Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-20
Our New Possession in the West
Indies.
AN AMERICANS IMPRESSIONS
Capital. Pic,ur-,au. Description
OF Some Striking Conditions.
Damsse Done by HurrIcau..
tBy Eugene ]. Eellenot }
San Juan de Pucrt, Rico Oct >.

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ed. and ovcrv,hin, ~. nn, .n,,,.
down ~ ;, n,,..ful ,,.1 .o,,,,. III;
etudc 10 tina rr,1it ~ i, ,ja ~ ~.
peace1oyinn i,b,hi,, ~ nh. MN,
island WI, ,l,,,,,b ,,n,,,' l.,hn,.;,,. ,,,
conditions nc h1a;s ,nt 49,,
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in,. tbp s,lu,inn nr IL. ,,,,.,,n,,,,. .,,.1
/ NAV sav c,nn1cx ,,,..,;,,.
:ll|y arising Tnr tho i,atta,.,,ap, ~ ~,
ssland hn1h fran, :, ,:,,n ;,, ,.,,>.
and othrr,yie. whit, ,ro, ,,,.i,. u.
isfactory sritlcncnt Vii, ~ d,,l. L.,
suit to IN, rn;1 ,n,, ha,.I, ,r rn.,.
Rico-:ln jslan1 which ,cssrssr. :, az
mate and !, .njl which 81. rnr.i1it,
prntllrtjreurss i nnr n,n,ucd II, ma,
ii t.aliforni, A., ,,h;,h .,..n ,,d,,,.
the nos, savor.rh,,. nn,,i,i,,s IN,
produce rruj,s y,,,,n,,,.s IN, III. nv.
of surh in.n.nsi,y AMI y,,,i.i, ,Ii
cacy Of taste ,hnt viii i. ~, ,v,n,n,
ana utter as;opj-hmrn, of mos. ,>:,n
have been ,,ro1no,.istc !, ,,,i,,,,,uri F..
the hes, portion Of 1hrir liyes ,n1 u,;,,,
ara ,alr,,l.,,cl ~ u ,.,,.,,
rvu in this rcsp.r: -i-n, s.v,r. h,,ri.
sane Of August Stu. last. has tis,,r
much towards rc,ardiny the progress
OF the hitherto fairly prosperous G n
dition Of the island. ana mas caused an
immense lot Of suffering among the
fSnf .,,,I,
enc" have boon thus destroyed! TIN.
condition Of those people who Eve III
the country districts IS ritiahlc in the
extreme. more so even than those liz
ing in the cities where work q soma
kind throughout The year an gcncr. l.,
be had. The banana and pianlain
upon which these people Su3sist prin-
ciraily. and which are prepared bY
them in i score Of different ways, his
been almost totally wiped away. ANA
III consequence they have been Obliged
to accept the generosity uf the yeo;,r
Of the United States. ana also the l-nl-
ted states governments. who have. sir \.
the hurricane been Very generous y
distributing food. medicines ana m MY
TO the destitute ana suffering Tn
damage to the coffee crop OF tn. is
land. rs well as the tobacco ana sugar
cane, has been very great, and it viii
take y long while for these crops 70
gully rc>uneratc from the fearful blow
sustained.
TNE!E DAMAGE WROUGHT.
The damage wrought bv ,h, hur,i-
cane has been ynrious,v ,s,in>,,aa rr.,,,
so, 900, 600 To $50 900 900 ,,a IA ~. !.
life from 500 70 900 ); whjch If ~
latter. the larges; number vas =,
Ponce, the largest c;tv ,s tho ;c,,,,
which seems to haye borne ,ha h,,,,,,
of the storm: and where ire las If ill.,
has been estimated NJ ,h,,r, 600 N.r,
fOrtunateIy san Imam a.c,nad ~
worst of the storm ,honrh a, i'm,
the velocity of ira vina NV tnr,it;,.
The prircipal damage dane bar, n,,-
side Of the unruojnr of h,. ,o,a.r
and other buildings IN IN. .i,v ~;
one Of Which caused uniy,,s,, sorr,.,v
and regret among the ,,nnnla ~ ~,
havoc, the storm ,layrd yi,I, ,ha ,,.,,
nificent statue OF s'hrsto,,har ,,oI,,,r-
bus. located in the urincipal nlaza rr
the city-Hplaz.. az l',isto Oral rnI,n
The uplflcd hand Of this sraira NJ
Blown entirely off .lom tie j,,l,- &c
clean and neat as if i, had been az.
complishcd With the aid If tools for IA,
purposes ii was also otherwise badly
damaged This statue made entirely
of fine Italian marble. was c,.pc,,1
here Il few years ago hv Inc civ rf
san Juan in honor If lh,a crc,t t)i.coy-
ercr at Il cost Of $40. coo.
IlEE CAPITAL. CRY.
san Juan. the capital city. s;,ra;nl
on the northern roas', Of Tho island, ana
at which the HEADQUARTERS Of rhr army
are located and from which all the al
fairs Of the island ARC ,p:,nnnrd ,rl