Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-11
HUNDREDS DROWNED,
treat Loss of Life In Wake of Allan.
tic Hurricane.
PORTO RICO SUFFERS BADLY.
reported From Various Southern Ia
lands That Over 300 People Have
Been Drowned and That
Property Loss Is Great,

>. ,i's .ol, aug. 1l.-lhe following
ulsputches nave been received relating to
the hurricane in the southern Atlantic:
romeo, Porto Rico, Aug. 1O.-A hurri
cane struck here at o'clock Tuesday
morning and lasted until 3 p. m. The
rivers overflowed, flooding the town. It
estimated that 200 persons were
drowned. The town and port are total
wrecks. 1t is believed the damage done
VIII amount to over 100000. No news
mas been received from the interior since
the storm broke.
st. Thomas, D. w. l., Aug 1O.-The
Island of Montserrat, British West In
dles'. was completely devastated by a
hurricane Monday. All the churches. es-
th'es and villages were DESTROYED. and
nearly 100 persons We're killed. In addi-
ton many were injured and rendered
homeless, and terrible distress exists
among the sufferers.
Kingston, Jamaica, Aug. 1O.-Turk's
island reports that the cyclone passed
away during the night, after doing tri-
hing damage. The center of the disturb
ance Is apparently progressing north
west toward the American coast.
Paris, Aug. 10. - Advices from La
Pointe-a-Pitre, island of Guadeloupe. saw
the cyclone did enormous damage in the
interior Of that island, a number of cot
fee and cocoa estates being devastated.
lie Hourle, suburb, was half destroyed.
There were number of fatalities.
From San Juan.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. 1O.-The
weather bureau here hoisted hurricane
signals at noon on Monday. AT 2 o'clock
on Tuesday morning the storm broke
with great force, and at 8:45 o'clock the
wind was blowing at the rate of 100
miles an hour, having reached Its maxi
mum velocity at that hour.
A large number Of trees were torn IN
by the roots, and railway train was
blown off the track. The beautiful
grounds and many dwellings in the town
Of Santurce, residence suburb, were
wrecked. One hundred and fifty frame
houses along the boulevard leading to
the capital We're destroyed. Within the
walls of the city no damage was done
beyond the destruction of one large brick
building.
Telegraph wires are down, and some OF
the cable connections have been destroy
ed, but it is known that Playa de Ponce
Is under water. The custom house there
was wrecked and its contents destroyed
All the vessels in Ponce harbor are re-
ported to be ashore. Owing to the inter-
rupton in the telegraph service there is
no communication with the city of Ponce
proper.
Only the outer edge of the hurricane
touched San Juan. Its full force was
expected along the southern coast of the
island. Seven natives were drowned in
the harbor here
Following is the hurricane record here:
July, 1918; August, 1927; Aug. 21, 1915;
Aug. %, 1872, the most violent one
known here; Sept. 4, 1906; Sept. Fl,
1919; Oct 20, 1867, and Aug. 4, 1886.
Official Report Received.
The secretary of war received the fol-
lowing report from General Davis, conf
in Porto Rico, on the cyclone
of last Tuesday:
Hurricane of extreme violence passed
over Porto Rico. The principal military
loss at San Juan one temporary COM
pany barrack wholly destroyed, some
quartermaster property damaged. No
personal injuries yet reported but all
wires are down. No injury to shipping
here save two small local schooners sunk;
two sailors drowned. San Juan lights
temporarily disabled. Cable reports from
Ponce say all shipping is ashore. Gus
tom house sheds badly damaged and
goods stored therein.
Messengers from two interior posts
tell of barracks unroofed and personal
and public property damaged. The losses
by the inhabitants are very great, and
extreme suffering must result The last
hurricane as severe as this was In 1876,
when, owing to loss of houses, fruit and
provisions, there was famine. l would
suggest public notice in the United States
to the effect that contributions of food,
clothing and money for the destitute
would be received with the greatest graf
itude and will be applied strictly to re-
lief of the destitute. Have appointed
board to supervise restitution. There are
many thousands of families who are en-
tirely homeless, and very great distress
must follow"