Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-19
amp Of American Soldier, Near Havsna is
Partly Ilesdsd.
STORM STRIKES THE FLORIDA COAST
Weather Buresu Reports Wind with
Velocity Of 70 Niles an Hour.
WIRES BELOW JACKSONVILLE ARE DOWN
7umOr of Heavy Damage in vicinity
"f Miami md Key West
storm H. Moving south
east.

NEW YORK. oct. is-Cable commuricu-
ton with Havana. which was interruntec
late last night, had not been restored NJ
al carly hour today. The break was nm
doubtedly caused by n severe storm which
swept over Cuba and which y j, ,descrihcd
10y tho Havana operator just N>re COM
munication was lost. having rect :, hurri-
cane proportions.
Prcss dispatches received early l3sh z. yht
stated that the hurricane with RAJ <,
vailed in the Cuban capital and tina, ~
nited States troops in Camp ColunS, z
were much dlscommoded Later the III
vana operator told Key West that thef
storm had increased in fury and that the
storm was leveling the inland wires leading
from the cable hut Then followed al en-
| tire break in Geographic communication
| md up to o'clock this morning the wire
connection had not been restored. 1t is
moro than likely that tho storm has caused
damage in Havana and its vicinity.
Key West early this morning reported
that heavy rain and windstorm he'd
reached the Florida coast
Gable communica ton with Havana which
was cut of by the storm last night had
not been restored up to 8 o'clock this
I morning
storm Moving Northeastward.
WASHINGTON. Oct 1s-The tropical
storm which swept over Cuba. breaking
b cable communication and passed ,on the
southern and eastern coast of Florida early
today, cutting on communica ton south OF
jacksonville and flooding various places
In It's course. Is tonight apparently safely
away and toward the Bermuda islands. The
storm swept with terrible force, but it's
path was hardly more than seventy miles
in width. II ragged last night in Havana.
tGNalfuX the wi In aiohl
passed over the west end of Cuba. its
vortex crossed Sand key and Key West
with winds blowing at least seventy-two
'iniies an hour, tipped the east coast Of
the peninsula and swept on eastward over
the ocean.
The weather bureau tonight announced
that the storm has evidently passed north
eastward through Florida straits and is
now over the Atlantic some distance east
OF tho Fierids coast see
SO far as the land weather stations show
there is no indication of dangerous winds
tonight along the immediate coast and ad-
Jacent territory.
Storm warnings. however. are displayed
oil along the Atlantic coast from Florida
20 Cape Cod.
Many wires Down.
ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. lS-The Western
Union reports all wires down south OF Jack
sonville and there is no means OF COM
munication with southern Florida.
Florida Catches storm.
ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. 1S.-There has been
no communication with Miami, Fla, since
morning. Just before communication failed
the operator at Miami reported a storm
and said there was two feet of water in
his ofice. This report reached Atlanta
from Jacksonville. the latter point working
direct with Miami.
Miami is about 800 miles south of Jack
sonville. on the east coast, and 1t is sup
posed the Cuban cyclone has struck the
place with full force.
The Atlanta weather bureau has no ad-
vices further than those received from
Washington during the morning.
High Tide at 50. Augustine.
= JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. 1S.-A severe
Z storm has been blowing today on the cast
coast Of Florida, but the wires went dowr
early In the day ana II has been impossible
to obtain details. Just before the wires
failed the operator at Miami reported an
unusually high tide, with water two feet
deep in the telegraph office and low streets
flooded. At St. Augustine the tide was the
highest In ten years and streets along the
bay front were inundated.
Cuban Land Lines Down.
SANTIAGO. Cuba, Oct. is.-Telegraphic
communica ton with Havana is inter,
rupted. Every effort TO get word from
the capital has proved fruitless. Neither
the land lines nor the eoastwlse cable ar,
In operation. There has been no storm
here and the cyclone which has broker
communication with Havana evidently wa.
confined to the central and eastern par