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Show DEATH AND DESTRUCTION. Tempest Raged for Ten Days In Republic Re-public of Salvador. San Salvador. A tempest has raged lncessnntly for ten days throughout tho republic, flooding tho rich vnlloys, principally that of Majada, and resulting result-ing in groat loss of llfo and tho destruction de-struction of cattlo and crops. Tho Snn Snlvadorcnn mnn-of-wnr Klznlco was lost at Acjutla. Tho topography to-pography of various departments has been changed, buildings have fallon, burying their tenants In tho ruins, and tho Iron brldgos over tho principal rivers riv-ers hnvo been carrlod away. Tho rivers aro bringing down tho bodies of persons drowned In tho storm and tho carcasses of cattlo, and tho sight of thoso tends to lucreaso tho terror of tho people. Guatemala and Honduras also havo suffered soveroly. It is snld tho losses thoro will amount to many millions of dollars. |