The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-27
A THOUSAND VICTIMS
OF the Awful Cyclone Which Swept
the Sea Of Azov.
Fears For American Tourists-Towns
on the Coast Almost Entirely De-
stroyed.
Bv The Associated Press.


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug PA wind OF
death, no other name can describe the cy-
clone that swept across the sea OF Azov
Saturday. II will be impossible for days
yet to compute the damage done, but IL is
almost certain that at least 1000 people
have perished, some by drowning others
by being crushed under falling houses and
trees
The excitement Is great among the
American colony in this city, for IL is
feared that at least two parties of Ameri-
can tourists were on the sea of Azov nc
the time the wind did its deadly work. All
yesterday afternoon there was a stream of
callers at the Office of the American minis
ter asking, almost begging. for news
from Odessa, whence the tourists were to
nave started on the regular sightseeing
trip across the Crimea, visiting Sebastopol
and the other famous battle scenes.
The parties were separate but IL Is prob
able that they started within 12 hours of
each other, and according to the schedule
or these excursions they would have
reached the strait Of Kertch Saturday
morning, thence 10 go by steamboat north
To Berdiansk, where they were To take the
train back TO Odessa.
Ii Is said that the leader Of one OF the
parties had proposed trip a short distance
north from Temrink into the land of the
BLACK Cossacks. IL his party branched off
In that way, they
Have UDquestionabIy Perished.
10 the hurricane ravaged almost the entire
east shore Of the sea of Azov
Everybody Is praying that some lucky
chance delayed the excursionists so that
they could not reach their embarking port
Al a late hour there was still only a gem
eral report Of the disaster on which to base
surmises of the Americans safety. This
report recounts wide havoc The wind
was first felt at Nogaisk Nogaisk Is popu-
lated mostly by fishermen, who were out
on the water
When the hurricane had swept out to the
north terrible scene was presented. The
village was razed, overturned as If an inn
mense plow had been pushed through IT,
Lying everywhere were women and chill
dren, dead or in the last agonies Of death.
The shallow waters of the sea OF Azov
Were iashed into such height that it was |
plain that every fishing boat must have |
been sunk.
lhe cyclone swept on to the northeast
after wrecking Nosgai. Its path seemed
10 have been wide, for at Mariopol it de-
wasted the country to n point III miles in.
land and had its outer edge far upon the
sea- Mariopol was practically blotted
out of existence. Not three houses in a
hundred are left standing.
IL Is estimated that over 200 perished I'm
,his town alone.
North OF Mariopal the storm seems To
nave made sudden turn TO the eastward
,ver Doiga point, its left edge inflicting
light damage TO the town Of Berdiansk.
iouses there were unroofed and dozen
'ersons were killed by falling timbers.
Only at Sea
he storm made its full fury felt. OF tho
teamers that touch at the port of Berdl.
nsk not one had come in at the hour OF
he latest report. Grave fears are expressed
hat every craft i'm the sea has gone 70 the
ottom and that every passenger ia
rowned
When the wind swept over the northern,
nj OF Azov IL took a new course going
along the coast OF the land of
be black Cossack. In turn Eisk and
-cuev were ravaged, each town being nj.
lost totally destroyed.
Ieiegraphic communication with this
istrict Is suspended, and 10 is impossible
learn the extent of the destruction, but
least 100 persons must have died on the
vo shores.
The storm, as nearly as can now be
armed, seems to suddenly have lost its
rec near Temerinkt and passed oil with ]
imperative quiet southerlys~ over the
lack sea.