HURRICANE AT TONGA.
A. DESTRUCTIVE STORM. Suva, February 18. Later reports of the hurricane at Tonga indicate that it was of a local character and confined mainly to Nuk|alout town, which was uninsured. The cocoa palms were ruined. A dramatic incident occurred at 3 o’clock in the morning, on February 10th. At the height of the gale the American lumber schooner Rorealis, anchored in the harbour, was blown on to the wharf. The captain and creu jumped ashore, and the schooner drifted ori the reef and burst into flames, exhibiting a fine panorama of destruction for many miles.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 44, 20 February 1913, Page 7
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98HURRICANE AT TONGA. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 44, 20 February 1913, Page 7
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