The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-10-10
CYCLONE IN CUBA.
Over a Thousand Lives Destroyed
in Twenty.FOur Hours.
Property and Crops Worth Many
Millions Swept Away.

The Auisador Commercial of Havana has
issued a special supplement giving details OF
the recent cyclone in Cuba From this the
following is taken: A cyclone has spread its
blackened wings over this unfortunate land
and swept the island. Its disastrous Ell
fects were felt from Point Maisi to
Cape San Antonio, the whole length OF
Cuba. Its greatest violence was exercised
in the Province of Santa Clara kilograms
regarding this sorrowful event were sent to
the Captain General of the island, who i'm
mediately authorized the highest officials 70
form board to consider measures for ailay-
ing the misery caused, and put at their dis
posal $50, 900.
This cyclone was as disastrous as that which
occurred in 1888. Commencing late in the
afternoon, it reached its greatest intensity at
midnight, and lasted until 8 o'clock on the
morning Of the next day, when the barometer
commenced to rise. There was great deal
of damage done in Havana.
The shipping suffered greatly, and the
gllnboat Jorge Juan lost two Of her crew.
Some of the metallic roofing of the Theatre
Payret was torn off. Trees were uprooted
and lamp posts destroyed
Telegraphic communication was interrupt
ed for upward Of fifteen days, the railway
lines were also interferred with, and commu,
nication between Sagua and Havana by rail-
was cut off for six daYs
The cane fields have suffered great damage
It is the opinion Of those we'll versed in the
matter that the damage will amount to 70 or
80 per cent. Not single banana plant re-
MAINS
At the port of Batabano nine sailors were
drowned by the laundering of the Spanish
gunboat Lealtad. Trees were torn up, roofs
were torn off and the violence Of the hurri'
cane was great. The schooner Suarez, which
had made the port the previous day, was
completely wrecked and several OF the ere"
were lost. The schooner Alphonso XII was
driven entirely out of the water and literally
into the street. The schooner Antonio met
similar fate, having been blown into PaVla
street, where she still remains high and dry.
The schooner Almirante disappeared COM
plete!y. Nothing is known of the fate OF the
crew. There were many accidents caused
by falling buildings, resulting in broken legs
sea swept into Hector street. Many
families abandoned their houses owing
to the flood. In Sagua the cyclone,
In the morning Of Wednesday. OF the
1929 houses in Sagua, scarcely twenty es.
capped damage; $4,000, ,0C0 worth OF property
was destroyed. The desolation and ruin are
complete. The picture is dark-much darker
than any pen can make it, however sad and
truthful the lines In Isabella thirty-four
bodies were found on the beach. The over
flow Of the river caused great damage there:
The beach was covered with dead fish, and
many cattle were drowned by the flood. The
latter are producing fearful odors.
The correspondent at Caibarien says
One family lost three, chll- -
dren; the schooner Emanuel, touI
sailors and three passengers; the Union, two
sailors. Mr.. Cordoya, his wife and five chill
dren were lost. 1t is believed that the num-
ber Of deaths at this point was over seventy.
There was an extraordinary rise Of the river.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jose Crespo saw three OF their
children swept away by terrific wave:
Twenty-Five houses were blown down and
forty EIGHT received serious damage. AL
over the city there is much damage.
At Cardenas alone property was destroyed
or damaged to the extent Of $1,000, OO0, and
the deaths amounted to over 100.
Womel and children, sometimes entire
families, perished by the dozen. Two mothers
were drowned trying to rescue their little
ones. Others endeavoring to save life were
also drowned. Among the dead recovered al
the La Isabella de Sagna was mother with
her two children still firmly claspsd in heI
arms. In this situation the bodies were buried.
The total number of deaths from the cyclone
throughout the island is estimated at up
ward of one thousand. The vortex OF the
cyclone entered the island near Sagua, cross:
ing between Havana and Batabano and
through Consolation del Sur, leaving Cuba
for Vera Cruz. A popularity of this cyclone
was its southwark tendency.