The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-10-27

ella wepo blown out. leaving the Walls
stand&ng.
Fine Parks Ruined.
On Thursday the beautiful Prado
presented sad sight. Only six trees
on that heavily shaded thoroushfare
remained standing between Maleeoa
and Parque Central. The vista which
had been 30 charming was only wiid
path through masses OF tangled un-
derbrush. The park also was stripped
Of It's magnificent trees. Only few
stately palms remain, the laurels hav>
ing been all uproeted.
Not only were the Prado and Parque
Central ruined, but all the other plar
zas suffered severely. Trees In the
Plaza De Arme were torn up In front
OF the palace. The Campos Marti
was shorn of shade, and laurels that
were known to be more than hum
dred years old went down before the
awful blast. Most of the damage can
be repaired, but 1t will take years to
restore it's former beauty to the city.
Already hundreds OF men of the pub
lie works department under the direc-
ton of Lieut.. Col. William M. Black,
OF the engineers, u. s. A., are replant-
fng uprooted trees.
Fleet Escapes by Miracle.
The storm caused the greatest dam
age and confusion in the harbor. The
cruiser Brooklyn drifted farther than
any other warship and finally brought
ND OF La Rsgia. with its stern In the
mud. The cruiser got of Friday
morning under its 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
seamanship averted collisions. These
ships were all made fast to perma-
nently anchored buoys, which never
The Denver had narrow escape
feuiing the wreck of the Maine, but
Capt. CollweH handled his ship so
well that he weathered the storm, los
ing only punt blown from the dav-
its. One seaman was blown from the
bridge to the deck and severely
bruised
Schooners Driven Ashore.
Two coasting schooners were driv-
en- high ON the rocks at the Malecon.
The crew of one managed to get
ashore, but the crew OF the other.
four men, was drowned.
The chartered army transport Gu
bano, from Newport News. with
horses and mules and few team
sters. arrived here after q terrific
struggle with the gale of the Florida
coast. The ships foremost was car
ried away and huge seas swept it's
decks. The 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 we're injured.
Many Lighters Sunk.
The total number of lighters sunk
in the harbor has not yet been ascer-
tanned. Many OF them were loaded
with sugar and other merchandise,
upon which the loss will be great
Owing to the lack OF lighters steam
ers are now discharging alongside the
wharves. The storm drove the light
ers against the harbor bulkheads 8,
where they were broken up or sank.
Three small steamers were blown
across the beach. A small schooner
was sunk alongside the sunken wreck
Of the old battleship Maine, so that
the spars Of both vessels stand to.
gether.
Losses Outside Of Havana.
Much loss of life in the interior is
feared. as the hurricane struck the
island OF Artemesia and swept
through Pinar del Rio. its center pass
Ing near and little to the east of
Havana
1t Ia reported that the town of Ma
tanzas. Guanajay. is practically de.
stroyed.
One hundred and fifty tobacco
barns In the Aluizar district have
been destroyed. The recently planted
tobacco crop also has been seriously
injured.
PIantaIn Crops Destroyed.
Enormous damage is reported from
Guira section, the center of the ba-
mana and plantain growing district.
These crops are said to have been
practically totally destroyed. Many
small farmers have lost their all and
are In great distress.
Matanzas City was practically unin.
1ured, only few houses there sus.
tanning damages. No loss of life has
yet been reported from outside Ha-
vana