, 1870-11-04
THE HURRICANE IN CUBA.
EETcctM OF the Two Storms Summed
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Eot1d.
Communications ale ro.establisAel with ali
tho districts Of the TuclLo Abain save that Of
Fnhr del Rio. and in consequence have vol
luminous particulars Of the destruction caused
hy the stc.u OF tie 18th and 10th. These
particulars fortunately show that the ext.cme
western districts Of tho Island hayo not SUIT
fesed ~ ucll as WAS feared at tie time
pcnnct NY ia<t-lheir known losses being I
repetition Of those Ut tho districts Of san
ClEartolal, GnAnsjay, AID Sau Antonio, re-
ported 10 you OIL Saturday. aud coa.i-ting
within the towns and viiases Of hoarra blown
down Or unroo'ed, and within tho county
Iorti"ns Of dam .ged sugar mills, des.ro,ed
tuildinef, c*bi1.-, aud hnts, LloSn-iowu
t.ees; ~ashed.asny hiaSas, and pros
The }istlr f-Mng hamlet Of Guanims, eltu-
ated On the south coa+t, 80 no thirty or III ,ro
miles vert Of RatAbaEo. waa ttls spot worst
scoursed. for II was almost literally swept
out of e1'=ten:e By the invading waters Of
the bay, mt more than three houses i>siu:.
left st..'ei'g when she waters recaiej.
Seventeen OF the inhabitants. mostly women
and children, were lrow1ed, the hatauce.
some two huuarod souls. fndi,ig a refuge on
tho hills back II the hamlet. These seven
teen drowned persons. atldat to those report
Cd from other places as last, mako The d.
etrnciion Of hfc hy the last s.orn, embrsce
foity-tllrte Isrsons--a 1srgo list, bug small
when tourared ia the List Of victims for
the storm OF the 7,h aud s,h. In
pecunisrF losses to tho island. imme-
diste and remote, tho drspsopor.'on is
unfortunately not so great, the pesa.ialFE
loeees from tho last ator1u being still esti-
m.,ed in the ne:ghborhood Of 5000. 0o1 A
nucls decreased pro 7uc,ion Of the calanrated
vuelta Abaio tobacco being counted in to
make up the dgutea, your American smokers
S~f AtnFt.h L..
rssing an increased prico for their cigars.
With TWO such dreadful ecou1gings Of Eind
apa wa,cr within 80 short period Of
time: tho people Of Cuha may we'll remember
October OF this year as fatal month. partic-
ulArly il one bears In Elnd that to tic great
lotses OF lires and properties resulting from
the fury OF the tso storms must be added tho
TAD r1vsEes Of cholera, yellow fever. and
smallpox. aud those Of the war. But husky,
after al. max they be should not two plaques.
hitherto unknown to tilts houriehing land. be
also eupcradded-miseEY and starvation.
Tie effects Of the last storm, from all the
reports at hsud. were moro severely felt north
Of thie place thsu west; and. therefore, 4
loDElist OF tweuty-tbree vessels-EteAmert.
ships, barka, btigs, aud scilooners-WreckeA
upon The Florida reefs is not to be won.!ered
At. Eleven Of the vessels ARG American ones,
total losses n TO both vessel aud cargo. As
the agent OF the Associated Press III Key
West has sent the List to your city Al we'll as
to this plsee, omit giving it. The Captain
and crew OF one OF the vcssels totally 1ort-
the Spanish bark Thomas de Ress, from New
Orleans for Ttrsagona. Spain, with stayes-
have arrived hers, and will bo sent to their
homes BY the government on the 30th. OF
the fifteen vessels reported in my laat as
ashore on the south cost, few miles east
and west Of Da,abaro, seven are yet
Ashore, Including the Delanater gunboat
1la1ua, and the coasting steamer En-
pan1. All Of these eeven vessels, how
evet, arc likely to be gotten oN in few days.
with -a1irht injuries received, the only po.si-
bic exception beinga Hondu.iAn schooner from
Tsajl'o, and Of whose safety no great hopes
arr entertained.
General Duyriel, Governor OF Matan-as. hAa
published two p1oclArnations, giving thanks
10 those who assisted the people Of Ills city
during their trying ordeal on the 7th and sth,
AID proposing several persons, who psrticu-
iazly di-tingutshed themselves in Saving lives,
to General RoaAs and Regent serrano for
"recompenees aud distinctions that rn1. serve
as memorials Of their good deeds, and point
them ont as benefactorn OF afflicted human
itT." General 1kodAs has added his thanks to
thoee Of Governor DuHie1, and heartily en-
dotsed the proposals. for reconpenses, 50 that
its about certain Regent Seuano will grant
what il asked. 1t may vol be \ matter Of
pride TO your readers 10 know thas three OF
the gentlemen proposed for honorable re-
wards re fellow-countryneu.