The Archive · 1938

Aftermath of East Coast Hurricane

An aerial view of the devastation caused by: the recent hurricane which hit the East coast of, America recently. Bridges were carried away and houses flooded to as high as the roofs. As many as 500 people lost their lives and the hurricane was stated to be one of the worst which had visited the coast for many years. meeting any opposition. After committing the deed the men left and Vu was found badly injured, presumably by blows from hatchets His nose had been cut off and his fingers badly mutilated, Until yesterday the Settlement authorities officially knew nothing of the crime as the Japanese and "Te Tao" officials had made no report dealing with the assassination. So far the; body has not been recovered but relatives of the dead man were understood to have started preparations for the funeral at his home in the Settlement. It was reported that a coffin had been brought to the house for this purpose, Resistance of

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