNING BIGNALS,

whether longer warning could not have There are people who are asking. bean given of the approach of the typhoon. The No. 2 signal was hoisted at 4.30 p.m. p the 17th; the No. 6 signal was

Kaisha)-mall freighter (904 tons), driven alongside the Queen's Statue

Pier.

Kharki (Royal Fleet Auxiliary).-Driven alongside the Royal Army Ordinance Pier

Smith

Chief Engineer: (Net on board).. Second Engineer: Mr. J. B. Barron Third Engineer: Mr. Malcolm Binck, Supernumerary Third Engineer: Mr.

McGovan..

We are informed that the ship's pantry boy was picked up by a Blúe Funnel tug All the bodies picked up bad". lifebelts rohad them.・・

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YESTERDAY'S SEARCH.

Yesterday morning the Naval Yard sent out two tugs to continue the search for·· the missing men. They left early in the day, but returned at about five o'clock in the evening without having found any These, tugs were rather further trace. handicapped owing to their large draught... The Chinese crew, including tally They were unable to search the shallow clerks. number about 50 and these were water and to get into the nooks and all likely to be on board.

little bays with which the islands round about are studded. It is in these places,. CAPTAIN'S EXPERIENCE.

too, that any bodies are toont likely to Seen yesterday morning, in the "King found. Their journey was not alto- (Owners: China Navigation Co., Edward Hotel, Captain. Jowitt, of the gether fruitless, however, since they were instrumental in saving a number of Chi- L.; Agents: Menirs. Butterfield & fasony Sung, gave a brief account of his neue from a small island near Deep Bay Swire).Tonnage: 1,355. Drives experience before the sinking of the on which they had been stranded without nahore at North Point; refloated vessel. Informaation was, only asked on food for a day and a half. Exactly how later.

sich points as would be of assistance they came to be on the island is not Sun On (Owners: Chinese).-Driveh organising a search for possible survivors known, but it is believed that they are ashore on the North side of Stone. Captain Jowitt said, that, as soon as it connected with the nearby lighthouse. cutters Island..

was ascertained that the vessel was adrift

waving their arms

fri atvazaer. (Owners: Tai Woo &

Co.). Tonnage, 314-Ashore on the East side of Stonecutters Island.

Co., Ltd Agents; Messrs. Butterfield paraded and fitted with life belis, Dar search, and their quest seemed the more Chekiang (Owners: China Navigation in Kowloon Bay, all the crew, both They signalled the tugs by shouting had Chinese and foreign, were immediately Two launches were also sent ant to and Swire).--Driven ashore on the ing the worst of the storm he came into hopeful since both are of shallow draught, North side of Stonecutters” Island, collision with the stem of a steamer (un and thus able to get into those places Kongsi Kriverstetier) (Owners: known), which cut him almost amidships. unnpproachable to the Naval tugs, At Chinese) Driven ashore on the North thereby, immediately Roading Nos. 1 and 2 the time of writing they had not re- side of Stonecitters Jaland. (Foun holds. The extraordinary weather condi- turned." "dered later)..

tions, and, particularly the force of the

During the day a Chinese turned up a Sun (Owners: Fuk Hoi S.S. Co.), wind, made any effort to lower boats at Messrs. Jardine. Matheson's office and}"

Small Chinese steamer-Driven ashore possible. on the North side of Stonecutters' Island.

hoisted at 8.25 .m.ng the 18th, and the No. 7signal (the black cross) was hoisted at o'clock. On this subject Mr. Claxton said: This typhoon... WIS 50 small that it might easily have passed within a hundred miles of us without giving us anything of a blow at all.. But when the barometer began, to fall

rapidly at 8 o'clock. I considered it Tin"Sing (Owners Chinese).Ashors at advisable to put up No. 4, and thought Chin Wan Pass. I would wait until o'clock for the Sui Chou (Owners: Chinese)-Ashore Waglan message to the Observatory fo near Chin Wan Bay see if it was necary to put up No. 7. No. 2 Police Launch.-Ashore at Chung But, before 9 o'clock the liarometer con- Hue Island.. tinued to fall so randy that I decided Sun Tab (Portuguese owner), ashore on to put up No. 7, without waitillg for a Green Island, message from Waglan-which never came. A barograph at Mountain View, the Peak, went down to 23.1

Extated that he bad been saved from the So far as his own experience goes, he wreck. His story was that he was n was washed off the vessel as she sank; and, quartermaster on the bont; and when she on coming to the surface, was able to get was wrecked he was thrown into the so hold of n bont which had floated clear, with the resp of the crew. He had c life. and eventually clambered on board He belt, and drifted with wind and rain tilr was driven in the direction of Green he found himself off Aberdeen. Here, land, and picked up one Chinese, who he said, he was picked up by a sampan. turned out to be his personal boy. So A doubt estat présent us to the truth far as can be ascertained, the boat drifted of the mus story, as it is strango that through the..paseage between. Ms. Wan be should hate heen carried to the other Sub-Inspector Bond also reported and Chung Hue, and Captain/ Jowitt side of the island when the captain's boat large junk ashore on the North side of eventually found himself stranded on the was taken in a totally different direction Stonecutters' Island.

mainland, close to the Castle Peak Road, to Castle Peaks