CYCLONE HAVOC

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 63, 15 March 1934, Page 11

CYCLONE HAVOC

OFF QUEENSLAND COAST

TEN LIVES LOST IN LUGGER

OTHER LOSSES FEARED

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Eeceived March 15, 1 p.m.) ' BRISBANE, This Day. A cyclone which swept the North Queensland coast on Tuesday morning caused ten known deaths, while a number of others are feared. The lugger Mildred foundered between Sehnapper Island and Cape Tribulation, about thirty-five miles from Cooktown. A man, his wife, and four children, and two women and two men were drowned. Some others of the vessel's company swam ashore, including Captain Kono. The vessel was engaged in beche de mer and trochus shell fishing and was making for Townsville. An airman, who was searching for the missing launch Mossman, reported the loss of the Mildred, but learned nothing of the launch. It is feared that she and a number of other luggers were by the cyclone. CAERE'S, This Day. ;i The wreck of the Mossman was discovered sixty-seven miles north from here. The crew's fate is unknown. The launches Quest and Trinity are among five other vessels missing. Great damage was done ashore in the Daintrce district. Large areas of scrub ' and bush wore flattened and several houses wrecked, a sawmill unroofed, and timber stacks scattered. The damage is estimated at about £40,000.