The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-08-27
WINDS TERRIFIC RBYEGES.

Tho Sea of Azov Swept by n Cyclone
which It is Feared Sank Every Graft
Aloat-A Thousand Lives, ut Least, woro
Lost.
Br. LOUIS August 20.-A special ca.
blegram to tho G'OJe.DHocrat from St.
Petersburg says:
A wind OF dooth-uo othor name can
describe tho cyclone that swops across
tho sea Of Azoy yesterday. twill bo
impossible for days 10 come TO compute
tho damage done, but 1t is almost GER
tain that at least 1000 persona havo
perished, como by drowning. others by
being crushed under fallen houses and
trees.
Tho excitement 10 great among tho
American colony In this city, for II is
feared that at least two parties oi
American tourists were on tho Sea Of
Azov at the time tho wind did It's dead.
~ work. ALI tho afternoon thoro has
been stream OF callers at tho otIlco OF
tho American minister, asking, almost
begging, for news from Odessa, whence
tho Tourists were TO have started on the
regulation Sightseeing trip across tho
CrimOa, visiting Sebastopol, Balaklnva
and tho other famous battiO scenes.
Tho parties werc separate, but 1t Is
probable they started within twelve
hours OF each other, and, according to
the schedule OF these excursions. thoy
would ha1e reached the strait OF kertch
Yesterday morning, thonce to go by
steamboat north TO Bordiansk, whore
they would take tho train back to
Odessa.
Itis said that the leader Of ono Of
these parties had proposed trip o
short distance north from Temrink into
the land Of the Black Cossacks. II his
party branchcd Of In that way they
have uuquestionably perished. for tho
hurricane ravaged almost tho cntirc
east shore Of the sea Of Azov
Everybody Ia praying that some lucky
chance delayed tho excursionists, so
that thoy could not reach their embark.
ing port to-day. at q lato hour there
was still only a general report Of disas-
tor In which to base sprmises OF tho
Americana safety. This report re-
counts wido havoc.
Tho wind was fret felt ut Nogaisk.
Noraisk is pcoplcd mostly By fishermen,
who wero out on tho water. When tho
hurricane had swept out TO tho north q
terrible aceno was presented. Tho viii
lage razed-overturned as II an immonsp
piow had bcen pushed through 1t.
Lying everywhere wore women and
children, dead or In tho last agonies.
Tho shallow waters Of tho sea OF Agov
werc inshed to such height that It was
plain that every fishing boat must have
been sunk.
Tho cyclone awopt on to tho north
east after wrecking Nogaisk. Its path
scems to have boon unusually wide, for
at Marinopol II devastated the country
to point elovon milos inland and had
It's outor cdgc far upon tho SEQ. MARI
nopol was practically blottod out OF OK.
istencc. Not throc houaea In hundred
arc left standing. 1t Ia estimated that
over 200 persons pcriahed in this town
alone.
North of Marinopol tho storm seems
to have made auddon turn to tho oast-
ward ovor Dolga Points, Its left odee
inflicting slight damage to the town OF
Berdimsk. Houses there wore unroofod
and dozen persons wore killed by fall
ing timbcrs. Once at sea, the storm
made It's full fury felt.
OF the steamers that touch at tho
port OF Berdiansk not ono had como In
at the hour OF the latest report. Grave
toaru aro expressed that overy craft In
the SEQ has gono to the bottom and that
every passenger is drowned. When tho
wind swept over the north end OF Azoy
1t took a now course, going s9uthetly
along the coast OF tho land OF tho
Black Cossacks. In turn, Fisk and
Achuey wero ravaged, each town being
almost totally destroyed.
Observation-Disclosures with Eisk
Is suspended and 1t ls impossible to
learn tho extent Of tho destruction, but
al least / 900 persons must have died
on the two shores. The storm as near.
" as can now bo learned, seemed to
suddenly lose its force near Temrick
md passed OF with comparative quiet
southorly winds over tho Black soa.