Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-09-20

were sunk, "a stranded, seven were
damaged and one-half of the native
craft in port were sunk.
The shipping trade has been paralyz.
ed through the lack of lighters.
Hong Kong, Sept 19.-The typhoOn
which swept this port Tuesday de-
stroying a great number of vessels
and causing much loss of life, was of
terrific nature. 1t came sudden
ly and without warning The obser-
vatory had predicted moderate winds.
Half an hour after the gun signal had
been fired the storm was at its ut
most height. 1t lasted two hours.
Most Of the damage was wrought on
the Kowloon peninsula The losses
are estimated at several million dol
lars. Over one thousand sampans
and junks are missing from Hong
Kong alone. Wharves were swept
away, and houses collapsed. The mil
itary barracks are in ruins.
The steamers Mont Eagle, Fatshan,
Keung Shan, Wang Chai, Her6lania,
CastellanO, Takhing, Emma Luyken,
Rosario, ST. Ava Pinkhong, Petrarch,
Chum Lee, Sexta, Sunon, Chang Sha,
Signal end Chinkai Maru are ashore.
The American ship S. P. Hitchcock
was also driven ashore as were many
nf bo
harbor. The steamer Kwong Chow,
Chwong, Sorsogon and Kong Moon
were sunk. The steamers Apenrade
and Johanne are partly awash The
British reserve sloop Phoenix and
small gunboat, the Ongola, are ashore.
The British torpedo boat destroyers
Moorhem, Robin and Taku were dam
aged. The Sir William Jervo was
sunk. The French destroyer Fraude
was wrecked and the Francisque is
ashore. The guns of the Fraude 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 narrow
ly escaped disaster The harbor is
strewn with wreckage thrown on the
shore. Hundreds of Chinese boatmen
and their families were saved by the
bravery of the police and civilians,
but several Chinese water-dwellers
must have persisted, many within short
distances Of the shore
The losses in lives and property
among the Chinese are appalling.
Wednesday the police stations in
Hong Kong were surrounded By Chit
nese Identifying their dead. The
families Of the Hong Kong boatmen
live night and day on the sampans.
and thousands Of thesa people are
now homeless.
The Chinese take the disaster calm
ly and show no manifestations of
grief.
One launch that was capsized had
190 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 Captain 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.. T. J.I
Hore, was on his way 70 visit some
neighbor1ng islands when the storm
broke. and it is reported that he is
mtssing. His launch has been found
foating' bottom upwards.
Manytvaluable steel lighters have
been lost. Some Of them were hurled
ashore to be ref1oated. The force
Of the wind and waves were such
that some vessels were stranded al.
most high and dry. The Japanese
steamer Sada Maru rescued &c ma.
tives ana one English pilot as he was
Approaching Hong Kong. The Eng.
lish ma1 steamers Delhi and Poena
escaped damage.
The British cruiser Terrible enter.
ed port Tuesday morning and report.
ed fine weather up to the harbor.
Sir Matthew Nathan, governor of
Hong Kong and the authorities are
doing everything possible to render
assistance.
Reports of fresh disasters are ar.
riying every hour.
Only few Europeans are missing.
No reports are on hand to show
how the fishing fleets and the ships
outside the harbor Jared.
'Public opinion is inc ansed 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 70
adverse comment, but on this occa
sion it as not believed to be blame
able.
Charged with Diamond Thert.
Chicago, Sept. ia dispatch from
Los Angeles. Calf, says that Detec-
tive w. W. Freeman, formerly chief
of the Pasadena police, at Stockton.
arrested Emma Howard, charging the
theft Of diamonds valued at more than
$4,000 from the dead body of the
wife of Henry Briggs, of Pasadena.
The robbery took place Aug. 20, and
up to the time of the arrest, it was
kept secret. The Howard woman. Il
is said, haa not succeeded in dispos-
ing of'the jewels. :
American Fishing Schooner Seized.