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Show TIDAL WAVES DESTROYS HOMES Great Damage Done on Islands In the Pacific. San Francisco. Great damago was dono by a tidal wavo that swopt over tho Islands of Riotonga and Moorca on March 15, nccordlng to reports brought by tho steamer Mariposa, arriving ar-riving Wednesday rrom Tahiti., Tho wave camo toward tho 6hores of tho islands in three Buccesslvo rolls, destroying de-stroying many Iioubos and wrecking small craft, For a tlmo tho stoamor Mariposa, bound from Wolllngton to Papeete, was In tho tall end of'? tho storm and had trouhlo In making port. No loss of llfo was roported nniong tho natives, though thoiiBnndB of dollars' worth of proporty was ruined. Tho tidal wavo Is attributed 1 to rocont volcanic oruptlohs In Now I Zealand. I |