Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1874-11-21

The Hong Kong Press, OF Sept. Goth
gives the suh,oined general descrip
ton OF the terrible typhoon which
visited that locality three days pre-
viously;
cit is our painful duty to record
By the present mail one of the mosi
appalling disasters that has eyel
happened in this COLONY. 4 ty
phoon of Unprecedented violence
ragged in this nrignhorhood nn Tues
lay night and Wean' sdny morning
ast. The weather during the day
had been threatening, the barome
ter having iitilen very considerably
during The forenoon. aud still ~,
naming low IN the evening. Ah0u'
six o'clock the wind began "a threat,
cn, and shortly after eight O'Clock
waS blowing n strong gale. This
increased rapidly, ana in the course
~ an hour IT, was evident that Il
typhOOn OF II severe character was
to be apprrhended. nnd this proved
too soon Ia be the case. The bar
ometer kept rapidly falling. and the
Wind increased trIghtiully in yio
'"nce, raging and bowling ut first,
nnd after lime sounding like one
continued peat OF mnsketrv, brokpu
vt intervals by artillery. as sudlnn
"nd more violent gusts swept lhro'
| tbC harhOr ana over tnr land. AZ
times c"rn above The fierce howlius
Of the wind could be heard the PHI
III cries OF thousands vanity bat
tin" with the storm. Not Il single
shin i'll port escaped undamaael.
and the casualties and loss OF lille
die latter estimated at over 2G30
souis-haVe exceuie,, anything
which has ever before been uDOn
record.
The city after the occurrence pre-
sented the appcaraee" OF Il town
which had been be>ie.ed. In nil
directions were ronileSs and shallrr.
ed houses, crumb;iu2 walls, naked
poles and raf'erS standing ont
goDmily against the Ieaden SKY.
The roads were strewn right and
lett with debris. wreck of boats and
trrcS-->onie of gigantic size-ln,n
mp by the roots. The telegraph Oh
The island and the marine telegraph
bel Teen lInng Kong and saigon
Al< interrupted The gas pipes were
toru up: dead bodies IN ali direu-
tions waS',e,i ashore the tla.Sta all
IT The Peak VAS Sren lrIiltn. at ~.
ans le. a sad signal 70 sil,ps .niirs
away Of tile Tav&ges to which the
colony has been subjected. The tide
WIS exceptionally high, which ma
te.i,,.'y lir1caoe'! The ,,!anuut Of the
damage inflicted, and 10 the east
ward ii great deal of in:iary both 10
'.ti' "t;d property WAS caused bv the
hight ot the wafer, winch on the
p,an5 r. Last Point WIS 81! an aver
II n Nhnu; four feet high. 10 a,i,.
10 THE disasters, !, fire Jci,islit..i in q
hrns.e on the Pruya, near the Can
ION wharf, but fortunately .yHs soon
got under, bnt it is II noticeable aud
somewhat oininuuS incident, in con
npctlun Wi;!l the news as to iuran-
Aip!ies from Mace, as it is 60 he far
ed That ihe,e are desperate chArac,
lcys bare ready 10 avail themselves
of any snch disaster as a typhoon
toy the purpose Of plumber. So
strong was the wind that the flames
sd! thc fire were blown ont in soan
lust;."crs Ike the light If candle.
\ vely.cul!ous circumstance is men
toned GA good Authority, namely. !
ILat u large uin,brrn of clocks in he
colony stopped at the same hour
OUt informant has heard OF iiyr.
and sugGtgts the hypothesis Of Il
slight shouS OF an carr Lqualie HAY
'n- occurred while the typhoon wa,
aging. Certainly the oscillation in
nany Of tue houses would favor
such a suppo>ition.
Iy convey an adequate idea in
words of the awiui effects ,
winch this unprecedented gale has
iFOdu"ed is Impossible. At he pres !
Mt moment All business IS suSpcnd-
"a ana ~ oppressive silence rcig,ls
'vcr the COLONY, broken only by the
backing OF the hammers OF those
'epaii'h" the houses and other ruins:
II Aberdeen. near the docks, It"s
ll-h and dry on the Iand the nag
lilicGnt steamer Alaska. belonging
o the Pacific Mail Company, an;l
he dead bodies If the victims are
'ring dri'ted ashore i'll all direr
iOns.'