Destructive Hurricane.
(Received Aug. 25, 11.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 25.
Details of the late hurricane at tin Marshall Islands show that seven lives were lost-. Jalult was alraosA completely submerged hy a tidal wave 60 feet high, which swept over the island, leaving devastation Vi its track. I
The Jaluit Company's jetty and all the floating plant were swept)
away. There was a great destruction of copra. The only houses left standing are the Governor's and a portion at the mission station, where many natives took refuge.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7909, 26 August 1905, Page 3
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87Destructive Hurricane. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7909, 26 August 1905, Page 3
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