The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-08-27
DBATH IN A ITCLONE.
Terrible Destruction on the Sea Of
A1ov and Inland,
FULLY A THOUSAND LIVES LOST

This Does Not Include Those Undoubtedly
Lost on the sea-FIoud Deyastates
valley in India, but the Activity of Gov
ernment OHBoiaIs Prevents Loss Of Life.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 27.-A wind Of
death. No other name can describe the
cyclone that swept across the Sea of Azov
Saturday, 1t will be impossible for days
yet TO compute the damage done, but il is
almost certain that at least i 900 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 it Is
feared that at least two parties of Ameri.
can tourists were on the Sen of Azov at
the time the wind did its deadly work
There has been stream of callers at the
Office Of the American minister, asking,
almost begging, for news from Odessa,
whence the tourists were to have started
on the regular sightseeing trip across the
Crimea, visiting Sebastopol, Balaklava
and the other famous battle scenes. The
parties were separate, but it is probable
that they started within twelve hours OF
each other, and according to the schedule
of these excursions they would have
reached the Strait of Kertch Saturday
morning thence to go by steamboat north
to Berdiansk, where they would take the
train back to Odessa.
1t is said that the leader Of one of these
parties had proposed trip short dis
tance north from Temrink into the land
of the Black Cossacks. II his party
branched off In that way they have un.
questionably perished, for the hurricane
ravished almost the entire east shore OF
the Sea of AZov. Everybody is praying
that some lucky chance delayed the excur
sionists,
At late hour there was still only 8
general 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 peopled mostly by fishermen, who were
out on water. When the hurricane had
swept out to the north terrible scene
was presented. The village was raZed,
overturned, as if an immense pillow had
been pushed through it, Lying every
where were women and children, dead OF
in the last agonies of death. The shallow
waters of the Sea of Azov was lashedfntC
| such a height that 1t was plain that every
fishing boat must have been sunk
The cyclone swept on to the northeast
after wrecking Nogaisk. It's path seems
to have been unusually wide for at Mari.
nopal it devastated the country to point
eleven miles inland and had its outer
edge far upon the sea- Marinopal was
practically blotted out of existence Not
three houses in a hundred are left stand
| ing. 1t is estimated that over 200 perished
| in this town alone, North of Marinopal
| the storm seems to have made a sudder
| turn to eastward over Dolga Points, its
| left edge inflicting slight damage to The
town of Berdimsk. Houses there wer,
| uuro ofed and a dozen persons were killed
| by falling timbers.
AT sea the storm made its full fury felt
| OF the steamers that touch at the port o
Berdimsk not one had come in at TIN
hour of the latest report. Grave fears arr
expressed chat every craft in the sea ha,
| gone to the bottom and that every passen
! ger is drowned.
When the wind swept over the northern
| end of Azov ID took a new course, goiu.
I southerly along the coast of the lNud o
the Black Co-saak. In turn Fisk an,
Achuev were rayaged, each town being
almost totally destroyed.
Telegraphic communication with thi
district is suspended, and it is impossibl
to learn the extent of the destruction, bu
at least 1000 persons must have died ol
the two shores. The storm as nearly a.
can now be learned seemed to suddenl
lose its force near Temrink and passer
off, with comparative quiet, southerl
over the Black sea.