Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-13
The Tropical Storm Aban-
dons Its Land Trip.
Wreck and Ruin Left Behind
Loss Of Life Not Heavy.
Key West and Southern Florida as
Well as Cuba Suffer.


points on the Gulf of Mexico and At
lantic coast from the West Indian hur-
ricane, which wrecked Key West yes
terday, and swept northeasterly over
Florida, has passed according to the
weather bureau today. The trOpica
storm, after passing over Key West
crossed the Florida peninsula and went
out to sea at Miami. The disturbance
! is now continuing with undated fury
! northeasterly along the gulf stream
and is heading toward the Bermudas
The exact location of the center OF
the tropical disturbance this morning
as indicated by the reports to the
weather bureau is between 200 and
300 miles off Jacksonville, Fla. The
usual path Of the West Indian hurri-
canes is to pass to sea anywhere be-
tween Key West and Norfolk then to
veer nOrtheasterly and continue into
the North Atlantic.
At Key West this morning the storm
had spent it's force. A northwest wind
was blowing and rain was falling. Re-
ports from Tampa. Fla. indicated that
the storm was little felt there.
All storm warnings on the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts have been ordered dis
/ continued but the weather bureau
warns shipping interests that the hur-
ricane is continuing over the Atlantic.
1t is fully expected that incoming
reports will disclose severe damage to
! shipping and much destruction 70
| property
Acting Secretary oliver of the war
department has directed that the COM
handing officer of the coast artillery
at Key West, be instructed to render
such assistance as may be requested
by the mayor OF that city in maintain
ing order.
Considerable damage to the army
property at Key West also resulted
from the hurricane. Two barrack
buildings are unsafe and not consid-
cred repairable The hospital was
partially unroofcd and the supplies for
that institution badly wrecked. The
| condenSing plant was wrecked and all
the buildings belonging to the army
We're flooded by the rains
Washington, Oct 12-Prof. Willis
Moore, chief of the weather bureau
tonight received the following dis
patch showing the violence OF the West
Indian hurricane:
Sand Key, Fla. Oct. 12.-Station
swept to sea, observers safe. but their
entire personal effects lost. Entire
force now at Key West"
The Sand Key station is on an island
II feet high. The observers We're or
dered away yesterday on account OF
the danger.
Tampa. Fla, oct. 12.-Steamers
Lampassas and Olivette both safe
Olivette en- route Havana; LampassaS
arrived here noon today.
| jacksonville, Fla. oct 12.-The storm
which devastated Key Yves: and the
southern peninsula of Florida last
night has swept out into the Atlantic
ocean today. according to the loCa
weather bureau and is headed in 9
northoaStcrly direction. North of Mi
ami the Florida coast escaped. Re
ports here indicate little damage ex.
cept to property on the east coast. Or
the F'laeler railroad. known as the
Florida East Coast Line. the storm mac
been anticipated and according to ottic-
ials here, the men had been Withdrawn
Miami came reports of great property
loss with possible damage to shipping
Key West seems to have been the
greatest sufferer. Communication was
still possible between that point and
Jacksonville at 10 o'clock today Ad.
vices from the weather bureau in the
stricken city. to Observer Mitchell a,
jacksonville said today the storm was
at its worst at P. NJ. yesterday.
| That there was no greater loss of life
and no more destruction of property
was due to the prompt warnings of the
weather bureau.
Key West. Fla, Oct. 12.-With the
city in the hands of the military au-
| thoritieS who We're called on by the
mayor for assistance. efforts are being
concentrated today on ascertainine
the damage wrought by the hurricane
which swept the Gulf yesterday. 1t is
estimated the damage to property in
the city and harbor will reach $4,000
900. No loss Of life has been reported
in the city. but it is thought the death
toll will be heavy along the eastern
coast of the peninsula. ~
Many of the vessels which had been