THE STORM IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10626, 3 June 1897, Page 3

THE STORM IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

(PER PBES3 ASSOCIATION.— COFYJUGHT,) Sydney, Wednesday, The weather cleared daring the uiftht, find 1b now fine bat threatening. Tbe flood at Manlckvllle Is eubiidlnß. Over seven Inches of raiu have been registered lp (be city since Saturday. Tbe tornado occupied ouly a narrow track, bat throughout Its cuurso wrought wboloenle havoc. Many ucorcn of honica were wreoked, nnroofed, or biidly dumsged. The farce of tbe wind of the tornado oan be gathered from the faob that toofe weighing Beversl tons were lifted bodily and carried mtiny yards away. Sheets of Iron were twisted into all shapes and carried Immense distances, Mira» cnlona escapes from the collapsing bulldlagg and foiling obimnoya 'were numerons. In a few Instances per. cons were slightly iojared. Floods are reported In some parts of the country. Campbelltown was partly submerged, Mr Wraggo predicts heavy weatber on the, east coast. At tbe Atlas engineering' works ' the roof was dislodged and the chimney stacks oollapßed. A man was severely cat by the lalllet; class, hnd a bny had bla be&d ir.jared, The waiting room sear the works wm blown 50 yards away. Tbi Gnvernment buildings on Cookatoo Island were nnroofed and damaged. Arriving vesaole report dirty weather on the co.ißfc. Many vestela are sheltering. I [Rocelved Judo 2, 0.30 p.m. The weather is now fine, and the sea Is moderating, The ketches Bellblrd and Ability, that went ashore at Cape Hawke, bave broken up