Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-10-16

TERRIFIC TYPHooN IN OHINA.-Loss OF
10000 LWEs.-The Cape Race telegram
briefly referred to terrific typhoon which
visited some Of the principal cities in China.
The Hong Kong Trade Report of Aug, 10,
gives full particulars, as follows; us
A typhoon of unprecedented violence swept
over Hong Kong, Macao, Canton and Wham-
poa, on Sunday, 9th July, 1862, committing
dreadful ravages on property, and being the
cause of the loss of no lie IS than 40, 900 lives
The centre passed over G anton and Whampoa
Macao did not have it quite so strong, and
Hong Kong escaped with stiff gale, which
simply caused few ships in the harbor to foul
one another. . ....r.
The most peculiar feature of this terrific
scourge is the short time it lasted and the
extraordinary high tide, eight feet higher than
usual .... ..s. u.......
Several houses belonging to Chinese fell
down, causing the death of many of their in
mates. Hong Kong may be considered as
having come off well. ..... ......
Whole fleets of West Coast boats are lost.
In the inner harbor of Macao alone, one hum
dred oil, sugar and other boats have been lost
The fast boats, on their passage from Hong
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sixty souls on board. The Praya Grande is
completely destroyed, and the damage done
to houses, gardens, verandahs, &C., is con-
siderable. d., ..- ...s ..... Foe.
The loss of life in the inneIharbor alone was
seven hundred. -'
New Town and Bamboo Town, two villages
forming part and parcel of Whampoa, are one
, mass of ruins-hardly native house is
standing.
The Custom house chop was capsized with
nine tide-waiters (European) in her, four of
whom were drowned; the Bethel was smashed
to pieces. Nearly all the chops went on shore.
After the gale was over, no sampans could be
seen, and laborers were not to be had. The
less of life in Wampoa is estimated at six
thousand.
CANroN.-With few exceptions the river
was clean swept of all its flower boats, and
evory other kind ofboat-houses fell and killed
people by the hundred-large junks broke
adrift and came laundering up the rivsr, doing
much damage to the Shameau Site and the
houses along shore. 1t is estimated that forty
thousand lives have been lost in Canton and its
vicinity. The Mandarins are giving 81 for
every body found. $4,000 have already been
spent. .~
The Rev. Mr.. Gailliard- was killed by a
wall of his house falling on him. The ruin
caused by this typhoon is wide spread. a
The Imperial feet of war vessels number
sixty, with an immense fotilla of covered SOL
diers' boats are all dispersed, and their wrecks
line the shore. The gale was very severely
felt in the new suburbs, where the town has
not yet been entirely rebuilt; detached houses
of great depth went down as if they were
built of cards. In one of these near the Five
Genii gate, one hundred and sixty refugees
from the river, &C., had effected lodging when
they were overwhelmed in its RUNS.
The old Chinese boat people say that within
their recollection there has not been so heavy
typhoon, nor so high tide. 1t is ruin for a
populous place like Canton, to be in the cen
tire. Macoa was in the centre in the typhoon
of July, 184l. .G