Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19
BIG STORM RAGING
ON EASTERN COAST
Two Waves of Rain and Cold
Rapidly Approaching
Each Other.
WEATHER BUREAU GIVES
NOTICE OF HURRICANES
Excessive Drop in Temperature to
Occur Within Thirty-Six Hours.
DAMAGE DONE IN THE SOUTH
Southern Florida Points Isolated.
Immense Loss in Property Re
ported From Havana.


ported From Havana.
The weather bureau predicts serfous
| Developments along the North Atlantic
coast within the next thirty-six hours.
when the gulf storm which is sweep-
| ing northeastward from Florida meet.
the storm which is approaching from
the west, bringing with ft the coIdest
weather of the senson.
Inc cold WAVE Will probably reach
washington tomorrow night.
hurricane warnings are displayed to-
day all along the eastern coast Of the
United states, md danger signals have
been ordered displayed I'm the lake re-
gion.
In tne middle and eastern states an
excessive drop I'm temperature probably
VIII come In twenty-fOur hours. Great
damage TO shipping and property along
me const fs threatened. These two
storm conditions are termed by scien-
hsts the most remarkable in years.
KEY WEST, Fla, via Havana cuha
October 19.-Nearly all of the Florida
peninsula is today still isolated from
communication as a result of the tropi-
| hours mas been sweeping across the state
AT the rate OF sixty to ninety miles an
hour The meager news from the edge
Oh the hurricane territory indicates that
II was one OF the biggest storms of re-
cent years, and grave fears are felt for
! the safety of life and properly
Inc last word from st. Augustine left
there yesterday afternoon and did not
reach news channels until today. The
city was still comparatively unharmed
put preparing for a tide which was ex-
pected TO overflow many of its strests
| last night.
Sweeps Southern Florida.
Further news of the damage done by
the tropical storm that swept the south.
ern extremity of Florida was received to-
day. The Norwegian steamer Fas. from
Port Tampa, October II. for Europe via
Norfolk, is ashore off Boca Grande
Island. Her crew of eighteen has ar
| rived here.
The American steamer Herman Frasch.
from New York, October 13 for Sabina
Tex, is disabled off Alligator Key light
house.
Sand Key lighthouse reports that the
British steamer Inventor from Calves
| ton, October IL. for Liverpool, rescued
sixteen sailors, ten from the Spanish bark
hugo and six from the American schoon-
er Martha. The Inventor proceeded The
Hugo was bound from Corunna, Septem-
was last reported at Port Arthur, Tex,
August ).
| The American steamer Nueces has ar
| rived here en- route from Galveston for
New York. and reports that the light
| houses on Rebecca shoaI Tortugas Island
| and Garden Key are dark
Isolated for Two Days.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, October IL. 3:l2
p.m.-With the storm abating slightly
| here there is no word from southern
Florida points which have been lost to
| communication for nearly two days.
Much anxiety is felt about Miami. The
wind here is still about seventy miles an
hour. but the barometer is rising.
Shortly after daylight yesterday the
sloop F'rolic was dashed to pieces against
the sea wall and a power launch was
sunk in the bay. No lives were lost, nor
have any fatalities been reported in this
vicinity. The property damage here will
reach many thousand dollars.
Rain Falls in Torrents
SAVANNAH. Ga. October 19-with an
abating wind at daylight. Savannah ap-
peared to have experienced the worst OF
the tropical hurricane now travelling
northWard up the Atlantic coast No
great damage to shipping is reported.
For hours the rain has been falling in
torrents. cripping street car service.
All last night the wind blew at an aver
age velocity of more than fifty miles an
hour from the east and northeast. Moth
ing was heard from cities and towns to
the south of Savannah and all trains from
the south were several hourSoverdue.
Tybee Island was completely cut OF
from communication with the city by the
rising water today. 1t is believed that
the inhabitants of Tybee Island and of the
flooded portions of the coast reached
sa fety early last night. but there is un-
easiness about the steamer lroquois OF
the Clyde line, which, running light
anchored off Warsaw Island just before
the storm.
Small Damage Done.
WILMINGTON. y. c., October 10
While heavy winds have prevailed here.
little or no damage has been done. An
unknown three-maSted schooner was
sighted off Cape Fear bar this morning.
fiying signals of distress. The vessel had
been partially dismasted i'm the storm.
Tugs have been sent to her assistance.
Overdue Vessels Arrive.
NEW ORLEANS. October 1a.-rhe
steamers Mount Vernon of the United
Fruit Company from Port Barrios and the
Mercator of the Cefalu Company from
Ceiba, more than two days overdue,
reached the mouth of the Mississippi river
shortly before noon The United Fruit
Company's steamer Turrialba reports that
it will come into the river this afternoon.
No reports of damage were made.
Property Losses Enormous.
HAVANA, October 19.-Relief trains
are being sent into Pinar del Rio, which
bore the brunt os the recent heavy
storms. Scattered reports received here
show that the property losses through
out the province were enormous
The greater portion of the province,
which forms the western extremity or
Cuba was inundated and nearly all of its
towns suffered severely. Hardly a house
has been left standing i'm the country
districts and tobacco barns everywhere
were DESTROYED. The crops were ruined.
II is impossible to estimate with accu-
racy the monetary loss, but il will total
millions of dollars.
The loss of life apparently was much
less than at first feared, and occurred
chiefly i'm the town of Consolation, where
twelve persons were drowned. Ii Is ex-
pected that other cases of drowning will