COUNTING THE LOSS OK LIKE ANl> PROP
KRTY,
PhiladeU’HlA. Aug. 4.—lt is proh
able that no exact number of the vic
tims of yesterday’s cyclone and the
complete details of the havoc to prop
erty can ever In- secured. According
to the latest information received, five
persons lost their lives, four are miss
ing and sixty injured, some so seri
ously that recovery is impossible.
The scene in the Twenty fifth ward
in Philadelphia is one of desolation.
Many houses are razed to the ground,
others completely gutted and many
are rootless.
The appearance of localities on both
sides of the Delaware river in its track
resembles a once thickly populated
region that had been visited by an ex
tensive tire. The total loss is about
$500,000, including $250,000 in Cam
den, $150,000 in Philadelphia, and
$25,000 on vessels damaged. The rain
storm following the tornado also did
great damage.
Reports from Washington
WHERE THKY WILL SPEND THEIR VACA
TIONS.
Washington, Aug 3.— Probably
the president will visit Albany after
the funeral of (Irani and before he
goes to the mountains.
Manning, will spend the
month of August at Watch Hill,
Conn., with hb family, who will
probably accompany him from Al
bany.
It is expected that Lamar and Gar
land will remain at Washington
during the president’s absence. The
other members of the cabinet also
take vacations.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Bayard
it is expected that the secretary of
state will spend much of the sum
mer in Washington.
Secretarys Kudicott and W hitnev
and Postmaster-Gederal Vilas, will
spend the most cf the summer at their
homes.
