The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-24
FEAR FELT FOR TREASURE SHIP
THAT WAS IN HEART OF THE
HURRICANE.
DETAILS STILL LACKING
But the Washington Bureau Continues
to Get News of the Great Storm
That Swept the Gulf and the
Carribbeon Sea.


eral government is still receiving r.
ports from the storm swept dstric
which indicate that the loss of lif,
and property has not been eXaggerat
ed. The most important news receiy
ed 10 day was of the fears felt fOl
the safety Of the treasure laden steam
ship Arabistan. which should have ar
rived at San Juan, Porto Rico, three
days ago with $3,000,000 in gold on
board from the Argentine. She sailed
from ST, Lucie on October 12 AMI
must have been in the heart of the
great hurricane which swept the Ca.
ribbean Sea. She was due at San
Juan on October 49, No word has been
received from her and the owners are
said to be decidedly uneasy.
The Arabistan was in trouble a year
ago. At that time her crew mutinied
and the vessel was compelled to put
into Buenos Ayres. where one of her
officers died from wounds received in
fight with the mutineers. Several
others had been badly hurt.
Her present cargo Of gold is as
signed to European bankers and Is
mostly in the shape of bars of pure
metal.
Lack of Details.
There is still lack of details of loss
of life in Florida but 1t must have
been large, according to a report re-
.ceiyed today from the government
observer at Jupiter, which was IN the
storm-swept district. The report is rs
follows:
The hurricane did no damage IN
this vicinity. From Miami south along
the Keys where hundreds of men are
employed building the Florida East
Coast Railroad to Key West, a large |
amount Of property was exposed 10 the |
storm and the high seas did damage |
The telegraph is not restored and de-
tails are unobtainable.
Many lives are reported lost. Re.
ports say. that 80 laborers on one
houseboat and 30 on one passenger
steamboat are known TO be lost Many
men were washed off the low keys or
drifted to sea in houseboats Two yes.
sells, the British steamship Alton and
the American steamship Captain A. F.
Lucas have reported here having pick
ed up houseboat crews at sea-"
Reports from American officials in
Cuba now place the number of lives
lost in the recent storm at 40. There
Is no estimate as yet of the property
losses. 1t will run into the millions.
At Havana 40 freight lighters were
sum; in the harbor and the waters of
the bay are filled with merchandise.
which was loaded on small vessels
and lighters. All Of il will be lost. ,
Lives Lost Along Shore. =
The greatest loss of life seems to
have been among the men at work ,
along the low-lying keys off the coast I
II Florida.
A telegram from Key West tells IF I
IN interview with Mr.. w. |. Dusen
Dery. an engineer in the employ OF 7
he East Coast Railway. Dusenbery
was at Long Key. in charge Of con 7
when the storm broke He
rarely escaped with his own life. He ,
ays that there we're $50 men on
Iouseboat No. 1, and that most OF r
hem were swept to death. When the =
torm broke the boat was driven to
ea and the battle for life began. :
Wave after wave dashed over the frail !,
raft. carrying the men off in small d
lunches till the others were driven
,elow. Then the superstructure was
mashed in and the interior flooded
'hirty-five men were crushed TO death.
md most of the others drowned. Du-
enbery was hurled into the sea, but
'aught a floating log and finally went 2
shore. He was greatly exhausted
nd Is still in a hospital.
The president today received the
telegram from Governor
'oward. Of Florida In response to n
Message of sympathy for those who y
ad guffered by the recent storm and d
n offer of Federal aid. if necessary: a
Deesburg. Fla. Oct. ell express q
D you the sincere thanks Ofthe peo- n
le Of Florida for your expression of tt
and sincerely thank you for G
our offer Of national aid in any prac- n
Ical way. VIII advise you fl1rtharl
fer investigating matters" ici