, 1870-10-31
ANOTHER CYCLONE IN CUBA.
Tn1xnM nnA Villages Lcvcltcd with
the dsronn6-Totnl Losses OF S2c.-
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Tnsxn~ nnd Villages Lcvclicd with
the tsronnd-Tosnl 1.ossc~ OF ss:.-
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Hara"a ttet. es) c"r..'pon:t''ee or Tx Ser rosk
Another storm. The sal details OF the
ut1,care Of the 7th and S.h lad scarcely
cen received. when another OF aln,os. equal
,;oleLce swept over part Of the islAnd, and
lie 1?tf, and 10th are to-day likexiae to he
ttco}lected as dark DAYS. Both wind and rain
,eoureed prssperous dietricts a. they did on
shc 7th ard sth. Havana, this time appears
storms fury, and, in consequence, the dsvas-
alton was done vest OF the city,
and not east. - was the case with
the preceding storm. and the before
so,e1E-tricd districts OF Cnrdenas. AatanzAs,
Colon: JArnco, Guines. Guanabseoa, bejuca:
slight lesset-totally Insignificant when COM
psfed with those OF the 7th and 9Th. The
Suel:A Abzjo, epazed before, Is tho part OF
the island that has suffered the most. All
sclegr1phic communication with the west 5s-
:ng Interrupted. and travel IA part suspended.
:peees heavy and extensive. San tIistobal.
Csndelar,s. Guanajay. Maf7el, Batshauo, and
..tber towEh 4ta partly in rrins. IN tho nfst
md third mentioned places even the strongly
suilt towers Of the pslochial churches having
seen 5orred 10 the ground.
20 great wac tie violence Of the wind there,
and the derattatiDg strength OF the inunda-
ion produced by the torrential rains and over
loving streams. The estates, plantations:
and farms of the Vuelta Abajo districts heard
s,om have suffered III much "a the towns and
i2sgee-hardly \ eugar-mill uniujured, and
III o1tbuildiuss aud negro cabins more OF less
amazed. The banana plants are all down,
.hIeh is serious loss fos the sumo reason
:4entioned in my Lst-that the bsnana, you
Il. S-1-
sisute for bread. The growing crops Of
sne and tobacco have been seriously af-
.'rcted, and th,ir u!tinate production
much decreased. A gentleman from
Cendalc1ia tells mo that in the three districts
he passed through On his Wa5 hare, this yeass
steTu Is rer cent. and the tobacco production
rom Is to 20 rer cent. The best toGscco- pro-
rcing districts Of the vueltA Absio. pinar
5el No. Nantua, and Dahia Honda aro yet to
be heard from. and il Is feared that they have
cen ecourged even worse than the districts
stotm observations taken At the College OF
Ee1en locate the centre Of the hurricane neAz
F1nar del Rio.
In B.tabano, which is almost due south Of
Havana, the storm forced the waters cf the
bay into tho tom. come Of the streets hsviug
FIVE FEET OF WATER
This compelled most Of the inhabitants to
seek refuge in roZo Redoudo, where they re-
m,iped until the waters retired from their
houses on the afternoon OF the 70th The
long wharf Of Bst,bano and some forty houses
are masses Of ruins. In the bsy the coaating
sfearpeF Espaua sud Delamater Sunbost 1ele-
xrama were driven ashore. and It is doubtful
whether they can be gotten OF. 4 dozen
erhooners aod s!oops. nau1ea not given. are
.l.o reported aground ca the coast. Most
fortunately onlS few lives were lost in these
maritime tisxsters, and none in the inunda-
tiop Of Batabaro, and not dozen in the
storms devast alton Of the Tuelta Abajo
aisiricts heard from, IS should have
stated above. Here in Havana the
tauo escape from any losa Of lite
enioyed by Basahsno was enjoyed. In Hav-
! I'M The material damages aro about the eane
IS epneIed on tic 7th and 9Th several houscs
| brought to tie g1ound. many uurooted, the
Colon market \ g5in ribbed OF its upper parts
and covering, hundreds Of trees, most Of them
replatted after the preceding storm. blown
| down, and Ill the gardens ruined. In this bag
| ten lauuches we're lost, two Of them loaaed,
| ouo With -four and the other with lard; the
! steam yacht Of the Captain Of the pert waa
furk, snd half dozon vesse1s er.gged thei'
| aschcrs, but were made I. / befozo they suf.