Several Small Vessels Wrecked Loss of Life Through Floods and Freshets severe storm broke over Okayama Prefecture on Tuesday, evening and grew in intensity early in the morning of July 13. At 10 o'clock, the velocity of the wind was registered at 26 metres per second, and rain fell in torrents. All the rivers rose very high, and the Inland Sea service of ferry boats between Uno and Takamatsu in Okayama city was wrecked, and had to be suspended. Ona buildin;
a 3048, chimney in front of Okayama Station was blown down, smashing the upstairs rooms of the adjoining house. A 60-foot chimney of the Okayama Hospital was also blown down. A large number of-telegraph and telephone poles and trees were levelled by the storm, Fortunately no loss of life is reported.
At Fushimi, near Kioto, the Takasegawa overflowed and a large portion of the town was inundated, while considerable damage was done to the cultivated land in the vicinity." At Ikeda near Osaka, the Inagawa rose 13 feet by—evening, and the Nakahashi—a bridge over the river—was washed away at 6 jo'elock, and the Kinunobebashi et 6.30. Three men, who were crosaing the latter bridge at the time, were eatricd away and drowned. Wakayama, Kioto, Tokushima, Fukuyama.and Mihara also report severe storms and some damage, while a despatch from Tsu reports that six persons were drowned by floods in Ishitaru-mura, Inbe-gun, The damage to telegraph and tele-Phone wires in these districts was very heavy.
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