Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-29
Greatest Loss at Palm
Beach; Two Killed in
Terrific Blow
Italian Freighter Believed Safe
Property Losses Mount AS
Crippled Wire Service is Res.
tored-Damage at Nassau
May Total Five Million
Message Says Steamer Nun.
amar Wrecked

Jacksonville, Fla, July 2s.-R-
The West Indian hurricane that has
ragged along the coast of Florida since
Monday passed off the coast near
Jacksonville late today and advanced
toward the Georgia boundary. It was
expected to strike the coast near the
Georgia line.
The storm took only two lives as Il
passed up the Florida coast but il
caused property damage estimated In
the millions. Palm Beach's loss was
placed at s1.000,000, that of Stuart
Fla, at $3.50 900, and Miami's $780,
600 in addition to damage to ship
ping telegraph and telephone wires
and crops at scores Of places.
The storm apparently was lessen
ing in intensity as it came UP the
coast, but was still of hurricane
force. Inhabitants and summer resi-
dents at coast resorts hurried into
the cities for safety. Vessels sought
shelter in inner harbors.
Rescue of the Italian freighter An
saldo San Giorgio Secondo was re-
ported through a radio message to st.
Augustine, Fla. This said the Ansal-
do had been taken in tow by the
steamship West Harshaw, which is
proceeding to Jacksonville. Despite a
disabled rudder, the Ansaldo rode out
the storm, Since early Monday morn
ing its crew had fought heroically
against the hurricane which caught the
ship as it came UP the Florida coast.
Reports of damage where the storm
had passed came in as crippled wire
facilities were slowly restored. A mes
sage from Nassau via Miami fixed the
damage there at five million dollars
The hurricane hit Nassau after it came
up out of the Caribbean Sea and before
touching the lower Florida coast
A message received by the Munton
Line in New York from the steamship
Munamar, t Nassau, said that place
had been wrecked
Miamis damage was principally to
the Avocado pear crop. Palm Beach
suffered heaviest in the loss of more
than score of yachts and small craft
which went down when q pier gave
way. Fashionable resorts and hotels
We're flooded by water blown from
Lake Worth
At Stuart, Fla, the chief loss was TO
waterfront and river craft
Daytona Beach experienced damage
to light and power lines. disrupted
telephone service. uprooted trees,
washed out highways, and damaged
small pleasure craft. After a night
without lights the power service was
restored today
A rum-running vessel was reported
ashore several miles north of Or
mond.
One man was killed in Sanford.
Fla, when a tree crashed into the
bunk house and crushed the cot on
which he was lying.
Sanford had six inches Of rainfall
in "a hours.
At Lake Alfred, near Winterhaven,
the engineer and fireman of an At
lantic coast line train jumped to
safety in lake as the engine left
the track.
An Atlantic Coast Line passenger
train struck a bus and then collded
with a switch engine at Orlando, re-
sulting in the death of Engineer
Lyga and the injury Of several pas
sengersl The injured were taken to
an Orlando hospital
North of the storm and in it's path
warnings were issued to persons and
vessels to get to places of safety.
Brunswick, Ga, sent a messenger to
st, Simon's Island and the visitors
and residents there rushed into the
city by every available means.
The Georgia National Guard, en-
camped for summer maneuvers on
Tybee Island. near Savannah, was or
dered into barracks at Fort Screvene,
when its camp was flooded by the
advance rainfall.
Charleston, S. c., warned nearby
islands and summer residents by
tolling fire bells and displayed hur-
ricane signals at the customs house.
Women and children were brought
from the summer resort at Tybee
Island, Ga, to Savannah, on a special
train.
Brunswick warned ships to seek
safety by means of rockets.
No report has been received yet
from the motorboat Zuleta with rs
persons aboard which left Sunday for
Nina, in the Bahamas.
Charleston reported late today that
the barometer reading was 1885.
wind velocity SO miles. Rain was
falling and there was an unusually
high tide.