The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-03-05

CYCLONE
KILLS 10000
Waves 30 Feet High Roll
Over the Society isles
lNUNDATE CITY PAPEETE
Many Vessels Sunk and Whole Villages
Washed Away by Gale Of 100 Miles
an Hour Remaining Inhabi-
tants Starving.
INUNDATE CITY PAPEETE

\ tlVe sNelDue ever experienced III Tue 90
ciety and Tuamotu islands occurred Oh
Feb aud 5, when thousands Of lives
were lost, it ii believed The damage III
Tahiti ii estimated at 100000 and
presumably similar amount Of prop
IeFtY was DESTROYED on the Tuamotu is
lands. Some estimates Of damage run
4 up 10 $5,000,0o0
1 The city al Pupeete was inundated
and about - buildings destroyed, in
Guiding the American consulate and the
French government building. The ship
ping in the harbor Of papeete escaped
injury, owing to the direction Of the
wind, but fears are entertained Tor yes
sells cruising near the Tuamotu islands.
I III Is feared that there has been heavy
loss of life in the lagoons of pnamotn
islands, though the death Of the guard
ian Of the quarantine station in papeete
l is the only fatality yet reported.
The schooner Papeete was submerged
near Anaa, Iuamotu Her captain, Philip
AIichaelh, estimated that the waves
were So feet high.
/ AI MaTeadi, French resident III
FanaraH. Inamotli islands, abandoned
the place in d small cutter after all the
\ government buildings and dwelling
houses and Catholic church were swept
away.
/ Many Of the natives climbed coeoauut
trees and others put out To sea in small
beats
Bridges and roads were badly dam
aged on the island Of Tahiti Bread
fruit, cocoanut, banana and pIantain
trees were blown down IN great numbers
which win result ia hardships to the
natives and materially affect commerce
during the next two OF three years. The
French gunboat zelee has gone 20 the
Tuamotn islands with supplies Of food
land fresh water. The British consul has
has appealed to his government for aid
+ Tor 5o0 British subjects.
Some Americans have sustained heavy
losses, and probably there viii be a few
( instances Of utter destitption. The Am.
orleans are hopeful Of securing help from
tie United States Money and food
are required.
The cyclone OF hurricane reached the
I velocity Of 100 miles an hour. It struck
Y the islands about midnight Oh Feb. Z,
and continued until about o'clock the
following afternoon, The island Of
Anaa, Tuamotu group, ii believed to
Z have been the centre u the storm.
\ At Papeefe about o'clock on the
evening of Feb. 7 the sea began to
break heavily over the reef, the waves
il the harbor mashing over the quay.
There was no perceptible wind.
an hour later high seas broke, com
Z pletely demolishing the government ship
and buildings, beside causing great dam
age to the coal sheds. The guardian OF
the arsenal, TefIer Adams, an expert
swimmer, was in the water Tor mans
hours and assisted in warning and rescu.
! ing others.
s The village OF Tarona, near the an.
senal, was completely swept away. II
consisted OF tiie mission buildings and
homes OF native converts Of the reor.
gained Latter Day Saints Mission.
A settlement about an eighth Of
mile distant inhabited by several hun
bred Cook Islanders british subjeets),
was completely destroyed.
AT Taunoa the family Of Herman Ken
Ell had q thrilling experience, their fine
\ residence. probably worth $4,000. being
badly damaged BIZ high waves which
compelled the family 70 flee fer their
lives to a native house. Frequently the
water was up to their necks and they
were obliged 10 cling to trees for safety
Matters were worse i'll the city Of
I Papette than in The suburbs. To the
west Of the arsenal along the water
front dwelling houses and commercial e.
Establishments were invaded b. the high
water, which broke at the quay about
10 feet high, but rushed through the
narrow streets many feet higher. The
ship building yards Of Capt Peterson
and Brown & Benehahnaa were de.
stroyed.
Mrs. Gooding, an aged American. mar.
rowly escaped death, being caught By
debris in her home when It collapsed.
The establishment Of Y L Ra0ux suf
\ fered much damage. The loss may rsach
( $4,000. Donald and Edenberg sustain.
cd an equal loss, while the Society Com.
mereial del Oceanies, the largest mer-
camille establishment IN French 0eeania,
loses about SC0Do0 The Oceanic
Steamship Company's wharf was badly
wrecked. The custom house. the bond
ed warehouse and sheds, the p0stoflice,
the house Of the captain 81 the port, a
clubhouse and the police headquarters
were wrrcked
About 8 O'Clock In Tire morning the
American consulate. tie Oldest strue-
tnrc III Papeete built about 1886, col.
/ iapscd In the absence ~ the American
consul, Ms mother slFs D0ty. super
yised the removal Vi the archives, aided
w several missionaries The govern
iuent treasury And storehOuses sustain
Ell great damage
The guardian al llle quarantine sta
ton al Motanta Inland, papeete hatb1r.
was waving lantern Tor many hours
during the night, as lie and his wife
chung 70 the TOPS Of eocoannt trees in
the midst If waves that dashed 30 feet
high over the island.
On shore ~ Andre, fhe chief pilot,
asked Commander HurbiH d the gun
boat zelec to 1T bin hare boat ami
crew for the rescue Of The mea and Ho-
men az the quarantine station Com
mander Hlrbin declined to send his men
IA what appeared to Be q fofiorn hope,
md Pilot Anife requisitlonsd Ioaf pria.
OEeFs a the local jail and win them
Fent 70 the rescue
N. Mareadia a French resident, put
70 sen Ia cutter, ard after IAfee days
out arrived from Tahiti. reporting chat
tie gorcrnnelt buildings. Roman C4tho.
iie Church end al the dwellings haa
becn swept away. He kneH If 10 loss
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