The sun., 1903-08-12
CYCLONE HEADED This WAY.
Porto RICO AND OTHER ISLANDS
NOW CUT OFF.
Storm That Swept Martinique on Sunday
Morning and Left 5000 Homeless
MenaCes cuba, the Gulf and Coast or
FlOrida--Nlay Not Get UptO New York.


Morning and Left 5000 Homeless
Menaces Cuba. the Gulf and Coast OF
FlOrila-Nlay Not Get UptO New York.
The cyclone which swept over the island
| Of Martinique on Sunday morning. leaving
| 5000 persons homeless, is believed TO oe
travelling north. Indication OF its work
to cable stations in it's path was given last
night when the Commercial Cable Com
pany issued the following notice:
"We are advised that there is no COM
munication with Jamaica. This cuts on
Porto Rico and all the West Indian islands
south Of there"
The cable to Jamaica is by way OF Hall
fax, the Bermudas and Turks Island. 1t
is thought that the plant on the island OF ia
maica might have been wrecked by the
cyclone which passed over the West Indies.
An effort was made to connect with
Jamaica by way of the South American
cable, which touches at Porto Rico and
then passes to Jamaica, but Porto Rico
could not be reached. The Haytian cable
worked all right for time..from New York to
Hayti, but word came over that to the effect
that the storm had affected all cable COM
munication in the West Indies and that
even Panama could not connect with Porto
Rico, although they had direct cable to
that island.
Santiago, il was said, had been cut of
from Havana. 80 far as the cable was
concerned
Forecaster er Emery OF the local Weather
Bureau office would not venture an opinion
last night as 10 whether there was any like
lihood that the cyclone would come far
enough north to disturb New York The
big storms influence had not yet been de-
tected at any of the Weather Bureau sta
tions along the coast. he said.
The forecaster sent warnings yesterday
morning to all shipping interests having
vessels in or about 10 sail for the southern
seas. This warning as sent out after
Mr.. Emery had received the following 10
O'Clock bulletin from Edward B. Garrett,
forecast official Of the Central Weather
Bureau Office at Washington:
Hurricane approaching Cuba from Carib-
bean Sea and will probably recurye north
ward near the Florida peninsula. Dan
gerous for vessels of all classes bound for
Gulf. South Atlantic and Cuban waters.
Late in the afternoon the local weather
office got this additional bulletin from
Washngton:
Northeast storm warning, 40 T.. Nj,
Jacksonville Savannah and Charleston.
Hurricane apparently central south Of cen
tral Cuban coast and reCurving northward.
Exact course cannot now be determined. but
dangerous for vessels to sail south
The Weather Bureau got its first news
Of the hurricane on Saturday, when ono of
the stations in the Lesser Antilles detect ed
il bearing down on Barbados from the east
WASHINGTON. Aug 1.-THE following
cable despatch from Fort de France Mar
Unique, was received at the State Depart
ment late last night from Consul Jewell:
Terrific cyclone visited entire island mid
night Saturday Great damage TO crops
and fruits, Many houses in Fort de France
unroofed: trees two feet thick uprooted.
One killed Consulate intact.
AT Trinit6 seven killed, many houses de-
stroyed Smaller towns damaped
New villages Tivoli, Fond. Lahaye, Four
niels and Reculee destroyed rendering
5000 sufferers last years catastrophe again
homeless. Reports interior island Indefinite
Great encouragement"