'A largo fire broke out early this morning in the Chinese city, when considerable damage was dono and quite a number of buildings were destroyed. We had some experience on Sunday night of what the elements can do when aroused, as the blow we had caused " good deal of injury to pontoons, several having been sunk, Thoro was a great deal of wreckage to be seen floating down the river on Mond: morning, showing that not a few small boats had come to grief. Now this morning we saw what one of the elements could do on land.
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