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

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bamboo Sticks A1herng to next they came acre. ne
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inside. With nail Torn from the outside me men con-
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ssseis isos' insssl Saasai fssis vas zone ain
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ths hsa:ing cong Fhch the owner Of the ham
ss. saS sSyr Gallant fellows AZ Unfortunately,
reecpsEs arrived bat the oshsr who had by their In
ehous mode Of attracting attention fairly earned their
ghs Y longe. lsass q ne sarvlvsd and we're soon
70 the unfortunass BY the captain and officers restored
70 their usual siase Of impassivs equanimlty.
ans nsxt case was q vsf similar nature ous msr
incident happened IN this casa when small hole had
CATS tain Puss, by no mssns disposed 70 sacrifice
Of her nine lives jumped = the Daylight but Jack told
her V s'manpan" an the hole was big enough, which
amphanty tosisd On board he PEARL Two men were
nexl rescued each separnte half OF their Junk, some
half mile apart Again, scattered fragments OF rotten
jnnk with humanity sill clingug 70 them, claimed at
tentioa and BY the time the Pearl had arrived of tho
entrance Of this habor she had succeeded in rsscuing
Hong Kong was again visited hy heavy gale topnions
divided % TO whether n Was true typhoonl on the
In Of OCTOBER and this occasion most Of the damage
done appeared 70 be rather On than on tho island
although The shipping did not BY ary means escape
r.. American ship Rather vas driven high and dry
vessels and cargo boats woro seriously injured Dy coli
lisons. and immense number Of native lives were
lost by tho upeetng Of sapanA kc but comparatively
speaking The damage done 70 vessels was but riling
On shore however, n Immense amount OF property
was destsye4 The Praya vall for nearly mile and
gaps have been made In ~ Bsa faos Several houses
fell down. and IN many vorsndahs were literally
b1own away bodily. Some Of The finest trees In the
colony were leveled during The terrific gusts which
sWeps the island during tho afternoon Of the lst
inst By many this gale o. typnoon lwhichever y VAS
y considered % have been heavier than that recorded
Al Aberdeen, the site q me wen known docks, the
1nuage was eGormous Both engine houses we're blown
down and the shozehouses boiler sheds, &C. we're I'M
rooted. Some matsheds erected f0f the temporary
shslsr Of the Of the French gate Guerrero now
nore for The violence tho wind than your readers
would probably imagine, the Chinese being the most
oxpe4 CONSTRUCTOR OK bamboo sheds possible IL tro.
quanky Happens Is In the last yphconl that : wind
strong enough 70 level solidy brick-bu house viii
produce NO sscs On tnsse quaint and airy-iooki,na
tsgahiH With hamboo withea -. ~ y ~.
Atoeeshet Hess Kong has had ~ fun share Of wind
Fsrsusslsy. 6os iisss AnercAa properly has suffered