New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-22
The Hurricane al Porto Rico.
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Ponce, Monday, Aug. p, 1911.
About 10 o'clock A. NJ, of the 18th inst.
this Island was visited Dy aseyere y. L gale, coming
in occasional heavy gusts and carrying with clouds
Of dust Toward evening It blew stronger. accom-
named with heavy showers and finally ended DO a
regular hurricane, which lasted until the hour OF
midnight The last severe charge was weakened oy
the constant and heavy torrents OF ram which fell
Some idea can be formed OF the extent OF TINS RAM
when II 5 known That one little riyuet IN thls place
va sweec 20 such prodigious sIze and strength as
r. carry away houses, that were located on rs banks
hundreds OF feet nom the original bed Of the stream
The dead bodies Of whole families were found scat
tered III the morning and also many cattle in one
of these unfortunate La5itations. long after The
family had gone 70 rest, u hide boy a"oke. crying
Father. ieel water ~ lay Oel- l. "ds ne tfld
rise of he rlyer, winch soon Swallowed ih Ils uaIa
rage all that were lie less Ae iaiAer. done, saved
hiTrself bI climbing prcAlg pain. Whefe ne c.u.z
his flesh pierced and torn TIL Cay Dre an Inc mum
Der Of hives .os' is uO SCI accurately a>tlldll'- III
the list OF lost ones. there is mentioned one family
consisting Of zen persons. an some SIX or elsi'
Others of various fdLILe, II these were any yti'f
than our poorest people, more attention ""u-L nave
been paid t0 the num1eT missing eAL l-e tttii.--
stances 20 thriyes Charity here The natives Oh
the place sa, here has not oeen - nucA ran seth
a. one time :or - but the WIND ma often oeeA
much more severe aid more destructive. n ram
has 10 doubt ~ TIE present case, Tepe-.el inlch
eyll No injury has been done the cane. The Plan
tan md BsLarl trees AeYe. II some places, oeeh
DESTROYED and he crop q Coffee, which nad ju,t
formed Is berry. is almost wholly ruined. Our Rand
nails have 5een detained or account o. tue sven 10
the MYERS but the account, from different parts 80
far. re..,e many disasters among the Shipping. *
vessels have been .ost a. Arec!1o, and some hYe D..
tie port Of =. Johns one. a. the former place
lsarn. IS az English Dark. out cannot give you
the minute particulars The James FORBES, OF Ne"
Haven. CAPT Francs, put INTO GUYANA tr4Is NJ
'ured n lie tor rigging sue = COMMANDED oy
tey prudent. Wafchiu. a9,aln-ilo ccuJ' me Only
tu.y that saved her through such tempest
You know little OF great storms, YOU OF me NoflA'
Fancy rse.YeS. d. the approach oi h-irt 80
getting 10 vour supplies Of water ana provisions,
ana then shutting close every door and "lif'-o" o.
your house lfog you must know tAere are no -4ass
WINDOWS here md the negec; Of LEAVING l0oI OF
window open A. such tine. has CepfNed many an
leg III house o. is roof thus, al Is o4rAhess' COZ
fusion and anxiety. awaiting patiently the storm
THIS has beer inc year FOR sugar IA ms par OF
lie Island Tie crops looA vel. and promise rlch
haTl 81
The Thermometer ranges. for these TWO months
from > 10 - II lie sha1e. and only once nave
Known Il TO be a. high q The average point ~
TIE hot months, = = louIs' g.