The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-26
CUBA HIT HARD
Tie Island Suffered G1ease& aa'e:ial
Damage IN History.
A STORM PLAYS HAVOC

Many People Have Been Killed in
the Interior Region. and II Ia R--
iieved That Many People Have /
Been Victims Of the Terrific Storm |
Tha. Swept the Island
4 dispatch from Havana says ,he |
island 0! Cuba has probably sustain
ed the creates, material disaster in
her history in the practically consin-
uous cyclone which began with light
rains on Thursday morning. develop
ed into ;rreatal foods and devas.a-
ting hurricanes until Monday after
noon. The western half Of the is
land suffered more severely than the
east.
The f.s. cyclone Of which there
was some warning bad hardly ahated
on Sunday night. when suddenly the
cyclone blasts swep: over Matanzas.
pinar de. Rio and Habana provinces.
completing the destruction wTouGn'
by the arSt storm a; nine O'Clock
Mopday night the rain vas still fall
ing in frequen, heavy gusts. hu; the
wind had aoased considerably and
the ses was falling.
!: is impossible even TO estimate
roughly the amount OF damage that
doubles will aggregate many MIL
lions OF dollars. In addition 20 the
great destruction OF sugar and to-
bacco plantation. many thousands OF
peasants n the western provinces
have been rendered homeless and de-
siitu,e 3. the loss OF their homes
and the feod crops. II now seems
probable that the republic may be
Compelled to request international
aid tos the relief OF these sufferers
whose condition is most de2!orabie.
In the city OF Eabana the losses will
probably exceed s1.a00.ooo.
Few fatalities np to the preser.
have been reported. Three men were
drowned in the harhor but no death
from the storm occurred in tie city
Il ts probable. tha; the casualty lis,
in the interior will be large.
For hours during the nigh: and
all through Monday morning Cuba
was in the grip OF storm which
blew with great violence from the
: south west and attained its creates,
force shortly before noon Then the
wind shifted 70 the west and the
sea begun 10 rise. the waves sweep
Ing in upon the city Of Havana
Within an hour the pounding 81
the waters had opened breech il
the Malecon sea wall The wavec
quickly increased to mountainous
height. engult!ns the Masecon drive
way and flooding the handsome resi-
deaces facing thSreon for distance
Of a mile
The waters. s.ill rising. invaded
all the seaward part OF the city IN
til three o'clock in the afternoon.
when the section bounded by the
Maiecon. the PTado and the boule-
wards calzada de Galsono and AMI
mas were several feet under water.
The residents Of the lower floors
were driven to seek refuge on higher
levels. while de:achnents Of soldiers.
rural guards. police and fremen. as
sisted By mem bers Of the Red Cross
and Hshesmen with boats which
were dragged from the haroor. has
tened TO the submerged district. auI
rescued hundred s.on buildings
that threatened tc collalse at any
Moment.
vedado. residential suburb. was
exposed 70 tho full fury Of the storm.
The sea advanced some hundred
yards inland. deuolishing man.
sinai: structures and probably caus-
Ing loss o: LIE
The rnmor that the city hsd been
struck by a tidal wave added to the
general panic. which was allayed
shortly a.rer three O'Clock. when the
wind percepe!bly abated and the wa
ter ceased to rise. The upper part
OF the PraGo was then filed with
thronss OF panic4stricken negroes.
carrying such household effects as
saey could rescue from their oHn
homes.
The fail IN front OF the Prado
was complateiy surrounded By water
and the prisoners. mad with fear.
chung TO the barred windows. clam
orously demanding to be removed
70 a place OF safety. It was feared
for time that tn prisoners won'c
break loose. but armed guards ae!d
them in check until the waters be-
gan to recede.
All steamers in the haroor remain
ed at anchor. the engines working
holding their ground At $50 p. n.
the rain ceased. but the wind re-
nained strong from the northwest.
The barometer stood at 2s.23.hav-
ing risen eigh.-terths OF an inch ia
two hours. giving rise to the hope
that the worst was over.
Practically all communications
with he interior were leveleS and
Therefore news concerning the e!-
fects Of the s>orm in other parts OF
the island Is lacking. but no doubt
the damage was enough. especially
IN Habaaa. the Pinsr del Rio 2rov!n-
ces. The Almende-es river and 9th
er small streams in the vicinity o.:
the City are over their banks. food
ing the lowlands and carrying Of
h,s,s. barns and cattle. Probably
many people los; their lives in these
sections
The barge containing all the out