The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-21
THE TYPHooNs IN CHINA


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Riss and Preserves a shs Gseas essra vlrssa-
ssss-l.sssss 49, ssssssHs 60 Psss - Hsug
Ksag-Wrec1ks ard DesePoceeen u Life aud
Property-Narrsw Escape u m American
.Capsais-Th~ Typhsss ~ aca-Terrsble Cas-
salsies. - DeaFd Dissressed vessels-8wccp
81 the s1opm ,Ateng Shere. s ~
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Hong Kong has for she Ian month bssn thrown into
several nss OF excitement from variom caussa Two
ssvcrs yphooas have visited The island since ne On ef
September In NE Ars Of which the fa fogss Va fen
locally the 9th Of that month. ninnsns anssne ef
dssss done 70 Vie shippi.g bsth = haEser - =
- ne Overland csas xsa shss astisss n sasual-
lie which occurred
two vstsrbsstA enc chop wsscksd-0as ship, shsss
besta two schcsaou asd The esvessnent juDk or
IN immenrs number have mere o. NJ so1s 10 asisf
There no meaus Al accuEaaey esmatug he oos Of
native juns and nalive Me but hessvss srsss 4 may
Kong, there rsasoa % hslisvs Mat ths number q
lives sscrncsd = - H. h psspssisn ar srssass
Altogether was one Of tho most fearful storms vseh
svsr visited ths porI and " sssssof Ne ypG3sa
spread large distance Canton narrowly escaped
being exposed 70 s fun fury The following quotation
bsxter IDEA Of me scsss wRhn me harbos than any
description OF my own
The syphoon. which virtually commssced about niss
~ on the SIN gave sulcsnt warning Of " approach.
The aNsrnoop eky bssksnsa wis6, asd . about
p ~ tremendous gust swcps oser the town, accom-
panied by peuns rain. II was not, however. tn
neatly TED ocacsk has The storm burst IN sIi q, Jury
whoss crews wosid bssa drowped bit ior ths en-
ertions sf the water police. who did everything IN
s s J. a. y.a ,o.s ne ~ ssh ssSs
sud numbers Of vessels ether sunk or were
s 4. s;,, s.S ss.s. I: ss
channel just ahead Of the uniisd atss ship Hartford
Her wsrs, Win exception lbs sssw;s6l saved
.Ssx ~ uss ssss s ~ ,
drowned sailors whe hsd bssn heur and half in The
her foremost sns bswsprs and sosisnsd cher ssnscs
the n. W. Sass y also injured. and the NiA Ross 10
@ srss S.n me ..S Ams ss , 20 .S sass
foundersd almost Immediately. The crew jsmped on
the Undns bss the captain missed his foosng ana fe
70 reach mo steamer wharf wisS NE bssy tScw.
mysteryk and 10 safe and we Two wsssrboais bcioag
ana several Of their crews wsrs crowned r
The CHIP Of Mr.. Mitchell. carpsutss, also sank.
W. ca - Sara sss nsosh scS"ossr M = 49, =, ss
vessels having their rigging ccked together and both
were much damaged The British barks Omar Pasha,
Canton Fortude and The ship Alden also ashore
run on shoss and Is iitils more than wreck 4 Ko~
Crack Senator webb Bengal aud Heather Ban we're we're
jammed together ahead Of abe Fort William, and most
and he police JUNK a have both Be-. s"an
swept while an 'mme;se number Of janks have bssn
wicked or have found<red IL
or the village Of yoms-ti an Immense number Of
sapans were lost and ght junks are on shore
~ Sowkcwan. several yachts have sunk. On shore on
both ndss OF the harbor much damage hes occurred
Al So The typhoon ragged with even greater fury Ths
British steamer 0snka foundsrsd on Chslary Point
after eighteen hours struggle with the elements; the
crew and captain al saved Among the passspssn
were Two Japanese youths 81 good birsh, Who n 10
said, behaved msnfulIy Even thsss vessels which
escaped loss have msrks &C. lhs usnerdoss boaSlsne
snsy had encountered and among The mast interesting
rosoans furnshsd 70 The local papers By sAess which
put back 10 rsas ths damssys shsy hsd Incurred were
those from the Unted sates was steamer uonocssv ana
he British sioam cssvstts Pearl
Tbs foymss lest her smokcpips and boals ana had
her hurricane deck started. me latter ssoapsd Wan she
loss four 81 her bca 40 pus bach rather an1 ~
shipwrssked Chnsssswhich she had peke1 up shnn on
account Of her damages being ~ serious absonss %
nessssese coming into port 4.sL Il
The scene when daylight bruke wM tnus dSuCrbeG b.
one q tho omcsr Here ard toers losne Ne vnr e.
pense g ~ hssyin9 ooeAn wese - ~ 6esn nuor1evs
q. un5sss~nnas ju9ks noaiing bsoeom upWnsda an1
ne - vas hssrally S1rswn with Wfecks.
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