The British Columbia coast was hard hit. by an autumn storm "of simest cyclonic force that swept Up ike Gulf of Georgia on the. wings of a south-east gale." High tides Combined. with tremendous waves. to wharves and. pilin me, and. shipping comparatively sheltered waters Inside Vancouver Island felt. the force the storm, the city of Vancouver a great of damage resulted from the high wind, which reached a velocity. Gc"'miies an hour, and Yashed" the: section and Stanley' Park peninsula, mercilessly.
the heart of the downtown district Iundreds of signs were torn. down, find. number of plategiass, windows In Stanley Pack ite Pla estimated that about 1,000 the fine old trees came down before the force of the storm, and the wreckage will take weeks to clear tp. "In some districts telephone. and {elegraph poles snapped, and left live Power' lines dangerously " exposed. There were, however, no. deaths re" ported from this cause. "Two hunters Were known to have perished in the Fraser River, when the punts which they were travelling' were It is due to continue its work during the coming week of gathering evidence and formulating a report. Mr. Stevens, In a statement issued to-day. has expressed, the hope that it will carry its work through to the end, '0 that the public will be fully informed regarding the conditions that exist in order that many large concerns may sell their products at very low prices.
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