The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-10
Roof of United States Consulate at
Point a Pitre Blown Off.
DETAILS ARE HARD TO OBTAIN.
But Advices Received Indicate a
Storm Of Great Severity - Nearly
Every Estate on the Island Of
st. Croix Has Been Badly
Wreck ked-Damagc Gen
orally is Great.

WASHINGTON. August Gable com
municatlon with the Lesser Antilles has
again been restored and reports received
to-day make it evident that the hIrri-
cane centre is probably somewhere to the
north OF Santo Domingo or Porto Rico.
Mcagre details of the West indian eye
clone began TO reach The Navy and War
Departments late this afternoon in the
shape of the following messages.
San Juan d. Porto Rico August o.
Admtant General. Washington:
Terrible hurricane. cavalry barracks de-
.troved. store houses aud other building
damaged. iron roofing and lumber Ie-
,sirneD GLEN
san Juan Dc Porto Rico August Q.
Signal Officer Washington.
cyclone just passing over island pros
trafod telegraph and telephone lines; Sow
oral killed. my quarters were wreck 'd
and glgufl barracks partially demolished.
Many other public buildings likewise;
hundreds of native houses destroyed; CEN
tro and south probably Jared worse.
(SiencU GLASSfDRl).
CONSULATE TNROuFEp.
The following cahIogram has also been
received at the state Departments
Pont Pltrc Guadaloupe Island.
August 9.
SECRETARY ~ state:
Serious hurricane suddenly commenced
af 10 Yesterday morning. Blew severely
urtU nicht Roof United states Consul
lafo blown or Everything wraps. per-
eonal property total loss. Great many
small boats lost The damages in This
citv are great ~ details from the coun-
',e,~ne,, AYME. Consul
PUERTO PLATA. August 9.-3 a. M
A hurricane has swept tho north coast
since lasf night and increases I'm violence.
Shining On the port is I'm peril. but up 10
fbis bour no vessel has been damaged
Tho destruction on land viii probably be
considerable.
The Navy Department late this after
noon received a cable from Captain snow
in command of the naval station at san
Juan announcing that the hurricane bad
= -trfyed about 1900 worth OF property
at the station there
ST.. CBOIN WRECKED.
ST. THOMAS. ID. W. T.. Aug "a
severe hurricane swept over the island oI
50 Cr1ix Monday night The lowest
barometer was @l2 Much damage was
done but no deaths have yet been report
cI The force of thc storm was also
oxpericnced az 81 Thomas but the dam
age done was slight Negro nuts We're
the chief sufferers Enormous seas.
however. did damage to the wharves but
there was mo- loss of lIfe.
ST. Kits ana Antigua are believed %
have suffered. but communication with
those islands is temporarily interrupted.
Later a3vices from S. kits say that
on Monday afternoon 20 very severe h1r-
ricane destroyed many small no1res in
the town and did damage to estates fni-
tlQuc also suffered much damage to estates
and buildings in the towns. There were
fatalities
Later reports from ST. Cro.x increase
the amount of damage done there. Near
lv every estate has been wrecked. The
large buildings foo the towns have been
mroofed stock has been killed ana q
MINIMUM of u deaths has occurred among
the la51rers
KINGSTON JAMAICA. Aug. 9.-The
haromoters are alarminglv low here and
Turks Islands REPORTS % hurricane blow
ing with ran.ditv Failing baromcters at
, .30 p ST. caused great excitement
TIDAL WAVE IN CHILL.
NAlsIAitAIT', 'IliI+l. aug. "a lllhi
wave burst into the hav yesterday even
ing tearing down the embankment and
sweeping or a number of cars. locomo-
tIvcs and tons of merchandise. The loss
is estimated 90 "a million dollars.
THE STORM GOES OFT TO SEA.
WASHINGTON. August 9-Tho hurri |
cane which has been raging in n portion |
of fhe West Indies evidently has. accord |
inr fo reports received hv the Weather
Bureau. left The group and shifted ont |
into the open sea 10 the north of Porto |
Rico. The expectation is that the storm |
rfu wear itself ont without doing further |
damage