The San Francisco call., 1899-08-17

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SAN. JUAN. Porto Rico Aug: 16.--
Communication has now teen restored
In the direction of Ponce rs far as Ca
guas. The whole country has been de.
vastated. In every: section the hurricane
has destroyed all the towns and. vii:
.lages. People" Whose =" homes : were
wrecked are wandering about. seeking.
food and shelter. sIn= towns. the stencil.
of decaying bodies nder> the#ruins I: of
ihomes and public buildings is almost
unbearable. In Yabucoa both of the
government: physicians We're caught: in
the wreckage= and wounded: The. town
will be set on lire 1ri*order- that am epi-
demic may be avoided: ::r: :: -:
DR.. Altman of .Arecibo writes. that up
to August 13: 40: assis tance of any: Kind.
had reached there: II here. is an "a lIllost
unbearable stencil. and unless aid comes
within a few days. he:de deGlares: a. fearful
epidemic must fGlioM.: 1t is; certain that
there are MANY bodies lying underxthe
ruins, but II is. imp pQssfbl %te.: find la
borers to clean up the: towns. =: =. =
The Government t. til g..S 1ocutl was sent
TO Humacao with -pro1i sions and from
there has sailed ==tQj ST T honas' to bring
over a dred dge, There is ther; steam
er that is available TO: ca rI,yL aid around
the coast. . :. J; .::+@" En- " j. =:
At Ponce there. has: been=a public pro-
test against the negligence; "of the
Mayor, and he has: been. forced to- re-
sign. ri: u: 5:;. ~ H..
reports. (. from j: .Naguabo,: &Corozato
Aquada, Comerza and. cluayaniElae are
that these towns, have been destroyed
and that the municipalities are without
means to relieve. the DISTRESS: =. :: =.
San Juan, too, lis. Threatened: with an
epidemic The captafn*of an.ilreoming
and drifting. shGreWard.:th are in
Vulnerable bodies of:hunan beings and
cattle, mingled. With the: Wreckage OF
houses. Leading: merchants estimate
the losses in stores: and. in. cr0psaof cof-
fee, sugar and frutt:fur the next three
years at fully $T5 1000 :.=:. -.
-. j: NASSAU. Aug. 16:Ainformation was
received here this morning that the
center of the hurricane: of August Il
and u passed :. over =. Red Bay,
Andres Island. Many .sponging YES
4sels- are known~:tO have been lost and
many others are ynlissihg. There was
a. terrible loss. OF. life: The same condi-
tions existed on the EXurila Gays.
-. WASHINGTON,'.' Aug. 16.-The ap-
palling conditions: existing in Porto Rico
were made more fully known to the
War Department to-day by General
Davis in dispatch which says the
deaths outright in the island will reach
ZuuU. WHlle IldIlN ne. Oy lIlS QdilS liO4ll
injuries and privations: General DAVIS
adds =
3. Dry split peas are. very acceptable.
Canned peas involve. too much trans
portation in proportion to nutriment,
but can be used near the seacoast, al
though there is much destitution in the
interior and deaths are occurring from
lack of food. 1t Will not be possible to
reach those points with packs before
next week, for in1nlanY cases the roads
and the rails are. so des stroyed that only
men on foot can. get to and from those
districts. The stores coming on the Nc
81. .Pherson viii be..ln time. i am supply
ing the most pressing needs at all aces
sible points with stores. now on hand
SO great is the destruction of roads that
there is no communication yet with one
third Of the island..s !:
J., THE. commanding officer: at each of
the twelve posts is inspector of relief for
this district, and he has detailed a man
in. every. municipality to collect data
and. relieve the most pressing needs
/ have furnished each inspector with
similar funds and given authority to is
sue food from. army supplies. One SOL
d3er died of injurfes;- others injured will
recover %.
.- "A great many. wagons.ar overturn-
ed and broken, but all are being re-
paired Many thousand head of pri-
vate cattle. and horses were drowned.
The larger part Of deaths of natives
was from drowning"
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b. Stanford Student Killed.