Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-02
CONFIRMED.
The Report of the Winds Aw-
full Work at Nautilus.
Advices by Steamer Bring a
Detailed Account.

Twelve Hundred People Were Killed and
1000 Injured The Sea Rose Nine
Feet. the Highest Since the Cyclone OF
1s18-scarceiy House in the Colony
Escapes without Damage.
MARsEILLEs, June 2.--The mails from
Mauritius confirm the statement that
1900 persons We're killed and 1900 in
jured in the recent hurricane. The
hurricane was preceded by violent
magnetic disturbance. The sea rose
nine feet, the highest level since the
cyclone of 1918. Scarcely house in the
colony escaped damage. Many churches
and public buildings were destroyed.
The fine Church of the Immaculate
Conception is in ruins The cathedral,
however, by strange chance, escaped.
The dead include large number of the
leading inhabitants Fearful sights
were witnessed in the streets. One fac
tory on the Martin estate collapsed, kill
ing 200 Indians. One-half Of the sugar
crop was destroyed. The planters losses
are incalculable.
During the whole summer the weather
in Mauritius was unusually hot. On
April 81, two days prior to the hurr1-
cane, the heat was dreadful. This, to-
'gether with the roar of the surf ON the
coral reefs, which was heard for miles
inland, indicated that something I'M
usual was about to happen. On Friday
the Goth, the day broke stormy, yet there
was no thought Of very serious results.
The first intimation of trouble was tho
rnon-arrival of trains and the cutting Of
telegraph wires. Suddenly, at about
neon, there was heard furious kissing,
and then the pent-up storm broke, rush
ing upon the town from the northwest.
For ninety minutes pitiless tornado
ragged, accompanied by delugo Of rain.
Buildings collapsed, roofs were blown
off, and trees were blown down.
The barometer fol one inch, and then
suddenly began to rise; the wind ltllled
the blue sky and tho sun appeared, and
many people went out, believing that all
danger was past The more experienced,
however, predicted that the worst was
to come. The sea had already sur
rounded and made islands Of the chief
buildings.
At 3 O'Clock, without warming, the
wind burst upon the town again in ten
fold violence from the directly opposite
quarter. It's velocity was 1870 miles an
hour, and its fury was maintained for
two hours. Each blast was worse than
the preceding, filing the people with
terror. The center of the storm was
directly over Port Louis At 6 o'clock
the weather was again calm, except for
occasional gusts, and people were en-
abled to go out and see the work of de-
struetion. Fires then broke out in the
eastern suburbs and destroyed what the
wind had spared.
A survivor says that the whole aesola-
ton In Tabordonnais street was caused
by single deadly blast. The occupants
OF the houses there rushed about with
piercing shrielss, to meet death or tor
? ture, or escaped being crushed under the
ruins Of their homes, only to be matmed
by flying debris, and then to lie huddled
together until rescue was possible.
The morning broke sunny and serene,
but the daylight, rs it appeared, showed
q scene of utter desolation. Ruin and
death were visible on every hand, and
thousands of distressing sights bore EVIL
dence of the frightful storm which had
, howled and ragged, and devastated the
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