Cyclone Memorial Machilipatnam
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―John Gay
Man & Machine : Samresh Biswal & Hero Glamour
Landmark : Ask for cemetery Near Bandar fort
Coordinate :16.151732,81.152121
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Before leaving machilipatnam I went to pay my respect for the 30,0000 people who perished on the fateful night of 1st November 1864. All though I know it is near the fort after much search and language barrier I was able to locate the cyclone memorial. The caretaker told me that the memorial is built by Manuel Fruvall in the memory of his brother’s family and 30,000 people of this tiny town who died in the cyclone, at village on the remains of the very house in which the family (Anthony and maria ) lived.
Words on the plaque :
This monument commemorates the melancholy fate of Anthony and Maria fruvall Their sons Joseph ,Michael,Peter,Manuel and Daniel and their daughter Mary and Honey and her children Joseph and oeoroianna and about 30,000 souls who were all unexpectedly swept into eternity by the ocean wave which desolated this town on the night of the cyclone of 1st November 1864 – Manuel Fruvall Anxious tp pay a tribute of affection to the memory of his brothers and family and to express his cordial sympathy with his surviving fellow citizens has caused this pillar to be erected in the very spot where his relatives perished.(which for years had been their happy home) To perpetuate the remembrance of this awful event and to serve at the same time as a lasting memorial of the grateful feeling with which he and the entire population recognised the unceasing and noble hearted exertions of their worthy. Chief magistrate Thornhill Esquire Console the survivors and relieve as far human succour could avail the distress of the inhabitants. “Oye seas and rivers bless the lord praise and exalt him above all for ever” .( Bible Lines)
Although the monument represent the heritage and importance of the place (machilipatnam) as trading post for Dutch Coromandel ,french, British and Nizam . The monument is in total neglect.
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