| Show destructive THE SOUTH SEA ISLES lose of life small su far as known nut a great amount of damage was done to property papette tahiti via san francisco cal the most destructive cyclone eve experienced in the society and islands occurred on febra ary 7 and 8 the damage in tahiti Is estimated at 1 and pre a similar amount of property was destroyed on the ands the city of papette was anun dated and about seventy five buildings destroyed including the american consulate and the french govern mem building the shipping in the harbor of papette escaped injury owing to the fit of the wind but beara are entertained for vessels which were cruising near the islands it Is feared that there may have bean heavy loss of life in the lagoons bt the islands tho agh the deth of the geardian gi ardian of the tine station in papette is the only fatality yet reported the schooner papette was sub merged for an hour near anaa tua motu her captain philip MIchaeI lP estimated that VMS wave were sixty alve feet high it was impossible to see twenty feet away at 3 clock in the day time and the sailors had to be lashed lo 10 the vessel many narro escapes from drown ng have been reported bridges and roads were badly damaged on the and of tahiti bread fruit cocoanut banana and plantain trees were blawn down in great numbers which will re suit in hardships to the natives and materially affect commerce during the next two or three years the village oj taron a was corn plemely swept away it consisted of ofle mission buildings and homes of native converts of the reorganized latter day saints mission formerly under the d of captain joseph burton of california the mission house and a great many houses were carried off a distance of many hun deeds of yards and demolished of the church edifice not a vestige remains A settlement about an eighth of a mile distant comprised of dwellings of several hundred cook islanders british subjects was also completely destroyed des troied |
