CYCLONE AT ADEN.
A fierce cyclone occurred at Aden on June 3rd. ft was the most disastrous that ever visited the regions since the British occupation m 1839. The wind destroyed nearly every bungalow m the place. The iron roof on the Government shed on tho jetty was blown away. Great dam-age was done to the shipping at anchor m the port. Many barges sank, and a number of steam launches and the men-of-war Turquoise and Reindeer were driven by the force of the wind so hard that they both broke their, moorings, and narrowly escaped being wrecked. The, Eastern telegraph lines were all broken.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 27, 30 June 1885, Page 3
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105CYCLONE AT ADEN. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 27, 30 June 1885, Page 3
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