New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
CYCLONE KILLS SCORES.
CUBA SWEPT By STORN.
Devastation II Guantanamo and
.Santiago-Stcamer Reported Lost

sanuaco. Juue - Thy rteamer TO ManzaniHo,
June 1G-The worst storm Of decade began
on Friday and culniunte1 Monday night in
fourteen inches Of rain. which fell In five hours,
accompanied by a hurricane. The lower village
Of FL Cobre has been destroyed. Forty-fve per-
sons ire known to he dead and scores are miss
ing Bodies are floating in the Cobre River.
Twenty bodies have been recovered by boats pa
trolling the bay.
All the bridges on the Cobre Railway are out
and many bridges have been lost on the Cuba
Railway. A train which left Havana saturday
is held between washouts forty miles inland. A
relief train bringing mail and passengers, was
wrecked Mt Moron. The fireman and mail agent
were killed and two of the employees were In
tured The passengers are safe.
ThI mines at DaiquirI crippled. and six OF
the employees have been drowned. The pier has
been damaged.
The city's property loss is enormous. All tele-
graph and cable lines disabled.
Guantanamo, June 10 delayed in transmits
sion)-The most severe storm record here
has swept over this place. There were showers
all Monday. and at night a steady downpour
of rain began lasting till noon Tuesday. At 4
a. m. the Guaso BanO and Jaibo rivers were out
of their banks and sweeping the country. caus-
ing loss of life and property The rivers are stlll
up, and there Is no communication with out
side districts.
Ten bodies have been recovered thus far. but
much greater loss of life is supposed to have
occurred in the low districts beyond the rivers.
There are large numbers of dead cattle along
the banks. The Guantanamo railroad was
washed out near Caimanera. The damage was
slight nnd the road will be open TO traff1c to-
night The Cuba Eastern Railroad is consd-
bly, damaged. No bridges have been de-
stroyed but they have been injured The line
between Guantanamo and tidewater is badly
washed out A bridge which was being con-
structed by q sugar estate across the tano
River has been carried away. communication
with the rest of the island Is cut of completely.
The United States steamer vixen mas arrived
here from Santiago. She reports many houses
DESTROYED there and forty persons drowned at FL
cobre MANY bridges have been carried away
on the Cuba Companys railroad. ana there nave
been no trains through since Tuesday several
Messenger trains were blocked en- route brluSeS
on the Cobre Railroad have oeen carried away
The Janagua Railroad, along the coast east oi
Santiago suffered badly. 1t cannot be operated
for months. - ,.o..... -.
The steamer Tomas Brooks, plying between
Hayti and Santiago Is reported lost.
business here is almost paralyZed
Havana Tune 16-The government is In re-
cain+ Of +alegrams from points in the province
of Santa Clara telling OF the work or the storm
in that vicinity. The people are alarmed over
the extraordinary rise or the Sasua RIVER;
CtanF,ecos ia impossible on account OF bridges
heinr under water. Traffic on the Van Horne
and other railroads is demoralized because OF the
many washouts ,,,. -. ,,.. ,,-,,
,ar ' renorts numerous minor wrecks the
th cpast az the island and considerable dam
age done TO DulIuihSS' Ou' '-'a' 'i''' was -
The government has set aside s21 600 to aid
sufferers.