Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-06
THE JAMAICA CYCLONE.
Great Destruction Of Life and Pro-

BALTIMORE Sept 6.-Further particulars OF
one cyclone ne, ID The me Island OF Jamaica are
ult. It states that at Fletcher'S Land nine or
ten house were destroyed and In Pink Lane
houses with furniture was turned bottom up.
At up-Park Camp, the military barracks were
destroyed and damage OF el0,000 was SuS-
tanned. The prisoners In the barracks had TO
be released to save their lives threatened by the
wharves were destroyed At Giengoffe Two
women were killed by the falling OF house
upon them, and at August Town only five
houses were left standing. The settlements
mostly destroyed are Freetown, Bardowie, New
Grange. Prospect, Hermitage, Spring. South
ward Hill, BoWden IIill Norbrook, Woodford.
Chrlstophus district all the fields are destroyed
At Mona all the sugar works, mill and
boiling houses destroyed. Coffee, bananas and
lrovision fields, with quantities of fruit, all
all beat off and the pimento walks leveled. Ut
ter destruction followed the storm and the dam
age could not be estimated. All the churches
and chapels are gone: Not green leaf is to be
seen for miles around, and twenty years will be
required to restore the place to the same condi-
ton which existed before the storm. AT Law
houses were blown down. At Stony Htu both
wings of the court house were blown down. All
crops are destroyed and not veStlge Of cultt-
Sation remains standing. At Lepos home, the
battery and port Henderson are In ruins. At
Newcastle twenty houses were destroyed, one
soldier killed, and three women reported to be
killed. At ST. Johns upwards OF forty settlers
lost Their houses and In st. Johns district
there was general devastation. and the people
are left without crops OF any kind upon which
to subsist. From every district there is the
same report OF general destruction, and the
people left without the means OF living.
Wall Street To-day.
NEW YORK. Sept. 6.-The Posts financial arti
business at II o'clock Government bonds were
strong, While railroad bonds are generally high
er. Dividend paying stocks, Of which there are
ment, are c0nspicuously strong, Louisville and
Nashville being up to 40 from 1876. New York
Central to 1924 from 13lE. Rock Island to 12o1
capital at the rate OF 241 Burlington & Quincy
TO 1Ss, Northwest preferred to 1865 from l25 x,
Milwaukee and st. Paul preferred to 1871 from
1124. Chicago and Alton to ll6ak. and illinois
are subject TO speculation, are up Il to per
cent the latter Iron Mountain incomes. The
speculative share list thus far to Gay has
ing Michigan Central; Lake Shore 116, Iron
Mountain l per cent; Northwest commen y;
Milwaukee and St Paul common 4. and the
been large in the coal Shares, Wabash, c. C. &
]. c., and Hannibal and St Joseph. Although
stocks are sold short With confidence, the pre-
pondera1Lg influences or the street are bullish,
and the latter are supported by the gold i'm
ports, the reported commitment OF the Treas
ury to keep money easy until in November. the
ldISe earnings Oi lie TOauS-Inany showing 4
continued increase where falling OF from the
large figures or year ago was expected
by the activity OF trade and the general reports
OF prosperity from all parts OF the country.
The bears are selling stocks on the expectation
or stoppage OF gold imports. even those which
have occurred having been against their calcu-
are very high, Which is undenIa6le,
and On the belief that the presidential
election this year will prove no exception to
the rule that it usually disturbs business and
creates uncertainty and doubt. The money
market continues remarkably easy at to 3 per
cent for call loans and to 8 per cent forstime
,Gans; ,n , Rates at Iof Jhese varying according to
Prime mercantile paper Is 455a5k per cent.
The shipments of currency continues large.
and considerable amounts OF silver dollars are
banks received last week OF the foreign gold
then landed here well on to 5000, 900. Foreign
exchange is we ak enough to warrant continued
imports, and Is likely TO become weaker as the
forth coming supply Of cotton bills increases