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mind a. Il had hen the dsylong from
every angle ~ vision-
A mlunt- befsre niae the miles Of
waters SaoNed saiy snch lights a. are
usually associated with shipping. reds
and greens - p1rt and startssari. white
lights AZ aasshcaaN. CLEANS that. like
tiny rows - diamonds. showed the
ports - pass.nyer craf,. with hcrc aud
there sone parti-colored lights that
had h~sa liz On private vessels before
the tigue.
~ nine there was . fash. a roslset
frstrn the 'i.suown ripped into the
dark blue and bursting with a shower
of splendid stars. signsiied the light
ing up % the feeL The stick Of the
rc-sset had not turned towards the wa
ter er- the mighty feet was sasldealy
sseietoaed IN brilliant yellow light.
huii& sEno<eStacks. sp4rs and cor,lagc
being throw n into stroag relief Light
lines ran in graceful curves along IN.
sweep of the zsasters, now ghoSsiy
grey in the Sudden slarc. aud frosn bow
20 stem. over the mastheads, were gar
lands u incandessrn, iixht like '.i.w-
slled neekiaces hung upca the horns
of night
A few minutes later they vanished
with the SaddenneSs % their appear
amer. leaving the spectator staring at
the piacc where they had been Then
the darkness was hrukra again. this
time by numbrrleSs search lights.
which. with uncanny glare. like the
eyes of u hundred cyeiops. Pattcrene.l
the heavens a. a checker board with
radiant bands Later thcsc 'ryes'
slowly swept the gathered craft aud
the shores beyond. a. II seeking sonns-
thing To discover or dcvour Then
they were all shut of. leaving the
darkness more visible than ever.
pause. and the darkness as pierre,l
BY hundreds of signal rockets. ambs-
tiously soaring into the blue with mes
sag~s of jubilatiou. not disaster. de-
livering them and failing burnt oat
and useless into the waste % waters
The purpos. % this naval exhibition
was not 10 he overlookesi, however. the
might of Britain. its evrr-preparr,'
strength. was again To- be impressed
upon the staring thousands 4 signal
rocket leap-d from the Renovn and
now there was provided an exhibition
Of what war would be like IL ever an
Immense fleet of battieShiPs and eruis
ers should engage at night
A royal salute of 30 guns was fired
from every ship capable Of firing IL
Great guns and small guns answered
each other in ouc prolonged rOar. ris-
ing aud falling in intensity as more OF
less % them fired together. II was
truly awfal Even the certain knovI
eslge tina, there were nO deadly mis-
siles in the gunsdid not Prsveat a chill
feeling from cre-ping over many 0i
the civilian spectators
The foreign war Ships mnored Op-
Posite the British lines ioiued IN. can
nnuade. and - the saPerStitious thsr'
was frs,m the d~rp-throate'i guns oi
the 4 nitsd States. RuSsia. fraaec. ter
many. a not. of defiance. a resonant
resolute answer. gun for gun let al
| was IN homer % Victoria
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

WOW. boys. keep back said ,h.
aeronaut. az be came into the eirvl. 10
make everything rsaay. keep back. or
some Of you will get burt. with this bas-
kei thraShing about here.' for by this
time the basket had been fastened on
and the balloon vas fIse.t out nearty
full
The ballconist threw iuto the basket
several bundles Of circulars which he
was going to throw out. handful BY
HANDFUL. as-se rose through the air, the
prOprietors OF various stores in the tow n
having taken this then original method
Of distributing their eirvulars and
dodgers.
Everything was now ready. The no,
air bad been shut OF. the mouth o. the
balloon had been closed. nd the balloon
/ ist had arranged his circulars ready to
+ throw out. dozen or 80 at a time. a.
lac vent up.
Let 90 the ropesi' he shouted.
-And the great sphere sho. up iutr
the air, with white paper nutte1ng
out from il on all sides.
/ Il could never tell exactly how IL
happened Continued my seatmste
but suppose IL was a mixture Of boy.
ish curiosity and a sudden pressure
/ from behind. as the crowd surged for.
ward; but know that suddenly stun
bled forward and fell upon the coil OF
drag rope that was being rapidly takeu
up. In falling. my foot in some way be
came entangled in a rope. 50 that lOoE
in il caught me by one ankle. and uick
as fash was going up into the air al
the rate Of a mile a minute. hanging
head downward. while great cry oi
horror was sent after me by the peo
pie below
You may be sure that no more sur
prised boy ever left terra-irma than
was. when 1 saw the earth suddenIy
dropping away from me. as il seemed.
Fortunately. did not lose my head.
though the position was certainly IA
vorable for such result. Instructive
" grasped the rope that was hangin.
down beside NE and hung on for deal
life.
The aerouaut above me apparently
knew nothing OF what was going oi
below his car. for the dry-goods an'
house-furnishing circulars continued q
fiutter down past me in undiminiShe,
quantities.
lie had doubtless heard a great CT,
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from the crowd, but interpreted il prob
ably as oecasioned by the sight of a
balloon ascension. which was then
more of 4 novelty in that region than it
would be to-day.
After a minute I was able to get my
foo, out of the loop in which il had
caught. and so to let myself down into
an upright position The balloon was
rising steadily, and there was no more
Jerking and apparent motion to the rope
than there would have been had il
been suspended from n high beam in
a barn, and this alone made it possible
for me to cling TO il.
Il now found that could twist one
leg around the rope. and by resting one
foot on the rope where il crossed the
other foot. l could very nearly remove
the weight frvm my hands. which was
a great relief knew then that had
a chance TO get out OF the tx was In.
for 1 could now alternately rest my
hands and my feet
Treasured by this. looked up at the
balloon above me. and conceived the
idea OF climbing up to II. for. Ike most
country boys. l was expert at climbing
The rope had caught me before hall
of il had been taken up from the
ground. SO that the distance upto the car
Was much less than 1t might have been.
found no very great difficulty in grad
ualIy climbing up to a position under
the car. stopping very often TO rest
lit has always seemed strange to me
that the man above didn't discoyer
meanwhile that he had boy hanging
on behind but it can perhaps be ex'
rlained By the fact that he was an old
hand at the business. and. as sailing
through the air was no novelty TO him.
he didn't spend any time looking At the
scenery below.
He sat there in the middle Of the car,
calmly tossing out circulars and srnok-
ing his pipe. while climbed up toward
him so cautiously that l presume
eidu't jerk the rope a bit ] wonder
that l hadn't shouted to him at the
yery first, but IL didn't enter my head
for me TO do anything but harg on and
climb
when had slowly climbed up well
under the car. without thinking what
the effect would be shouted 'Hallcai
and the next instant was almost jerked
OF the rope. fer the baiioonist gave q
lump that very nearly upset the car
and when l caught sight OF his face
after he had turned around two or three
times. trying in a dazed sort Of way te
fud out where the voice came from II
was As white as a sheet He looked eau
,iousiy over the edge of the basket
How in the name Of. he began
but suddenly cut it short Hold on
minute Iongerl' he shouted
And IN a twinkIinS he had made
moose IN the end Of a piece OF rope that
xas living in the car. and had passed il
down. moose end frst. through the wick
er-work bottom of the basket
Put one foot into the loop be
called out, and viii tie the other end
of the rope here. TO support your
weight. That viii take the strain OF
YOUR hands till | can get you into the
ear
| lit was . great relief TO have The
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

rn~ shf~f werk Tor tsaxr--. .t the Wis.,
ter ~-.sissw The Ndasint.trstien wan
rr.sa~ usit u wnl Csu - it- tit
>-ssn~ - th~ tiese-t -tuisat. % N q ar
rvsss .nd nsa&tn< rrs.hl~sa IN tho fr~v-
sraties 90 the wsassr~-
CHirAes, June ss "A special IN the
Tim-s- Herald from Wash.ugten. u. a..
savs-
currency rrforin i % b. the ch.et
busau.ss - enngrvss ueat winter.
President Mckinley has dcciss,i ful-
" that he Will uaf ~.-asi To- cnnErc-s, a.
This session. a message suggesting the
crcstion - currency eonmi>ssun. a.
be hai tnteadsd short tlue slnec.
inSteal - committee 10 investigate
the suhi~ct and rvPort % coasrcSs. al
administration BAL j. q h. drawn aud
presented - congress next winter.
The preparation - this uisasurc 10
10 be tn. special work % Secretary
cagv. but he - u have the assistance
{ of Comptroller Ecscl4 aud % a nulni'cr
% other officials and pabilc men who
arc close students % the currency aud
banking problem.
This measure. when prepared. II 20
- submitted Ia the president and
after receiving his approval will 70 10
Speaker Rr~si aud to . number - lead
ing republican senators. II any ~
these have serious objections Ia its de-
triis an effort will be made to harmon
iEc all the differences ~ that when
the work - passing it through congress
j. entered upon th-rc NAV b. uY delays
through republican d5s>cnsion<
measure will b. a comprehensive and
adequate treatment - the currency
question Il will b. in lane with the
/ bss, and most progressive state ~ tho
Seieac- % hanking and currency. and
an EFFORT will b. made to put the ma
tional banking aud national currency
syStems upon thoroughly m0,isrn and
scientific basis.
There will IT, ample provision Tor
safe aud elastic credit currency on
some plan similar - that employed IN
Canada. or in that recommended VA
/ what II known a. the baltimore plan.
The gold r~servc will be- protected. as
other nations protect their bullion
reserves. by destroying the endless
chain
The vexing problem Of what t. do
with the grccnbacils will b. met fairly
and squarely- II is not proposed a. re-
tire them them summarily. but to
| gradually coavert them into other
formS ~ papcr money. winch viii NOT
Posssss the power 20 draining the gold
reserve whenever exporters or fpeeiga
bankers wish % do ~ Al that j. dome
ia this line will D., dome gradually and
in sach way that the country viii nos
notice the chaugc.T
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01
TWO MYSTERIOUS MURDERS
The Bofi~A Found Horribly Mutiiated and
Wrzrp>d In Oii Cloth

NEW York. June 2s.-Stzb wounds
were found between the sixth. seventh
and eighth ribs. in the region of the
heart. on the headless. legless trunk Of
man found floating in East river
Saturday Deputy Corner oHanlon.
who performed the autopsy. declared
that the man was murdered
The deputy corner also found = stab
wound back of the left collar bone.
that extended down into the apex Of
the left lung. There was no water or
serum in the lung.
Just as be had finished the autopsy
word came over the telephone 10 Belle
we hospital that . coroner was needed
~ the High Bridge station Dr.. OHsa-
lon went TO the telephone and wal
told OF the finding of n body Of q sec
ond man. mutilated in much the sams
manner and rolled in oil cloth in the
woods near One Hundred and seventy
NTH street and Undereliffe avenue
Dr. U iIanloa described the oil cloth in
which the floating body was wrapped.
and the police sergeant AZ the other
end of the wire declared that the body
found IN the woois was wrapped IN oil
esoth Of . similar pattsra-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

The family e John A Lloyd. Of Meri-
dian. ani several boarIers bad mart -
escape from Grath last week from
70 Soniug. supposed % have been AZ
aalntstercd hy Hattie lee. she negro
cook. in the evening meal. Toe Parttea
Ner- all taken sirS about the same time.
and the symptoms ot each indicated
arsenic poison. Th0-s Who we're al
fecyed were John A. Lloyd. Nits ani
son. J. VI. Bar-on aud aife and J \.
Russell Whiis a. the parties are out
- danger. ore " tao u them have
been quite sick. as4 bas for she promps
Attendance ofa physician the result N
all probability Waalt have besa fatal
\ warrzns vas sUeru oat for the Arress
% shs WOMAN 1nd sae Nas placed IN the
rguutv a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01
FARMLAND AFLOiT.
Review OF Thirty Niles of British
War ships
asi Large fleet 90 fsr-sxs >slv-. Yet.
lowed ct Night ~ 81 iiississtssa
wetrstiy s-..tIfat ssa {. >sius- Re-
s-.asgisx . Naval raxsxsmsat-

kYpE. Isle Of Wight. June s~-Th~
honorary admiral Of the feet. his roy al
highnes> the prince of Wales. on sat
ur,iay concluded ca behalf Of the sov-
srsigu of the realm the review % the
ships gathered in her honor. The re-
view itself did no, adj very much n
the picture framed for the spectator in
the morning. saving always the battle
like roar of great guns which was
enough IN wakrn the dead beneath the
sea-when the Sslate Of q guns was
frrd
The prince % Wales. reviewed q
fine feet OF forcign warShips represent
Ing all the maritime nations ot the
world Proudes,, strongest and Svifte>,
Of theSe craft being the United states
asInorcd cruiser Brpokivn- fving the
dag of Rear Admiral Miller. aud the
heir apparent also inspected abou,
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might and glory of the United States o.

might and glory of the United States of
America
The same honors are paid to the dag
when il IS hauled down at sunset II
there Is band on board. the hoisting of
the flag is heralded with the Star
Spangled Banner" and its hauling down
with Hail Columbia"
II the ship is in foreign port the
national air of that country Is played
after our own Then the national airs
of other nations whose men-of-war are
present in that port are played in the
order of the rank Of their commanding
officers To omit any one of them would
he considered an insult and would be
followed by a prompt inquiry from the
ranking officer Of the nation whose air
had been omitted. and an apology or
explanation would be required
Youths Companion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

y = II 7 III = ~ II FN71NEt
Then the angry rearing ceased much
To the relief OF thousands who were
stopping their ears. and a. the panoply
Of unpleasant smoke slowly drifted
away the fiee, again stood revealed in
fairy lines OF ligh;neSs The signs of
war were dimming and disappearing in
the shadows, the gentser side of things
was again put Ia the front to instil
into the minds OF departing thousands,
that " uhile the dogs Of war were Ready.
ave. Ready that after all what the
people came 20 sse was the triumph
of peace, the glory Of the Faee n"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

DIR. Baine who was summoned - at
tend senator Prttigrew said that his
illness was caused by a blood clot ou
the brain, but that there would b.. no
serious results II he should be kept
free from excitement. senator fctti-
grew went into the cloak room. and
senator neboe. who II physi-
elan. made an examination lie
pronounced senator Pettiyr~w's case
- quite serious He said il might be
n hemOrrhage Of the brain. though
nothing definite could D. said A ply
sician WAS sent for 20 attend the sen
ator- lie eould sPeak only with diai-
Guilty. though in reply oquestionssa said
he WAS not feeling badly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Edwln NcMorriss. cashier % the FIRST
National Bark Of Meridian. NAs last
week appointed receiver OF the nsw
government buiIIin< being erected
there. gEzneellor iIsli issued the order
for a receiver on the petition % the
creditors Of Cautrartar B-~maa q
Chicago. Nho il alleged 20 Be- q iaancialiy
unable % carry oas his cohsrart Tns
building Niii b. completed aa4er 80
direction % ths receiver
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

DUBLIN, June ss.-A meeting con-
vened to bring further pressure 20 bear
upon the British gO~ernment to grant
amnesty to the Irish political prisoners
now in Marlborough jail. was held in
PhRnix park yesterday Considerable
surprise was expressed that the jubilee
week had passed without the release
which had been expected W. A.
Field. Parnellite member for the St
Patriek's division Of Dublin.
1T IS useless 70 look further TO the
English government We will call
upon the voices. and perhaps the arms
of our eountrymen in America
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FRESH TROUBLE IN coaeA.
Aa Iatrtxu- Discovered sad Number Of
Arr~.t. Made.

TACOMA. Wash. June -6--The North
ern Pacific steamer Victoria has srrive,i
from Iokohana- Within a ves.i1 four
full eargo<s - oriental freight. ay-
gregating $. 600 toas. have been I4a,lesl
here
The Victoria briaxS news ot a fresh
trouble at soul. CoreA June II an
intrigue was discovered. having FOE
its object the return Of the king 70 one
of the foreign legations. the ogst5a<
of the prot Chinese aud pro-Japaaese
factions and the appointment OF re-
gent On the date named the imperial
tutOr. no Gen Tetsn- and 30 others
were arrested for connection with the
plot and imprisoned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Natchez June e4-The steamboat
Leathsrs grounded last night a. the
foot Of Natchez Island. feN miles be-
ION here. in toas and a half feet ct
water. Sue w2S following sae ell eeau-
mel, where there vas always fr0m tsslTe
20 fifteen feet OF water The ekaaRel
has changed 10 the Mississippi side.
aud cuts close TO what Is known 1s Car
thage Point light There Is plenty q
water in the new channel and sboas
seven feet acrOSs the head Of she island
on the Mississippi side. The Lea-hers
vas still axrou nd a. last accounts
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

LONDON. June ss-A dispatch from
santiago de Chilli. says that President
ErrszE<i= mas accepted the following
cabinet, 70 succeed the ministry OF
Senor Carlos Antuaex-
Senior Orrego HUGO. minister of the
interior.
Senor Morta VicunA, minister for
foreign affairs
Senior Ismael Jaeornal. minister Of
finance
Senor Amunategui. minister OF ius-
tice.
senior Verg1ra- minister of war.
S=nor Prsts. minister VI public works.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01
q PhAafsm Fte>s szaaenIy ssArts Out OF
the p2<kaess-Aa Ir.irssEsn
of Hsrrid War

RIDE, Isle Of Wight. Juae aa-The
illuminations Of the feet at Spithesd
was one OF the most charming sights
of 4 week Of delightipg speetacles-
The night was pleasantly dark. no
moon dImned the effect of mortal ere
ssion- the waters Of the Solent were re-
posefully quiet. everything contrib
utirg 70 enhance the success Of the pro-
granme- II was all ghostly. fantastic.
suggestive of fairyiand and the world
Of magie-a fitting termination 10 a
day o. imposing realities and iron
facts The brutal grirnRess Of all the
snginery OF destruction
ing guns. venom0us torpedoeS the YER
table teeth of war-~as lost in peace
full shadow and softensng gloom The
spectator knew Il was all there, bat il
vas a0s rslentlsssly shrust upon he
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Jim Hal. alias LaErease wllson. $40
is wanted IN Bessene-. Ala. Tor murder.
was captured iass Neek al Lumb~rs9a
hv Ik- Alien. = usEso = ao soFsed a. the
depot in EIEsviIIe. A rs-sr4 q 500
bad besa offered for bis eaptars. All
lie kneS of as NAereaboats and Mens
doSa aaI capsErsd him TIE Regro
EAs brgughi 10 EiAsyllle 4nd given
over - the sheriff
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

The Victoria and Albert afterwards
anchored between the Renown and the
foreign war vessels Immediately the
steam launches of the foreign com
manders left the sides of their big
ships and made for the Victoria and
Albert on the quarterback of which
the commanding officers were received
by the prince of Wales
This ended the review. The royal
yachts then returned Portsmouth Af-
ter dinner his royal highness came
out again 20 the feet 20 witness the
illumination
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

He sighed wearfIy-
Its no use be said- Il fear can
no longer keep the wolf from the door. "
.-oh. well" she replied. cheerily. Its
not 50 bad as it might be- I'll let the
cook answer the bell. and IL she can't
frighten him away. why. let him have
her. She's no; very good cook. any
way, and ! am sure we can easily re
place her."-Chicago Post
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

OTTAWA. Ill. June sT.-6eoFge D.
Ladd. attorney. and one OF the prom
inens and wealthy business men OF
Peru committed suici6e by shooting.
he was one of the promoters Of the L.
hnois Valley & Northern railway. The
village Of Ladd. Bureau county. is
named after him
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Mr.. Sickly-Sow. doctor. tell me. can
didIy. in what condition do you fnd
my lungs?
DIR. soonover-They are in pretty bad
shape. but there b no danger OF their
not lasting as Lonx Is you live--N- \.
HoEl&
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

His Mother-ip-Law-Why. what's the
matter? You look as gloomy as new
moon in q fog.
He-So wonder. Bllkiaz called ne .
colossal ass,
His Nother-in-Law-weil. you are
Iarxe.-Larks-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Chancellor Pin,ari. BY consent 4 all
parties, last week appointed B W.
Griffith. president Of the Fist S1IiOaal
Bank OF Vicksburg. reeelver OF the
American Manufacturing Company.
owning she match tacsory Al South
Vicksburg- This ends a long peadiHz
Llslyarlun
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01
SWOLLEN RIVERS
The Town of ksiam~a In GsIiets Fisassa
Many Person, Droxn-d-

VIENNA. June es.-The town of kolO-
mea- in Galieia. has been flooded by
the rising of the rivers Many houses
have been destroyed and the bridge be-
tween kolomea and Turka has been
swept away. The collapse took place
while a train was crossing. and il IS
believed that many persons have been
drowned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Meath Englanss hard relentless sway
rsrst surely twas rot thus 20 hes
hixher Power ruled over all;
Anf cut Of vars grim. wriakled 'front.'
We merged. despite its gloomy pail.
As g7iiart freenen fought for right.
And N-lsdon-s all far-secing eye
Bsh~l3 n future for our land
For which the patriot dared to die
Their precious hlcoa wa. freely given.
Upon tseir country's altar she'd.
Ard COW we glory IN the deeds
OF our Departed. honcred dead
To Washington. the great and true.
And all his brave. victorious host.
We homage pay with glad acclaim.
And In their memory make cur beast,
Thus On this day Of all the year
Coiuubia's brightest stars may shine
To tell Of Independence won.
While Low we bow at Freedoms shrine
And as the rolling years 90 ".
And added glory crowns our land.
stu brighter may their memory grow
Who iirst led Freedoms holy band
-R L Dc Reef. in y. \. Ledger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

Rev " " MeIntoss, the financial
aSsas fo- the Grenada Collegiate Insti-
tase and the ~@lI-kaoEu evangelist %
tds NgrrA Mississippi Conference. -
cun1ucEIns q revival ~ >ar1is
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-01

LcSDeS. June ss--The queen. through
the press. expresses her thanks for the
many touching proofs OF iogzlty aud
affection she has received frcsr friends
By letter and teiegraa-
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LITTLE ROCK wINO-swEPI.
Mach Damage Doa~ 10 Property. aud the
People ferr0r->sri.kea-

LITTLE Rock. Ara. June zs.-The
worst storm of the season occurred al
o'clock yesterday afternoon The
wind reached a very high velocity for
a few minutes and the people were
terror-stricken and hurriedly sought
places Of safety.
Shade trees. awnings and fences
were blown down. aud the plate glass
windows Of business houses were de-
molished- Rain fell in torrents. and
was followed by violent hailstorn.