Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-27
SYMPATHY AND AID
President Roosa va1-'e Message
to Cuba and Florida.
DETAILS OF HURRICANES RAVsGF
Nine Killed at Batabano, Two steam
ers Driven Ashore. Houses wreck
ed and Hundreds Homeless.
Plantations Flooded.


ed and Hundreds Homeless.
Plantations Flooded.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Presldent
| Roosevelt has sent kilograms to Gov
ernor Magoon at Havana and to Gov
ernor Broward Of Florida expressing
sympathy for the sufferers by the re
cent hurricane. In his message to
Governor Broward the president sug-
gested that he call upon the govern
ment for aid should 1t be deemed nee
essary. The dispatch to Governor Ma
COON was as follows.
Through you / desire to extend to
the people Of Cuba the profound sym
pathy which this country feels for the
misfortune which has befalIen them /
earnestly hope that the disaster may
not be as great as reported, especially
as regards the crops, and that all will
again speedily be WELL"
The dispatch to Governor Broward
read.
pray accept an expression of my
profound sympathy for the people of
Florida in the great disaster that has
befallen them. You will, Of course.
call upon me If the federal government
has power to afford any aid"
Dispatches from Havana say that
words expressive of the warmest ap-
probation and gratitude are heard on
all sides as the result of President
Roosevelt's message of sympathy to
the people of Cuba.
Reports received by Governor Ma
COON from the provincial governors
show that the hurricane was less dis
astrous in its results than was at first
believed. The storm was confined
mainly to the provinces of Havana and
Pinar del Rio Batabano, thirty two
miles southeast of Havana, was the
only town except the capital which
suffered greatly. The mayor Of that
place reports that nine persons We're
killed and that many are. missing.
The American steamers Campbell
plying between the Isle of Pines and
the coast, and Sara went ashore. and
many small vessels were wrecked
Houses were blown down, and hun
dreds of persons are homeless and des-
titute The loss is estimated at $780,
900. Governor Magoon has directed
Governor Nunez of Havana province
to extend assistance to Batabano, add
ing that If the provincial treasury has
not sufficient funds he will find other
means of relieving distress.
The mayor of San Luis, In the prov
ince of Pinar del Rio, the center OF the
rich tobacco district, reports great dam
age having been wrought to seed to-
bacco, but no loss of life
At Matanzas, where the Twenty
eighth infantry is encamped, and at
Cardenas, where the Fifth infantry is
quartered, tents were blown down and
considerable damage was done to prop
erty. No persons, however, We're in-
jured.
All the southern section of Havana
province is flooded, and great damage
was done to crops and buildings
The Isle of Pines escaped without
damage.
A special from Willemstad, Curacao,
says LnaI AeaVy rams nave fallen there
for eleven days, which caused damage
to many plantations.
The island Of Bonaire reports that
the chief town has been inundated
Several small vessels have been driven
ashore. The Dutch schooner La Belle
and the American four masted schoon-
er Merom of Portland, Me-, laden with
salt. were stranded and will be total
losses.
The British bark Kohinoor laden
with phosphate, was stranded at Aru-
ba an island near the coast of Nene-
Zuela, and is a total loss. The mem
bers of the crew were saved.
The total amount of damage done is
estimated at about 100000.