The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-13

the extreme west of Cuba and re-ourving It should enter the -aptheastern Gulf of Nfs~teo during wednesday night and ar,oNe ,'o''nWaro ar ''.s.ng Thursday. Hurricane warnings have bean continued from Port Eads to Jlpiter and storm warnings from Jackse lille to Charleston
 Kingston. Jamaica. Aug. 12-The effects of the West Indian hurricane, which has swept on to the north upon the island of 1amaiea' are greater and more serious than first reported Reports of loss of life are coming in and 1t is believed that tho death list will reach fifty, while hun dreds of persons were injured. The pron. JOSS w'' d. easify reach ten millions of dollars Port Antonio. on the north c~@-t of the island, was over- who'~-- -.-' only '==.--.- were Jeff standing there. In the southwestern DOT uea or the island n,en were carried
 to sea and med The United Fruit company's -harves. office. hotel and plantations were utterly demolished Five of the companys steamers, inclnding ,as simon Dumois, Alfred Dumois and Brieh. ton, were driven ashore but are lying in easy positions. Port Mario. another town on the north coas., also sun red similarly. The coast is strewn with wreckaRe of local sailing vessels It is feared that ths loss of life is heavy, thirty fatalities hay. Ing been reported, principally among sea men.
 The entire eastern end of the lr'and has been devastated. Villages have been wiped out and public buildings and churches de 'lished. Thousands of the peasantry rendered homeless and destf- ute, are war arlng about see.n food and shelter. The destruction of the bana- ma plantations is complete and the fruit trade is paralv-a' for the next twelve months. Hundreds of pros erous fruit growers enve been brought to bankrupt cy and ruin.
 The western end of the island, which at first was supposed to have escaped. also suffered severely, though not to an extent which the eastern part did. New bana- mas planted there were partially de- stroyed and the orange and coffee crops were also injured. The Norwegian .steam- CT Salvatore. di Giargio was driven ashore at Anotte bay and lies In a dangerous position. Several sailing vessels were wrecked on the north side It Is still stormy and threatening and there are Tears that there may be a renewal of the storm. Torrential rains nave increased the misery of the poor and homeless. ihVhodHdS ol houses III Kingston damaged the wharves were battered and several coasting vessels were sunk in the harbor
 Trade is practically al a standstin The southeastern portion of the island was denuded of crops and the rivers arc flooded. Considering the damage to property during the hurricane, the loss Of life was comparatively small, although the present estimate now is that the death list will reach fifty Hundreds of persons were Injured and there was nu- merous hairbreadth escapes
 No Damage in Cuba.
 Havana. August 12.-While high winds and threatening conditions prevail in all the provinces of Cuba tonight. there have been no reports yet of any important damage. The land telegraph connection with Santiago, which was repeatedly in- terrupted, has been restored There was some destruction of crops and small buildings In the province of Pinar del Rio, where the wind appears to have been strongest Cable connection with all the islands of the West Indies is intact with the exception of Jamaica. Martinique, Guadaloupe and Dominica.