Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21


Hundreds of people are without
homes and food, and each incom-
ing steamer brings more dead
bodies. Searching parties are out
hunting up the dead. There are
enormous losses to the sugar cane
plantations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
MIAMI. October 20.-Details from the dis
&rict stricken by Thursdays hurricane IN
A,cate that the death list will total 1'0oo
and that the monetary loss will amount 10
we'll into the millions.
Every hamlet along the coast and on the
higher keys that escaped some OF the fury
Of the storm is turned into place OF
refuge and Is thronged with the homeless
mortals who escaped with their lives
At each of these places are dozens OF In
tured, while each incoming steamer brings
the bodies Of the dead. Searching parties
have been sent out from many places ana
are securing the coast for the dead and
injured.
workmen on the extension Of the Florida
East Coast railway from Miami to Key
West suffered most. Ten barges, each bear
ing 100 men, were torn from their moor
fngs and carried out to sea. OF these barges,
Nos and Z were blown across Biscayne
hay and went aground. with the loss Of only
few lives.
Another one of these barges, No. 4, was
broken up by the heavy sea and all OF the
men lost except forty-nine, who were picked
M by the Austrian steamer Jennie, which
took the refugees to Key West.
The other three barges, with their human
freight of 100 workmen. have not been
heard from, and 1t Is feared that they have
been destroyed by the wind and the waves.
Fears are entertained for the entire fish
ing and fruit feet, as no WORD has been
received from any Of the vessels
The lighthouses are also keeping a careful
outlook for all vessels at sea, and grave
fears are had for many of them.
Great Damage Done.
Great damage has been done to the gov
eminent lighthouses along the coast, and
every one of them reports more or less
damage. So far as known, however, none
Of the lighthouses were put out Of commits
sion by the storm. and each one is doing its
hest In aiding the work of rescuing the I'M
fortunates.
The Florida Eas. Coast railroad will suf-
fer heavily from the storm, and much of
TIE work on the extension out over the sea
from key to key. between the mainland and
Key West, will have to be done over again
There is also the possibility that the plans
Of the builders may be changed on account
of the danger of storms.
The Miami steamer St Lucie was crushed
by the high waves. and out OF 100 persons
on board thirty-five were lost. The steamer
Peerless lost about the same number, they
being blown off the vessel. The launch
Elmora was capsized and is thought to be
q total loss. The launch Nanny was badly
damaged.
No persons at Miami were hurt. The
houseboat Theta. north of Jupiter was
turned over. A few persons were hurt, but
none seriously.
Two lighters were set adrift at Jewish
and two water barges broke loose at Black
water.
Fifty Were Lost.
About fifty men have Just arrived at
Miami from Long Key. They report about
twenty-five men and the quarter boat at
Long Key safe; also two barges remain at
Long Key, but the remainder of the men
and plant located there are gone. 1t is esti-
mated that fifty lives were lost on dredges
ct Lower Metecumbo. The dredges Oyama,
Mikado Manotto and Dodge are safe Two
men were lost on the pile-driver. At Long
Key about forty men were picked I'D and
ere safe. There was heavy loss of life on
The dredges at Long Key The steamer
Nigilancia is expected shortly with bodies
and details OF the storm news. Tho steamer
Miami is also due tonight and will have
news from Long Key.
Picking Up the Dead.
The steamer IBiscayne arrived this morn
ing In good condition. She met the steamer
Virginia on her way after the bodies of the