New-York tribune., 1909-11-13
As INCHES OF RAIN
In FOUR DAYS
ENORMOUS DAMAGE
IN JAMAICA.
The Bradford a Wreck-500,-
600 Banana Stems Lost
Kingston Suffers.

Kingston. Jamaica Nov. 10 (vis Hoi-
and Bay. Jamaica. Nov. 12).-Frorn the
reports which are arriving
here from the countryside the damage
resulting from the storms and the foods
which have ragged throughout the island
since last Friday IL enormous Ths
greater parts OF the railway and the
coast line on the north side OF the island
have been seriously damaged Land
slides are numerous on the main rail-
road. and communication has been CON-
pIetely cut or Many bridges also havs
been carried away.
Property in and around Kingston has
suffered severely. the damage sustained
being estimated at $4,000. The IN
take and the main cuIverts OF the citys
water supply system have been de-
stroyed. and. owing TO the continued
dOwnpour. II has been impossible % ef-
feet repairs.
The recorded rainfall from Novemoer
s to 10 was IS inches. There are no
signs vet OF the weather breaking
Communication was established to-
day with the north coast By steamer.
The military cautonment In the noun
tains has been cut or from connmunics-
ton since last Saturday
All telegraph wires are down. and mes
sages are being sent from Kingston 20
the cable hut by boat
The banana plantations IN the north
and northeastern portions OF the island
have been badly hft BY the storm
Thousands OF acres OF trees have been
levelled. and the fruit trade Is at a COM
plete standstilL as Il IL impossible % get
the bananas 70 the ports for shipment
II is estimated that 100000 stems have
been lost.
The United States gunaoat Eagle
fouled the wharf in the harbor here
yesterday. The vessel was not dam
aged. and was pulled out BY the British
cruiser Scylla- The Eagle Is a converted
Yacht Of 434 tons She arrived ar Kings
ton last Saturday from Guantanamo.
She has been doing survey duty in ths
West Indies for several months.
The United Fruit Company's steamer
Bradford. which went ashore az Port
Antonio. is a total wreck The Nor
wegian steamer Amanda. which was
stranded in the same hsrbor. has been
hoated. The Bradford. OF eli tons net.
was built at Copenhagen in 1904 and
was owned BY Herr Jebsen. OF Hamburz
In one day the rainfall amounted to
thirteen inches Railway and electric
car operations have been completely dis
organized. and telegrsphic comrunics-
tiOn is possible only with the western
part Of the island. The remainder ia cut
off. the land lines having been prostrat@si
and the stations Of the cable companies
badly damaged
Many cases Of drowning are reported
Communication from point to point on
the coast Is possible only by boat Tun-
nels IN the northeastern section ara
blocked. completely stopping all railroad
movements. II - believed that train
service IN the northern portion cannor
be renewed before two weeks
Instances Of loss or life are reported.
though no estimate of this loss can bs
safety made. The damage 70 pIauts-
tons is enormous The power house. OF
the electric company here is under vafar-
and six hundred feet Of the coupsnv'x
pipe has been washed out OF the ground.
The largest bridge in Jamaica. over a
waterway has been twisted and rendered
unsafe The damage 70 property
throughout the island can be srlessa~. ar
only. but in the city OF Kingston ro4 Io.~
is estimated at S25O00o
NO communication has been uossib,.
between this city and interior noi,,.
since the 9th. There are fears OF !.
heavy death roll and many maritime &C.
cidents- MANY slOOps have been Iosr 90
the coast The bark Avalon. b-Tora =
ported ashore at Woodstock POINT w..
10 pieces IN the gale. She beIonxad -
the Atlantic Fruit Company. The sub-
marine cable or the Danish West Tpaia.
Company has been broken.
Some idea of the damax. i,-t-...
the West Indian storm N ra-,s,r, -.
indicated to-day by message received
here by the Central and south America,
Telegraph Company from the wireless,
operator on board the steamer P-s,-
August Wilhelm. at Kingston. tn.
message was forwarded bv xsv ~ 49,.
telegraph company's station at Fisher
mans Point. Guantanamo Bay. Cubs.
and reads as follows.
Just received from Iamaica. folio,,-,.,-
message. signed Pyers. operator sfaan,a-
w NlInelm. dated 3 D. m. THURSDAY.
"Wednesday. hurricane. Thursdav. nm
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