Show FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST japan swept by tidal wave and typhoon many houses being swept away while many collapsed victoria D B C more alore man lives were lost and gibat 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 tapan the fishing fleets aiom suffered severely seve iely lely more afore than fishermen drowned at boklo a tidal wave inave swept away many houses including a large tea house with thirty taree people the licensed quarters on shima gawa ba demolished scores of persons being dro drowned Nned crushed to death or mortally moi mo tally itally injured the noted inlaid work mork factory cot col lapsed and fifteen employees emp loyes loes were kill ed those who escaped swimming to goofs foots of neighboring houses after crawling from the debels A torpedo boat was N as sv swept ept inshore at boklo and several steamers foundered while big fineis dragged anchors thousands of houses collapsed the number in toldo and vicinity alone being over oner according to official statistics the warehouse wai mai ehouse and factory factor district suffered severely at tokio |