The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-30
A HURRICANE.
A Wind of Death Swept Across the
 Sea of Azov, Russia.
PROBABLY 1000 HAVE PERISHED.
Excitement Great Among the American Coiony-A Dam in India Breaks-- Precautions Prevent Loss
 of Life,

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 of Life.
 ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 27.-A wind of death swept across the sea of Azov Saturday. It will be impossible for days yet to compute the damage done, but it is almost certain that 1000 have perished, some by drowning, others by being crushed under fallen houses and | trees.
 The excitement is great among the American colony in this city, for it is feared that at least two parties of American tourists were on the sea of Azov at the time the wind did its dead ly work. All the afternoon there has been string of sailors at the office of the American minister asking, almost begging, for news form Odessa, whence the tourists were to have started on the regulation sightseeing trip across the Crimea, visiting Sebas- topol, Balaklava and the other famous battle scenes.
 The parties were separate, but it is probable that they started within 'ANuio OA SttSh OIllCIs anu dCCOIu- ing to the schedule of these excursions, they would have reached the strait of kertch yesterday morning, going thence by steamboat north to Ber- diansk, where they would take train back to Odessa. It is said the leader of one of these parties had proposed q trip short distance north from Tenn rick,into the lake of the Black Copacks. If his party branched off into that way they have unquestionably perished, for the cyclone ravaged almost the entire east coast of the sea of Azov It is hoped that some lucky change delayed the excursion so that they could not reach their embarking port.
 At late hour there was only gem eral report of the disaster to base sur misses of the Americans safety. The report recounts wide havoc. The wind was first felt at Nogaisk. Nogaisk is peopled mostly by fishermen, who were out on the water.
 When the hurricane had swept out to the north terrible scene was pre- sented. The village was razed-over- turned-as if an immense blow had been pushed through it. Lying every where were women and children, dead or in their last agonies. The shallow waters of the sea of Azov were lashed to such a height that it was plain that every fishing boat must have been sunk.
 The cyclone swept on to the north east after wreclking NogaislS. Its path seems to have been unusually wide, for at Marinople it devastated the country to point II miles inland and had it's outer edge far upon the sea. Marinople was practically plotted out of existence. Not three houses in 100 are left standing. It is estimated that 300 persons perished in this place alone. North of here the cyclone made sud- den turn to the east over Dolga points. it's left edge inflicting slight damage to the town of Berdimsk. Houses were unroofed and dozen persons killed by falling timber.
 OOnce at sea the storm made its full fury felt. Of the steamers that touch at the port of Berdimsk not one had come in at the hour of the latest report. Grave fears are expressed that every craft on the sea has gone to the bot tom, and that every passenger is drowned. When the wind swept over the northern end of Azov it took a new course going southerly along to coast of the land of the Black Cossacks In turn Fisk and Acheuv were ravaged, each town being almost totally de- stroyed. Telegraph communication with this district is suspended, and it is impossible to learn the extent of the destruction, but at least 1000 persons have died on the two shores. The storm as nearly as now can be learned, seemed to suddenly lose its force near Temerink, and passed off with com. parative quiet southerly over the Black sea.
 DAM IN INDIA BREAKS.
 SIMLA, India, Aug. 27.-Gohna lake, which has for some time threatened to break its bounds and sweep down the valley at the head of which it lies. has broken the dam which controlled the waters. Thousands of tons of water poured through the valley like catar- act, sweeping everything before it, Huge powders were swept along like pebbles, trees were uprooted and car ried on the crest of the flood and viii lages along the valley were swept out of existence in an instant after the roaring torrent of whirling waters struck them.
 The rainfall during the monsoon has been noticeably heavy and the lake rose with great rapidity. The percola- tion of the dam became very heavy and the engineer who examined it declared that its breakage was imminent. To repair it was impossible, and the gov. ernment at once took steps to prevent loss of life when the break came. Elab- crate railway and telegraph arrange ments were made and when it became known that the dam would go out the people nearest the point of danger were carried by the railways to places