HEAVY GALES AND FLOODS.

West Coast Times, 19 June 1912, Page 4

HEAVY GALES AND FLOODS.

BRIDGES AND STOCK DAMAGED

Ekbb phesh association.- -COPYRIGHT. '• BLENHEIM, June 18. Floods in the Pelorus river caused much damage to the bridges and a slight loss of stock. ' The schooner Falcon and scow Eunice moored at the Blackball wharf, broke away and collided, but very little harm was done.

It will probably take a fortnight to repair the damage done to the bridges.

ROUGH WEATHER IN GREY. GREYMOUTH, June 18. A heavy south-west gale of the past few days increased last night to hurricane force. Vivid lightning and thunder commenced at three and continued until seven this morning, torrential rain varied with hail showers. The weather shows little improvement. Shipping is at a standstill and there is a strong run in the river.

FIERCE TORNADO IN STATES.

NEW YORK, Juno 17,

Twenty-eight were killed and many injured by tornadoes in central Missouri and Ohio. Hundreds of dwellings woro unroofed.

The Catholic Church steeple collapsed at Zanesville, and fell through the roof, killing the Rev. Father Roach, who was engaged in administering tho last sacrament to a man previously stricken by a portion of a falling wall. Oldahama suffered severely and many deaths are recorded. A freight train was blown off the track, and the wind canted a baby half a mile in midair and landed it almost unhurt.