The Ordway new era., 1906-03-09
PACIFIC CYlI1
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TuAMoru GROUP ..,
Frs"eh' English and An...
MES suf'sr-wsvss h. y
Five Fsst Al,A.
r,aa papeete. p.. Tahita. Feb. !,
c,nnn c,tanciseo.-The s., most d..,,...! y
a clone , ever experienced 'a Il "
and Tuamotu islands o.s. = "
ary 7th and Sth. Tbs Sscuift
niti is is estimated at $1,000 cs otss .
was destroyed on the sn' ~ :. =
lands. The city Of PaDee,..s Pan .s.a
dated and about seyenty.ss. e~ ~
destroyed. including the ,s Ims. g
suiate and the French ,n'.
building. 1t is feared th,i sys ,S.
been heavy loss of life n -, -, ~
OF Tuamotu islands. - '''
The schooner Papee,e -.
merged for an hour nes,
amotu. Her captain. philin w.. S'..
estimated that the waves /, =, ak
hve feet high. 1t was Iun".'s s
see twenty feet away at I o,.,.
the daytime. and the sailor. E n.
lashed to the vessel. NJ NJ. %
French resident at Faharan,E rs
islands. abandoned that pl,.. p
small cutter after all the roy,,,'
buildings and dwelling bo,..
Catholic church were srso,
Many Of the natives climbed ~
trees. others put out to Sc, II
boats.
The cyclone or hurrlcap. -
the velocity OF 100 miles an NJ
struck the island about miduI,s I
ruary 7th and continued untIl 4.
o'clock the next afternoon n. n
OF Anaa. Tuamotu group is b.le,;I
have been the center Of The ,,on
At Papeete about I o'eloti !,
February 7th. the sea began % Z
heavily over the reef; the mn
the harbor washed over ,ks
There was no percepuble VII I
ward 10 O'Clock people dvelli,s /
vicinity Of the water iron, VEN
PEELED to abandon their houss
Ing as n rule only a small pcasI
their belongings.
An hour later high seas brui {
pletely demolishing the rorsnu
slip and buildings. besides a
great damage TO the coal shetx 1
guardian OF the arsenal, Teas "
an expert swimmer. was 10 he
for mauy hours. and assisted b Z
ing and rescuing many perSoei
The village OF Tarona. near \ :
senal. was completely sxep, tsr
consisted OF the mission builtisp
homes Of native converts oi u Z
ganized Latter Day Saints u
The mission house and a gTsa, I
houses were carried OF TO "
OF many hundreds Of yards a,t =
ished.
OF the church cdifice no, ~
remains. A settlement about ias
of a mile distant. comprised d
lings OF several hundred Cook
ers British subjectsl. vas IN
pletcly destroyed.
An American named seeislf
near that community. bad 10 un|
IN adjacent swamp. which esezI
undated. and he was compelA
tie against the waves dunis
hours. Further east on ih
road all the house were UsF
for about half n mile.
/, About s o'clock In the mon1 !
American consulate. the o'ceS
ture In Papeete, having pa
about 1896. collapsed. Go'e
buildings. including the tis,s.!
\ storehouse. sustained great cAi
All the dwelling houses =
Protestant church were viees
British consulate was snsa"
aged. ,l
There Is much distress ~
homeless people. The looi
ment extended the miii'aI!
as a temporary refuge, ana - y
food when needed. but TIE "
the treasury are practically ea. = !,
Governor Julien will appeal ~ "a
for aid. The British consul W
address his government IN -
some 500 British sub)eeW
landcrs). who have lost N .n.1 ~
The American colony ai,v
tanned heavy losses ana 500. y. =
that either the United s.a,"
| ment will forward an amoua,, .a,,sS'
the emergency or that ,sas,,,' Ame.
I zens in California ana
| fur,,ish funds. 49,. socie,y 3
other islands In the sd .nS h
Moorea. Huaheni. fal.s fas,,sS "
| are known to have sus..,es .,aS esS
10 % ,he extent Of about slooysi ,s.i !
The Evening Post sta'eI ~ ~ ~
,,.rsopa perished durins -
Tahiti and adjacent .s' sss have
peared. II places the da%.' ssr. =
100000. These reports ,ss,, Sss, 4
confirmed by ths ~. ihe -
.ta.vor which broignt