The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-12

MANILA, July 16.-Trayelers who
came in by last nights trains on the
Manila and Dagupan railroad report
that the storm has left a wide area of
destruction and devastation in its
wake Everywhere along the railroad
may be seen broken trees, overturned
shacks, and other signs pointing TO
the havoc wrought by the storm as it
passed over the country like a venge-
full scourge.
The railroad between San Fabian
and Camp One has been put out OF
operation by the storm, which means
that Baguio is completely shut off
from communication with Manila. No
late reports have been received ds to
the condition of the Benguet road ow-
ing to the lack of Geographic commu-
nioation. The last reports are that
on Friday morning the road was in
good shape. Since last season the
bridges on the road have all been
orerhauled, the old-style abutments
having BEEN replaced by overhead
trusses which very much lessen the
danger from washouts by floods
While. the typhoon reached its great
est fury in the provinces of Cagayan
and uocos Norte through which its
center passed, it probably did little
damage to the tobacco crop in the
Cagayan valley, as the crop has all
been gathered and placed in store
houses. Owing to the lack of tele-
graphic communication due to the
blowing down the wires no news of
the full extent of the damage incurred
in the northern provinces could be OBJ,
tanned in the city.
All Wires Down.
At late hour last night Geographic
communication between Manila and
other points on the island of Luzon
had not been established, nor was it
possible to dispatch a message over
any section of the land lines of the
bureau of posts.
During the day fears were expressed
for the safety Of life and property in
the Cagayan valley, over which the
vortex of the typhoon is supposed to
have passed. From the severity Of
the aftermath of the blow that Manila
has been experiencing for the past
thirty-six hours, it is not hard to
imagine that reports of great losses
of both life and property will leach
Manila as soon as communication is
reestablished. At a late hour last
night the bureau of posts reported that
not a single line out of Manila, except
direct cable connections, was in work
Ing order, and no message would be
accepted not subject to delay.
Early Friday evening, when ithe
storm reached it's intensity in the
city, serious interruptions to telephone
and street car communication we're
experienced. In some places the life
of pedestrians was not safe on ac-
count of fallen wires.
At ten o'clock Friday night Malate
and parts of Ermita were dark, the
principal distributing lines to these
points having broken or transformers
burned out. In the driving rain which
accompanied the high winds it was
absolutely impossible for the repair
men to straighten things out Many
other points in the city were without
lights all night.
Seas Do Damage.
A flood tide yesterday morning
caused considerable damage to build
ings belonging to the quartermaster
department at Pasay, where the heavy
seas unhampered by the boulevard re-
tanning wall beat mercilessly upon tho
outbuildings and threatened to demol
ish the troop quarters. No accidents
were reported from the corral but
great inconvenience was caused the
men, who were forced to abandon
their quarters.
Pasay Beach Badly Damaged.
A party of automobilists who made
the trip out the Paranaque road report
that everything along the beach has
suffered from the fury of the waves.
Several small houses near the beach
were washed down, and the fishing in
dustry around the shores of the bay
upon which thousands of natives de-
pend for living is seriously crippled
Fish weirs which extended out several
hundred feet from the beach have
been wrecked and the bamboo frame
work of which they were constructed
washed up on the beach or carried
out to sea by the undetow.
No IOss of life or serious injuries