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

| men who were washed ashore from the St.
Luce. The steamer Biscayne gave the Vir-
| ginia twenty-five men to assist in picking
up the dead. The Biscayne was at Long
Key after the storm and reports boat No.
| gone to sea.
The Virginia is expected hourly with
bodies and all preparations are being made
| to care for the corpses and the injured.
| The launch Enterprise and AL other
| launches on Long -ey except the Edna are
| totally wrecked.
Loss in Sugar Cane.
| Special Cablegram to The Star.
HAVANA. October Powell informed
! planters estimate the loss Of sugar cane In
the districts of Havana. Pinar del Rio and
Matanzas caused by the storm at about
100, 600 tons. This loss is distributed among
eighteen sugar estates lying to the east
and west of Havana, though most of the
loss was in the districts to the eastward.
The storm seems to have damaged Bata-
bano more than any other individual town.
The mayor of that place telegraphs Gov
ernor Magoon that nine persons were killed
or drowned there and several others are
missing. Forty yawls have been lost and
| two steamers went ashore. The mayor es-
Inmates the property loss at $780, He
makes an appeal for help from other prov
| inces which may be able to afford it. Re-
| ports from many other centers in the island
| tell story of the loss Of small crops and
also Of tobacco seedlings. The Havana To-
| bacco Company states. however, that the
loss to tobacco interest caused by the storm
| will be much less than had been antici.
! pated. The outlook On theSyhole is not
| bad. a,ss.~e y v 90
The cruiser Brooklyn, which touched the
| muddy bottom of the harbor during the
| storm, was never In any danger. She was
moored to harbor moorings when the wind
| changed, and II these had given way 1t
might have caused some Inconvenience,
| but they held.
| The governor Of Camaguey telegraphed
that there was no hurricane at that place
Loaded With Horses.
The transport kanawha from Newport
News has not arrived yet and is overdue
She Is loaded with the horses Of the
| 18th Cavalry. On account OF the loss of 1876
mules from the transport Cubano yester-
day come fear is felt for the Kanawha
which sailed from Newport News at 4
| o'clock October IA.
| The officer commanding the American
troops at Matanzas reports that the camp
| was wrecked by the storm. The officer in
| charge at Cargenas reports that the cy-
| clone lasted from 10 o'clock In the evening
| till in the morning. The camp was flood
| ed and most of the tents were blown down.
Governor Magoon has received the fol-
lowing telegram from President Roosevelt
Mr. Charles E. Magoon, provisional gov
ernor, Havana: Through you I desire to
extend to the people of Cuba the profound
sympathy which this country feels for the
| misfortune which has befallen them.
earnestly hope that the disaster may not
| be as great as reported. especially as re-
CARDS the crops. and that all will again
| speedily be WELL
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Message Of Sympathy.
HAVANA, October 2O.-Words expressive
OF the warmest appreciation and gratitude
were heard on all sides this evening when
President Roosevelt's message Of sympathy
to the people Of Cuba, because Of the dam
age wrought by the storm, was made pub
lie.
Reports received by Gov. Magoon this
evening from the provincial governors xow
that the hurricane was less disastrous 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
tiIo ohiy otHef toWL, except the CSpltdl,
which suffered greatly. The mayor Of that
place reports that nine persons were killed
and that many are missing.
The American steamers Campbell plying
between the Isle OF Pines and the coast
and the Sara went ashore, and many small
craft were wrecked. Numerous houses
| were blown down and hundreds of persons
| are homeless and destitute The loss there
| is estimated at 100000.
Assistance Is Extended
Gov. Magoon has directed Gov. Nunez of
| Havana province to extend assistance to
| Batabano. declaring that II the provincial
| treasury has not sufficient funds he will
| find other means for relieving distress.
The mayor Of San Luis, In the province
| of Pinar del Rio and the center Of the rich
| tobacco district. reports great damage to
| seed tobacco, but no loss of life
Gov Silva of Camaguey says that no hur
| ricane was experienced there.
At MatanZas, where the 18th United
| States Infantry Is encamped, and at Car
denas, where the 9th United States Infantry
| Is Quartered, tents were blown down and
considerable damage was done to property
No persons, however. were injured.
All the southern portion of Havana prov
| ince Is flooded. and great damage was done
| to crops and buildings.
| The Isle Of Pines escaped without damage
| Schooner and Crew Lost.
| Special Cablegram to The Star.
! HAVANA. October 2O-The Cuban
Schooner Amalia Of ninety tons burden,
| bound to Matanzas from Havana, was
| wrecked on the night of the storm near
Jaruco The captain and five of the crew