534
4. From these reports Your Lordship will observe that 26 privately owned buildings collapsed with a loss of 59 lives, while the total number of buildings seriously damaged was 67. Three minor Government buildings collapsed, and damage was done to 77 Government buildings with a loss of one life. The cost of the necessary repairs to Government build- ings, roads, etc., is estimated by Mr. Chatham at $79,440.
5. The casualties to native craft of all descriptions during the typhoon were as follows:-
Damaged. Persons Missing
Sunk.
Wrecked.
so far as is known.
Trading, Fishing and Unlicensed Junks,
Inside
Outside' Harbour Limits,
Harbour Limits, 17
7
2
39
66
25
7
219
83
32
9
258
Cargo and Other Boats and Sampans,... {
Inside Harbour Limits,
136
Outside Harbour Limits,
6
10 30
ة
1
1
13
42
11
2
13
Total Native Craft of all descriptions,. {
Barbour Limits, i
Inside 53
12
3
Outside 72
Harbour Limits, i
31
00 00
39
232
125
43
11
271
6. Of the casualties to European craft, by far the most serious was the wreck of the river steamer Ying King, and 1 deeply regret that in this case the loss of life was even heavier than that estimated in my telegram of the 30th July. From the sworn evidence given before the Marine Court, it appears that the number of persons on board the Ying King at the time she foundered was approximately as follows:-
European Officers,
Passengers,
Chinese Passengers,
3
3
.427
55
Crew (including Compradore's Staff),
33
Total,.....
..466
Of these only 42 are reported as being saved, so that it would seem that 424 persons were lost, including the Master and the 3 European passengers.
7. Excluding the Ying King, the casualties to European craft were as follows :-
In the Harbour.
Outside the Harbour.
Description of Vessels.
Sunk. Ashore.
Dam- aged.
Persons Missing.
Sunk. Ashore.
Dam- Persons aged. Missing.
Man of War,..
1
Ocean Vessels,
3
9
1
3
4
River Steamers,
1
1
Steam-launches,
6
10
European Lighters,
10
1
7
Total,......
17
15
17
5
8
9
The total number of casualties was, therefore, 71 involving a loss of 5 lives. The cost of the necessary repairs to Government launches is estimated by the Government Marine Surveyor at $4,106.40.
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