The Washington herald., 1906-10-21
ARMY LOSS IN CUBA.
Camp Columbia Is Destroyed and
Three Americans Are Injured.

lamp NOium blH Is DeSAFOyeU anu
Three Americans Are Injured.
Delayed kilograms poured in on the gov
eminent departments yesterday, giving
tho first official information of the extent
of the damage done by the storm TO gov
eminent property in Havana. From other
parts of Cuba there has been no informa-
ton. OF the two branches Of the military
service. the army and navy, the army
suffered the most The war ships in Ha-
vana HarbOT, al first thought to have
been considerably injured. were not ma
terially damaged No deaths in the army,
navy, or Marine Corps have been report
ed, and the injuries t0taled only three.
only one Of which is regarded as serious.
The army losses are large, and the Quar-
termaster General has already started on
their way 2Jo new tents to replace an
equal number totally destroyed at Camp
Columbia.
President Sends Coincidence.
President Roosevelt yesterday sent mes
sages Of coincidence to Cuba and to Flor
ida. For the disaster in Cuba he express
ed his regret TO that country through Pro-
visional Gov. Charles E. Magoon. The
other message was sent to Gov. Broward
at Tallahassee
To Gov. Magoon the President wired
Thru you I desire to extend to the
people Of Cuba the profound sympa-
thy which this country feels for the
misfortune which has befalien them.
1 earnestly hope that the disaster may
not be as great as reported. especial
~ as regards the crops, and that all
viii again speedily be we'll
The text Of the message to Gov. Brow
ard follows:
Pray accept an expression OF my
profound sympathy for the people OF
Florida in the great disaster that has
befallen them. You viii. OF course.
cali upon me if the Federal govern
ment has power 20 afford any aid
Camp Columbia Destroyed.
An hours warning Of the storm from
the Havana observatory of the Jesulfs
saved the government from great loss.
The officers at Camp Columbia. and the
commanders Of the war ships in the
harbor. were told Of the approach Of the
hurricane in time TO make ample prepara-
lions. But their efforts could not pre-
vent extensive damage. SO fierce vas the
cyclone. Camp Columbia was completely
destroyed. Every tent went down before
the eighty-mile-an-hour wind, and 2og
cOnical and fifty hospital tents were torn
to shTeds The exact extent of the dam
age TO the GuarterTuasters' supplies.
which were on lighters in the harbor. has
not been determined. Several Of these
ffr-grs
were lowed ashore with the approach OF
the storm. and their contents have since
been discharged
Three Americans Injured.
Three men in tho employ Of the array.
two civilians. and one enlisted man. were
injured, but only one, Henry Fosdick. "a
civilian tesmster, is i'm a very serious
condition. Fosdick lost his left eve. suf-
fered a scalp wound. broken ciavicle,
and has a confusion on his chest
Private William A. harner. Eighteenth
Battery, Field Artillery. was rendered
unconscious for "A time by tree falling
on his back, bat his injuries are not
serious.
Frederick $. SutcHfe. a civilian wagon
master. sustained an extensive lscerated
wound on the scalp. his. eve Is confused.
and he has a slight paralysis Of arms
and hand. bat Is not in "A serious cOndi-
ton
All of the men are in the Mercedes
Hospital. doing we'll The three men were
sleeping in a shed at the arsenal IN Ia
vana- Trees were blown upon the roof.
carrying the tiles down upon them
Navy Escapes Damage.
The Navy Department vas relieved by
dispatch early in the day from Ha-
vana, signed by Capt Arthur A. Nazro.
commanding the L. 5. S. Brooklyn, which
said:
Vessels of the squadron suffered no
material damage from hurricane last
night"
This IS especially gratifying, for on Fri
day there were many runners that the
Brooklyn herself had gone aground. The
Marine Corps headquarters also had a dis
patch which said that that branch of the
service had not suffered The Commits
sary General Of the army bad the same
sort Of advices, although =. few stores
were slightly damaged. In one of his dis
patches Brig. Gen. Bell. commanding in
Cube. and from whom most of the War
Departments information came, said that
there has been slight damage to rations
and clothing by water.
The most serious loss reported to the
War Department was of 13S horses and
mules from the transport Guiana, which
went through the storm in the open sea
while en- route from Newport News to
Havana. The steal foremost of the Gu
bana was snapped of. and fell overheard
killing and carrying with it many animals
which were on the deck.
Reports from Havana say that fear is
expressed for the steamer Kanawha,
which left Newport News at p. m. Octo-
Der s, and has not yet reached port. The
vessel carries the mounts for the Eleventh
Cavalry.