Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-09-21
TYPAO0N IS DEADLY
HAReOR OF HONGkoNG SWEPT
BY FIERCE STORM. -.
LOSS OF LIFE is GREAT
Gale Drives Vessels Into Collision and
Many Are Badly Battered, Sew
eral Going to the Bottom
Of the Ocean.

OF the Ocean.
hong kong.-As result of the
tvphoon which swept the har.
Dor here Tuesday, it is strewn with
Wreckage thrown on the shore. Hun.
dreds Of Chinese boatmen and their
families were saved by the bravery
OF the police and civilians, but many
thousand Of the Chinese water-dwell-
ers must have persisted, multitudes
within short distances of the shore.
The losses in lives and property
among the Chinese were appalling.
The police stations in Hong-Kon are
surrounded by Chinese identifying
their dead. The families of the Hong.
Kong boatmen live night and day
on the sampans, and thousands Of
these people are now homeless.
1000 Boats Missing.
The losses are estimated at several
million dollars. More than 1000 sam.
pans and junks are missing from
Hong Kong alone. Wharves were
swept away and houses collapsed. The
military barracks are in ruins.
Twelve ships were sunk, "a were
stranded, seven were damaged, and
one-half of the native craft in port
were sunk
The shipping trade has been par
alyzed through lack of lighters.
The steamers Monteagle, Fatshan,
keungshan, Wing Chat, Hermania,
Castellano, TAX Hing, Emma Luyken,
San Rosario, Slava, Pakhong, Pet.
rarch, Chum Lee, Sexta, Sunon, Chang
Sha, Signal and Chinkai Maru are
ashore.
The American ship S. P. Hitchcock
was also driven ashore, as were many
of the launches that run about the
harbor.
The steamers Kwong Chow, San
Chewing, Sorsogon and Honeymoon
were sunk. The steamer Apenrade
and Johanne are partly awash.
The British revenue sloop Phoenix
and small gunboat, the Dongola, are
ashore The British torpedo boat de-
stroyers, Moorhen, Robin and Taku
were damaged. The Sir William Jer-
vols was sunk.
The French torpedo boat destroyer
Froude was wrecked and the Fran
cisque is ashore. Tie guns of the
Froude were saved, but three petty
officers and one seaman lost their
lives.
A Chinese revenue cruiser is ashore,
and several Indo-China and Manila
, liners narrowly escaped disaster.
Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of
Hong-Kong, and the authorities, are
doing everything possible to render
assistance.
More Disasters Reported.
Reports Of fresh disasters are ar
irving every hour. Only few Euro
peans are missing.
Public opinion is incensed at the
observatory for not reporting the ap-
proach of the typhoon. An inquiry
has been demanded. For years past
the observatory has been subjected to
adverse comment, but on this occa-
sion it is not believed to be blame
able.
The observatory had predicted mod
crate Winds Half an hour after the
gun signal had been fired the storm
was at it's height. 1t lasted two
hours. Most of the damage done was
wrought on the Kowloon peninsula
The Chinese take the disaster calm
CT,
grief.
1870 on Launch Drowned.
One launch that was capsized had
100 Chinese on board. They were
all drowned.
The river steamer Fatshan drifted
into collision with the French mail
steamer. The entire Chinese crew
climbed aboard the French steamer,
and left Capt. Thomas, who was in
jured, one officer, and the engineers,
to navigate the Fatshan to Shelter
bay, where she was blown ashore.
The bishop of Victoria, DR.. J. c..
Hoare, was on his way to visit some
neighboring islands when the storm
broke, and is reported missing. His
launch has been found floating bot
tom upward.
Many valuable steel lighters have
been lost. Some of them were hurled
ashore. Channels will have to be dug
to permit some of the vessels ashore
to be refloated. The force of the
wind and waves were such that some
vessels were stranded almost high
and dry.
Six White Victims.
London.--In reporting the typhoon
to the colonial Office the gov.
ernor of Hong-Kong, Sir Matthew
Nathan, says the damage to life and
property has been great. Six white
persons lost their lives, and a great
number of Chinese were drowned.
About Is vessels owned in Europe and
the United States are ashore. These
include the British sloop Phoenix, two
French torpedo boats and three Amer
lean vessels.
Edward VII. to Send Yacht Cup.
New York.-King Edward will give
another cup to American yachtsmen.
The cup will be rendered to the
jamestown exposition to be raced for
under such conditions as the James
town officials may determine.
r,.o wonen Autoists Injured.