, 1874-10-24

conaiAcraho distance, ho waa not to ba Gcoa.
lte disappoarcd al iAYsteriouBly "a he had
cOnle."
THr1 JAPANESE TYI,HOON.
Great Loss of Life nud Property.
A Yokohama Japau) correspondent Of thu
e9s. s foonnr wr n"af :; doo Of ,.Sn Ext
typlioon which recently deyaslat.d the aoutlorn
postion of Japan:
"on tho otl,of Auguat Nssasakt Wan visited by
atyphoon auch ~ haa not heon Experienced foa
many Years before, and which did much damage
10 tho Iaror ,, .aano among ;I so 9qhpping an many
many nativo houses. But .faw lives wcro 70.
ported lost, however: But tho hurricane which
passud ovor tho southern portion Of This Empire
on tho Goth OF August Wan unparalleled in foroa
aud dentruetivoness, and the loss of nfo WA
frightful. Soon aftor noon on tho 10th inst. thu
barometer gayo Indications that !, . violent storm
was approaol,ing, and ut p. N. 1t commenced I'd
rain, tbo wind blowing In ftful gusts 1nd veetina
| from ono point Of tho compass to nuother. All
p. u: tho Elass Indicated 1920; and falling With
great rapiaity. BY thts time tho rain Was falling
! In sleota. accompanied with heavy aqualla ol
/ wlau. BY II o'clock 1t uas blowing furiou1
gao, tho glass indicating 2S90 ct which time tl,s
| typAoon really commenced, wind FROM tho uouth-
| ehnt, and 1t now commenced its work Of deatrlo'
! tloa. Aousaa wefo boing blown down on shore
yesaols weso dragging their anchors about thy
| hnrpor md collidipg NTH cach othcr, junks and
%s3 %.hor 2a,yG 3pa t erse nere being aun es wort
tho night wa black as pitch, and tho rain blods
livoy. ''N'"
1T midnight ths wind MAS blowing a perfect
hurricane, and 1t wns impossible to koep onel
toet without holding. on to something, or I'd
make one's aclf heard oSoopt by placing n,outl
to car aud shouting loudly. The wisd nov conn.,
on tue 21st tho barometer reached it4 lowest
point, indicating 2s.aA. At 1}0 a. NJ. fLc wind
hnti veered to tho wost-southwost, tito barometer
had M risen to 28Ga and the forcs Of tho Wind
typhoon waa at al end, and from TINT time until
1nosulng the wind gradually aba!ed, yuering Ia
the north and woss with much lain. On tia
quantity Of 1886 incheB had fallen in Nagasald,
and OIL tho 25th 1t cleared oil beautiful and
pleasant.
Let un now tako walk upon tic Duua. and
iook upon tho Work Of destruction cau3ol BY
Lula fearful circular storm. The hrst thing that
gtrkca our eyo aro tie huge etones If tia Rund
wall, which arc thrown up In tie ,aidd1a OF tho
street, elll llo scattore; III erory dt:ae:ion. Lbs
no!ishea, and tue Custom-1iouAc officials busy
tnrninE over tho bnarda and other tlebris IN tho
vain hope OF fishing ont some Of the books or
papers, which, however, arc completely *iatu-
rated with water a,,d us:.erly d: Airosod. Oa
looking out upon tho water wo Eco the Ping On
and Mesvas. tSo splendid steamers. high md DR.,
. | upon the rocls near Desma. and 81 Akunora Il
purchased from o"s GosernmcMs> in u similar
condition. About 150 yards swa, from where
ve stand lios tho German osr. Hamburg,
isslss" asnss o R'' s 0 s is'Sh soa 5 upon asM yard r.
rocks,. eomploto wreck. Tho Bertha
10 dismasted. tho Captain having cut
: away lia ,nssta to uaya tie yaesel. Hundreds IT
:; iunks aud native crafts are B,ul or upon tho
t rocks. wrecked and tho whole ha,;or presents .
sccno of utter desolation and destruction, sucll
as we hope mover 10 witnoHs again. Hero l!e
janks upon tho beach completely smashed, while
yachts, cutters, satnpany, ueil-of-war boatB, and
other small craft strew the beach In eil directions.
Many junkB suali iu tho harbor aud their tnasts
o eau bo soon hero aud there rising or fcet
= aboyo tho surraco oE tho wator. Tic stonewall
I ledge Of rocks and forced up un tho beaei,,
L. whuro abe los in an easy position, although
: making much water Dea1 bodies strew tho
o boach III all directions, and tho loau Of lilo s far
greater than was hrat anticipated. The estimat-
I Cd ioss Of lfo at issDt waa 29o snts junks DC.
:, stroycd 75, but Inter eStimatoa placo tho loss OF
= lifo J.. $50, and 1nnhs. destroyed hi to 200:
= "Ihe men-of-war IN tue hRrbpr rode the gait
It out safely excepting, before nta:ea tho Stone
- wall. Eonr american war-yesseB Tero III port
= comprising tbs Hartford {tlagshlV), Kcarnarge,
t Saco and Ashuelot. These vessels having tht
=. best OF ground-tacke, viz: fonr anchors, ant
= nearly cod fathonlp Of cablo cauL mo. With "
!, cnsuai,ies oxeers tho loss Of fe'; hoats. wAes
! ! wore snaashea.
=: "Lot I'D now take look around the torn sus
IA
+ teA-irlng es.ablnhn,ents OF Messrs. staltbT Co
~ and Messru. Holm, Ningor s. Co., e:o complet.
i, 1aass Of ruins, and the street ~ stteSs, VAL
10 brohen tmbers. tiles, and pieces Of rood Alont
- , and complete ruin. The bridge leading Il
-, | UeBms ia blown down. al tho t.pnAllHy Aas
q STATS are Hat upon the grouud NJ broEcn il
I pieces. The Go9ornor's hcncho lhouso}. .ns'::
r.. llil!eent new building but recently flushed, lic
N complete nluaa Of broken lumber. Hundred
- Of native houses aro demolished aud handrela o
!. native fniniics rendered homeless.
ID T'le European part OF Sa.asah aalforod SO
~ | yere!y There was not r. house C: 9 b.ngslo9
that was not more or less injured. nd MANY go
r., downs (we1ehouses) were observable. Uithou
- roofs, aud in others tho goods pEo:uanB Iron
= Hon1o broken part Of the building.
u tsEyery horsn i'll ourn anIeroa naoro o. leg
H. frn1n the oifeets Of tho storm, whllt at Sugar!
fP matt there a scarcely paper5d val IL tAe "Ao
Is settle,asns. Biz troes sve broken ~ pieces av
N orywhere, while boErda. tiles. broken lamps
" uyeryWhore. The losA to tue mercantile com
r munity Of EasasaM ia catimatod At sloo ouo. bn
"A At present no ono can tell the actual asno"nt
II damage suataiuetl. ,-
~ "a Adyces arc constantly boing received frou
~ towns aud villages further B3utA nno "eeE' "le1
+ it appeara tho storm has committee! f"yases q
H. unparalleled extent Tho Town Of fusaE"s', y
IA ,niios distu1t, has suflered severely, and hog
~ ~ and S,mbarYi wors Gimoat destroyed. Heagl
every junk md R2rlpaI1 nt tue lttIe toal is1Au
tn OF Ta6islnaa wore other Hmashea Or aesssesea
,v many ho1,pes blown dowp, aud hnnase'a renueFe
X homeless. Truly il has be0n q terrible LIN
~ ~ among tue peoEio upon tho Bputhoru coast Q
- japan. Tia typ}.ooa laBtod nix hol'Es, anu
ls viii tako nix monthB to ronair tte aan'aso aos
Tho natyoa OF Nagasaki stato that no ''ach ssoss
AaB passed over Japan for the paEt HeVtatf scat'
~, or within the momory of tho olao3t inhabataEt
~ Locking Up the Tower.
az Tho Loulou Standard saYs: At thu prese1
u moment, When tho free opening OF the Tower
| II, i1fh