Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-10-20
Seven Drowned----
Many Homeless---
Ships Wrecked.
U. S. TRANSPORTS SAFE
But Two Have Not Reported
...Many Workmen Lost
Off Bahama.

Havana. Oct 2O.--Reports Of dam
age by the storm in the interior Of
this island continue to come in slow
| ly. The extent of the damage to the
tobacco crop in the province of Pinar
Del Rio is not fully known but ii is
believed that a great deal of tobacco
| was planted late this year on account
of the continued rains and hence the
plants are not yet sprouted and many
seed beds were washed out necessitat-
ing replanting which will retard the
crops The storm is reported as sew
ere in the Vueta Abaja district of
Pinar Del Rio
Seven Men Killed at 6atabano, and
Many Homeless.
The principal havoc outside of Ha-
vana, is reported at Batabano. where
seven men were drowned. The Amer
ican steamers Campbell and Sara were
wrecked, many houses destroyed and
two hundred persons rendered home
less. The mayor of Batabano has is
sued an appeal for relief for the des-
titute. Governor Nunez. of the Prov
ince of Havana, will proceed there to-
day with funds and food supplies. The
brunt of the storm seems to have
been sustained by the city of Havana
and its suburbs
Many Workmen Perished on Bahama
Coast.
Key West. Oct. 20.--The Austrian
steamer Jennie, Captain Dudnich, call
ed at this port to land forty-nine work,
men picked mp at sea near the Bahama
coast, one hundred and sixty miles
from Key West. The men were
part of the force of one hundred and
fifty workmen belonging to barge
engaged in coast extension work.
Most of the others were either drown
ed or killed in the storm early Thurs
day. Nine other barges crowded with
workingmen engaged in extension
work were at sea at the time. There
is no news of these and 1t is feared
that all were lost. Three other steam
ers assisted the Jennie in the work OF
rescue and it is not known how many
lives they saved,
Marines in Cuba Escaped injury
Washington. Oct. 20 Brigadier
General Elliott commandant of ma
rines. today received cablegram
from the commandant OF marines at
Havana stating that the marine camps
suffered only slightly, that there were
no casualties among the men and that
all were well.
All Army Transports Except Two
Reported Safe.
All army transports sent to CUBA
with troops and supplies have been
heard from excepting the Robert
Wright and the Lauper, which sailed
from Newport News October ID.
Many Swept From Ships Into the
Waves.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 20.-A spe-
| cial from Miami says.
"The steamer st. Lucie was crushed
by high waves in Thursdays hurrl-
cane and out of one hundred persons
on board thirty-five were lost. The
steamer Peerless also lost about the
same number, they being blown on
the vessel. The launch Elmora cap
sized and is thought to be total loss.
The launch Nanny was badly dam
aged.
Loss Of Life Heavy on Work Barges.
Work barges numbers six and sew
en-, and the dredge number four OF
the East Coast Road, broke away and
drifted to sea, but are now safe on
the other side of the Biscayne Bay.
No persons at Miami were hurt. 1t is
estimated that fifty lives We're lost
on the dredges at lower Mate ComDe.
At Long Key, about forty men were
picked up and are safe. There was
heavy loss of life on the dredges