No Great Harm: Empress of Russia Delayed According to the latest informa-fiom received from the Semaphore the typhoon has quite expended its force in the vicinity of Shanghai, though it was one of the worst in years as far as the wind was concerned. The storm which originated on August 5, between the island of Yap and Guam, latitude 12 and longitude 142, is now northwest of Shanghai having Rebhow Bay. At six o'clock on sed the China Coast near
Saturday morning the wind was E.S.E. with the barometer reading 29.42, while three hours later the wind was from the sJ&, barometer at 29.41. The force of the gale was stated as 12, the highest that can be recorded. The typhoon had realled on Sunday morning latitude 32 N. and long-
w. The glass at Siccawei had itude 119 E., Blowing. to the N.N. risen seven points and the force of the wind had dropped to force 7. In the 24 hours ending 9 a.m. yesterday the barometric reading at Chinkiang had fallen to 29.2u, about.35 inches, and the wind had increased to force 7, the direction changing to a more southeasterly direction. At Tientsin and Chefoo the barometer 1s* reported as falling.
The R. M. S. Empress of Russia arrived at Woosung on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, having waited outside overnight, and the tender with passengers left at 5 p.m.
The Admiral Line str. President Jefferson was aground for a few minutes off Tungsha Spit (this is where the Glaucus and Cordillere grounded for some days) on Saturday morning, but most passengers did not even know of the difficulty until after their arrival in port. The vessel anchored off the Spit about nine o'clock and waited for the pilot. In the 0 minutes' wait the wind and waves, which were running high, forced: the boat to drag her anchor an@ drift on to the mud. As soon as the engines were in motion it was noticed that she did not respond and the news was wirelessed to Shanghai at once. Within 15 minutes tugs were in readiness, but they were not needed, for it was but 32 minutes after the vessel had gone aground that she was under way and two hours later at the dock.
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