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Terrific Typhoon at Canton

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 17, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 38.

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Terrific Typhoon at Canton

A TERRIFIC typhoon recently visited Canton, China, resulting in much damage to shipping, as well as to property on shore. A number of lives were lost, principally those of people aboard the vessels wrecked along the coast, the river, and in the harbor. Brother and Sister Anderson had just left Canton for Amoy, so escaped the storm; but, in common with many other buildings, one of the girls’ school buildings occupied by Miss Thompson was completely wrecked. Miss Thompson and three Chinese women left the building and reached a place of safety just as the walls gave way, letting the tile roof fall. We rejoice that the Lord preserved the lives of the workers in the midst of this, one of the most terrific storms ever experienced in this section of China.