The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17
JAMAICA IS SWEPT BY
SEVERE STORM.
It Is Estimated That $1O,OOO,OOO
Will Not Cover the Damage to
Property Besides Those
Killed Hundreds We're
Injured.

Kingstown. Jamaica. August 12-The
West Indian hurricane struck the Is
land Of jamaica with its fun force yes
terday, inficting great damage. Port
Anto To- On the north coast, was COM
pletely overwhelmed. Only six houses
were left standing there. The United
| Fruit Company's wharves, office. hotel
and plantations were utterly demolished.
Five Of the compan y's steamers. nclud-
| ing the Simon Dumois, Alfred Dumols
and Brighton. were driven ashore. but are
lying In easy positions. Port Maria. an
| other town on the north coast, also suf-
fered similarly The coast Is strewn with
wreckage Of local sailing boats.
The southea stern portion of the island
has been completely denuded of It's crops
the rivers are flooded and many men
were carried out to sea and drowned
Considering the damage to property dur
ing the hurricane, the less OF life Is
comparatively small. though the present
estimate is that the death list Will reach
fifty. Hundreds of persons were injured
and there were numerous hairbreadth
escapes. The property loss Is estimated
at $40. 900 900
The entire eastern end Of the island has
been devastated. Villages have been
wiped out and public buildings and
churches demolished. Thousands of tha
peasantry. rendered homeless apd desti-
tute, are wandering about seeking food
and shelter. The destruction OF the ban
ana plantations has been complete ana
the fruit trade Is paralyzed for the next
twelve months. Hundreds of prosperous
fruit growers have been brought to bank
ruptcy and ruin.
The western end OF the island. which,
1t was at first supposed. had escaped,
also suffered considerably though not to
the extent which the eastern end did.
The new banana plantations planted ther'
were partly destroyed. and the orange ana
coffee crops were also injured. The Nor
wegian steamer Dalvator di Gorgia was
driven ashore at Annotta bay. and lies In
a dangerous position. Several sailing YES
sells were wrecked on the north side
1t Is still stormy and threatening ana
there are fears that there may be re-
newal of the storm. Torrential rains have
increased the misery of the poor and
homeless.
Thousands of houses in Kingstown were
damaged, the Wharves were battered and
several coasting vessels were sunk In the
harbor
Trade Is practically at a standstill.
Thousands of People Homeless.
Kingston, Jamaica. August 13.-The
restitution in the hurricanestricken dis
tricts Is appalling. Thousands Of per
sons. homeless, starving and ill-ciad, are
hurrying to the towns to obtain shelter
and supplies, but as all the churches
end public buildings have been demol-
ished, the misery is intense. meeting
held at Port Antonio today appealed |
with the governors approval, to the |
generosity of the American people. Food |
sturs and Number are urgently needed |
The Norwegian steamer Etheiwoio en-
the hurricane on her voyage |
from New York to Jamaica and passed
through a terrible experience. Her ma
became deranged and the cylin-
der cover was blown off The steamers |
Alfred Dumois and the Salvatore Oil |
Giorgio are still ashore. The other
steamers which went ashore have been
floated.
Wednesdays dispatches said that the
Simon Dumois and the Brighten as well
as the two named above had been driven
ashore by the storm