Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-10
Great Destruction Wrought in Cap
ital Of Porto Rico.
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED
cavalry Bnrrnck', storchouses. sIx.s
nni headquarters. Telegraph ana
Telephone wires, Many Public
buildings ma finudred> of Native
Houses Destroyed Jnnaian nnd
Turks Island Threatened.
(By Telegraph to vjrgin,an-pi,ot,

Np! ieieSraph 70 Nirginlan- Ptlot.o
Kingston. Jamaica, Aug 9-The bar "a
omeiers are alarmingly low here and &
urks Island reports a hurricane blow Y
ing with rapidly falling barometer at :
$50 y. M. causing great excitement.
SEVERE AT SAN JUAN.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. 9.-Glass-
ford. signal officer at San Juan. Porto
hico, cables that severe cyclone has 4
SWEPT over the city. Several persons
Killed and much property destroyed.
Washington. d. c.. Aug 9-Meager
details of the West Indian cyclone be-
gan 10 reach the Navy and War De-
partments late this Afternoon in the
shape or the following messages. ,ss
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. o.
Adjutant General, Washington:
Terrible hurricane: cavalry. barra cks$
destroyed; storehouses and o lher build-SS:
inSs damaged iron roofing and lunlbcra
required. Ssii
(signeD GLEN.
ANOTHER REPORT.
san Juan de Porto Rico. Aug. 8.
Signal Office Washington:
cyclone passing over island prostrat-s
eel telegraph and telephone lines; sew
cral killed: nay quarters wrecked and
signal barracks partially demolished;
many other public buildings likewise:
hundreds of native houses DESTROYED. ~
center and south probably Jared worse.
tSiSned) GLASSFORIJ.ts
The Navy Department late this. aft-s:
ernnon received cable from 3CaptSsnss
Snow. in command of the naval statforIf
ut San Juan. announcing thai tho sh,,rls
ricane had destroyed about $4,000 NORM
OF property at the station there. S
ISLAND OF ST. CRoIX.
St Thomas ID. w. l.. Aug. "a seaE
nere hurricane swept over the island OF
81; 81 nroix Monday might. The lowest;
1 1a."h's.sr was 29i2 Much damage was
done, but no deaths have yet been re-
ported The force Of the storm was also
eNneriencea NJ 81. Thomas. but Tho
damage done was slight Negro hut.tf
We're the chief sufferers Enormouss
seas however. I'D damage to thas
'whnrves, but there was no loss Or
81 Kits and Antigua are believed to
h''Ne suffered. but communication with
| these Islands is temporarily interrupt-s
WHEREABOUTS OF STORM
Washington. Aug. 9.-CabIe co,,ron
nicato. with the Lesser Antilles nae
again been restored and reports srs-l
'eiNed To-day make II evident that 1S,t,e
rurtie2ne center is probably soInsw hero
= The nor:hWard OF Santo Domingo ~,
Porto Rico. ~
GGADALOUPE ISLAND.
Washington. ztug. 9.-The following
Caolesnam has been received at the
STATE Department:
Point y p!trc. Guadaloupe Island
Secretary of State:
Serious hurricane suddenly CONS
menced at 10 yesterday morning. Blew
severely until night, Roof unitedE
states Consulate blown OFF. Every1
'n'ns' wraps, personal property, total
loss threat many small boats lost The
damages IN this city are great. No de-
'd'S from the country: wires down. M
NH'sheu) AYME, Consul. Ii,
SHIPPING IN PERIL.
Iuerto Plata. Aug. 9.-l:30 A. m.-AS
hurricane has swept the north coast
snl'e last night and Increases in vlo-s
enc. shipping in the port is In peril.
put up to this hour no veSss; has beer
Gawaged The destruction on land wifi
proo2 oily be considerable
LATER REPORTS.
-. Thomas. ID. w. l.. Aug. 9-Iate-f
aaVices from st. Kits said that on
Monday afternoon very severe hurri-3
miles. destroyed about 200 small honssss
III me towns and did considerable dam. i
reported. 49,
Ahtisua also suffered severely in dam.
"sc 10 estates and buildings In Tho
towns. There We're few fatalities
Later reports from st. Croix incres -
me amount OF damage done there
Nearly every estate has been wrecked
me large buildings in the towns have
oech unroofed. stock has been killed
ana At minimum of eleven deaths nag
occurred among the laborers. ~
OBSTRUCTIVE TIDAI, WAVE.
Valparaiso. Chili,Aug. "a tidal wavxs
nurst INTO the bay yesterday eyeninR5s
touring down the embankmert assa
S'wSfpinS on number of cars, iocomu-s
Is estimated at a million dollars. -