Show great loss of life and property in philippines manila sept 29 reports now coming in from places along the path of the recent typhoon in the island of luzon and the southern islands indicate great loss of life and property in the waters surrounding samar and other islands many coasting vessels and island transports have been wrecked the coast guard cutter leyte is a complete wreck and eleven americans and 24 natives were drowned at the town of Sor sogan 15 natives were drowned the loss on hemp plantations is estimated at the army transport juan rodriguez is ashore at legaspe Legas pl in the interior of the island of samar thousands of natives are homeless and the same report comes from many of the other email islands tho army posts in the southern islands have been destroyed the civil and military authorities are rushing aid to the suffering people in the form of food and shelter owing to the destruction of the telegraph line reports received from other points aro very meager GENERAL CORBINS REPORT washington sept 29 general coi bin commanding the division of the philippines today cabled the war department part ment further details of the damage done to government property there by the recent typhoon he says that temporary shelter posts at harts home catubig bandara and balao were destroyed camp connel was injured launches hercules and loreba with rations all for bandara Can dara were blown ashore near Tarana gaan the lorcha was distributing coal alboro near the taran abuan aguan bablan reports the carmen ashore on the east coast of samar and tho insular government coast guard vessel leyte wrecked on the west coast near alien all and six pas on the leyte were lost artificer JOB L rulan company E twenty first infantry was killed and several officers and men injured at hartshorne the damage to property in and around the city Is mainly confined to buildings can be repaired manila and mckenley about land telegraph system demoralized general corban confirm the previously cabled by him to the effect that the military post at malaha had been destroyed 9 |