New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-20
THOUSANDS LOSE LIVES.
ULSASTER At HONG KONG.
1NAty-sir Ships Reported Wrecks
Bishop Hoare Missing.


without warning. The observatory had predicted
moderate winds. Half hour after the gun
signal had been fired the storm was at its
height. II lasted two hours. Most OF the dam
age done was the Kowloon Peninsula The
losses are estimated az several million dollars.
over one thousand sampans and Junks miss
ing from Hong Kong alone. wharves
swept away ana houses collapsed. The military
barracks are I'm ruins
The steamers Montesgle. Fatshsn Reuns
shan, Wing Chat. Hermania. Castellano. TAX
Hing. Emma Iuyken. san Rosario Slava, PAX
hong Petrarch, Chum Lee SeXta- Sunon. Chang
Sha, Signal and Chinkai are ashore. The Amer
ican ship s. p. Hitchcock was also driven
ashore. were many Of the launches that run
about the harbor. The steamers Kwong Chow.
San chweng. sorsogon and Honeymoon were
sunk. The seamers Apenrade and Johanne are
partly a1ash The British reserve slOop Phenix
sn6 q small eunboat, the Dongola, ashore.
The British destroyers Moorhen. Robin and
Taku were damaged The Sir William Jervois
was sunk The French destroyer Fronde was
wrecked ana the Franoisque is ashore. The guns
of me F'ronde were saved. but three petty off,
GERS and one seaman lost their lives.
A Chinese revenue cruiser is ashore. and sew
ersl Indo-cnna and Manila liners narrowly
escaped disaster.
The harbor is strewn with wreekage thrown
up on the shore Hundreds OF Chinese boatmen
and their families were saved ny the bravery Of
the police ana civilians. but several thousands
OF TIE Chinese water jewellers must have per-
ished. many within short distances Of the shore.
The police stations in Hong Kong sur
rounded by Chinese Identifying their dead. The
families Of the Hong Kong bOatmen live night
snd day on rine Sampsns. and thousands OF these
peoplesare now homeless. The Chinese show no
grief.
One launch that cspsized had 100 Chinese |
board They were all drowned.
The river staamer Fatshan drffted into coll |
iision with the French mail steamer. The entire /
Chinese crew climbed aboard the French /
steamer. and left Captain Thomas. who was in |
5rred. one officer ana the engineers 20 navigate /
the Fatslran 10 Shelter Bay where she was |
blown ashore
The RI Rev. Joseph Charles Hoare. Anglican /
Bishop Of Victoria GEong Kong was on board
The yacht Pioneer. which stranded in Castle /
Peak Bay. Mrs. Hoars has gone in a govern
rnent launch 20 search for the bishop.
Many valuable steel lighters have been lost |
Some OF thesn were hurried ashore. Channels win |
have 20 be dug 20 permit some Of the vessels |
ashore 10 be re-Hoated- The force OF the wind |
and waves was such that some vessels were |
landed almost high and dry.
The japanese steamer sada rescued sxty-six /
natives and one English pilot she was ap- |
preaching Hong Kong. The English mail steam /
ers Delhi and Poona escaped damage.
The British cruiser Terrible entered port yes
terday afternoon and reported fine weather up |
10 the harbor.
Sir Matthew Nathan. Governor OF Hong Kong, |
and The authorities DOING everything posi- |
BILE 10 render assistance
Reports OF fresh disasters arc arriving every |
hour.
Only few Europeans are missing. No lives
were lostin Kow1oon Bay.
No reports are ct hand 10 show how the fish,
ing fleets and the ships outside the harbor
faree
Public opinion blanes the observatory for not
reporting ID approach OF the typhoon. An in
curry has b. n demanded
Manila. Sept Ie-g-Rtest advises from Hong
Kong state that one thousand lives were lost
during the typhOon. and that the damage 20
property. public ana private. viii amount 20
millions Of dollars
Twelve ships we're sunk. twenty-four were
stranded. seven were damaged ana half OF the
native vessels were sunk The shipping trade
has been parslyzed through lack OF lighters
London. Sept. le-Reporrins IN. tvpboon "a
she Colonial oface the Gov-rnor OF Hong Kong
Sir Matthew Nathan SAYS the losses OF life ana
property have been great Only six white per-
scIs Lost their lives. but q great number NJ
Ghinsse were drowned. About fifteen vessels
owned in Europe and the United States. arc
nshora Tbsse include the British sloop Phoenix.
two French torpedo boats and three American
vessels. In Addison 20 these ten river steamers
twenty launches ana large number OF cargo
bosts. lighters etc. were sunk damaged or |
rrfven ashore
The hRrbor master estimates that about half i
the Chinese launches 5unks and small boats On |
the harhor we're destroyed The destruction OF |
other property was confined almost entirely 70 |
piers and wharves.
dispatch 20 the Admiralty from the British /
commodore at Hong Kong expresses fear tina. |
rhe British slOOp Phoenix is hopelessly darnaged
The steamer Monteasle. belonging to the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad Company, ana the French |
destroyer FraneisQue viii probably both be re- |
noated. The French destroyer Fronde Is sxpected |
20 be a total wreck A large sailing vessel was
Thrown almost on TOD OF her.
Paris. Sept 1e-Ths Minister OF Marines has
received q cable message from the French ad- |
niral az Hong Kong confirming the reports u |
serious damage 10 the French destroyers From ia |
anc Francisque owing 10 collision with a steam /
ship in the typhoon Five members OF the war \
ships crews were drowned and several prer.
injured.
CHINESE LAND LINES INTERRUPTED. l
The Commercial Gable Company received |
notice yesterday tsst the land lines 90 Canton /