Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-10-20
FRESH BREEZE AND RAIN COME
AFTER HURRICANE ON THE
SOUTHERN COAST
MANY WIRES ARE DOWN
Communication With Southern Florida
and Havana Is Cut off for Full Day
Various Cities Suffer Great Dam
age From the Storm.

Il New YORK, Oct. l9.-The western
Union Telegraph company announced
that it's cables to Havana are intact
and that communication with its Of
fee mas been had, but no details of any
storm or damage, have been received.
! The opinion is expressed that no great
damage occurred.
New York, Oct. 19.-Havana and
southern Florida are still isolated so
far as communications are concerned
at an early hour today. Late reports
from the storm which cut off wire com
munication were that it had left the
south Florida coast and headed out to
sea. In this city and vicinity the pre-
sursors Of the hurricane were high
tides, fresh breeze and rain.
Terrible Destruction.
Fort Pierce, Fla, Oct. 19.-The con-
ductor Of train in from Miami reports
terrible destruction there by a hurri
cane yesterday Fully 100 houses were
blown down and the city is in a de-
morlized condition The Episcopal and
Methodist churches both we're blown
down. The Jail was leaning, with
danger of turning over and the prison.
/. ers had to be removed. Car sheds
are down and the top blown off the
Peninsula and Occidental steamer
Sheds
Great Danger at Havana.
st. Augustine, Fla, Oct. 19.-Fre-
the wireless station here giving the
progress Of the hurricane which swept
from Cuba to the tower On the east
coast Of Florida.
Early yesterday morning storm
was reported in the vicinity of Havana.
doing great damage there, but the de-
tails are lacking. Later the storm
reached Key West, blowing down
small houses and trees. AS the day
wore on the storm reached Jupiter,
where it is stated the wind blew seven.
S ty miles an hour.
Wires are down south of Jupiter and
s no wireless reports have been received
from the Miami district. The storm is
fast moving in this direction Resi-.
dents of Mmastaasia island have been
warned and some have moved to this
city.
Tide Highest In Years.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. ia severe
: storm has been blowing on the east
coast of Florida. Wires went down
early in the day and 1t has been i'm
possible to obtain details. Just before
the wires failed, the operator at Miami
reported an unusual high tide with
water two feet deep in the telegraph
Office. and the low streets flooded.
At ST. Augustine the tide was the
highest In ten years and the streets
along the bay front were inundated.
The Evening Telegram prints dis
3 patch from Havana reporting more
than hundred persons dead from the
cyclone there. The cruiser Brook
lyn was torn from her moorings and
thrown upon the shore.
There are ninety-four fatalities, con
! fined to natives, while sixteen foreign
residents are reported killed More
than thousand tents in Camp Colum
bia have been blown to atoms, houses
unroofed, and one trooper probably
fatally hurt. Fortunately the storm
a gre everybody about a half hours
warning, and when the blast arrived
! the marines on shore had sought shell
ter in warships. All but the Brooklyn
rode out Of the storm. These ships
included the Minneapolis, Texas, Den
yer and Prairie. When the tempesi
reached its height the buildings were
Shaken as with an earthquake, street
cars were washed from their tracks
and windows blown in like paper, roofs
and doors were swept away. Severa
smaller houses were blown down anG
the foundations wrecked.
Ask For Stores.
Washington. Oct. ia cablegran
from Camp Columbia, Havana, was re
,ceived by Quartermaster Humphre,
from Major Baker, chief quartermastel
at Havana, making a request for mill
tary stores but no reference whatever
the storm. The message bore to
$ date.
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