The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-11

destroyed ana the rest were no0ueo IWO
hundred cattle were killed and the railroad
was seriously damaged.
The village of Carolina was literally
RACED At Cayguas four persons were
killed.
A courier Just arrived from Humacao,
capital of the province of that name. OH
tho east coast of the island. reports awful
destruction there The loss to property IL
estimated at $500, but this is the least
itom in the destruction.
Tho courier brought an official report
from Captain Ehen Swift of the Fifth
United States cavalry, who says: HUI
macao was totally DESTROYED by the hurri-
cane. Forty-siS bodies have besn rccov-
cred and there arc many more In the
debris Eight privntes. company 9. were
injured. North. a discharged private, Is
missing, At the port of Humasao ten
bodies have been recovered Eight hun
dred people are starving here"
Three persons we're killed at Las Piedras
and Ave at Junco.
Couritrs from the other districts as
aasiously expected Mt the palace Tho
steamer Slocum Thomas, en- route from
Mayaeuea TO San Juan. was caught In the
storm hut her passengers and crew were
saved through the heroism OF Mr. Single.
the irst officer.
The coffee CROP is ruined and the loss
win reach millions. Very great damage
has been dohe to tne orange crop
No definite returns have been received
from the south section of the island ex-
cen, Ponce II il certain however. that
food supplies In the stricken districts have
been destroyed and a quantity OF govern
ment stores on hand is small. The govern
ment wagons have beer sent out IN various
directions.
George w Davis. the governor general
haze cabled to the wGr department an ap-
peal for assistance.
Fort de France. August 10.-The au-
thorites of the island of Guadalupe are
still without news from the interior owing
to the interruption OF the Geographic COM
munication MS result OF the recent hnr-
rlcane But other advices which have
reached La pointe-aPitre say the coffee
crop has been nearly totally destroyed
Al La pointc7e-Pltre seven persons were
| injured and at Moul the damage was
considerable and several persons were
wounded. At P6r, Canal and Port Louis
several persons were killed and num-
Der were injured The villages of Grip
per and Lamcntin have been entirely de-
stroyed and the lighthouses OF MonrouS
and Fossiloz have been overturned The
! lDNU VI pl' lIuuio w p"i"hNo A"'
suffered considerably. Governor Mora
chini arrived at La Pointe-a-Pitre this
morning on the French cruiser Cecille and
left soon arterward for sanitess
Nows which has reached the Associated
Press correspondent here from the Ger
man Antilles says the Island of Dominica
has not suffered much from the hur-
4 ricane, that st. Thomas and st. Croix suf-
fered lightly, that Antigua was seriously
/ hit and that at st. Kits 200 houses were
destroyed.
The hurricane passed over Porto Plata
and appears to have rayaged the northern
portion OF the Dominican republic. All
communication between Porta Plata and
the interior not including San Domingo is
interrupted and It is impossible to OBJ
tain a correct account OF the damage done,
although II is thought to be important
The railway from Porta Plata to San
Domingo Is no longer working. Evident
ly the hurricane swept over Cape mayhem
with less violence and therefore with cor
respondlngly less damage
: Washington, August l0.--The secretary
of war today received the following re-
port from General Davis, commanding in
Porto Rico, on the tornado of last Tues
day;
San Juan, Porto Rico, August 9--Hur-
: rcane of extreme violence passed over
Porto Rico yesterday. The principal mill
tary loss at San Juan was one temporary
I company barracks wholly destroyed ana
some auartermasters property damaged.
: No personal injuries reported yet. but all
: wires are down. No injury to shipping
here. save two small local schooners. two
sailors crowned. San Juan lights tenn
:. porarlly disabled.
Cable reports from Ponce say all ship
: ping is ashore. Custom house sheds badly
damaged and goods stored therein Mes
sages from the interior tell OF barracS'
: unroofed and personal and public properly
! damaged. The losses by the inhabitants
d is very great and extreme suffering mus
$ result. The last hurricane AS severe a.
the one OF 1875. when, owing to the loss
y of houses fruit and provisions. there was
a famine. would suggest public notice
:, in the United States to the effect that
: contributions OF food, clothing and money
for the destitute would be received Win
. the greatest gratitude and will be applied