The news of wrecks and loss of life in the typhoon of the 26th ult., still come to hand by every mail from the coast ports. We have already reported the loss of the Danish barque Flensborg, and now give the following additional particulars from Amoy and Hongkong papers:—Captain Lightwood, of the steamer Albay, was informed on the morning of Monday, the 29th Aug., that the Danish barque Flensborg, Captain Lantrup, had been wrecked on Saturday, the 27th idem, on Table Island, one of the Pescadores, about 9 p.m. The Albay and the Chinese gunboat Fei Yuen went immediately to her assistance and found the crew already landed with their effects. They rendered what assistance they could and the Chinese gunboat took Captain Lautrup and: the crew of the Flensborg on to Amoy. The Flensbory was completely broken up and the cargo was being washed off the sides, A notification has been published by. Captain Lautrup tendering his hearty thanks to Gaptain Lightwood and the Commander of the Fei Yuen for the succour afforded by them.
The Amoy Gazette has the following from a correspondent at Tamsui:—T'wa-tu-tio, the place where the foreign residents reside, was flooded and not less than 300 persons [natives] perished. A great quantity of teas ready for shipment were damaged by the flood, also the plants in the interior were washed away but to what extent it is known yet. The 8.8. Fukien which was in the port at the time, besides being moored to the buoy, had her anchors down, She was compelled to steam full speed ahead against the freshets, but could not
and anchors, She was afterwards beached hold and consequently dragged both buoy at 4.30 p.m, without damage. A number of minor damages occurred to roofs of houses, trees, &e.—A meteorological table appended to above report shows the lowest reading of the barometer as 28.99 from 5 to7 p.m. on the 26th ult.; the wind was then E.N.E. and its greatest violence was from 3 to p.m., when its force was "11 to 12" and 10'to 11." Remarks added to the ruble state that two junks broke loose and were driven out to sea, and the villagers afterwards reported that both were capsized on the bar, with a loss of 21 lives.
spondent of China Mail, writing from Anping (Taiwanfvo) says On Friday, the 26th, we were visited by as severe a typhoon as has been witnessed here for many years. the sea came right in, washing over the bund and submerging the settlement of Anping to a depth of three feet: completely covering the plain which extends from this latter place to Yaiwanfoo, rendering access to the city only possible by boat. The lowest reading here was recorded at noon, when the barometer registered 28.94. As to damage done: there seems to be comparatively little in Anping itself, notwithstanding the inundation, but judging by the amount of wreckage washed in over the bar, and, worse to narrate, the number of dead bodies seen, the loss of property and life towards the north must have been lamentably great. The people say that several villaes lying on the seaboard to the north have been destroyed, andat least 100 persons drowned. The bar has been much changed, anew and deep chaimel opened to the south containing 7 feet at high-water; the sea has also broken through the northern side of the bay or creek in three places, making as many new communications with the roads beyond; but whether the rapidly silting sand may not soon reduce things to their former condition is at present subject for sunnies.
In Takow the lowest reading of the barometer was 28.98 at 8 a.m, of the 26th, with wind from N.E. 'The chief damage done on shore was to the Commissioner's house and garden; but altogether the mischief caused by' this terrific blow is remarkably trifling. Just before the wind came down several junks managed to rush into the harbour; but one unfortunate, Arawing too much water, had to run just to the bar and anchor; she afterwards was driven ashore and broken up, happily only two men were reported lost, About half way down, the sea has ent a deep channel for itself across the long sandspit which forms the southern boundary of the Lagoon, thus making tat portion of the spit called Kiao with Saracen's Head an Island, and giving another inlet to the harbour, Whether this channel may eventually be of any uso, or whether its existence will act beneficially or otherwise on the navigable condition of the Lagoon, it is at present impossible to THE TYPHOON AT FoocHOW, The following particulars of loss of life and damage to property at Foochow, during the typhoon of the 26th given in the Foochow Horal river, no less than eleven cargo-boats laden with rice, peas, beaus or bean-cake, belonging to Chivese, were cither smashed or capsized, and sunk in the river; cargo-boat No. 27 belonging to Messrs, Hodge Ca. was dashed against the small bridge and sunk; one boat of tea belonging to Messrs. Gilman & Ca. sunk with' entire cargos a lot of toa in Messrs, Hodge & Ca. boat No, 14 damaged; a number of the up country house-boats were damaged severely; besides a number of smaller craft, On shore, there was hardly a hong or a residence which did not suffer more or less damage. The immense banyan trees in premises of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson Ca. were completely destroyed; the roofs of Messrs, Butterfield & Swire's and of Westall, Galton & Co.'s bonys partly blown off; the offices of Messrs, Forster & Ca, severely dilapidated; Messrs, Birley and Ca, lid their tea windows severely damaged, and those of Messrs. Newman and Ca, word blown completely down. The roof of the United States Consulate is next to a complete wreck, one being able to sit in the bedroom and see the new comet; at the Ico House there is hardly a room which has not suffered more or less and the roof at the N. W. corner is blown away; the froos and fencing of the Canton Club were cot pletely annihilated; Olyphant's house, and the residences of Messrs, Gilman, Dermer, Fry, and the old promises of the Hongkon, and' Shanghai Bank have all suffete severely from the effects of the typhoon, the new pavilion on the Race Course was completely destroyed and the Recreation Ground itself was completely flooded; the new building for Messrs. E, D. Sassoon and Ca., in the course of completion, was half blown down; several of the Russian hongs were badly damaged, and a lot of the foreign property belonging to Mr. Kaw Hong Take also suffered more or less. The force of the wind and waves was such as to destroy the foreshore and bund at Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s, and at the upper Custom House shed, as well as a portion of the bridge between the settlement and suburbs.
A large fire wall was blown down and killed a native woman and child; two sedan chairs with their occupants and bearers were blown from the small stone bridge and all were drowned; a native house was blown down, and three occupants were buried alive, while it is said that over eighty people were drowned through the capsizing of craft on the river; two men were killed by falling trees; and five acc pants of one boat were all killed through the falling of a portion of the stone bridge which struck and sunk a sampan,
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