Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-16
THE CYCLONES WORK.
AreCibo Devastated By Hurri.
cane and Later Flooded.
Two Hundred Bodies Recovered and
Hundreds Missing.
Uncle Sans Soldiers Do Valiant Service
In Saving Lives.
CHILDREN DYING FROM STARVATION.

New York, Aug. 16.-A dispatch to the
Herald from San Juan says; Communi-
cation with distressed districts is still
partly open. Arecibo was devastated by
the hurricane and Il ,oded by the Arecibo
and Manati rivers. Two hundred bodies
have already been recovered and hun
dreds more are still missing. IL IL
thought they were swept into the sea.
The town is inundated TO depth OF ak
feet. After the water subsidized the dead
were found lying In every direction.
Bodies we're buried on the spot where
found. The town Ia now rapidly filling
up with starving persons from the conn.,
try. Only four soldiers were drowned,
but were all without shelter. Captain
McComb and men did valiant service In
saving life. Forty persons were rescued
from il,ating wreckage. A thousand
head OF cattle were lost there.
At Naranzlto twenty persons are
known 10 be killed. Thousands are home
less and starving. Moravis Is totally des-
troyed. At Cieles. twenty persons were
killed. Many are missing at Bsrcelonito
Seven residents we're killed. At Cayey
the death roll Ia at least ninety. IL is
impossible to estimate the loss Of life
ana property In the country districts.
Every river IL still swollen and passage
Ia well nigh impossible. Crops were
totally destroyed. Children are dying by
hundreds from starvation and exposure.
All the people are ilocking to Bayamon
for food and shelter.
A courier has just arrived from Yabu-
Goa. He says the town was demolished
by the storm. Already eighty bodies
have been recovered. II Is estimated
that 300 persons perished. Many we're
wounded.
Medical assistance IL scarce In all
parts OF the island. What makes the
present distress greater IL the fact that q
month ago all the public improvements
were stopped owing to lack OF appro-
priations. Thousands OF persons were
then thrown out OF employm ent. The re-
newal OF public works would be a great
relief to many places. a. the merchants
are ruined and cannot give employment
General Davis says the latest reports
show the disaster to be greater than he
had anticipated and extends over the
whole island. He IL doing everything In
his power to alleviate the sufferings and
has every confidence in the general re.
suits from his appeal TO the American
people.
Where 1t Is possible, the troops that
lost their shelter In the hurricane have
been ordered to San Juan.
Mayaguez is suffering but slightly. All
vessels In the harbor are ashore.
Washington. Aug. 10 The appalling
conditions existing In Porto Rico were
made more fully known to the war de-
partment today by General Davis In q
dispatch in which he says the deaths out.
right In the island will reach 1000, while
many are dying daily from injuries ant
priyations. The general adds: "Dry
split peas are very acceptable. Canned
peas involve too much transportation In
proportion to nutriment, but can be USED
near the sea coast, although there !,
much destitution In the interior ant
many deaths are occurring from a lscl
OF food. 1t will not be possible to reaci
those points with packs for the mex
week, for In many cases the roads ant
rails have been destroyed. 10 that onl,
men on foot can get to and from thos,
districts. Stores coming on thu
Mcpherson will be in time fol
supply OF the most pressing need,
at all accessible points with the store,
now on hand. so great is the destruction
OF the roads that there il no communics
tiOn as yet with one.third OF the island