The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-18
TUlRTY-ElGnTH YEAR.
AWFUL DISASTER IN CUBA.
arm fUO IJiOVStND IIJLs LOST ~
1 BIHRICINE Ar M1IiNZfS.

rutauAu, and trrdcnns -uh'nrrg"d-A Fasi
rupnr crop Destroyed Devastation In
,br iutcrior-Thc RcsourcC- of spain Cut
on 4 Terrible Tornado
A.. thor of those terrible calnnitics-topcal
tur. rose to which all tho West India islands, and
rrnl n rarucular. nfrea- to be periodically subject
visited he latter i'll ud on the night " Friday last
4lc ..t4it-, 60 tar received by cable, are meagre;
but aa Las IiIrcucd former occasions, the great
estu-y OF tie storm artcers to have been spent IN
ue rci,iIborhood OF Mljanzas and Cardcnas, on the
ior coast OF tho island
Tho telegram, dated Havana on Sunday last, says
On Friday night there was a severe hurricane in
the bay; but eialt damage was done, however to
vessels and to property in the city. Trees were
rrostr,,cd. but no houses. In the country tue
growing cane and other crops were damaged.
hurricane a. also swept over Matanzas with most
disastrous effects. Communication between that
place and Havana interrupted until Sunday. An
extraordinary rise Of two rivers inundated the IN.
tsrvtning ground where the railway depos were
stulcd The dcpots, trains, passengers, aud houses
oil disappeared.
iwo THOUSAND PERSONS ARE SAID TO NAVE BtEN
LOST.
Tho damare TO property was enormous Cardenas
aso sun red much nom the hurricane on Friday
The lower part OF the city was laid waste. The in
terror OF the island back of Cardenas and Matan-
sas, Is desola'ed. The cane, being somewhat back
ward this season, sustained less damage than other
crops. The hurricane was the soverest which has
visited tls island within a century.
The telegram siys likewise that the French NAL
steamer Dation has been lost fifteen miles to the
winGward OF Guantanamo; all hands saved II this
steamer was lost by the came storm iit must have
svcrt over tie whole length and breadth OF the
island, for the locality designated is only few miles
from Cape haisi, the easternmost point Of Cuba II
this is tie case we have still, in all probability to
hear Of
rEAuFuL LOSS LIFE AND PROPERTY
10 tie central and eastern parts of the island. The
statement that the country back OF Matanzas and Car
denas dosoated means correct the destruction OF
ht eat onehalf OF the sugar crop OF the island fer
tn that section OF the country comprised in the jurs
dictions Of Matanzas, Cardenas, Colon, Gdinos, and
Jaruco are situated the colossal sugar estates Of
Cuba whose annual produce Is at least Il rec hun.
dred thousand tons Iu this sense.the elements seem
TO have favored the cause OF the insurgents for Il
Is precisely from the enormous yield OF the conhs.
Gated estates OF the wealthy Cubans in this section
that the sp, niards have drawn the siuews OF war
and tho destruction OF this property, with the view
of deprivinc the spanaris Of the derived
from Il en-, the principal contemplated object
OF the coming campaign.
THE LOSS OF LIFr IN NATNNzn
Is truly doplorabe but the business portion OF the
city, ire uding the principal sugar stores dweliuc
houses, railway depo,s, &C. is situated between the
rivers San Juan nd Jumuri and as the harbor OF
Matanzas which Is surrounded by high hills Is open
60 the north wind, from which point these hurr
canes always blow, the waters OF the ocean are
necessarily driven up these rivers, and the inter
me late space Is oyernowed.
Clrienas, unlike Matanzls, is situated on low.
swampy ground, surrounded by mangrove bushes,
and lies { TIC end Of long shallow bay. II is a'so
exposed To tie north winds, aud vessels run gres,
rIsrT, trTsuuur ~ tuuy nc Ia Uirru
fical some two to Eve miles from shore. according
g. thcir lIau.Lt Of water The whole ci:y would be
submerged b. tidal wave Of fifteen feet above the
luIt OF high tides.
Tie fol owing is a list Of the total wrecks NJ Ma
tarzas: Bug Baxter OF new York, bark ldnt o
Portland, lris Charles l.. Of Portland, schooner
Ilwin OF bridgeport Damage P4.Mol
OF Bash, bark Mary.
THE MAGNITUDE or THE LOSSES.
y The following is list Of the principal sugar
estates, with tie names OF their owners and tneir
product in tie districts referred to as having beer
from a work compiled by Mr.. Charl = Reteo, IL
1860, which was deemed By the spanish GOyernmt nj
correct that II was adopted as tie basis OF Leii
dnternal revenue taxation.
According to these statistics, the estates In the u
-risdlction OF Cardenas produced I'll 900 boxes an
~, Bi hogsheads, or say 15OO tons. The estates h
ths jurisdiction producing over 600 boxes each ar'
tne following:
klcancla Conde de San Fernando.............. 7sDc
1uisA, jose 70 0oi