Destructive Cyclone
TERRIBLE LOSS OF :LIFE.
OVER THREE THOUSAND .VICTIMS,
Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 20, 5.30 p.m. St. Petersburg, March lfl. A cyclone occurred at Rostovondon. claiming 3200 victims. In a fishing settlement, 400 houses were swept away. Fears are expressed for the safety of the Astrakhan fishing fleets, with their crews of }O,OOO men. Striking phenomena were observed. There, was complete darkness, but in places a -rosy sky. Mud and rain disfigured houses, and a frost ruined orchards. There was Winding lightning, without thunder. The peasants in the stricken area believe the disturbance to be a prelude to Judgment Day.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 224, 21 March 1914, Page 5
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