The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-10-14
HARBOR CRAFT SUNK OR DRIVEN
ASHORE, ALL TREES AND TELE-
GRAPH WIRES DOWN
NO FATALITIES ARE REPORTED.
Balmy Weather at Duluth, Mimi, Fol-
lowed by Northeaster, Accompanied
by Snow and Sleet.
LAKE SUPERIOR RUNNING HIGH

HAVANA, Oct. ia storm of hurri
cane proportions struck the city early
today and ragged with undated fury for
several hours. No fatalities have been
reported up to this time, but the prop
erty losses from wind and rain probably
will be enormous.
Many lighters and other small craft in
the harbor have been sunk or driven
ashore. All telegraph wires III the city
are down, the electric power service is
crippled and scarcely tree is left stand
ing in Havana.
RACES for Six Hours
Torrential rains have fallen ceaseessly
during the past few days. At > O'Clock
this morning a storm of tremendous Sc
verify which had gathered to the west
swept down upon the city and for six
hours wrought damage similar to that
done by the great storm Of October II,
1906. The wind tore down the telegraph
and telephone wires throughout the city,
uproOted or broke down every tree III its
path, and put out of operation the cleo
trio light system, the overhead trolley
lines and the many works dependent
upon the electric power plants. While
pour of rain Hooded the streets, making
/ il impossible to open the shops. The
smaller craft in the harbor were ut the
mercy of the storm and today many OF
these are thrown high on shore while
! others have been sunk at their anchor
/ ages.
No papers were issued this morning,
the plants being crippled by the floods.
| The steamers Of the Ward and Plants
1 lines as well as the steamer from New
1 Orleans. which are due today, had not
arrived this forenoon.
Ry o'clock the storm had begun TO
abate, and rs the morning progressed the
wind continued to subside, but terrlhc
sea was still running.
The fatalities i'm the city were confined
to one family. the five members OF winch
we're killed when the roof of their nome
on San Rafael street fell IN upon them.
/ At Regla. across the harb0r from
/ Havana, between forty and nifty small
craft were sunk or driven ashore IT
was rumored that steamer with Two
( tunnels was ashore on the beach east OF
I Moro castle, but the truth of the report
/ cannot be determined, as the wireless
I apparatus at Moro is down and because
( Of the heavy sea it is still impossible
/ This afternoon to cross the harbor
II Is believed that the damage to the
/ tobacco crop will he limited to the de-
! StruCtlOu OF Stth 'tNN N'''N'i - 80 $50 49,
| late to replant.
Florida Gets Warning,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct IA
| destructive hurricane which probably
viii mass uorthward over Florida is III
dicotad in advices to the weather bureau
today. The storm is blowing fierce off
Tho Florida coast Shipping has been
warned all the way from Mobile, Ala.
70 charleston. s c., and hourly obserya-
lions have been ordered in the hurricane
/ territory.
Great destruction to property and loss
Of life on the south Atlantic coast ana
even in the interior, according to Prof.
Willis L. Moore, is certain to result
from the hurricane which has reached
I southern Florida and is making its way
, nm the coast The weather bureau has
received information that has led Prof.
( Moore to take every measure possible 70
protect the inhabitants OF the sea islands
off the Florida coast from the approach
ing storm At noon he sent the follow
1 ing instructions by wire 10 the Slgnal OF
Zee observer ut Jumper Inlet, Tampa,
4 Jacksonville, and brownsville, Ga:
"Huriicaue now central near Key
| West PROMISES to toe destructive to life
and property over large portion OF the
! Florida peninsula. You are authorized
to incur any necessary expense and TO
.. nNDlt every ItiSbIliRAF lh''tNh'' W We
scmiuate warnings 10 the islands, coast
cities and even the interior of the ST %.
Wind SO Miles an Hour
The Key West observer reported that
the barometer had dropped 10 2S.7O and
that the wind was blowing siXty-elght
miles an hour. In order 70 safeguard
The life of the weather bureau observer
nj Sand Key, small island to the south
west of Key West. Chief Moore ordered
the man to abandon the post
Storm Hits Duluth.
DULUTH. Mimi. Oct. ll.-FollowinG
n long period of balmy weather and ush-
cred in with a siXty-mile nnrtheaSter ac-
companied by snow, sleet and han, Du-
uth and vicinity is today, and since Sun
day night n 8 o'clock, wrapped IN the
clutches of the first blizzard of the sea
son Much damage of minor nature
has been done at the head OF the lakes
and the surrounding territory is yet tc
hc heard FROM Lake Superior is run.
uing high. and shipping has been delayed
to some extent. Late this morning the
wind had decreased somewhat but the
snow, which melts as it falls, continues
uuabatcd.
Snow Falls in Iowa.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, Oct. Wit
the first snow of the season falling a
Sioux City. la. and N Omaha, Neb.
and with Slect at st. Joseph, Mo, por
lions of those states as we'll rs eastern
= Kansas experienced decided fall ii
temperature today.
. In Kansas and Missouri tcmpera
turc OF - degrees above zero was re
, corded Sioux City reported a heav!
/ fall! oc snow, while at Omaha the fal
, was light At both places it melted a
{ it fell At ST. Joseph sleet was falling
and the weather was fast growing cold
er. with indications of snow.
First Snow in St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Oct. 1l.-This aft
=, cruoon the north wind brought snow ant
for a time the air was filled with il
This is the first of the season.
Snow at New Richmond
. NEW RICHMOND, Wis, Oct. H.
Snn>y nurrips occurred here today