The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-20
Chinese Take II Calmly.


Hong Kong, Sept. 19.-The typhoon
bicb struck this port yesterday de-
ipying a great number of vessels
md causing much loss Of lie was OF
local nature. II came suddenly and
Eithout warning. The observatory
had predicted moderate winds. Half
Ia hour after the gun signal had been
bred the storm was at its height. 1t
listed two hours. Most of the dam
|ge was wrought on the Kowloon pen
bsula. The losses are estimated at
everal million dollars. over 1000
hmpans and junks are missing from
long Kong. Wharves were swept and
ouses collapsed. The military bar
Acks are in ruins.
The steamers Monteagle, Fatshan
teung Chan, Wing Chat, Hermania,
astello, TAX Haig, Emma Luiken,
Ian Rosario, Slava, Pakhong, Patr-
|rch, Chumlee, Sexta Suson, Chang
ha, Signal and Chinkai Maru are
8shore. The American ship s. p.
Hitchcock was also driven ashore. as
(ere many of the launches that run
bout the harbors. The steamers
Kwnog Chow, San Chweng Sorsogan,
md Honeymoon We're sunk.
The steamers Apendrade and ia,
anne are partly awash. The British
serve sloop Phoenix and a small
Pnboat, the Dongola, are ashore. The
Irish torpedo boat destroyers Moor
En Robin and Taku were damaged
he Sir William .. Ervois was sunk.
he French torpedo boat destroyer
fOude was wrecked and the Fran.
sQue is ashore. The guns of the
roude We're saved, but three petty
ncers and one seaman lost their
ves.
A Chinese revenue cruiser Is ashore
md several IndoI China and Manila lin.
rs narrowly escaped disaster.
The harbor Is strewn with wreck.
&c thrown On the shore. Hundreds OF
nihese boatmen were saved by the
bravery sof the police and civilians
Pul several thousand of the Chinese
water dwellers must have persisted
Iahy within short distances of the
pore The losses in lives and proper
among the Chinese were appalling
oday The police stations in Hong
,ons are surrounded by Chinese iden
lying their dead. The families OF
ne Hong Kong boatmen live night
" day on the sampans and thousands
these people are homeless.
Inc Chinese take the disaster calm
ana make no manifestations OF
One launch that was capsized had
~ chinese on board. They were all
Inc river steamer Falshan drifted
'O collision with the French mail
Se aer. The entire Chinese crew
IUed aboard the French steame,
~ lett Captain Thomas, who was
'ured' one officer and the engineers
m navigate the Falshan to shore.
me bishop of Victoria. DR.. i c.
%ore' was on his way to visit some
snooring islands when the storm
OAe and Is reported missing. His
unch has been found floating bottom
nany valuable steel lighters have
w lost. Some Of them were hurled
lure, Channels will have to be dug
permit some Of the, vessels ashore
9e relocated. The force Of the wind
y, waves were such that some yes
H. were stranded almost high and
me Japanese steamer Sada Maru
,s.uea sixty-six natives and one En-
n PILOT as he was approachine
lug hong. The English mail steam
be- Delni and Poona escaped dam
.ue British cruiser Terrible enterei
fpe yesterday morning and reported
g., "ealner up to the harbor.
ksonr MATTHEW Nathan, governor Of
toins hong. and the authorities are
kssist everything possible to render
|as e sSar. Of fresh disasters are arriv
Go Ny a few Europeans are missing
Me ssSi ss are on hand to show how
dde tha lug feets and the ships out
.on is ie nareor Jared. Public opin
DO, ren licensed at the observatory for
phOOp 'O,uhg the approach OF the ty
ed For An inquiry has been demand,
has be S, years past the Observatory
Hent bu. subjected to adverse com
believed ut on this occasion it Is not
eO TO be blameable. ~