The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-10-17
Typhoon WrscksVessels aud Pub.
lie Property.
WARNlN6 PASSED uNNorlcED
Life and Money Deeimated by Storm
without Parallel in History Of the
Oriental Exporting Metropo-
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HONG KONG Oct 10. = Ter
thousand lives blotted out. forty.seyen
steamers and sailing vessels wrecked
or badly damaged. over d thousand
jnnks swamped, turned over or battered
to pieces against the stone walls Of
the Praya, 80 per cent Of the lighters,
launches yachts, househoats and small
native craft entirely destroyed, many
wharves wrecked, many damaged, was
the result Of a typhoon lasting but two
at Hongkong on September IS, according
to advices brought by the steamer En-
to adyices brought BY the steamer Em'
press OF japan, one Of the few vessels
to escape the holocaust, which arrived
yesterday. The Empress Of Japan but
day before gave place at the Kowlefon
company's wharf, to the steamer Chang
sha, which was entirely wrecked at the
dock. Kowloon sustained the heaviest
losses, but all sections of aongkong and
the Hinterland suffered.
There were "a Europeans among those
killed; Others were Chinese, mostly Of
the boat and junk population. These
usually ran for shelter when the warn.
ing gun was fired but on the morning OF
the STORM the signal was fred at $40
and at $3.50 the typhoon was at it,
height. The junk men scnrried for shell
ter, eolliding with each other, cutting
down yachts. house boats, etc, striving
through the driving rain to reach Cause
way Bay. Thousands were soon thrown
into the sea. lashed to fury. WITH wav'
es 20 and 30 feet high. The wind clew'
ed the junks around and sent them skir-
ling and twisting to be dashed to pieces
against the praya, where hundreds Of
junks and sampans were dashed to
and the mangled bodies OF
the crews dashed against the stone walls
within sight Of those on shore powerless
TO lend aid The storm ceased as quick
" as it began. The sun shone on scenes
Of unparalleled destruction at Hongkong
This typhoon exceeded all others -exper-
fenced there in severity.
Hundreds OF chinese gathered on the
sea front waiing, hundredes OF newly
made widows wept bitterly, and many
stood stolidly looking on as Chinese
usually do. Hundreds Of bodies were
swept on shore and the work Of carrying
them away by the cart loads to i'm.
promptu morgues began " ONCE, corpse'
being photographed in groups Of eight
and tagged for lte"tifeation.
Hundredes of mangled bodies were
piled among the debris and tine scenes
were stunning. 1t was evident soon
after the storm began that the shipping
would not ride it out and vessel after
vessel dragged, sweryed and was driven
on shore, some being piled right among
the stately buildings which line Hong
kong's waterfront The G. p. r. steam
er Montagle, which drove ashore at
broke the French gunboats
Froude and Francisque adrift and botn
we're driven ashore, the latter being q
total wreck and five Of her officers
drowned. The steamers Kwong Chow
and Albatross both foundered with all
hands, each vessel having only white
master and engineer. The loss Of life
on the larger craft, however, was not
as great, the junk men contributing
the larger bulk of the dead. The iden-
titled European dead are:
BISHOP J. G. HOARE, bishop Of
Hongkong, whose junk capsized when
he was bound on preaching voyage to
a Kowloon fishing village; Mr.. W. +.
Donaldson, wife and two children, who
were on the steamer Kwong Chong; Mr..
Patrick and Chief Engineer Wallace Of
the steamer Albatross; Captain Mead
and Chief Engineer Morgan Of the
Kwong Chou, and Captain Mayfeld and
Chief Engineer G. Williamson, Of the
steamer Hongkong
A list Of the steamers sunk, ashore,
or damaged follows:
Sunk Steamers San Cheong, Apen'
rade, Sorsogan, Kwong Chow, Albatross,
Perseverance.
Ashore Steamers Monteagle latter
ward reAoated), Heungsnan, Kinshan,
Changsa, Fatshan, Wingshai, Takbing
Honeymoon, Sunonan, Fl. M. s. Phoe-
nix, II. NJ. S. Rosaro, French gunboats
Frounde and Fracisque, jeanne, Seas
ia, Signal, Petracrich, Emma, Lliken
and American ship Hotehkiss, this yes.
sci being right on the seawall near the
toPnedo deDot.