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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 30, 1913

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 44.

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Typhoon at Macao, China

By E. H. WILBUR

E. H. WILBUR
ON Sunday, August 17, Macao was visited by the fiercest typhoon that has been seen here for several years. The storm came up just before the close of the Sabbath, and the wind blew some during the night. Soon after daylight Sunday morning it began blowing harder, and continued most of the day with great severity. Water and sand filled the air like snow in a Western blizzard. Waves from the sea crossed the road in front of our house, coming within a few inches of the floor.
Sand to a depth of about three feet was deposited in our front yard. The sea-wall was broken in several places, many large trees were pulled up by the roots, and others were broken off. As the worst of the storm occurred in the daytime, most of the smaller boats sought refuge, and only a few lives were lost here. In the country the loss of life was greater, many small houses collapsing in the storm.