The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21
BOulevards and Residences
Flooded BY Big Seas.
WAVES DASHED OVER MORO CAsTIE|
Hundreds Rescued From UppeH
Stories AS Angry Waves Rom
Through Streets OF the City-Al
Mile OF Fine Residences In Grip
OF the Flood-Prisoners Trapped
In Jail Surrounded BY Water
Lives Lost and Cattle and Horses
Swept Away.


Havana Especially For hours DUR
ing Sunday night and all through
Monday morning Cuba was in the
grip of storm, which blew up with
great violence from the Southwest
and attained its greatest force short
~ before noon. Then the wind
shifted to the West and the sea began
to rise, the wages sweeping in upon
the city. Within an hour. the pound-l
ing of the waters had broken breach
through the Malecon Sea wall. The
waves quickly increased to mountain
heights, engulfing the Malecon drive-f
way and flooding the handsome resi-i
dences facing theron for a distance
of mile.
The waters, still rising, invaded all
the seaward part of the city until 8
o'clock in the afternoon, when the
section bounded by the Malecon, the
Pardo and the boulevards Calzada, de-
Galiano and Animas were several
feet under water The residents OF
the lower floors were driven to seek
refuge on higher levels, while de-
tachments of soldiers, rural guards,
police and firemen, assisted by mem
bers of the Red Cross and fishermens
with boats, which were dragged from
the harbor, FASTENED to the submerg-
ed district and rescued hundreds from
buildings that threatened to collapse
at any moment.
Vedado, residential suburb, was
exposed to the full fury of the Storm
The sea advanced some hundred
yards inland, demolishing many
small structures, and probably caus-
ing loss Of life. The rumor that the
city had been struck by tidal wavel
added to the general panic, which was
allayed shortly after o'clock, when
the wind perceptibly abated, and the
water ceased to rise. The upper part
of the Prado was then filed with
throngs of panic-stricken negroes,
carrying such household effects as
they could rescue from their own
homes.
The jail, at the foot of the Prados
was completely surrounded by WATER
and the prisoners, mad with fear.
chung to the barred windows clamoT-
ously demanding to be removed to a
place of safety 1t was feared for a
time the prisoners would break looses
but armed guards held them in check
with rifles until the water began to
recede.
At the height of the storm the
great waves preached clean over the
ramparts of Moro Castle. They roll
ed with terrific speed up. the harboFJ
tumbling over the sea walls, inundat-
ing the streets in the lower part OF
the city. carrying away many of the
small craft along the shores and
swapping many lighters which es-
capped the blow during the earlier
hours. All the steamers in the har-
Dor remained at anchor, the engines
working and holding their ground.
President Gomez, in an automobile.
visited the inundated sections and
other threatened parts of the city,
He directed the work of rescue and
encouraged the soldiers, police and
firemen, and later he visited the hos
pitfalls, to which many injured and
destitute persons had been taken.
Arrangements are being made to
quarter the homeless in the barracks
and other government buildings.