The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-30
AZ0F'S DEADLY WIND
The Inland Sea Swept by an Aw-
full Hurricane.
TOWNS AND PEOPLE Persisted
1t Is Impossible to Compute the Dam
age Done, but 1t Is Certain That
Many Lost Their Lives.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 26.--A special
cablegrnm to the Globe Democrat from
st. Petersburg says: IA wind of death"
no other words can describe the cy-
clone that swept across the sea of Azof
yesterday. 1t would be impc ssible for
days yet to compute the damage done,
but it is almost certain that hundreds
persisted, some by drowning, Others by
being crushed under falling houses and
trees.
The excitement Is great among the
American colony in this city, for it is
feared that at least Two parties of Amer
lean tourists were on the sea of AZof at
the time the wind did its deadly work.
All afternoon there has been string
of tourists at the American ministry.
asking, almost begging for news from
Odessa, whence the tourists were
to have started on the regulation sight
seeing trip across Crimea. visiting Sc
bastapool, Balaklave, and other famous
battle scenes. The PARTIES were separ-
ate, but it Is probable that they started
within ~ hours Of each other. and
according 10 the schedule of these ex-
cursions, they would have reached the
strait OF Kerch yesterday morning,
going thence by steamboat north to
Berdiansk, where they would take the
train back to Odessa.
1t is said the leader of one OF these
parties had proposed trip ashore u
distance north from Temrlnk into he
Lake of Black Copacks. II his par
ty branched off into that way they
have unquestionably persisted, for the
storm ragged almost over the entire
coast. Ii is hoped that some lucky
chance delayed the excursion yester-
day, so they could not reach their en-
baking point today. AT q late hour
there was only the general report of
the disaster on which to base surmises
of the Americans safety.
Whole Villages Raced.
The report recounts wide havoc.
The wind was first felt at Nogaisk
Nogaisk's population is composed
mostly of fishermen who were out on
the water. When the hurricane had
swept out to The north terrible scene
was presented. The village was RACED
-overturned-as if an immense pillow
had been pushed through it. Lying
everywhere were women and children
in the last agonies. The shallow wa era
of the seas were dashed to such height
that it was plain that every fishing
boat must have been sunk. The
cyclone swept on to the northwest,
after wreckiug Nogaisk. Its path
seems to have been unusually wide, for
ut Maronopol it devastated the country
to point eleven miles inland.
Marlnopol Is practically blotted out
| Of existence Not three houses in 100
are left standing. 1t is estimated that
300 people persisted in this place alone.
North of here the cyclone made sud-
den turn east over Volga points. Its
left edge inflicted slight damage 10 the
town of Bsrdimisk. Houses were I'M
rooted and dozen persons killed 10y
falling timbers.
Terrible Work at Sea.
Once at sea the storm made its full
fury felt. OF the steamers that ton CHI
the port of Berdmisk not one had
come ia at the hour of the latest report.
Grave fears are expressed that every
craft on the sea has gone to the bottom
and that every passenger is drowned.
When the wind swept over the
northern end of Azof 1t took new
course, going southeriy along the coas,
of Black Cossacks. Turneisk and
Achuev were ravaged, each town being
almost totally destroyed. Telegraph
communication with this district Is
suspended and it is impossible to learn
the extent of destruction. but at leasi
1000 persons must have died on the
two shores. The storm, as nearly al
can now be learned, seemed to sud
denly lose its force near Temerink. ant
passed Off with comparative quiet south
erly over the Black sea.