The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-20


opportunity TO escape Capt Bravo was
severely crushed by being caught by the
wave as IL swept on TO the deck az the
steamer and. picking him up. dashed him
agaist the side OF the vessel.
The damage in this city will amount 10
many thousands OF dollars, IL being inn
possible now to give any accurate figures
The new orlendorf block, which was
nearly completed was partly destroyed.
The Arcade building was badly damaged.
The First Methodist church was partial
ly wrecked.
large portion Of the terminal docks
and the car shed near the round house
were blown down.
Most of the merchants lost heavily from
water.
DEVASTATION IN CUBA.
Havana, oct. 20.-A cyclone OF unpre-
cedented severity, accompanied by ter
rife downpour OF rain. swept over the
provinces OF Havana and Pinar del Rio.
"Wednesday night and resulted In 20
deaths in this city and the serious injury
OF dozen or more persons. The money
loss is estimated at fully 100000. The
dead are all Cubans OF the poorer class.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn
dragged her anchor until her stern
grounded I'm the mud off La Regla She
got of yesterday morning without injury.
The storm caused havoc and confusion
buildings were badly damaged and nearly
all the trees in the city and suburbs were
uprooted.
The 20I0 American soldiers and marines
at Camp Columbia were put TO great in
convenience by the storm Nearly all the
400 tents in camp were blown down, but
there was little actual damage.
Harry Fosdick. an army teamster, with
the Twenty-eighth Infantry, from Sioux
City. Ia, sustained probably fatal intu-
ries. He was crushed by a -ree which
fell through the barracks in which he was
sleeping. Fred Sutcliffe OF Fort Smelling
had his head seriously injured and Thom-
as Shonealt OF Reading Pa, sustained in
juries 10 his back
One hundred and fifty tobacco barns in
the Alquizar district have been destroyed.
The recently planted tobacco crop also
has been seriously damaged Enormous
damage is reported from the Gurd sec
tion. the centre OF the banana and plan
tain-growing industry. These crops are
said 10 have been practically totally de-
stroyed Many small farmers have lost
their all and are In great distress.
Matanzas City was practically unin-
jured. only a few houses there sustaining
damage. No loss of life has yet been re-
ported outside OF Havana. but a mes
sage received yesterday says FIVE persons
were injured at Nunez.
All street car service In Havana was
paralyzed and communication with out
side points was impossible. The tele-
grahic service was annihlated.
The first train to come into the city
since the storm was the Santiago ex-
press. due here early yesterday morn
ing. and which arrived yesterday after
noon. Passengers report that the de-
vastation does not reach far to the
QUICKLY RECOVERED.
Havana recovered quickly from the
effects of the storm and today, ex-
cept for the presence OF gangs OF men
replanting the uprooted trees, and the
wreckage which is to be seen in the
| harbor, one would not know that such
severe storm had blown owed this end
of the island.
The Brooklyn drifted further than
any other warship. and finally brought
up off La Regia with her stern in the
mud. She got off yesterday morning
under her own steam and has sustained
no injury. The cruiser Denver the
cruiser Minneapolis, the battleship
Texas, the auxiliary cruiser Prairie and
the supply ship Celtic all dragged their
anchors more or less. but prompt sea-
manship averted collisions. These
ships were all made fast to permanent
ly anchored buoys. which never before
were known to have dragged. The dam
age sustained by the squadron amounts
10 little. Two boats were lost and
some OF the lighter deck fittings were
carried away. The bridge of TN Prat-
rie was displaced
TWO COaSttnR SChOOnerS were driven
high on the rocks at the Malecon. The
crew of one managed to get ashore, but
the crew OF the other. four men, were
drowned. The chartered army trans
port Cubano. from Newport News with
horses and mules and a few teamsters
arrived here yesterday morning after
a terrific struggle with the gale off
the Florida coast Her foremast was
carried away and huge seas swept her
decks. Her superstructure was dam
aged and a number OF stalls were car
ried away. One hundred mules and 20
horses were swept overheard and many
other animals were injured
LIGHTERS FOUNDERED
The total number OF lighters sunk in
the harbor has not vet been ascertained
Many OF them were loaded with sugar
and other merchandise upon which the
loss Will he great owing to the lack OF
lighters, steamers now are discharging
alongside the wharves.
The storm drove the lighters against
the harbor bulkheads. where they were
broken up and sank The harbor has
been searched for dead, and II Is be-
lieved that all the bodies have been
found.
In Havana city about 30 houses were
more or less damaged. but owing TO tho
massive construction OF roofs and walls
the damages are serious I'm only n few
Instances. The buildings OF the Unlver-
sity OF Havana sustained damages
amounting 10 many thousands Of dollars.
A partition wall in tho American legation
was blown down The office furniture was
ruined and the books and records OF the
legation were wet. The hight wooden
structures over the sea baths az Vedado
were badly wrecked.
The destruction of trees by the cyclone
was a most remarkable feature. Through
out the length the Prado scarcely one
tree remains standing: they were nearly
all uprooted Havana has thus lost one
OF its chief beauties. for 10 will be many
months before these can he replanted
The parks were also destroyed In Cen
trail park, Colon park. San Juan de Dois
park and I'm the Plaza De Armas there
are practically no trees left standing
The foliage IN the Vedado Cerro and other
suburbs suffered likewise. In some in
stances heavy 'stones were blown from