The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20

Hong Kong Sept 2o.-It Is now estimat-
I'd that 5000 Chinese lost their lives in the
recent typhoon Reports are hourly in
,reasing the mortality.
At least three American vessels were
wrecked and millions OF dollars worth OF
property was destroyed. The J. =, Chap
nan had its rigging torn, the Sorogon
rank alongside a wharf and the San Ro-
,ario was blown ashore
II is now apparent that the earlier es-
nnates OF the loss OF life were far below
he reality Probably several thousand
Chinese dwelling on the waterside are
lead. The destruction OF an immense
number or sampans. on which the faml-
Hes OF the boatmen live. leaves thousands
sf survivors homeless
There are no outstanding expressions
Of grief. the Chinese accepting their
losses with calm stolidty. They besiege
the police stations and other temporary
mortuaries with impassive faces TO iden-
sify the recovered bodies for burial.
AS an instance OF the wholesale destruc-
tion wrought by the storm. the case IS
eited OF one launch with 1870 Chinese
aboard This vessel foundered and every
soul aboard OF her was drowned.
The fate OF the vessels outside the har-
Dor has not yet been learned. They in
elude numbers OF hshing boats.
BISHOP MISSING
Bishop Hoare OF Victoria. Hong Kong
ls reported missing The launch In which
ne was travelling here from neiEhhorirg
Islands mas bsAa found eosiing bottom
upward
The Rt. REV Joseph cnsries hoaro
Anslicisn bisnop ~ Victoria ,Hone
Kong MAS on board the ys"n Fi"nset,
rnich stranded In 'sstle Peek nay. Mr.
Roars has sone la = government lsup'o
10 search FOR ths bishop
No lives were lost In Kowloon psv.
The typhoon came suddenly and without
warning The observatory had predicted
moderate winds. Half an hour after tn"
gan signal had been fired the storm was
~ It's height. II lasted two hours. Most
or the damage done was wrought on the
Eowloon peninsula The losses are est-
mated at several million dollars. over
1000 sampans and junks are missing from
Hong Kong alone Wharves were swept
away and houses collapsed. The military
barracks are I'm ruins
VESSELS ASHORE.
The steamers Monteagle. Fatshan. Ne
unghan, Wing Chal, Hermania, Castel-
lano. TAX Hing. Emma Luyken. san Ro-
sario. siava, Pakhong, Petrarch, Chum
Lee SeNta. Sunon, Chang Sha, Signal and
Chinkai Maru are ashore. The American
chip S. p. Hitchcock was also driven
ashore. as were many Of the launches
that run about the harbor.
TIE steamers Kwong Chow, san che
unE, Sorsogon and Honeymoon were sunk.
The steamers Apenrade and Johanne arc
partly awash. The British reserve sloop
Phoenix and n small gunboat, the Don
gola. are ashore. The British torpedo boat
destroyers Moorhen, Robin and Taku
were damaged. The Sir William Jerves
was sunk The French torpedo boat de-
stroyer Fronde was wrecked and the
Francisque. il ashore. The guns OF the
Fronde were saved but three petty offi-
GERS and one seaman lost their lives
4 Chinese revenue cutter is ashore and
several lndo-Chinese and Manila liners
narrowly escaped disaster
WATER JEWELLERS DROWNED.
The hsrbor Is strewn with wreckage
thrown up on the shore Hundreds OF
Chinese boatmen and their families were
saved by the bravery ~ the police ana
civilians, but several thousands of the
Chinese water dwelers must have per
ished, many within short distances OF the
shore The losses I'm lives and property
among the Chinese were appalling. To.
day the police stations IN Hong Kong are
surrounded by Chinese identifying their
dead The families OF the Hong Kong
boatmen live night and day on the SAM
pans, and thousands of these people are
now homeless.
The river steamer Fatshan drifted into
collision with a French mail steamer. Tho
entire Chinese crew climbed aboard the
French steamer and left Capt Thomas,
who was injured. one officer and the en-
gineers to navigate the Fatshan 10 Shel
ter bay, where she was blown ashore.
Many steel lighters have been lost,
Many OF them were hurled ashore Chan
nols will have TO be dug TO permit some
of the vessels ashore To be relocated. The
force of the wind and waves was sucn
that some vessels were landeds almost
high and dry.
The Japanese steamer Sada Maru res
cued sc natives and one English pilot as
she was approaching Hong Kong. The
English mail steamers Delhi and Poona
escaped damage.
The British cruiser Terrible entered
port Yesterday afternoon and reported
fine weather up To the harbor.
Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of Hong
Kong and the authorities are doing
everything possible 20 render assistance