The evening times., 1899-09-21
RUINED BY THE STORM.
Baltimore Porto3Ricans May Have t
Abandon Their Project.


Baltimore POrto3RiSans May Have 10
Abandon Their Project.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept. 21.-Tidings OF
the terrible acknowledgements by the re-
cent hurricane in Poftd Rico may result
in changing the plans Of number OF mem-
bers Of the Porto Rican colony here, which
was formed by natives who came to this
city to study American educational meth
DDS and customs. Relatives and friends OF
the Porto Ricans write that they have suf-
fered the loss Of a large part or all OF their
fortunes but they are still striving to save
enough from the wreck SO that the studies
| Of the Porto Ricans may be continued in
Baltimore
Prof Rafael Janer and his son, Fernan-
| do Janer, left Baltimore yesterday to re-
| turn to Porto Rico. They came to this
city only to spend the summer with the
other members of the colony, so that their
plans are not changed. Prof. Janer was
formerly president of the San Juan High
School, but that institution was reorgan-
| ized, and American teachers took the
| places of the Porto Ricans. He returns TO
accept the principalship in Areeibo. HIS
| brother, Prof. Felipe Janer, who brought
| his family OF ten members here, Will prop
| ably soon return to Porto Rico to collect
| his scattered property. He was formerly
| President of the Normal College OF Porto
| Rico which was situated in San Juan. Inls
| institution was abolished, and its former
head will now seek position IN some otner
educational institution.
| Prof. Felipe Janer had an interest In
houses and plantation in the mountains
south of San Juan. He has received news
that what houses were not destroyed were
unroofed in the storm. The plantation,
which was in the sugar district, and well
supplied with live stock, is almost total
wreck. the animals being drowned anu
buildings destroyed. The sugar crop was
DESTROYED and many coffee trees uprooted
and made useless
| 1t was the intention of the professor 10
bring up his family in Baltimore. where
they could imbibe American customs anu
learn English, so that they might return
to Porto Rico to impart their knowledge
to their friends and the native population
generally His plans will have 10 DC
changed as he will be unable 10 pear the t
expense of supporting his family mere
after losing so much Of his property.
Other members of the colony have re-
ceived letters telling them OF losses IN
flicted upon their families. The brothers
Arturo Vileila and Salvador VHeila re-
ceived letters stating that their iatner
had lost half of his possessions, whien
were valued at million dollars. Ine re-
mainder is in land which must De worheo
upon at great expense in order 10 fetuIn
il to profitable bearing, making practicaiiy
| +. new start in life necessary for the fam
lily. .ho
Moses Jordan. whose home was IN the
interior of the island, has learned tnat MS
father has lost about O,o60 by the storin
Domingo Marsari. of Sabana Grande' WHICH
ia in the midst Of the most fertile region
on the island, has news that his father
coffee plantation was almost totaiiy ue-
stroyed The plantation WIS one Oh the
largest and finest in Porto Rico. ana no"
the coffee trees are uprooted OF ehtiieil
etrinned of foliage The crop was lus'
ready TO be taken from the trees M.
makes the loss all the more keenly leit
In is estimated that it will take at ieas
five wears, not to speak OF the great ex
pense. to put the plantation in prontaoi'
bearing again.
Aususto Ortiz whose brother haIae
Or,iz ia mayor OF Maunabo, has received
from his brother a thrilling account
rhe hurricane and food. TIE mayor ma
large coffee plantations near the TOW
! and had Just gathered his crop. IN th
. basement of the city hall he han store'
| to Utu DUt1NCS OIL COucc icSes 80 1872
The storm swept building and content
/ | away and in the whole district he says
e only one house was left standing. mayo
Ortiz writes that he was in town when Tn
storm commenced, and then hastened
seek his family in the country. his wa
| was along promontory, from "hici
| stones and trees were torn by the WIN
L and sent crashing over his head as d
skirted the bank He reached his countr
home and had just persuaded MS iaihliy I
8 leave when il fell in. They sought retus
at a neighbor's, but had not been ther
long when the roof crashed in upon then
y The mayor's sister and one OF MS chliore
4 were caught under the wreck, but were eN
/ | tricated with little injury. When the
| again started for shelter the mayor va
caught in a rushing torrent. whittier u
had been blown by the wind, and was car
s ried off toward the sea, not tar away.
, | a turn of the bank he seized a. busn an
q held il for an hour, until the storm abat
: ed and he was able to draw himself ou
of the flood.
y Search for his family disclosed ther
huddled together upon a knoll, which wa
e surrounded by rushing water, Wnic
5 threatened to rise and engulf them. RI
n naIly the storms fury became less, an
e then the members Of the family manage
TO gain safety by wading through Wate
which reached their armpits
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