THE FEARFUL STORM IN MAURITIUS.
TWENTY-FOUR CHURCHES DESTROYED. ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE INJURED. TWENTY-NINE STEAMERS WRECKED. Prist Association,—Klectric Telegraph.—Copyright. Mozambique, May 21. The hurricane which swept over the Mauritius was exceptionally violent. Twenty-four churches, chapels, or colleges were blown down, while many of the sugar mills were wrecked. It is reported that 1500 lives were lost in the storm, while the list of those injured is stated to be thousands, and hundreds have been rendered homeless. Twenty - nine steamers have been wrecked along the coast.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8885, 23 May 1892, Page 5
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