Talk:1874 Hong Kong typhoon

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(1) It is not clear if John Eitel was an actual eyewitness or just reports on this typhoon in his book. (2) The current text is not in great agreement with wording used in his book (p.514). Gierszep (talk) 22:07, 1 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]