Deseret Evening News | 1906-02-01 | Page 1 | Severe Typhoon Visits Island of Guam

I SEVERE TYPHOON VISITS ISLAND OF GUAM gan Guam Nov 27 San Fran FranCisco 11 Cisco Feb 1 IOne One of ot the severest everest ty typhoons t In the history of ot the Island 1 vis viI on Nov No 7 1 lasted through Nov No 8 and I nIl the amount of 31 of or ruin fell within 24 hour For three or 0 four days tan tho typhoon thoon a tremendous trem swell Hwel ret In from the westward breaking over oler the bar bal barrier rier reefs Inundating the shores and musing destruction le equal It f not great grent greater er 11 than that of or the 11 t hoon hool HOd I bridges wharves were demolished The beacon bous and day marks of all ni descriptions In the harbor of or Apra werl washed away or demolished Lighter and boats ItS were damaged ed being washed The Paseo PISO Ie DI Susana a prom promenade enade recently constructed In gIHl nt lt much Ilch expense was washed com completely away The whole shore holo line lne In that section was moved back towards the city tn many lan yards ards The he government agricultural experiment station Alaton saw sawmill mill 11 Ice plant and other othel shops as 11 wel ns II tho street of o gana were Iro sub submerged uh uhl merged l Fortunately for tor the natives nil I hC the greater part of or their most valuable crop copra rice have been h en har harvested vested ve nut Hut the cocoanut trees treel have 1110 severe damage The Islands of nt Hola and 1111 Tin TinIan Ian bore hore the UI brunt of ot the gale The Japanese schooner Is a 1 wreck high dry y upon Ullon This Is IA the second typhoon which has hiI visited the Islands within two months