The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18

ing schooners are high and dry in the woods
damaged TO such an extent that they will be
total loss. At Isabella d. Sagua dead bodies
continue TO be found along the beach, while
many were washed into the sea and others are
in the mangroves. Fish were killed in vast
numbers. Hundreds cattle were drowned IN
tie river, and their putrid carcasseS now en-
danger the health Of the city.
at Santo Domingo city the dead exceed ~
and the injured over 70. AT Layo Francis a
lighthouse was blown down and the inmates
were drowned, and two large unknown vessels
were wrecked. AT Carbarien the loss OF life
was large. OF forty-six natives known to
have persisted, the bodies Of but five have
been recovered.
The government has sent steam launches
with clothing and provisions for the destitute.
In Vuelta Arriba and Vuelta Abago districts
the ruin is complete. The cane fields were
laid fiat.
1t is estimated that the sugar crop will fall
short OF last years yield over sixty per cent.
In Vuelta Abago Semilleres, fields of tobacco
were completely destroyed and warehouses
wherein leaf tobacco was stored were de-
molished and the tobacco completely ruined.
The number of dwellings, butts and outhouses
blown down in this district is estimated at
$500, and the loss at $1,500,000. The entire
fruit and vegetable crop is completely
lost, which must entail much distress. The
total number of deaths throughout the islands
is stated at 800 The bodies of seven of the
crew, including that of the commander, lost in
the Inflated gunboat, Lealtad, at Balaban,
have been recovered. Efforts are being made
to raise the vessel.
Worlxmen in the Hoosac Tunnel Overcome
by CASA Narrow Escape.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, September 15.-A
terrible disaster was narrowly aYerted in the
Hoosac tunnel this afternoon, when sixty-nine
workmen employed in the tunnel were over
come by coal gas from a passing locomotive.
The men were divided into three Igangs,
thirry-nine being masons employed in repair
ing the brick arch, twenty-five in the electric
light gang and eigh in the track gang. The
passage of three heavy freight trains had filled
the tunnel with smoke. The last one to pass
had lost steam, so that when the train went
into the tunnel the fire box was filed with
new coal.
Soon afterward it was discovered that some
OF the workmen were overcome by gas. An
eaSt-bound express train just entering the tun-
mel was tagged. Push cars were forced into
the tunnel, the rescuers finding the men lying
all along the track, some partially and some
wholly overcome. Ali We're placed on the
cars and brought out into the open air. This
work was accomplished by John McGrath,
Edward Dolan, Patrick Shea and Eleazer
Wilbur, Dolan being so badly overcome by gas
that he laid all tho afternoon cariousin a pre-
condition.
These men went clear to the 5000 feet work
ing place, rescuing eighteen, who were uncon-
scious when reached, nearly all of them being
on the east bound track. Had the east bound
express passed Mason's tlagman, the slaughter
would have been terrible
When the tunnel was finally cleared
of workmen. rescuerS and rescued were all
Frustrated, some remaining in that condition
all the afternoon. 1t is thought that two OF
the cases will prove fatal they being French
track layers, whose names are unknown. The
express Gid not proceed until the tunnel had
cleared of smoke. when track walker went
ahead to look for other bodies but found none
There are some days when the heavy at.
mosphere outside causes the tunnel to choke
up with smoke, but there seems to have been
peculiar atmospheric condition in the tunnel
to-day, as the air outside was clear and crisp
such as would ordinarily clear the tunnel
quickly of smoke or gas.