The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-04

The Great Ty phOOn ON the Coast OF China.
EFFECT OF THE STORM AT sHASGHAE AND FoRMosA
LOSSES AT SKA AND ON LAND-DAMAGE TO AnE-
RICAS VESSELS.
The overland Friend Of China of the 25h Of September
contains The following reports Of the effects of the yphoon
which lately ragged the near Shanghai Formosa
and Foo Choo announced the HERALD after the arr
val Of the Vanderbilt.
Charles &. Pray, river pilot, writes TO the Friend
f. China under date Of 18th Of September Pagoda
anchorage, and says-Havng experienced very severe
typboon here take the opportunity Of giving you some
Of the results Of my observations The Sd September
set in with fresh gale from northeast with falling ba-
rometer This continued until I A NJ the 4h, wind
gradually veernT to northwest with heavy At 10
~ wind veerng TO west northwest blowing heavy. At
p. about west, blowing terrihcaly for about three
hours gradually veerng to southwest up TO r. NJ when
moderated but continuing strong gale until sunset.
Prom the Friend OF China Sept 1911
From Foo chow Zoo gentleman writes US as follows
Since wrote you few days ago have had a storm
more severe than the Oldest nhabitant in FOO Chow can
recolect. and proceed 10 give you details. We had a
strong wind during the night Of September the direction
north and northwest barometer falling continually
About ii OF the 4h gale increased frequent
gusts increasing in force TIL 7. NJ, when the typhoon
at it, height direction Of wind shifting from north
wet to southwest with heavy rain: the thermometg
only IS degrees-a fall 81 than 10 a hours
filled with leaves sticks &c and wind bowling fearfuy
The barometer nov commenced rising, and the gusts
though sti frequent. rather less violent TSP. 81 the
wind had very much subsidized and il became practicable
10 20 out and the state Of affairs.
The American flagstaff blown down; the English
Consulate rendered unnhabablc the greater portion OF
Messrs. Wardel Hedges store levclied with the
ground and many houses stripped Of verandahs and with
large gaps In the roofs The scene at the great bridge
fearful and there that the greatest loss Of Chi
Dose life occurred Large RATS OF timber had broken
loose, and entanglng With them many Of the large
boats, had been dashed against the bridge forming
floating wreck OF perhaps hundred yards In depth Be
low the bridge many Of the iunks lorchas and small
boats dragged, foued each other and became wrecks
The wind again and continued during the night
with heavy falls Of rain, but the force Of the wind
modified considerably.
We hear from The anchorage Of two houses having been
blown down-those Of Messrs tubbins WEIGH and the
Sailors Boarding House. The Water witch dragged her
igred The lowest reading OF any Of the baromcters here
was "a degrees 10 minutes-ths was Aneroid. Other
barometers at tho lowest stood at % degrees - minutes
y degrees % minutes IS degrees - minutes ~ degrees
20 minutes.
The effects If this severe tyrhoon have vet 10 he
rgazcd by underwriters. The number of ships leaving
tie Yang TIE kang company with the Cadz, told Of
IN our paper Of the 18th instant, was laro and the
last received Shanghai Whipping Last contains the follow
ing q vessels cleared may reasonablycar that
some u them are among the ''un'or,unaes =
American--Arel, for New York Carbon, for Nngpo
Horato. for New York
After the above written the clppechooner vndex
in from shanghai and learn by bertha the wels
her sothrea,ehinr the 9TH she leaving Woo
sung that Captain Morce deemed advisable 10 anchor
Son, T g w,I be, an seys cb ao the
sight u the shipping At Wcoeung) where she remained
until the 10th During this period the wind wensround
from east 20 east northeast north northeast and eveua
~ northwest, the barometer falling from ~ degrees %
minutes at eig, NJ uf The sh to - degses 10 minutes
NJ noon OF same day Afterwards rising By A. " " the
9TH To- 21degroes 81 minutes Only uns ship was seen
ashore, the south bank n Tho Yang tzp knng the
Nindex came out and The ghtshp could be-
all i b feared that she In. foundcrcd Al her anchors
Prom The Friend of Chns.scpt e31
az the seventeen vessels rcpoTjcs~ our Ia, having
cleared athanghac. eleven actually aed IN the 81 il.
san aud wh the One northeaster that carried the Cadk
into the vortex ~ The tyrpOn tie 4th will have
been far from the path II danger Three uf these vessels
tea laden. viz-The American Fhps Ariel aud Ia.
ratio anu the English Sea witch Captain Roy The other
vessels sailed we're tie san Lorenzo and Maria Luza.
spanish Virginia, Danish. (sncp arrived here j sophia
Nassau Dutch and Heinrich Hfmburu (also since or.
rived hcfe) Tho Light ship found drifting and was
lowed into Nnepo Ter ~ the orCha Erin fAfor the
above wac u type We heard q lhe dsmasting of the
ARIEL
Prom The Friend Of China Marine Reportsl sept n
The John jay on the 18th September saw the ship
Ariel NJ and for New York totally disnased at anchor
between Stenhousc and lafcs islands firing distress guns
Went to her assistance and found her without anchors
except a small stream and hawser aud lay bv her until
steamer came 10 her from shanglle
AZ Shanghae the Nina ana Acrclte sin ashore. The
light ship was found drifting without anchors or sails and
towed into Chnchae by Mcssrs Jarlinc M,,hcson Cos
boat Erin
The steamer Confrcus gone ont 10 tow the uarkaway.
British ship from Australia. INTO port She cut away her
tnaets her from driving ashore in the late gale
and anchored near Bonham slant
The Erypt British bark from Hong Kong was totally
wrecked on Bonham island IN the late gale. Az hands
lersbed except picked up BY thu Wayerley.
The Water witch passed Sic vortex of a tvphoon al
midnight 81 inst lost boats sails guns clean swept
and rudder head wrenched a. Passed The French steam
or Dursnce apparently ashore close Dedmans island
Report does not state the date.
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