"All the shops and stores, not only those along the Praya but in other parts of the city were flooded to the depth of several feet - the water being actually three feet high in Messrs. Frickel and Coy's store.........
"Only a few piles remain to show where the Canton wharf stood. The P. and O. Office was not very badly damaged but the godowns of the Pacific Mail Company suffered considerably."
The two photos published below are of considerable interest. The first shows the damage done to Ball's Court, the residence of the Assistant Surveyor-General. It was situated on the upper levels and was almost completely wrecked. Public Works Department officials could not understand why the building had not collapsed like a pack of cards.
The second picture is of great historical interest, and gives some idea of the damage done at Tammati. The gale struck this part of the mainland with great severity and many junks which took shelter there were wrecked. Three foreign vessels were thrown ashore in this vicinity.
The substantial European building in the centre middle distance is probably the Tammati (then known as Tow-Ma-Tae) Police Station, which was completed just prior to the typhoon and "rose majestically in the centre of the village."
A remarkable change has come over Tammati since 1874. The greater part of the junk refuge shown in the picture below has now been reclaimed and is covered with shops and tenements, making it one of the most densely populated parts of the mainland.
Damage to buildings on the Peak was very extensive. The Governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, was in residence at Mountain Lodge during the typhoon, and a night of terror was spent by the occupants.
The bungalow, with the exception of one room, was unroofed and a great deal of furniture and fittings were ruined by the rain. A photo of the damage done on the Peak will be published to-morrow.
The biggest boat to go ashore during the typhoon was the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Alaska. She ended her career on the beach at Aberdeen. One of the Alaska's launches capsized during the gale and two men were drowned.
There is little more to be said about the typhoon of September 22 and 23, 1874, the story of which has been told in the two previous articles.
The two photos published to-day are supplied by the Director of the Royal Observatory. The first of these gives a good idea of the damage done to the Governor's residence on the Peak. Only one room in the bungalow was tenable during the storm and in this room, Sir Arthur and Lady Kennedy, with a few guests, spent a terrifying night.
The barometer readings prior to and after the typhoon are interesting. At 7.45 a.m. on September 22, the barometric pressure was 29.63. The mercury continued to fall and by 2 a.m. on September 23, when the storm was at its height, 28.88 was recorded. After that, a steady rise is indicated and by 9.30 a.m. the pressure was 29.84.
To make matters worse, the tide was exceptionally high at the time and an earthquake appears to have occurred while the typhoon was still raging.
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"All the shops and stores, not only those along the Praya but in other parts of the city were flooded to the depth of several feet - the water being actually three feet high in Messrs. Frickel. and Coy's store.........
"Only a few piles remain to show where the Canton wharf stood. The P. and 0. Office was not very badly damaged but the godowns of the Pacific Mail Company suffered considerably."
The two photos published below are of considerable interest. The first shows the damage done to Ball's Court, the residence of the Assistant Surveyor-General. It was situated on the upper levels and was almost completely wrecked. Public Works Department officials could not understand why the building had not collapsed like a pack of cards.
The second picture is of great historical interest, and gives some idea of the damage done at faumati. The gale struck this part of the mainland with great severity and many junks which took shelter there were wrecked. Three foreign vessels were throw ashore in this vicinity.
The substantial European building in the centre middle distance is probably the Iammati (then known as Tow-Ma-Tae) Police Station, which was completed just prior to the typhoon and "rose majestically in the centre of the village."-
A remarkable change has come over Tammati since 1874. The greater: part of the junkiesfuge shown in the picture below has now been reclaimed and is covered with shops and tenements, making it one of the most densely populated, parts of the mainland.
Damage to buildings on the Peak was very extensive. The Governor, Sir Arthur Kennedy, was in residence at Mountain Lodge during the typhoon, and a night of terror was spent by the occupenter 25.
The bungalow, with the exception of one room was unroofed and a great deal of furniture and fittings who ruined by the rain. -"A photo of the damage done on the Peak will be published to-morrow.
The biggest boat to go ashore duringthe typhoon was the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Alaska. She ended her career on the beach at Aberdeen. One of the Alaska's launches capaised during the gale and two men were drowned.
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There is little more to be said about the typhoon of September 22 and 23, 1874, the story of which has been told in the two previous articles.
The two photos published to-day are supplied by the Director of the Royal Observatory. The first of these gives a good idea of the damage done to the Governor's residence on the Peak, Only one room in the bungalow was tenable during the storm and in this room, Sir Arthur and Lady Kermedy, with a few guests, spent a terrifying night.
The barometer readings prior to and after the typhoon are interesting. At 7.45 a.m. on September 22, the barometric pressure was 29.63. The mercury continued to fall and by 2 a.m. on September 23, when the stora was at its height 28.88 was recorded. After that, a steady rise is indicated and by 9.30 a.m. the pressure was 29.84.
To make matters worse, 'the tide was exceptionally high at the time and an earthquake appears to have occurred while the typhoonwas still raging.
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