The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-10-27
HUNDREDS LOSE LIVES
IN FIERCE HURRICANE
Tidal Waves Enguif Elliott Key. Drown
ing $50 Persons and Crushing
Steamer on Which Fifty
Met Death.

Miami. Fla.-Eiiotts Key, small
island Is miles south of Miami. was
infulfed by tidal wave Thursday
morning. Two hundred and fifty per:
sons were drowned.
One hundred residents of the island
took refuge on board barge. The
hurricane tore the barge from its
moorings and drove 1t out to sea.
Afterwards the barge was picked up
near the Bahama islands, 80 of its
passengers having been drowned.
Ship Comes with Victims.
News Of the disaster at Elliott's
Key was brought to Miami by Capt.
Bravo, Of the steamer st. Luoie.
On the steamer were 60 injured
from Elliott's Key. They were taken
to the hospital. Twenty-eight bodies
have been recovered at Eliiett's.
Twenty-Five Killed.
Capt. Bravo says that he anchored
the st. Lucie on the lee side of FL
liott's Key. The tidal wave which in
quilted the island crushed the st.
Lucie, and of the 100 passengers on
beard rs were killed. Capt Bravo
was seriously injured.
Fishing Fleet Wiped Out.
1t Is believed now that portion Of
the Florida Fish & Produce com
pany's feet was destroyed. Manager
Adams sent out one of their boats to
look for the men and boats and on
their return they reported no signs
OF the feet. The fishing nets were
found strewn upon the shore.
Dead at Havana.
Havana.-Eighteen dead. scores of
injured, $2,000,00o worth of property
destroyed. and traffic and electrical
communication within the city
blocked is the extent of the evil
wrought by the worst hurricane Ha-
vana has known since 1904. Phe ia
talities are confiued to the natives.
The American troops and sailors
are safe. A thousand tents in Camp
Columbia were blown down, and it's
1000 soldiers and marines In camp
put to great inconvenience, but there
was little actual damage. Harry Fos-
dick, an army teamster with the
Twenty-efghth infantry from Sioux
City, Ia, sustained probably fatal
injuries He was crushed by a tree
which fell through the barracks in
which he was sleeping. Fred Sutcliffe,
of Fort Smelling. was seriously In
jured in the head. and Thomas Sho-
nealt. Of Reading. Pa, sustained in
juries to his back. These comprise
the extent of the casualties to Ameri-
cans in or near the city.
Priest Saves Camp and Fleet.
The camp and feet were saved by
the timely warning Of Father Love at
Guangoiti, the noted weather observer
Of Bellen college observatory. He tel
ephoned the camp at 1880 o'clock
Wednesday night that cyclone would
sweep through It within an hour. The
soldiers jumped to make safe their
property and themselves. and exactly
at $3.50 o'clock the blast hit the camp.
and whole rows OF tents went down
like paper walls, poles flying through
the air, but the men were in the bar
racks and safe. ~
The captains OF the warships In the
hnrbor also were warned in time to
make all snug.
The storm began with a heavy rain
and wind. About six O'Clock 1t rapid
ly increased, and at midnight was at
its height, blowing 80 miles an hour.
The streets we're like rivers. stores
were flooded, street cars were
swamped. great buildings shook. win
dows and doors gave way, and super
structures were blown into the streets
and parks.
Damage In the City.
When the fury Of the hurricane had
subsidized 1t was seen that about 80
houses were moro or less injured. but
owing to the massive construction OF
roofs and walls the damage Is seri-
GUS only In few instances.
Tho buildings Of the University of
Havana sustained damages amounting
to many thousands Of dollars.
A partition wall In the American
legation was blown down. The Office
furniture was ruined and the books
and records of the legation were wet
through.
The light wooden structures over
the sea baths at vedado were badly
wrecked.
Eight persons were killed and four
were injured by the collapse Of ten
ement house In InQuisidor street. The
other fatalities resulted from failing
signs and cornices. contact with live
wires in the city, or by drowning in
the harbor.
The great unoccupied brick building
covering the old United railroad wharf
near La Regla, was totally demolished.
The Jai ALA building and Havana
building were unroofed. The front