The R.M.S. Empress of Japan arrived at Woosung at 8.20 p.w. on Wednesday, being some forty "ours overdue from Hongkong on accosat! of the recent typhoon. She left! the latter port at 6 p.m. on ths t4th instant and shortly after encountered heavy weather, and as the barometer was still falling, Captain Robinson changed his course as far as permissible with safety in crder, if possible, to obtain " higher reading. This, however, cou: d not be done, the barometer still con tinuing to fall.
By this time, on the morning of the 16th instant, there was no doubt, they were in for a typhoon of no ordinary type On approaching Tungting the vessel ran into extremely heavy weather, what the officers describe as the worst in their experience. About here the typhoon split into two centres, one sweeping in from the Pacific round the southern end of Formosa and the other round the northern end of the same island, the vessel being, ae it were, almost between, but on the outer edges. The wind blew with great velocity, with now and then an occasional lull, and although there was no anxiety on board and the vessel was weathering it well, Captain Robinson lay-to at times for the sake of the comfort of the passengers, there being no necessity to seek shelter. On these occasions the vessel was only making about two knots.
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