The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-11
All Cables Cut Off from Main-
land Point to Terrific Up-
f1eavaI Under the Sea.
HURRICANE REPORTED TO
HAVE SWEPT KINGSTON
Friends of J. J. Astor Anxious
Over Presence of Yacht in
Danger Zone.

WASHINGTON, Nov. u.-Weather
reports from Kingston, Jamaica. which
the weather bureau here usually re-
ceives daily, have failed to come from
the West Indian Island since last Sat
urday, and the officials of the service
have been without information regard
ing what has occurred there since that
time. The only indication of the rea-
son for the failure of their reports to
arrive has come through the press re-
ports which show that cable commune
cation with Jamaica had utterly failed
except through one circuitous route for
a short time only
There has been no general tropical
disturbance indicated in the reports to
the weather bureau from points In the
other West Indian Islands, and the OF
f,ciaIs here are of the-opinion that
whetever atmospheric disturbance. oc-
c,,rred in Jamaica must have been en-
tirelv local in character. While a Sc
we're storm similar to local thunder
storms here might have destroyed over
land telegraphic communication ana
wrought great damage to property on
the island. IL is believed that 1t hardy
amid have had such effect on the sub
marine telegraphs unless at points
where 1t connected with the overhead.
The weather bureau officials are m
clined. to believe that some submarine
earthquake has caused the interrup-
tion to the. cables.
NEW YORK. Nov. 11.--Among q
score of more known private yacn's
which are cruising in the West inales
waters and from which wora =
anxiously awaited by. friends OF the
yoyarers is Colonel John jacob Astor :
stearfr~<yueaat Nourmahal Colonel
Astor and his son departed from New
York for cruise In the West inoies
several weeks ago, out notnine mas
been heard from them for more tnan
week. according to friends OF tne
colonel in this city. 1t is not known
at what point the yacht Is steamins a.
present, but beyond the uncertainty
no alarm is being shown, because OIL the
seaworthiness of the Nourmahal
Several merchant steamers are
known to have struck ground arouno
the coast of Santo Domingo anu
Jamaica, but at the offices OF severai
of the steamship companies it was salu
that word is expected either TO-DAY OF
tomorrow to the effect that all are SAFE
The Amanda, Halifax steamer, ac-
cording to messages received mere 1rolli
Nova Scotia, was ashore on the
Jamaican coast last week, but was
floated last Friday afternoon and saileo
for Montago bay. Such an itinerary
would place the Amanda probably IN
the direct path of the wind ana ram
storms, it is said, and advices from
her captain are expectantly waited, as
they will probably contain further IN
formation of other steamers and ships
at sea in the region.
SANTIAGO, Cuba, Nov. 11.--No de-
tails of the damage done by the storm
which has swept over the island OF
Jamaica have reached here. While
cable communication between Santiago
and Holland Bay, Jamaica, has not
been interrupted, the latter place is not
in touch with Kingston, because the
government telegraph lines are down.
It is believed that Kingston and
vicinity suffered more than any other
part Of the island, but the extent of the
damage cdiliot NC dSCci IniihCu- l. ho
heavy rain caused serious floods, and
the rivers are badly swollen Several
bridges are reported to have been
washed away.
HALIFAX, N. s., Nov. 11--Communi-
cation with Jamaica by the cables COM
ing to this port is still cut off. Officials
of the cable companies said today that
they hoped to be able to get some word
through from the island before night.