, 1874-11-14

GosB OF 100000 LiveH bF n Typllo0n II
WhinA-EMil Details.

Loss OF 20.00G Lives bY a Typhoon in
Ul1inA-Enil Dntntla.
Say a FnaSolseo. "A Noy. s;--A Hong Kong paper
Of Sept. 90 Just received, Bays. "ft is our pain
that over occurred In this country. 4 typhooa
Of unprecedented violence raged throughout tho
colony on Tlesday night. and Wednesday, morn
Ing. Not Eingle silp escaped untlama9eu, aud
over before placed upon record. Th's city, after
tho occurrence. presented the appearance OF a
town which lad been bcaiesed. In all ditec-
tionB wero hcon roo1oHs md shattered houses
aud crinbng walla.i roads nsrown right and
loft with debris, and tue wreck Of bo"te and
roots. All buainoaB llhs been suspended, aud
oppressive SILENCE telgnH over tho co'ony.'
.rha Press Of Oct. sayB "The loss nt Hong
Kong and Alucao is not lees than 1900 lives.
Vessels arriving report meeting aoad bodies a
long, distance before reaching nurt. and corpscs
aro daily washed nshore In various ravss Of tho
island. The damage dlono to proparty is larger
than anticipated. In Hong Kong alono tho loas
Of property by destruction OF yoasels, buildings,
and goucral merchandise, will reach Ut, ,0OU 000
The Steamer Alaska, which was LloTn nshoro as
Aberdeen, has not yet been got OF. Tie hoals
Of tho Spanish :eauer Albany wern lifted abovo
the masts br tho typhoon. and camo DOM With
q crash."
typhoon was Of thu most terrific character.
Early on "Wednesday tho tldal-waso broke on tho
shore with amtni vloleuco, awcoping everything
bosoro it. When The tempest was at til
heiKGt, hros broke ont in HE different
pluces, malciouslY caused bY piratoa
for epoils. Tho church OF Stanton and a largo
number Of houses in tho neighhorhood were
completely burned down. Many people lost
everything thoy had aud woro rendered home-
iess. Macao MAS laid in ruins, and the misery
thus ontailed upon hundreds Of its rcsidents ia
fcarful while the IoHB of life was enormous. It
il computed that ovor 10000 lives were lost in
arising fronl tho thousands OF dcconpoBint;
bodies HHs 30 gleat that tile soldiers revolted,
md rofuBed to bury my moro bodies. Tho Guy
er1lor, fearing that plague would follow ii the
bodies were not disposed Of, ordered thom to be
burned; 1000 bodies were creulatod. tho troops
first covering tho bodieB with lar and thou setting
the hemp on Tire.
The loss OF life around aud In tho vicinity Of
Hong Kong will exceed 1000. A largo number
Of Europeans are among tho TITLED. Tho wllolo
number Of lives lost Tl!l number over 20,00J
souls. The nrnonnt Of property destroyed goes
far into tle millions. 4 slight shock Ut earth
quake was experienced 1t tho same tMo ns the
tidal-waye aud typhoon. Tho United States
staamor Alaska Was lnoored on the Aberdeen aldo
Of tho islands. After getting to her Wha,f on
uew hawgcrs parted like threads. Sho dragged
hor anchose, and struck on the opposite ahoro
with her living freight. Sho was carried bow on
to tho rockB With terrific folce at first pounding
greatly. then llating to starbonrd and resting
quietly. Aberdeen 10 almost cntiro)y destroyed,
and tie dock ia fearfully aamaged. An sttompt
to 0oat tho Alaaka OH the 27th of September
fa.led but tho Captain is eanguiue OF getting
her Oft ultimately. Tho vessel il not damaged.