The herald., 1894-08-27
WINDS WORK OF DEATH,
A Terrible Storm on the
Sea Of AzOf.
Every Craft on the Water
Wrecked.
Villages on the Shores Of tho Sea
Demolished.
Fears Entertained for ths Safety of Sew
ersl Parties OF American Tour
tsts-A Thousand Lives
Lost
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-Words can
not describe the wind that swept across
the sea Of Azof yesterday. 1t is impos-
sible for days yet to compute the damage
done, but it is almost certain that 1000
people have perished. come by drowning.
others by being crushed under fallen
houses. 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
Azof at ths time the wind did it's deadl y
work. All the afternoon there has been
a string of sailors at the American min
istry asking, almost begging, for news
from Odessa, whence the tourists were
to have started on the regulation
eigbt-sesing trip across the Crimea,
visiting Sebastopol, Bslaklava, and
the other famous battle scenes. The
parties were separate, but it is probable
they started within II hours of each
other, and according to the schedule of
these excursions they would have
reached the straits OF Kertch yesterday
morning, going thence by steamboat
north to Berdiansk, where they would
take train back to Odessa. 1t is said
the leader of one of these parties had
proposed trip short distance north
from Temrink into the lake of the Black
Cossacks. If hia party branched off into
that way, they have unquestionably per-
ished, for the storm ragged almost along
the entire east coast of the state. 1t is
hoped that some lucky chance dslaysd
the excursion yesterday, 30 they could
not reach the embarking port today.
At q late hour there was still a general
report of the disaster on which to base
surmises of the Americana safety. The
report recounts wide havoc. The wind
was first felt at Nogsisk. NoEaisk ie
peop]ed mostly by fishermen, who were
out on the water. When the hurricane
had ewept out to the north q terrible
scene was presented. The village was
razed-overturned-a if an immense
plow had been pushed through it. Ly-
ing every ywhere were women and chill
dren dead, or in the Last agonies. The
shallow waters OF the sea of Azof were
laehed to such height that it was plain
that every fishing boat must have been
sunk.
The cyclone swept on to the north
west after wrecking Nogaisk. Its path
seemed to have been unusually wide,
for al Marinopol 1t dey astated the country
to a point IL miles inland, and had it's
outer edge far upon the sea. Marinopol
was practically blotted out Of existence.
Not three houses in hundred are left
standing. 1t is estimated 800 persona
perished in this place alone.
North of here the cyclone made
sudden turn to the cast over Dolgs
points. Its left edge inflicted slight
damage to the town of Berdimsk.
Houses were unroofed and a dozen
persona killed by falling timbers.
Oncs at nea the storm made it's full
fury felt.
OF the steamers that touch at the port
of Berdimsk. mot one has como in at the
hour OF the latest report. Grave fears
are expressed that every craft on the
sea has gone to the bottom, and that
every passenger is drowned.
When the wind has swept over the
northern end of the sea of Azof, it took
a new coureo and going southerly along
the cosst of the land of the Black Cos.
eacks. Turneik and Achuev were raw
aged, each town being almost totally
destroyed. Telegraph communication
with this district is suspended and it ia
impossible to learn the extent of the
obstruction, but at least 1000 persons
must have died on the two shores. The
storm, as nearly as can be learned, SEEM
ed to suddenly lose its force near Teme-
rink and passed off with comparative
quiet, southerly over the Black sea.