| Show FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST japan swept by tidal wave and typhoon many houses being swept away while many collapsed victoria D C mo more re than lives were lost and great devastation ashore and afloat resulted from a typhoon and tidal wave which swept over japan july 26 according to advices advises just brought by the empress of japan the fishing fleets from suffered severely more than fishermen were drowned at boklo a tidal wave swept away many houses including a 8 large tea house bouse with thirty three people the fethe licensed quarters on shima gawa gavva bay were demolished scores of persons persona being drowned crushed to death or mortally injured the noted Sherl gawa inlaid work factory collapsed and fifteen employed emp loyes were wera billed those who escaped swimming to foots proofs of neighboring houses arter after crawling from the debris A torpedo boat was wag swept inshore in tn shore at boklo and several steamers foundered while big liners dragged anchors thousands ot of houses housea collapsed the number in boklo and vicinity alone i being over according to caal statistics the warehouse and factory district suffered severely at boklo |
