The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-10
PORTO RICO STORM SWEPT.
WEST INDIAN HURRICANE LEFT
RUIN IN ITS TRACK.

Cavalry barracks, Weather Bureau
and Many Buildings Frustrated at
Son Juan-Wires blown Down and
communication Interrupted-Sev-
eraI People KiIIed-SOuthern Part
of Island Probably Fared Worse.
Damage on st. CrOix.
Washington, Aug. 9-Meager details of
the West Indian cyclone began TO reach
the navy and war department late this af-
ternoon in the shape OF the following mes
sases.
San Juan, Aug. 9.-Adjutant General,
WASHINGTON: Terrible hurricane, cavalry
harrack ks destroyed; storehouses and other
buildings damaged; iron roofing and lum-
her required. Glen.
San Juan. Porto Rico. Aug. 9.-To Signal
Oaice. Washington: Cyclone just passing
over; island prostrated, telegraph and tele-
phone lines; several killed; my quarters
wrecked and signal barracks partially de-
moished; many other public buildings like
wise. hundreds of native houses destroy
cd; center and south probably Jared worse
Glassford.
received a cable from Capt. Snow in COM
mand Of the naval station at San Juan an
nourcing that the hurricane had destroyed
about 50 600 worth of property at the sta
ton here.
Gable communication with the Lesser
Antilles has again been restored, and re-
ports received to-day make It evident that
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where to The northward of Santo Domingo
or Porto Rico.
Great Damage at st. CrOix.
St. Thomas Aug. "a severe hurri-
cane swept over the Island of st. Croix
Monday night The lowest barometer was
2gl2
Much damage was done but no deaths
have yet been reported.
The force of the storm was also exr eri-
euced at St Thomas, but the damage done
4 was slight. Negro huts were the chief
sufferers.
i Enormous seas, however, did damage
10 the whaTes, but there was no loss Of
a life.
ST. Kits and Antigua are believed to
have suffered, but communication with
those islands is temporarily interrupted.
Destruction Was Extensive.
Later advices from ST. Kittts said that
@ Monday afternoon a very severe hurri-
ane, with a velocity of seventy-two miles,
srdyed about 200 small houses in the
Wns aud did considerable damage to the
safes. No fatalities were reported.
Antigua also suffered severely in damage
estates and buildings in the towns.
here were few fatalities.
Later reports from St CroiX increase the
mount of damage done there. Nearly
efry estate has been wrecked, the large
hldines in the towns have been unroofed,
sock has been killed and a minimum Of
van deaths has occurred among the la
Drers.
Consulate Was UnrOOfed.
Washington, Aug 9-The following ca
gram has been received at the state de-
81 artment:
Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe Island, Aug
# s-Serious hurricane suddenly commenced
d 10 yesterday morning. Blew severely
I'll until night Roof United States consulate
oio"A off. Everything. wraps, personal
property tota, loss. Great many small
4 ooaLs lost. The damages in this city are
4 great No details from the country; wires
town. Ayme, Consul.
Shipping in Peril.
Il Puerto Plata, Aug. 9, go a ma hur-
II r-ane mas swept the north coast since last
tIshj and Increases in violence. Shipping
II n 'he rou is in peril, but up to this hour
81 10 Fesse. has been damaged The destruc-
u'a on land VIII probably he considerable.
Gale Feared in Jamaica.
81 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug. 9.-The ba1o-
=, eiS are alarmingly low here and Turks
'ahd reported a hurricane blowing with
aplaly falling barometer al $3.50 p M,
~lsing great excitement.
II Has Moved Out to Sea.
sAinston, Aug. 9.-The hurricane
has ben raging III a portion of the !
.t Indies evidently has, according to
'.S received by the weather bureau
mat group ana shifted out into the
81 sea to the north of Pc~to Rico
'"e expectation is that the storm will |
year Itself out without doinq further dam