At Yamamoto-dori_ the house occupied by Mr. C. H. Owens was partly wrecked, so were the Pennybacker and Graciani residences.
Mr..McConaughy, American Consul, and Mr. Affeld, the American Vice-Consul, both suffered considerable losses, their houses being swept by water. The floods which tore down from the hills smothered the ground floor of the For Hotel and broke up the garden with trees, Several houses behind vanished. It was thought wise on Tuesday afternoon to evacuate the Hotel.
Mrs. J, Weill, a recent bride, had a very narrow escape, being taken out of an upstairs room to safety. Her house is in front of the For.
Torrents poured through Hunter's Gap wrecking the Maxwell residence. The top floor is still standing but the ground floor is gutted and there is a chasm in the front of the house.
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