The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-10-26
HEAVY BLOW WAS
THE HURRICANE
Not Only i'm the Weight of the Wind
but in the Damage Done to
Florida Property
6Associated Presz1

gulf hurricane appa1 emily having
passed into the Atlantic after sweep
ing across the Florida peninsula yes
terday and last night IN northeast
erly direction, the cil2s and towns
today are taking stock the damage.
EAST COAST EXEMPT
Wire communication south of here
was still severed cary today except
down the east coast, hich was not
affected seriously by the blow and
only reports on conditions in South
Florida have been bredght here by
train crews. Appare ly there was
no lives lost, but meag reports indi-
Gated damage to the G 4nge crop and
told of inundation Of lewlands.
The low parts of TsIlpa are under
several feet of water IN account of
the high tide in lamp Bay and the
Hillsborough river Some railroads
are under water causing trains to de-
tour over other lines.
HIGH TIDE IN THE HILLSBORO
The hurricane passed to sea be-
tween st. Augustine and Titusville
about midnight and is now moving up
the Atlantic coast
TIDAL WAVE AT TAMPA
Conductor Kelsey, of the Atlantic
Coast Line train which left Tampa at
$50 last night, said he was in Port
Tampa yesterday Morn ng when the
storm struck. He desc ribed the ris-
ing tide as a tidal wave Port Tampa
city was quickly under from two to
ten feet OF water. Eo lses were un-
rooted. The Coast e phosphate
terminals were damage Rather than
have his train marco ed at Port
Tampa, Mr.. Kelsey tool. it to Tampa
during the day, with cores of Port
Tampa residents.
CITY WAS IN THE DARK
The lower portions of Tampa were
flooded, the stores in he Franklin
real estate district beng under 18
inches of water. The power house
was flooded at noon and II power shut
off. When the train left there last
night the city was without lights or
car service. The wires greater part
of the, distance to Jacksonville were
dewn but the train felt its way and
arrived on time this morning. Con-
ductor Kelsey reported that the storm
LEA Il re
wake.
Seaboard Air Line trains from
South Florida had not arrived here
at a late hour this morning, and the
Coast Line train from st. Petersburg,
which had not been heard from since
yesterday morning. had not reached
Leesburg at 10 o'clock today. 1t is
not known whether the train, which
was due to leave st. Petersburg last
night, even started.
The Western Union succeeded in
establishing a wire to Plant City this
morning, and is accepting messages
for Tampa subject to five or six hours
delay.
ORANGE CROP SUFFERED
Reports from Lakeland and Plant
City declare there is enormous dam
age to the orange crop in the five
counties ofthat section. Many towns
last night were without lights on ac-
count of the shutting down of power
houses when the wind threatened to
break transmission lines, endanger-
ing pedestrians and other traffic
PROBABLY THEY HAVE BEEN
RAZED
Miami. Oct. 26.-The radio station
here today was unable to raise the
radio stations at Tampa and St. Pc
tersburg.
THREE DEATHS IN TAMPA
Orlando, Oct. 26-There were three
known deaths from the storm, ac-
cording to the four-page issue of
the Tampa Tribune which was printed
at Plant City early today.
A number of families wer rescued
A number of families were rescued
by boats. The roof was blown off the
Tampa Times building. The Knight
& Wall building was inundated.
John Rowland, who arrived here
this morning from Tampa, reported
the water yesterday afternoon on the
Bayshore boulevard was over the tops
of the lamp posts along the sea wall
and Franklin street was under four
feet of water Another party which
made its way back from Tampa last
night reported they had to cut their
way through eleven miles of fallen
telephone poles.