New-York tribune., 1906-10-19


removed.
The carsheds are down. and the top was
blovn off the Peninsula & Occidental Steam
ship sheds.
A two-story brick building, occupied as
saloon completely collapsed.
Jacksonville Fla. Oct. 1S.-A severe storm
raged to-day on the east coast Of Florida, but
the wires went down early in the day and IL was
impossible 10 obtain details.
lust before the wires failed the operator at
Miami reported an unusually high tide with
water two feet deep in the telegraph Office and
the low streets flooded
At St Augustine the tide was the highest in
Ten years and all the streets along the bay front
we're inundated
o43cial reports received here tonight give the
maximum wind velocity at Sand Key, south of
key West as seventy-two miles an hour this
morning Key West reported fifty miles hour
,4fore the wires went down, and this same
-socitv was maintained along the coast of Dade
ri Brevard counties. the east side Of the
ssts
s. Augustine Fla, Oct. 1S.-Frequent mes
sges we're received at the wireless telegraph
sanon here to-day giving the progress Of the
tropical hurricane.
Early this morning the storm was reported in
the vicinity OF Havana, doing great damage
there but details lacking.
Later the storm reached Key West, blowing
down small houses and trees. being particularly
severe along the waterfront. AS the day wore
or the storm reached Jupiter. where, it is said
tne wind blew seventy miles an hour.
Wires are down south Of Jupiter. No wireless
report has been received from the Miami dis
tict Residents on Anastasia Island We're
warned Of the approach of the storm and some
Of them moved over TO this city
New Orleans Oct 1S.-Eforts tonight to
reach Key West, Fla, by wireless from here
brought no response. Key West replied TO wire
hes calls last night
by Telegraph TO The Tribunel
Norfolk Va Oct 18-After a battle or
tventv-four hours with severe gale at sea, the
Clyde Line steamer Yernassee returned TO port
to-day % replenish her coal bunkers.
The Yemassee left here Wednesday morning
for Philadelphia with freight and passengers
She was only a few hours out up the coast Wneh
the no-theaster was encountered.
Although coal was piled into the furnaces. the
steamer could make no headway against the
fierce wind, and her captain, fearing that he
would run short Of fuel, turned about and made
for port. The vessel was not damaged.
All incoming vessels report a terrific storm
at sea
Washington. Oct 1S.-The tropical hurricane
which swept over Cuba, breaking cable commu-
ncaton, and passed on to the southern and
eastern coast Of Florida early to-day, cutting off
communication south Of Jacksonville and food
ing various places in its course. is tonight ap-
parenty safely away from land and heading
toward the Bermuda Islands and the ocean
beyond
The storm swept with terrific force. but It's
pain was hardly more than seventy miles IN
width Il ragged last night in Havana, leVelled
ue inland wires in that neighborhood and passed
over the west end of Cuba. It's vortex crossed
eand Key and Key West with winds blowing
al least seventy-two miles hour, tipped the
east coast Of the peninsula and swept on north-
east"arcly over the ocean.
ihe Weather Bureau tonight announced that
me storm had evidently passed northeastwardiy
through Florida Strait, and now over the
Atlantic, some distance east OF the Georgia
coast
70 far reports from the land weather sta
uoAs show there is no indication or dangerous
s5Hus Hus Tonight along the Immediate coast anu
syacent territory -
storm warnings. however. are displayed an
Coo '0ii'1 0O'S' avn