The Washington herald., 1910-10-19
HURRICANE RACES
OYER TWO STATES
Florida and Georgia Swept
by Heavy Storm.
SEA WALLS ARE BROKEN DOWN
Cut on from Cities In
Seuth by storm Sweeping states
with Sixty-Mile GaIe-FOrmer Cow
BTOward'S Family Saved I'm Small
BOat-SeOreS Driven from Home.

Savannah, Ca. Oct IS. - Southern
Georgia and Northern Florida are to-
night feeling the full force OF the hurri-
cane which is doing tremendous damage
10 property and is also causing loss OF
life
All communication has been lost with
Florida points. the wires falling at s
o'clock tonight 10 Jacksonville.
Early in the morning the wires failed TO
Tampa and what has happened In South
Florida is only a matter Of conjecture.
When communication was lost with
Tampa this morning the gale was blow
ing over sixty miles an hour and great
damage to property was being done.
The orange groves In South Florida
have undoubtedly been practically ruined
The gale was over sixty miles an hour AZ
Jacksonville and the property damage
was reported as enormous. The people
were in a ate OF semi-panie Loss oP
llfe was reported, bat reports could not
be verified.
Browasd's Family Saved.
'The family Of the late ex-Gov. Broward
was rescued from St. George Island in a
launch while the waves we're breaking
over the island
Grave fears are entertained for the
Workmen on the East Coast extension n
railroad IN course Of construction which
actually runs out into the ocean Except
for the low coral KEYS between Home
stead and Key West there is no land. and
I'D case the east wind piles up high tides
there Will be great loss Of life
The last heard from 81. Augustine re-
ported the waves rushing over the sea
wall, endangering the sea front. while the
marshes for miles around were already
inundated. The wind was increasing and
the barometer falling Similar reports
came from Fort Pierce and Titusvlue be
fore communication failed I'm ST. Angus /
tine.
Scores Driven from Home.
Scores of persons were driven from their (
homes to-day by the rising tide. Several /
hotels on e water front were flooded
in their lower floors. The entire business /
section Of ST. Augustine IS flooded with |
the in-rushing sea water,
Tonight at Savannah the gale has |
reached a velocity of sixty miles an hour !
and property is being damaged
Tybee reports a gale blowing, with the /.
seas breaking over the retaining wall OF |
the government reservation at Fort Scre- /
ven. Tonight the residents OF the island /
hurried here on a special train, fearing |
a repetition OF the great disaster Of 1893. !
Cotton in Danger.
More than 1900 bales Of cotton on the |
docks are in danger OF being swept away, /
and the cotton factories are Offering large |
sums in efforts 10 get men to move the /
cotton. Wharf gangs are working TO re- |
move the cotton. but thousands Of bales |
viii be lost
Telephone messages at 10 O'Clock tonight /
from Brunswick report the town under
water. The terminal docks have been
swept and trains are unable TO enter the
city.
II Is known that three lives were lost
IN Key West where the property loss |
was great Tampa, St. Augustine. Mi
ami, and Jacksonville were within the
danger zone of the storm and suffered
less, though no estimate OF the damage |
Is vet Obtainable
Reports received from Southern Florida |
show that many lives were lost on the
east coast.
Steamers Reach Havana.
Havana. oct. IS.-The French steamer /.
Navarro, which arrived at o'clock to-
day. reports that she ran into the bad |
weather on the night Of October lS. when
lg5 miles from Havana She headed for
Key West. on Monday. the weather
clearing, she changed her course again in J
for Havana, and when fifty miles from
this port she ran into the second hurri-
care She again turned about and stood |
out to sea 10 ride out the storm She
sustained no serious damage
The day opened clear, but rain began
10 fan again at ! o'clock this afternoon.
coming down heavily until O'clock.
President Gomez has announced that
the building of a 100000 Presidential
palace will be postponed and the money
devoted TO the relief of the sufferers by
the storm. Communication with the in
terror has not been Te-established