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Show Tlint Tornado. MoStkeai., Aug. I.. A cyclone of unparalleled violence swept over the vicinity of Montreal last evening, even-ing, doing great damage. At the moment tlie storm burst tliepr"iicip-al tliepr"iicip-al event of the canoe mitt at Islo Cadicttx, the Lake Association trophy for lirst-clnst vachb-, was lieing sailed. Kight competing jachtswere a miie mi ton the Lake w hen suddenly the sky grew black anil the wind swept do-v n the lake witli terrific violence. InsLiutly e-veryvacht In the race was upset. It istiot known boa- many, if any, were drowned. At various joints, Point Clare, St. A mil and Durval, great damage was done to prujierty. Houses were unroofed, bams struck by lightning and many buildings were swept completely away. At Larhine the greatest damage was done. The immense building of the Dominion Bridgu Company and emrally large structures of the Canadian Ca-nadian Screw and Batli Wile factories were unroofed and left iu ruins. |