Show FIVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST japan swept by tidal wave and ty phoon many HOUKS houses being swept away while many collapsed Nic victoria toria B C more than COO lives were lost and great devastation ashore and afloat resulted from a typhoon and tidal wave which swept over japan july 26 according to advices just brought by the empress ot japan the fishing fleet from i buffered severely more alore than fla Os hermen were drowned at boklo a tidal wave swept away aay many houses including a largo large tea house with thirty three people the licensed Ilee bied quarters on shima gawa bay were demolished scores of persons being drowned crushed to death or mortally injured the noted Sherl Sheri gawa gawn inlaid work factory col lapsed and fifteen employed emp loyes were kill ed those who escaped swimming to pools aota of neighboring houses after cravi crawling ling from the debris A torpedo boat was swept in shore at boklo and several steamers foundered while big liners dragged anchors thousands of houses collapsed the number in boklo and vicinity alone being oer over according to official statistics the warehouse ware hoise and factory district suffered severely at boklo |