The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-11
Hundreds LOST THEIR LIVES.
MILLIONS OF PROPERTY WRECKED
IN THE WEST INDIES.

Storm Has Been Temporarily Lost,
mt Is Moving Toward the south
Atlantic COast-TOwns Wiped Out
In Porto Rico, and Many People
EiIIed-GrOwing Crops Laid Waste.
Great Damage in Other Islands.
Many People in Distress.
Washington, Aug. 10.-The West India
hurricane. which has been raging since
early in the week, has been lost for the
,in1. being in the waters to the north of
the eastern extremity of Cuba, where the
weather bureau officials reported it this
morning.
If il keeps in its present course, the
storm win reach Nassau in the Bahamas
tomorrow morning. Its progress has
beep slow. averaging about five miles IN
hour with a diameter approximating prob
ably 800 miles.
warnings have been sent to cities on the
South Atlantic coast on the northern
coast of cuba and the Bahamas advising
that all shipping remain in their harbors
pntl The storm has passed.
Porto Rico in Distress.
San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. 1O.-A hur-
rcane broke over the south coast at /
o'clock Tuesday morning end swept north
east
There was no abatement for nine hours
the greatest damage being done between
aud 10 O'Clock a. m. The wires Were
down and communication with the inte-
rior was for a time impossible. 1t l.
now chiefly carried on by couriers.
AT San Juan four natives were drowned
in the harbor; eighty houses were demol-
ished and hundreds were unroofed. The
damaged to property is estimated a $780,,
o. Commissary stores to the value of
$4,000 were destroyed.
A dispatch by cable from Ponce, sent at
70 O'Clock this morning, says the town
was almost destroyed. Almost all the
frame buildings are down, the bridge ia
swept away, and there is no communica-
h ton between the port and the city proper.
The damage to the port is estimated at
$4,000 Two natives are known to have
x been drowned The records and property
Of the custom house are ruined and all
Fl the vessels are ashore.
Whole Town Swept Away.
n At Aibonito very little remains standing
except the cathedral and the barracks Four
Il natives perished and three United States
z soldiers were badly injured. AS the town
without food, government relief has
N een despatched thither.
S FL Cauey was leyelled to the ground, 200
& houses being demolished. Two United
y States soldiers were injured there and
many cavalry horses killed.
At Catano the entire plant of the Stand
ard Oil Company was ruined. The loss on
The property is 100000.
Az Bayamo, a majority of the houses
were destroyed, and the rest were fooled.
Two hundred catfe We're killed, and the
railway was seriously damaged.
The village Of Carolina was literally
Faxed
At Caguas four persons were killed.
Great Loss at HumacnO.
A courier who has just arrived from
Humacao, capital of the province Of that
name on the eastern coast of the island,
reports awful destruction there. The loss
TO property is estimated at 500, Co., but
'his is the least item in the disaster. The
courier brought an official report from
lapi. Eben Swift, of the Fifth United
states Cavalry, who says:
Humacao was totally destroyed by the
hurricane Forty-six bodies have been re-
covered and there are many more in the
ue2fls' Eight privates of Troop c were
INJURED two fatally. Sergt King of the
L.gFeoth Infantry, was injured. North.
'#cAarged private, is missing. At the
''' OF Humacao eighteen bodies have
0oen recovered Eight hundred people are
starving here"
I'rae persons We're killed at Las Pie
U'"s ana five at Junco.
0o0fSfs from the other districts are
'uN-'OsiN expected at the palace.
"e steamer Slocum, Capt. Thomas, en-
'oD'e from Mayaguez to San Juan, was
0"usal in the storm, but her passengers
l'eW We're saved through the heroism
-'''' single, the first officer.
coffee Crop RuiDed.
'' coffee crop is ruined and the loss
Will reach millions.
a. cry sreat injury has been done also to
te orange crop.
'o definite returns have yet been recelv-
''''H lhe southern section of the island
,t sp''' from Ponce. It is certain, however
"''' 'Ae food supply in the stricken dis
"'''S nave been destroyed. and in these
S''''efs' the quantity Of government
'9'es IN hand is small. Relief wagons
van 0e sent out tomorrow in various di-
recuons.
zen George w. Davis, the governor
''e'"" mas cabled to the war department
a' appea! for assistance.
Report From Gen. Davis.
,,. " 'Shinston. Aug. 1O.-The Secretary Of
" az to-day received the following report
Rioo Ien' Davis, commanding at Porto
,es,,'i 'i me cyclone of last Tuesday:
c,r' '" Juan, Porto Rico, Aug. lO-Hurri-
over extreme violence passed
t.rtr., iorto Rico yesterday. The
l.',,'i'aI military loss az San
,.,,u- 'ou was one temporary companv bar