Show LOSS OF LIFE hongtong Hong kong china is visited by a most destructive typhoon vessels driven ashore and collide during storm while military quarters and temporary build ings 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 have been driven ashore at least lives were lost the american ship S P hitchcock Hitch coch Is ashore the british steamer kwong chow has sunk the steamer monteagle belonging to the canadian pacific railroad company is ashore two other british steamers the san cheung and the wing chal have sunk the katshan Is ashore the german steamer johanne has been beached to prevent her sinking the german steamer Appen rade Is in a sinking condition and the german steamers signal Petr arach and em maluy men are ashore the german steamer prinz baldemar Bal denar was damaged the monteagle had her stern post broken attempts are being made to float her the military quarters and the tern horary buildings were demolished and the men were quartered in the case ments of the fort A fleet ot nineteen deep sea junks was washed on stonecutters island A tramp vessel collided with the french torpedo boat destroyer fronde and it Is reported that twenty french men were killed the french torpedo boat destroyer francisque Is ashore the steamer Apen rade Is badly stranded on stonecutters island and the british steamer Radnor shire Is damaged |