The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
1RE NESI INDIA CYCLONE
Continues its Course
NOrrhW eStward.
PORTO RICO SWEPT OYER
Greae DE Destruction OF Property-Several
Deaths fu San Juan n-Commuuication
Int rupted-Much Damage. With
Loss of Life, on st. Crsix-Other
Islands suffer From the Storm-Cen.
trai Yesterday North of Porto hicO
and san Domingo.

trai Yesterday North Of Porto hicO
and san Domingo.
Kingston, ia, August 9.-The .barom-
eters are alarmingly low here and Turks
island reports hurricane blowing with
rapidly falling barometer at $3.50 o'clock
p m, causing great excitement.
Washington, August 9.-Glassford, 9.
signal officer at San Juan, Porto Rico.
cables that a severe cyclone has swept
over the city, several persons killed
and much property destroyed.
Meagre details of the West Indian cy
clone began to reach the navy and war
departments late this afternoon in the
shape of the following messages:
San Juan, Porto Rico, August 8.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
Terrible hurricane; cavalry barracks
destroyed; storehouses and other build
ings damaged; iron roofing and lumber
required. GLEN"
t'San Juan, Porto Rico, August 9.
Signal Office, Washington:
Cyclone just passing over island
prostrated telegraph and telephone
ed and signal barracks partially de-
molished, many other public buildings
likewise; hundreds Of native houses de-
stroyed centre and south probably
Jared worse.
"GLAssFORD."
The navy department late this after
noon received cable from Captain
Snow, in command Of the naval station
at San Juan, announcing that the hur-
ricane had destroyed about $4,000 worth
of property at the station.
ST. Thomas, D. w. l., August "a Sc
we're hurricane swept over the island
of ST. Croix Monday night. The low
est barometer was 29.12. Much dam
age was done, but no deaths have yet
been reported. The force of the storm
was also experienced at ST. Thomas
but the damage done was slight. Ne
gro hurts were the chief sufferers. Enor-
nous seas, however, did damage ate the
wharves, but there was no loss of life.
st. Kits and Antigua are believed to
have suffered, but communication with
those islands is temporarily inter-
ruDted.
Later advices from ST. kits said that
on Monday afternoon very severe hur-
ricane with velocity of seventy -tw Q
miles destroyed about 200 small houses
in the towns and did considerable dam
age to the estates No fatalities were
reported.
Antigua also suffered severely in dam
age to estates and buildings in the
towns. There were few fatalities.
Later reports from ST. Croix increase
the amount of damage done there.
Nearly every estate has been wrecked,
the large buildings in the towns have
been unroofed, stock has been killed and
a minimum of eleven deaths has occur
red among the laborers.
Washington, August 9.-Cable COM
hunication with the, lesser Antilles has
again been restored and reports receiv-
ed today make it evident that the hur-
ricane center is probably somewhere TO
the northward of Santo Domingo or
Porto Rico.
The following cablegram has been re-
ceived at the state department.
Point Apitre, Guadaloupe Islands,
August 8.
Secretary of State, Washington:
Serious hurricane suddenly COM
menced at 10 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Blew severely until night. Roof
of United States consulate blown Off
verything-wraps, personal property
total loss. Great many small boats lost
The damages in this city are great. Nc
details from the country; wires down
''AYME. Consul
Puerto Plata, August 9.-11: 80 a. m.-
A hurricane has swept the north coast
since last night and increases in vio-
lence. Shipping in the port is in peril
but up to this hour no vessel has been
!, damaged. The destruction on land viii
probably be considerable.
Washington, August 9.-The hurri.
cane which has been raging in a portion
of the West Indies evidently has, ac-
cording to reports received by the
weather bureau, left that group ant
shifted out into the open sea TO tht
north of Porto Rico. The expectation
is that the sorm will wear itself ou
into the open sea to the north of Porte
, Rico. The expectation is that tn;
storm will wear itself out without do
ing further damage.
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