The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-23
TELL OF GALES FURY
Survivors of Hurricane Bring
Fearful Tidings.
FOUR, ADRIFT AT SEA, SAVED
Force of Wind So Great That Men
Were Hurled Through the Air Like
British Treasure ship Missing with
sam Of Three Million Dollars.

Mobile. Ala. Oct. 32-CharIes AndeT-
son, otto Brink, Joseph J. Nelson. and
Charles Olsen, survivors from houseboGt
No. OF the Florida East Coast Rail
road, that was blown 10 sea and wrecked
by the hurricane that visited the south
coast Of Cuba On October Is. were landed
in this city to-day by the Mallory liner
Colorado, and then given transportation
TO Jacksonville Fla. They reported l5{
men drowned from this boat. The FIVE
were picked up al o'clock Friday morn
ing last ninety miles OF Key West. Fla.
A small boat was put off from the Col
orado. and the half-stsrved and half
crazed men were taken on board They
were almost nude. their clothes having
been washed of them.
The men say they could not have lasted
two hours longer. Nelson. who was cap
tain OF the houseboat. said that the hur-
ricane began about o'clock Thursday
morning. and by o'clock had tossed the
boat from her mOOTings TWO big extra
anchors We're put out. bUt the wind In
creased in velocity. and the house Of
the boat was carried away. A number
OF the men were killed, while others had
Brains Dashed out.
Nelson SAYS that he saw several OF the
men have their brains dashed out and
float on the water. He saw the boat
gradually torn TO pieces. and f0rty-twO
men clinging 10 one side Of 1t. They were
rescued on the morning OF the 2lth by a
large steamer. The men with him tried
to signal the boat. but could not get a
reply When the boat on which he was
went To pieces al four Of the survivors
hung to "a portion and foated around in
the water waist deep until Friday morn
ing at ) O'Clock when they were picked
up.
There were at least 80 men on the boat.
including tweuty-seven bosses. One hun
dred and four We're killed and drowned.
Several men were actually blown from
the boat, so strong was the wind Every
man fought like mad to save his life, and
they did not give mp. in most cases. until
they were rendered unconscious.
The storm continued until late Thurs
day night, and the time spent on the raft
in the water filled their minds with
terror. as great many man-oating
sharks swan close to them.
Treasure ship Missing.
prehension felt by the agents of the Brit
ish steamer Arabistan for her safety. She
has $S,0oO,OO0 in gold on board The Ara
bistan. which sailed from BuenOs Ayres
and MontevideO late last month. was last
reported as having sailed from st. Lucia
October p. The Arabistan was then bound
for San Juan, p. R.. but no news of her
arrival has been received in New York
Norton x Sons, the agents OF the vessel
said this afternoon the Arabistan should
have been reported at San Juan October
IS at the latest. and they fear that the
vessel has been in trouble with the cy-
clone that devastated Cuba and the West
Indies.
Capt. CantreH commands che Arabistan,
and she IS considered one of the stanch-
est vessels plying between New York and
South American ports.
The gold represents shipments by South
American bankers TO the United States
and in transit to Europe.
Lives Lost in Cuba.
Havana. Oct. 22.-Immense destruction
Of property and considerable loss Of life
are reported in messages to-day telling
of the ravages of the recent hurricane in
heard from.
At San Antonio de Los BanOns. twenty
one miles from Havana, several lives are
known to have been lost. Scores of buiI l.
ings were ruined and property genera Iy
damaged. The Nariguanabo River ovar-
flowed its banks, causing a great pOrti- n
Of The loss.
The whole river valley is inundated.
and the further reports are expected to
increase the estimates of losses At Bata-
bano uo-day's reports show that the loss
was even greater than was first stated.
5iEhtshiP Carried Away.
Charleston. :. G., Oct. 22.-The Frying
Pan ightship. which parted its moorings
off the North Carolina coast in the storm
on Saturday. was towed into port to-
day. She had been carried down the
coast. and was beating her way back
under her own sail when she was taken
in tow by the tender Wistaria. The light
ship will be towed back to her station