DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE. IN QUEENSLAND. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT] [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Brisbane, February 2. (Received February 4th, 12.30.) Brisbane, February 4.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1807, 5 February 1884, Page 2

DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE. IN QUEENSLAND. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT] [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] Brisbane, February 2.

(Received February 4th, 12.30.) Brisbane, February 4.

A HMtßic VNK of a. luo^fc ho\ G)-o ch.uacter ho-> been e\peneneed at JJowen, aseapoit town about 72") iuilc»-> noi th of thi-. city. Tlic wind blew .some houis with teiuhc foice, and culled immense desti uction— c\ ci y | building m the town being more or le>.s damaged, and many blown down. Hundreds I of ))co])le h.ivo been rendeied homeless. ' Both lunk biuldin"^ h.i\o been la/ed to tho ground, and .ill the hotel*- have been so damaged a-> to be unht for occupation. The jcttv h.i-< been blown away, and the steamei Tiado, was lying alongside, lnih been duven iiground. !So far ite i-> known, no lo&s of life has been caused.

It has been ascei tuned that no los-> of life occimed from the hurricane recently experienced on Noifch Poolo Island. The ficc/iing winks near Bowen :ue completely destinyed, und it ih feaied there has been a wreck on Gloucester Island, oil' Edgccumbo ]3ay. The btonn liad a most extensive front, and serious floods, are rcpoited fioin many i>arts of Noithcin Queensland. Hundred-, of peisons at Bowcu aio in a state of duitiesb.