Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-10-12
CYCLONE DOES
GREAT DAMAGE
IN THE SOUTH
$4,OOO,0OO Loss Reported
in Key West and Cuba--
Many Lives Lost.
SHIPPING AT sTANDsTILL
special og united Press wire.


Special by United Press Wire.
Havana, Oct. 12:-Rescuing par
ties are searching the harbor and
coast for victims of yesterdays Is
storm. A number of sailors are
missing, one family OF FIVE is known
to be dead and fifty craft have been
destroyed. The loss here is nearly
100000.
Pinar del Ria province was swept
by the cyclone and tobacco ware
houses, etc., were destroyed.
New Orleans, Oct. Wireless
pa and 400 men building a railroad
on the Keys are also reported dead.
Passengers on the steamers Lam
pasas, Olivette, Momus, Antilles and
others were caught in the storm and
located. Between two and three
believed to have perished The wind
reached the velocity of 100 miles an
hour.
Key West, Fla, Oct. 12:-The
cyclone has done about $400, 900
damage in this vicinity.
Martial law has been proclaimed
here, and guards are patrolling the
devastated district, which is more
than half the area Of the city To
prevent the looting OF hundreds of
wrecked houses the governor has ask
ed the United States government to
dispatch federal troops here without
delay.
Ten Big Factories Wrecked.
The property loss In this city and VI
cinity alone liz estimated at $4,000. 600
Over ten of the largest cigar factories
are in ruins, among them the Havana,
American, Martinez and Ruy Lopez
Scores Of horses were killed, and
their bodies cumber the streets.
Several bank buildings were partial
ly wrecked, the First National being
among them. Terrible havoc was
wrought on the shipping In the har-
Dor. There were over a hundred ves-
sells at anchor. OF these only few are
left, the others being driven out to sea
or being cast on the beach.
Ragged For Eight Hours.
The storm struck the city with full
force and ragged for eight hours. At
times the wind blew eighty miles an
hour The storm passed up the east
coast, and 1t is feared that the loss Of
life has been great in that section.
There were many men working on
the Flagler east coast extension across
the Florida keys, and 1t is feared that
many Of them have been killed.
Besides the several score of resi-.
dences either totally wrecked or blown
from their pillars six churches and
four schools were destroyed. The en-
gine houses of the city fire depart
ment were destroyed, the firemen mar
rowly escaping, but several of the
horses being killed. The top of the
First National bank was blown off.
the postofice DAMAGED, and buildings
in the government coaling stations
were wrecked.
Tidal Wave Follows Storm.
The cyclone was followed by huge
tidal wave, which seems to be fea-
ture of those tropical disturbances. and
the residents Of the lowlands on the
east Florida coast are IN imminent
danger. Launches have been sent out
to the lowlands around Jacksonville to
help in rescue work.
Two of the big Southern Pacific pas
senger steamers plying between New
York and New Orleans are in the midst
Of the hurricane. One is the Momus,
with large list Of returning summer
tourists. The other Is the Antilles.
which sailed from New Orleans on Sat
urday and should be somewhere be-
tween Jupiter light and st. Augustine.
Governor Sanders of Louisiana is on
the Antilles. intending to go to St
Louis by way of New York.