TC hit Cardwell with considerable damage. Wind commenced Thur 2nd and blew all night and throughout Fri there were many squalls. Shewroft?s Hotel and 3 houses were blown down and a number of other houses unroofed.. There were sheets of iron flying all over town. A boatshed was demolished, the boats were broken up and the jetty was swept away. The vessel Victory heading south anchored under South Barnard Island near Innisfail for shelter, but after losing both anchors headed for Cardwell. At Dungeness near Hinchinbrook, the steamer Kent was blown over the mangroves into the scrub. The Gunga heading south took refuge in Mourilyan Harbour. Plantations in the Herbert were badly damaged.

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