| Show Tell 0 of Tidal idal flow fact low il ii Swept Into Info the Ocean Oceal and Carried Them to 10 1 7 lieu heir Down Doom DOOl Thrilling Escapes Terrific Ternie Suffer Suffering ing and ami Pathetic Scenes Detailed SIo of tha Ila Awful Disaster Written For fot News Readers by bp b Utah Ulah Men Mel rue ril disaster on the time group of or th Society Island In iii II which KUem and Miami Allen lon of Urn Church hurh had hat such luch a R remarkable el rl In and from which they barely barel e er ez with their lives U I i thus hums described by ly them In a I letter Jetel to tu the Deseret neel t Nowa Nans NOI received from Crom roth lal te Tahiti today The 1119 missionaries Were WIIO labeling on oil n the I of ot Is II a It small lma I t low w island about eight musts In length ot C oral orl urinatIon and Ind having very 1111 soil As AI to o conditions thieve there ther at the tuna timo nl fit I the tidal wave vaie ae Sh lel and In Allen len say OF Ol THE nm 1 The Tile city oIly hud bud been beon made to look very ory ver having flaying three Iliac 1 government I buildings I a gu In iii II It u made of rural oll c curs 1 rack tecK miny 11 very n One flue frame houses houes and an ser rev level emal el al places of business In ill a I manner as 11 to a I good oo with church appearance four cm each ach belonging to the tho a Jo and the tile Lut Lul ti Salute Saints und and oth uth uthe r tle him hie trees treel were welo very vei IY numerous upon ulon nil all ni parts where there thel was Wa soil 11 and Ind In iii tl the remote places an aim underbrush grew On VI the lle o o of J Jan JanH n nH H 14 1903 we were comfortably ir SE It our UI neat dwelling house houw housein In III ii Little Littie did ld we WI think thai Ills threatened UH us when at ut lii 10 a I m In ma 1 Ina a northeasterly begun 11 to blow bina blo quite bringing rain 1111 with wih It and the sea Ila a to rise to tL great Ir t th heIghts h ahll The lh Island being not moi Ilan 30 3 feet feel above aoe sea a level bid afforded bui bUt lluU protection tn to t Us Its 11 inhabitant Al At 1 I p m iii 1 t sea Ila commenced to roll iou rollover 11 over ole the coursing to tIme the lagoon hIle In nl 1 rivulets It IL I Jn Il In volume a I 55 the tie hours hour hOlu passed on when lit II 3 p II rn m several buildings were ear or orId c mcd Id away uway Iway beIng 1 broken Into fragment by time the mighty might waves houses lionises nearest th iii II sea Ita which were Wt not no carried away were re filled with water waltr making It In Ii for tor the to remain maln I lit In them They Tiley were deserted delereE and an the p Jt o plo lo took tok refuge on the leeward all t 1 of the th Island Illand or lower hewer rt of ot the tile city cl Along Mong AI on about C G p m in the ln sea ea mil ant storm calmed slightly the sea l only Heeding the lend land occasionally Mr Mf ll and Ril 1 I cleaned oleane the li 1 away aay from Irmo our house hou thinking that vt ive v vIl might Il l be able to save tt it I At t 9 p m in I we retired ret and Ind slept soundly while Un Unwind Ut wind blow and the th rain til pattered on th root roof rut BY ny TIlE THE TiE SIdA S A At 1 I u Ii 1 m Thursday Jan 15 Ii 1 we W WelP awakened by the sea Sla splashing und ald dashing against a our house houle We W S Sarose arose IrOle hastily h and anI proceeded to clear any awny the rubbish which had lodged 10 11 It I th tanking nuking n it pathway a l i for the waves Wald to pass pf M under time the hou houm i which hid wa 55 built bui upon UPI coral cori orl rock rok pil pillars I lars II fl Some Seine of at the tie traders trader whose hOe built build Pigs Ill had been had their goods good 0 removed to lila Jha he large stone ItOn building tw hat twin b in to the government which nil all thought would not be b molested One icier tri er paul paid K an hour to natives to t his goods good food to tn a hut on 01 tile the lee leeward le leeard ward ard side of at the Island SCENE ICE E The fhe he storm Increased In volume YI lume as n the tho IK itt II urn Ut as ed along alon the tie sea sa rowing and onit the waver neg higher carrying away building aftem atel building and ad bring bringing brn ing sorrow to the hearts of ot the time people They rhe fhe could b be seen 1111 shivering wailing along with wih small bundles of clothes dOl he un on under tier der their arms arias mothers moth with wih their In Infants 11 infants fantl trying to shelter them from the time wind main tain and an raging sea pea fa fathers father with their children n tugging through the briny waves aves as al they the relied over the tha theland land 1111 others with wih their sick elek lk wives tV who but lut a It few lays days before I fore had hid given phell prema premature turf tore birth to tn children on OIl account of ot the tha measles others who were well still 11 covered with lh measles were compelled to tn arise arll from t OI their beds 1 of If affliction a clon and ami flee tf for fOl life me or iOn tun Into death at as 8 the ease case ml it be The Time wind mine a constantly on th Ui the change blowing a gale RI all the whit while H It moved from rein the th northeast around aund to the tha south and amid by hy 3 p I m rn was I Mowing terrifically It I was W thie wind that In Increased creased the horrors of the th people as al it caused the lagoon to become be m almost allt as 11 angry anI 1 and rough as a I great real sea sen 14 which was R still 11 ln with rage ra and 1 nt wa was t now nw Hooding over or the land at atthe atthe atthe the city five e feet In depth hOUSE STRUCK BY ItY VAI W A R At this juncture our house lieu hou WM u Aru k by br a mountainous wave waI throw throwing throwIng throwing ing It I hom Its Is foundatIon and alI smash smashing lUg ing it almost to pieces We could do dono dono no other oilier than jump for our live Iv The moment we water se e were turn cd NI head hell over heels heI being carried carle along aloni nt at lt a high rate of ot speed I J Slid Sheffield field feld landed Inie In a a ep garden jaren and AU i up a cocoanut tree tre In a hurry During the time time of my amy llY being carried along alon El Elder ElId 1 der del Id Allen had come ome In contact with wih a ii tree which he lie climbed One may Iny Imag I H ln Inc our when whan we ie WI looked hooked looke and amid cul not see each other We were each fearful of or the others nut nul being I 1 alve the waves had lowered I J ran rn to tu toward ward ivard where I t left Elder Eider Allen Alen antI and saw law him hIm 11 p a tree tre 0 what Joy when our eyes tact met bet No cu one but thO present uld realIse hu 11 hw pleased we WE were werl to see eel each earh again and RII alive We e then Ihen got our Oar 01 blankets which were wen still In Its Inthe Inthe the time broken ken house hou e sad and 81 made lule our way wayton toward ton the lower part of ot the tha Island climbing trees tl each lach titus time the tle sea sen len surged f over Oyer th Use land We We toon oon with the time Saints Timo ho intel had gathered lather ln At dark timers there ther Was I not flOt a building left heft standing on ill th tl the Island mill all 11 hail had been n nw swept pt Into tho t lagoon oon FUIt OP THE WIND WID The Tl wind Increased In velocity and an strength Insomuch that It seemed le to take everything before tOI It I Cocoanut trees tre rl re felled to the lie ground run and anI thIn then r 1 Into the tte lagoon by the time rag ragIng huT Ing bil I Then e came cam m the tue waves troUt front the tle lagoon la and met the tl sea which came over the Island from frOIn the tle leeward bank bankIng bankIn log Ing In U it I un on time the Island and amid Increasing the horror of the situation The fise mighty I waves from the Ihl lar brought the tha broken of ul buildings which Imd previously been swept from the theland land hand and piled Iliad II d them with the d dead ad ld bodies of ot if tin people pigs and dogs up upon upon on the lund where we timid taken refuge and amId we Ve had nowhere else he to gu go guAN r goAN AN Ur Oh what an 11 awful night Natives be lie h walling for their dead which had ha Hither been en swept wept from the tile theland theland land crushed by b falling failing tireS or hurled under the rubbish which was war WAi being hil II I lodged against the trees treel trel that list were still lUl standing Mon te who had lied strapped their n to their shoulders houlder were carried awu away women woolen who were moan moanIng luan moanIng Ing In and aud walling waIling aln for tor the loss loos of ot their little ones and Ind husbands were also alo swept bodily Into the tile mighty deep and were ivere ere never seen nn again aln children n were Iver torn tor from the grasp grain of at their parents and an drowned before their eyes others were Jer wading the briny wa WK water tem ter which had Iad now become comp waist WRIt derp dep on the highest part of ot the land Inn watch watchIng watchIng Ing tug that list they the wore WIre not HOt crushed by time the trees tree or struck by b tin tn or oro o other th or articles which were acre brought up by pie ie waves naves 11 and which were vere being hurled through through the air at It the tIme rate of ot tr fr 1 70 O vi 4 I miles IleM per hour the tIme v lo 10 loL I lt itt L The he mum ln wn II twins Inuring f that thai lU i tM Thursday night and RII up to daylight of o Friday Jan 16 TUB TIm HAND OP OF GOD I The storm raged rale on an and mend In order or er to 10 avoid being bellS from the land my may II companion anti and nn I J climbed a tree tre miami and hung there by b means of ut a tope tupe which was wal lam tied to 10 our waists trees fell fl to the right to the time left behind und In front of ot us but hut our tree stood up although a ml 1 young one and ani we were not 1101 even een struck by 11 those thO tailing falling fa I I I Who could de deny deny e eny ny our hung being protected by my the hand ham of ot kId l 7 The Tile storm lorm was wa Increasing In ito volume and the natives laUes were wildly running to and fro Cro almost nude their clothing having been torn from their bodies hodis They were asking What shall wo we do We Ve answered Trust TrustIn In lii time the th Lord Lr TIlE TJ At this moment I told lol my compan companion ion 1 that I felt the Spirit of or God Go resting upon me mae 11 and that It prompted me to command wind to case CHUHI and amI the time sea seu lU seato i to 10 be lie cairn He lIe I said hoed Heed Us Its I prompt I ings I J as B I was 11 given Ien utter uter alice commanding commanding time the u wind Ind to c as aa and the sea fen ef to tu be he calm caln In tile the the name of Jesus Jelus and ani by authority of the Holy 11 Priest Priesthood t tho hood ho In ten tn minutes It I grew greW calmer and amId ald th thu natives natel came care Hocking to where we w were ere us nl It seemed alf the Isa best beat place Imlac they th said ald saIdO 0 O how my 1 companion and I prall the th Lord In all al humility for tor Ills ml hi pro prot pr t caie celie cre and alid 11 bounteous blessings that thai were showered U upon n us u We then thel held Iid prayer meeting with those thoe assem assembled all Med hued all IU thanking the living hIvIng God Go that they tl had etc pd alive TUB Thu IR NEEDY EEDY At A this juncture all 11 being calm my companion fn and nd I went around to B see ee It If w could aid any an that were WErt more or weak than we we being weak on en account of ot I being without toad food and amId be fod exposure u in lag 1111 almost allOt destitute of clothing hay have lag ing nothing left lef on us U lint but our pants l undergarments and anil ant old coats Near ta to toa toa a great pile pie of rubbish w we found tour lour persons who had imad drifted from four tor to six sz miles mi on the rolling mountainous wave wave from the opposite aide side ot of the Is land They The were ivere nude ludl and weak wuk being m n aily ariy frozen cozen to 10 death lUl while one lne had a acut aul acut I cut ul four tour long on the back of his hll Iad from whIch the blood was wan drip bo Wa dr ping We WI found an old mat and ld oS thorn thet with It I also RI o gave Ia them a few tf clothes which were taken from the rub rb H bleh mar lilac by h A cocoanut 1 split open O arid and they ate le heartily of VItO Ue e then proceeded to mask make abel shel ter tee for tor the wounded wound and those tho who hud had drifted ashore In n A s short hort time hue timber had bind been leen gathered and sail a I rude place of at shelter prepared for tor theta them to lu which chin they were wr conveyed The only food tool was wa that which could be b found and gleaned among the rubbish and aid you may m rest assured lull that list nu no time Uce YoU was w lost lot In for tor It It Several evral cans Cain call of at oy 0 aters wore were fount found 14 I lder l Allen Alien A l n anti and I 1 and you know that th the were BOOM somi devoured dour The only water r available wan JI that which was WB In the time remaining few of or the tile ol old J and nd my toy ca 0 11 commits which supply was 1 soon on ex u hausted Knowing thin a I Mr ir r J 3 Gil On 01 bert an nn Elder Eidor of ot the he Reorganised or church my companion COll and I up tip two on tram from which we obtained ZOO gallons of ot water Vater each day II by Uy this menus means the people were Wert kept from perishing for four the tho th want of or water wa ter 81 x out nut t or of time the IS 18 S sailing lIIn boats or mr cutters which were WeN In the In Is i goon were Ire smashed mulled and piled hIlled up li with the time balance of oC time Ihl rubbish TilE DEAD TEAD Tim rile governor selected we ministers to the dead giving each of us UI charge harge over oer six men We IV performed the labor burying as au a many nany an as H 2 boUlcH bodle In iii one day which were taken from froni among the rubbish lint and an drifted ashore from seaward They were acme 11 so 10 mutilated and swollen Hint they were not recognisable The smell was awful WJ 00 Deters the time stori there were about 1700 persons on oil the thi Island 1 t them thE l perished perl Time The cyclone swept dYer Mer quite a of ot the time Islands At A A t the Ihl III al und of ot 55 9 5 liaisons p perIshed d at Han Ifan S II at 16 III at Il li II at lit 12 and nt at mallil s 5 a I total of m 15 Kanehl tall hl und I were ept but hut no one on pet perished I shed There ar are nile 1110 several Islands Island which have hive not b h heard from OF o 0 8 Before fore this thus great storm or cyclone calone and nn tidal we lied hut nn Mn of it o measles melile My lily companion and I r waited upon tile the people day thay and night attend ing imig to over natives greatly aiding them and also alo assisting 1111 It III II the lh or doctor as u he hI held helel both lH th positions He lie his hll gratitude anti and tion lion at our omit aiding and amid sustaining him In al bl his position and n nd also alec lit at our assist trig ImIg hI antI and doing good gool Coo to the natives I must here lm re any IllY that the Ihl people had bath more confidence Iu imm us III than In the lime doc tor tom and by Ii h the Ihl power of ot Onil Onti many wonderful cures cure were Well wrought among Catholic Catholics Protestant soil and our Two persons persona have been hap bap ba tired and amid six Mix others othell have llao asked uk to 10 be beA beA A CAllO OK HEALING i I I One limn alan we must desk RIak of ot In III liar par He lie lint had the time measles ant and caught cold colli which consequent ly iy caused fever tor II lIt lie went out nut of or Ills hI mind and latr Jal r on omi became possessed of oC nn Rn evil III spirit time tIll Joseph He It Elder had labored with will him suIt and 1111 ad administered administered ministered to him but to no mm avail Aall They sent cent for fer we Wl Elders I to go and RII attend to him We went and amId RII found their Kl ii der 1111 with them and Rud upon |
