The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-08-27
A THOUSAND PERlSHED
AMERICAN TOURISTS LOST


81. LouIs, Aug. 2A-A special cable
gram to the Globe Dsssocrat from Sc.
Petersburg, sAys;' "A wind Of dsath. No
other words can describe the cyclone that
swept across the 80 Of Asof yesterday.
II would b impossible for days yet TO
compute the damage done, but Il 10 nj.
most certain that 1000 perishsd. some by
drowning, others by belng crushed under
falling houses and trees. The excitement
70 great In the American colony In this
city Tor IL h feared that at least two
parties of American tourists wsre on the
ssa Of Asof at the time tho wind did its
deadly work. All the afternoon there has
bssn string Of callers at the American
ministry asking, almost begging, foe
news from Odessa, whence the tourists
were To have started on the regulation
sight seeing trip across the Crimss, visit.
Ing Sebaslopol, Balaklava and other f.
mous hattie scsnss. Ths parties were
separate, but Il 10 probable that they
started within u hours of each other, and
according 70 the schedule Of these excur.
sions they would have reached the strait
Of Ksetch yesterday morning, going thence
BY steamboat north to Bsrdiansk, whore
they would take the train back to Odessa.
Il 10 said the leader Of one Of these par
tiss had proposed trip . short distance
noeth from Tsmriuk into the Lake Of the
Black Cossacks. II his party branehsd
Oh into that way thsy have unQusst,ona.
bly, perlshsd, for the storm ragged along
almost the entire coast II 10 hoped some
lucky chance delayed the excursion yes
terSiay 90 they could not reach their en-.
barking port to-day.
At . late hour there WAS only Q general
report OF the disaster to base surmises Of
the Amesicans' safety. The report 70
counts vide havoc. The wind was first
felt at Nosaisk. Nogaisk 10 composed
mostly OF fishermen, who were out ON the
water. Whom the hurricane had swept
out to the north . terrible scene was pre-.
ssnted. The village was rassd. over.
turned, 20 II an immense plow bad been
pushed through II. Lying everywhere
were women and children In their last
agonies. Tho shallow waters Of tho seas
were lashsd to such . height that II was
plain every fishing boat must havo been
sunk. The cyclone swept on 10 the north
west after wrsckins Noeaisk.
Its path seemed TO be unusually wide,
~ % Naronopol II devastated the eoun-
try to . point II miles inland and bad its
water edge far upon the ssa. Maronopol
10 practically blottsd out Of existence.
Not three houses In 100 were left stand.
ing. II 10 estimated that 700 persons per.
ished In this place alone. North Of here
the cyclone made sudden turn east over
voles points. lts left edge inflicted q
slight damage 10 tho town Of Bsrdimisk.
Houses were unroofed and dosen per.
sons killed by falling timbsrs. Once at
80 the storm made its full fury felt. Oi
the steamers that touch the port Of Bsrdi.
misk mot one bad come In ct the hour oi
the latest report. Grave fears are OF.
peessed that every craft on the go has
gone to the bottom and that every pas.
ssnesr 10 drowned.
When the wind swept over the northern
end Of Asof II took . new course, goins
southsriy along the coast of the land ol
the Black Cossacks. Turneisk and Achus
were ravassd, each town bsIng almost to.
tally destroyed. Telegraph communica.
tion With this district 10 suspended and Il
IL impossible to learn the extent Of do
struction, but at least 1000 persons mus,
have disd on tho two shores. The storm
- nearly a. can now b learned, seemed
10 suddenly lose It's force near Tsmsrint
aud passed on with comparative qulot
n<,s,t hapl~ over tho Rlncl ssa