Show Time Havoc of the Tornado in Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania PHILADELPHIA August 4The uppermost topic today is yesterdays cyclone and the devastation it wrought in its rapid and re entless course I is probable that no exact account of the number of its victims and complete details of the havoc to property can ever be secured The best information at hand is that five persons lost their lives four are reported missing and sixty are inured in-ured some so seriously that recovery is impossible im-possible The scene in the Twentyfifth ward of Philadelphia today is one of desolation Many houses are razed to the ground Others are completely gutted while many more are roofless The appearance of localities on both sides of the Delaware river in the direct track of the tornado bears a resemblance to a once thickly populated region that had been visited by an extensive fire The total loss will amount to about 5500000 including 250000 on property in Camden 15000 Philadelphia and 25000 i vessels damaged in the river The rainstorm rain-storm which followed the tornado also did 1 great deal of damage The water in the chuylkill river this morning is higher than it has been for many months |