Show HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE hongtong Hong kong china is visited by a most Destruct destructive lye typhoon vessels driven ashore adora and collide during storm while military quarters and temporary buildings are demolished hongtong Hong kong A destructive typhoon occurred here tuesday A dozen steamers in the harbor have sunk or are in a sinking condition or leave been driven ashore at least lives were lost the american ship S P hitchcock Is ashore the british steamer kwong kong chow has sunk the steamer monteagle belonging to the canadian pacific railroad company la Is ashore two other british steamers the sari san cheung and the wing chat chal have sunk the katshan Is ashore the german steamer jolianne has haa been beached to prevent her sinking the german steamer Appen mile Js ji in a sit sinking alting condition and the german steamers signal rach and ern em maluy men are ashore the german steamer prinz B ilden lr ir was damaged the Mon monteagle Montea glo had her stern post broken attempts are being made to it float oat her the military quarters and the torn tent horary buildings were demolished and the nien men were quartered ered in the case inesti of the fort A fleet of nineteen deep sea junks was ali washed on stonecutters island A tramp vessel nessel collided with the french torpedo boat destroyer fronde and it Is reported that twenty fience men were hilled the french torpedo boat destroyer Is ashore the steamer Apen rade Is badly stranded on stonecutters island and the british steamer Is damaged |