The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-18

preaching sea.
Florida faces a worse disaster than
in 1895. There has been great prop
erty damage and probably many lives
lost.
Monday Nights Reports.
Tampa, Fla, Oyt. 1S.-With com
munication with all points south of
here cut off and the wireless stations
out of commission, Tampa and all of
the Florida Keys are being storm
swept. 1t is impossible at this time
to estimate the damage as no reports
have been received from nearby
towns.
In Tampa up to II o'clock the dam
age is confined to telephone and cleo
trio light wires and minor damages
to shipping. Grave fears are felt for
the forty-six members of the Plant
City Artillery encamped at Egmonta
Key. The company landed there yes
terday afternoon and after their tents
were pitched the wind blew them down.
considerable fear is also entertained
for the residents Of Passe AsGrille, u
resort on the bay There are at least
/ fifty persons there and 1t is believed
that they will feel the full force of the
disturbance.
Fortunately the four days warning
given by the weather department
served to put all shipping on guard.
Not boat sailed in that time. 1t is
feared that the schooner Brazoss
which sailed several days ago, is lost,
las no tiding have been received of
her. She was bound for Cuban ports
and was lumber laden.
Untold damage is being done to
orange groves which gave promise of
la bumper crop. The trees were load
led with fruit.
| Passengers arriving this afternoon
from Sarasota and other points south
report considerable damage along the
railroads. The wireless is working
hut its range is limited. A steady gale
lis blowing at the rate of fifty miles an
hour and is increasing in intensity at
levery moment. Indication are that
1.-THE storm will pass a little to the south
of Tampa, and it is probable that it
Twill spend itself somewhere in the
Everglades
Cuba's Greatest Disaster.
Havana. Oct. 18-The island Of
Cuba has probably sustained the
greatest material disaster in all its
history in a practically continuous
hurricane which began with light rains
Thursday morning, developing into
torrential floods and devasting hurr-
canes continuing until this evening.
The western half of the island suf-
fered more severely than the east.
The first storm, of which there was
no warning, had hardly abated Sunday
might, when suddenly the wind, which
lup to then had been in the southeast,
changed to the southwest and with
renewed force cyclonis blasts swept
over the Matanzas. Pinar del Rio and
4 Havana provinces completing the de
struction wrought by the first storm.
It is impossible to estimate the
amount of damage. which doubtless
will aggregate many millions of dol
liars. Many thousands of peasants In
the three western provinces have been
rendered homeless and destitute and
1t now seems probable that the repub'
Ilic will be compelled to request inter.
national aid for them.
While all communication with the
interior has been cut off there is rea
son to hope than Oriente. Camaguey
and Santa Clara have escaped the
great fury Of the Storm In the city
of Havana the losses probably will
i exceed a million dollars, mainly due
to the destruction Of the customs
house sheds which we're filed with
lperishable goods. the sinking Of scores
lof lighters, many Of them containing