New-York tribune., 1910-10-20
STORM PLAYING POSSUN?!
Suddenly Quits FIorida-Prob-
ably Passes to Sea.
MUCH DAMAGE TO SHIPPING
Heroic Rescues of Shipwrecked
Sailors-Immense Cuba
Property Loss.

Savannah. Ga. oct 19-Unless the hurri-
cane is. pIavincr ..possum." indications early
tonight were that the storm had passed to
sea. II was almost dead calm all the af
ternoon. due. according to the Weather Bu-
reau. TO the fact that this region was in the
centre of the cyclone. No serious damage
was done and no one was hurt or killed.
The conduct of the storm has been so er-
ratio, however. that shipping remains in
port until positive information about the
disturbance has been received.
The steamer city Of Memphis. Boston to
Savannah has been hove to thirty miles off
Tyhee since last night. Near the Memphis
there is a five-masted schooner which has
been in distress all day. The Memphis was
unable to give assistance.
Reports say considerable damage was
done to sea Island cotton and to small pine
trees which had been boxed for turpentine
Key West Fla. via Havana. Cuba. oct.
t9-Further news ef the damage wrought
by the tropical storm that swept the south
ern extremity Of Florida was received to
dav The Norwegian steamer FOs. from
Port Tampa October L for Europe via
Norfolk is ashore off BOca Grande Island.
Her crew Of eighteen have arrived here.
The American steamer Herman Frasch,
from New York October 13 for Sabine Tex,
is disabled eff Alligator Key Lighthouse.
Sand Key Lighthouse reports that the
British steamer Inventor, from Galveston
October II for Liverpool. rescued sixteen
sailors ten from the Spanish bark Hugo
and six from the American schooner Mar
tina The Inventor proceeded. The Hugo
was bound from Corunna September for
ApalachicoIa. Fla. The Martha was last
reported at Port Arthur. Tex, on August ;.
The American steamer Nueces mas ar
rived here en- route from Galveston for
New York and reports that the lighthouses
on Rebecca Shoal. Tortugas Island and
Garden Key ara dark.
Havana. Oct la-Relief trains are being
sArt into Finar del Flo. which bore the
brunt of the recent heavy storms. Scat
tered reports received here show that the
property losses throughout that province
we're enormous. The greater portion OF the
province was inundated. and nearly all of
its towns suffered severely Hardly q house
has been left standing in the country dis
rric+s. and tobacco barns everywhere were
DESTROYED. The crops were ruined. 1t Is
impossible TO estimate with accuracy the
r7onetarv loss, but II viii total millions OF
dollars
The loss Of life apparently was much less
than ar first feared. and occurred chiefly in
the town Of Consolation. where twelve per
sons were drowned.
The first news from the Isle Of Pines in
eight days was received here when steam
er pa sseng@rs reported that the island mad
suffered only slight damage from the nus
ricsne. but that the American colony vas
threatened with . scarcity Of food sup
plies on account Of the interruption of com
rr7unlcation with the mainland. The steamer
viii return from Batabano tonight loaded
with neCeSsa-ieS.
jacksonville. Fla. oct. 1e.-Tamps passed
through the hurricane without loss OF life
and with comparatively small damage,
according TO the reports reaching here di-
-rectIv from Tampa by train The storm
is over in Jacksonville, where the damag &c
is about S5o.ooo.