The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
SWEPT THE CHINESE COAST
MORE "a AMOUR THE TYPHooN
AND TIDAL WAVE.
Herhow. on tho Southeast Coast. Nearly Ruined
by the Hurricane and DciuEe-White Men
Among the suGercrn-sOO Lives bost-A
Number or steamships Blown Ashore.

Herhow. on tho Southeast Coast Nearly hu'neu
by the Hurricane and Dciuge-"ht wen
Among the su~Gercra-3OO Lives boat-A
Number OF Steamships Blown ashore.
TACOMA, WISH, Oct. 27.-one of tho sovorcst
t~yphoons on record occurred on tho southeastern
Chinese coast on Sept. 2s. The natives say that
such n severe storm has not been known tncre
in twenty-five years along tho low coast inc
typhoon produced n tidal wave, which swept in
land aud caused enormous damage mo Guy
Of Herhow was nearly destroyed and 800 per-
sons were drowned or killed by falling buildings.
A T. NJ. tho typhoon was raging In all It's
fury, with violent winds and little rain. AS
Ierhow is built six feet above the high lido limo
1t was believed that tho city itself would escape
without damage, though the residents along inc
water front began to move back.
BY this time tiles began to be displaced from
the roofs Of houses, which arc usually trail
structures. Soon tiles and plaster were falling
in all directions. At 1890 Il. Nj. a tidal wave
swept in and filled the streets with water TO n
depth of four to six feet. A great scramble then
occurred for places OF safety on the higher
ground. Very few got away, for the junks,
large and small, were then being blown from
their mornings and dashed into the houses,
knocking down the walls and smashing Them
selves to pieces. Others were blown up the side
streets and when the waters went down were
found as far rs Il mile inland.
1t Is stimatc that over 100 persons were
killed by the falling roofs and while trying TO
escape. The other deaths were caused by the flood
OF waters in the homes. the people being drowned
before they could escape. By $3.50 A., Nj. the
wind was abating and the waters soon, began to
rcccdc. On the day following the typhoon cof.
fins were being carried through the streets all
day, and the bodies floating in the river were
being picked up.
Herhow has alarge European colony, the Nom,
bcrs of which say they expected to be drowned
by another tidal wave when the flood was at its
height. To try to escape from being buried un:
der the roofs and walls of the houses was out of
the question and would have invited death by
drowning, as the country for miles around was
flooded. The damage to property at ,Hcrhow Is
cstimRtcd at S5u0,OOO. and at as much more IN
villages along the ,coast. where the number of
lives lost was not known when the last steamer
sailed from Hong Kong.
The Post Office and Custom House were among
the buildings wrecked. and as all the stamps
and records in the Post Office were lost the mail
service has been suspended. English Consul
lB%utters's house was turned over. DR.. McCand-
less's house and the dispensary attached to the
hospital of the American Presbyterian Mission
were unroofcd and nearly destroyed. Steam
ships at Hong Kong. Italian, and elsewhere
were blown ashore and damaged. The Chinese
gunboat KwonE Yok was driven ashore, and
i've days later was still stuck in the mud.