TYPHOONS IN CHINA.

Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 253, 23 October 1909, Page 5

TYPHOONS IN CHINA.

TWO THOUSAND LIVES LOST. MATTY VESSELS WRECKED. BIYF.B FUIi OF SEAS. (Bj Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrislit.) (Received 10.33 ajn.) SYDNEY, this day. Eastern files received at Port Darwin contain details of the typhoon at Foocnow on September Isth. The typhoon was the worst for 40 years, It came without warning, and caused terrible damage both ashore and afloat. Forty per cent of the native craft were destroyed, including fifty cargo boats. The Chinese cruiser Haichai parted from her cables and drifted on to the rocks, being considerably damaged. Twenty of the crew jumped overboard in panic and were dxowned. The river was full of dead bodies and wreckage, and it is estimated that the total loss of life was 2000. The typhoon struck Formosa on September 14th and devastated the northern part of the island. In all 112 native vessels were wrecked and 1600 buildings destroyed. Many lives were lost. A second cyclone on the 18th swept the northern and central districts. The Tamusi River overflowed, and hundreds of buildings were blown down or washed away. A great number of people were drowned or crushed to death. The railway was seriously damaged, and the cable line with Foochow was destroyed.