The Sydney Cyclone Mr. H0rsingt0n a Sufferer
Mr. E. M. Horsington, M.L.A., who arrived from Sydney this morning had a grievance He considers that he is a victim of circumstance. Mr…
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Floods & storms, 1927
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Late Cable News. the American Floods
A Montreal Thursday message from Memphis states that while it is impossible to state definitely the number of persons known to be dead as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in United States a Length of 1000 Feet of Levee Dynamited (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, April 29
A New Orieans message states that engineers dynamited 1000ft. of the Mississippi levee near Violet (Louisiana) on Friday, inundating the St…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms and Floods in U.S.A. a Losing Battle at New Orleans (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, May 3
New Orleans (Louisiana) is lighting a losing battle against the crest of the Mississippi flood. The homes of 200,000 persons are in the path of the waters…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victims of Cyclone Accidental Death Is Finding of Coroner Sydney
Inquests were opened to-day by Mr. Fletcher, the city coroner, into, tho deaths of the persons who were killed during the cycldne on Easter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Storms and Floods in U.S.A. New Orleans in Danger Likely to Be Flooded (A.p.a. Mesaage.) New York, MaY 2
The flood situation in regard to New Orleans is believed to be more serious than is commonly understood. The levees are practically full to the top…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prince of Wales in Spain Reported Intention to Visit a Bullfight Causes a Storm (A.p. A. Message.) London, May 3
A report, since denied, that, the Prince of Wales intended seeing a bullfight at Seville (Spain) provoked a storm at a conference of animal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Barrier Miner. Thursday. May 5, 1927. the Mississippi Floods
AN area of the United States estimated at 10,000 square miles and situated near the banks of the lower portion of the Mississippi is being devastated by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in United States a Break in Levee at Milliken's Bend 30.000 Residents Tratped (A.p.a. Message.) New Orleans, May 3
Former Governor Parker, of Louisiana, who is in charge of-the flood relief, has announced that the Mississippi has unexpectedly broken through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →15,000 Square Miles Inundated by Floods (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, May 4
A New Orlrans message says that the devastation of 4000 square miles of Louisiana by the flood was completed by two additional breaks in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in United States Two More Breaks Occur in Mississippi Levees River 50 Miles Wide North of Arkansas (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, May, 4
A New York message says, that the Mississippi River broke through two more levees in northern Louisiana today. These will release the full force…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →North-west Louisiana Is Entirely Flooded Fresh Break in Levee Relief, Fund Mounting (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, May 5
A message from, New Orleans states that the crest of the Mississippi River flood is moving southward at the rate of 50 miles a day leaving…
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Montreal, Monday.— It is now reliably stated that over 400 bodies of persons drowned by floods have been recovered while a still greater…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flooded Area About 12,000 Square Miles Refusal by Refugees to Vacate the Levees (A.p.a Message.) Montreal, May 7
A Vicksburg message says that about 12,OOO square-miles of country are inundated in the southern flood area, and that 330,000 persons have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Areas Visited by Earthquake Shocks May Weaken Levees (A.p.a. Message.) New York, May 7
Anxiety, is being increased by the news of earthquake shocks and tornadocs experienced in fire Mississippi States besides Alabama. It is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mississippi Floods Red Cross Fund Stands at £1,600,000 New Orleans May Be Saved (A.p.a. Message.) Washington, May 6
Prasident Coolidge has announced the various plans being formed in aid of the Mississippi sufferers, incldding financial arrangements between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Storms and Floods in U.S.A. 50 Deaths Reported Following a Cyclone (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, May 9
A New York message says that cyclonic winds and rain storms damaged Sections of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, Iowa and Colorado, resulting in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods in United States Tornadoes in Four States Cause at Least 12 Deaths (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, May 9
A message from Kansas City states that tornadoes and blizzards in the States of Kansas, Iowa, Wyoming, and Montana during the week-end resulted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Storms and Floods in U.S.A. More Than 300 Deaths Caused by Hurricanes (A.p.a. Message.) Vancouver, May 9
A Kansas City message states that over 200 persons were killed, many hundreds injured, and damage estimated at 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclone in U.S.A. 200 Dead and 300 INJURED 100 Killed in One Town (A.p.a. Message.) Montreal, May 10
A message from New York, says that the latest details concerning the cyclone cabled yesterday show that 200 are known to be dead in Texas, Kansas,…
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