New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-11
RUIN WROUGHT IN PORTO RICO.

HuMAcAo WIPED OUT AND DOZENS KILLED
SAN JUAN AND PONCE SUFFER
san Juan de Porto Rico. Aug 10--A hurri-
cane broke over the south coast at ! o'clock
Tuesday morning and swept northwest. There
was no abatement for nine hours. the greatest
damage being done between and 10 o'clock
a. IT. The wires were down and communication
with the interior for a time impossible. II
,s now chiefly carried on by couriers
Here at San Juan four natives were drowned
n the harbor, eighty houses were demolished
and hundreds were unroofed The damage to
property is estimated at 100000. Commissary
stores 10 the value Of $4,000 were destroyed.
HEAVY LOSS AT PONCE.
A dispatch by cable from Ponce. sent at 10
O'Clock this morning. says the town was almost
destroyed. Almost all the frame buildings are
down; the bridge is swept away and there Is
no communication between the port and the
city proper. The damage 70 the port is es-
timated at $4,000. Two natives are known
70 have been drowned. The records and prop
erty Of the Custom House are ruined, and all
the vessels are ashore.
AT Aibonito little remains standing except the
Cathedral and the barracks. Four natives
perished and three United States soldiers were
badly injured. AS the town Is without food,
Government relief has been dispatched thither.
El Cayey was levelled to the ground, two hun
dred houses being demolished. Two United
States soldiers we're injured there, and many
cavalry horses killed.
At Catano the entire plant Of the Standard
Oil Company was ruined. The loss on the prop
erty is $4,000.
At Bayamon a majority Of the houses were
destroyed and the rest were flooded Two hun
dred cattle we're killed aud the railway was
seriously damaged.
The village Of Carolina was literally razed
At Caguas four persons were killed.
MANY KILLED AT HUMACAo
A courier who has just arrived from Huma-
Gao. capital OF the province Of that name on
the eastern coast Of the island, reports awful
destruction there. The loss 10 property Is es'-
mated at $4,000; but this is the least item IN
the disaster. The courier brought an official re-
mort from Captain Eben Swift. Of the 9Th United
States Cavalry, who says:
"Huuacao was totally destroyed by the hur-
-4cane Forty-six bodies have been recovered
and there are many more in the debris. Eight
,r,vates Of Troop c were injured, two fatally
Sergeant King. OF the 11th Infantry. was IN
,,red. North. a discharged private is missing
Ar the port Of Humacao eighteen bodies have
baer recovered. Eight hundred people are
starving here
Three persons were killed at Las Piedras and
five at Junco
Cour,ers from the other districts are anXiousy
ev,ac+ad AT the Palace The steamer Slocurn'
Ca,+oir Tboroas en- route from Mayaguez 10
San Juan. was caught in the storm out her pas
sengers and crew were saved through ire "e'0
ts-, Of Mr. Single. the first officer m
The coffee crop is ruined. ana the IoSS IN
- .,tI1,ons Very great injury has been done
also 10 the orange crop.
FOOD SUPPLIES DESTRofED'
NJ saAritA returns have yet been receiver
.-u +he sou+hern section Of the island apar'
so-, po,ce II is certain, however that '"7
80 .,,-,I,ss IN the stricken districts nave Oeei
d.s.~o,,ed and in those quarters the quahu'S oA
cove-r,,ant stores on hand is small
wagons will be sent out tomorrow IN N@iioN'
directions.