Evening star., 1926-10-21
1DEAD, 1,2OO HURT
IN HAVANA STORM;
ALL SAFE IN MIAMI
Cuban Property Loss Put at
S3O,OOO,OOO, With Provinces
Still to Report.
MONUMENT TO MAINE
HEROES DESTROYED
Many Vessels Sunk in Harbor
All Americans Believed
Uninjured
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press
HAVANA, October 21.--The Carib-
bean hurricane which struck Havana
Early yesterday took a toll of dead
which may exceed 80 and caused the
injury of about 1000 persons. Early
estimates that 1900 had been injured
were not borne out by later reports.
The majority of those injured were
suffering only from slight hurts. Dam
age SO far reported is estimated at
$50. 900 900.
Complete details of the damage
caused in the suburbs are still lack
ing. Reports thus far received say
about IL persons were killed. while
an unknown number were injured.
with few serious cases reported.
communication with the interior
j still cut off, but it is hoped that a
restricted service will be restored in
some parts of the island by tonight.
The telephone service in Havana was
greatly curtailed today.
Americans Believed Safe.
The American consulate, the Amer
ican Club and leading hotels thus far
have received no reports of the kill
cans, although many are known to
have suffered slight bruises.
4 trip to the Suburbs of Marianao
this morning showed that all of the
we'll known Americans who lived
there were safe and uninjured. Many
Of them We're weary. however, from
their battle to prevent damage to
their homes by the storm. Several
reported that they had TO stand in
water up to the ankles while they
held doors and windows firm against
the force of the wind.
All of the Americans in the suburbs
live in we'll constructed houses which
withstood the force of the storm.
Havana this morning presented al
most a carnival aspect as all auto
mobiles able to move were filled with
people travelling about the city look
ing d the damage.
TrolIeys Still Abandoned.
Every effort was made today to
restore public services. Trolleys
were still abandoned in tho streets
in many sections because of the cut
ting Of power while the city was still
without light and water. \ plentiful
supply of water was expected today,
while the electric light company
lopFu 10 ItStVI6 SlIeGt lEHtl'l@ ditu
power in all sections by nightfall.
Two large Havana dailies this morn
ing issued restricted editions, while
several of the afternoon papers made
no plans to publish because Of the
lack of power for the presses.
Considering tho force of the storm,
q remarkably small number of dwell
lngS collapsed in Havana proper,
Check-up revealing about 40 In many
cases only the walls or one side of
the house was affected. 1t is esti-
mated that ma jority of homes in the
city suffered damage ranging from
$40 to n few hundreds.
HarhOr workers, after allnight
efforts, were able to raise few Of
their launches which had been sunk
end began a patrol of the harbor
The port police discovered the bodies
of an unidentified man and the cook,
captain and engineer of the English
schooner l.. b. Parkc floating in the
bay.
Port officials today declined to osti-
mate the damage to piers and to ship
ping. saying that the total losses had
not Vet been compiled. The streets of
fhe city were being cleared Of wreck
age rapidly this afternoon and mer-
cha were redeCorating their win
doWS. BUSINESS was resumed in all
except lew stores.
Few Buildings Untouched.
It is believed that ncarIr all tlls
buildings in Havana suffered damage,
but few of them collapsed The mon
ument erected by cuba for the 266
Americans who We're killed N the ex-
piosion which sank In" United states
hStt'cship Maine in Havana IIarDDr
in 1898 was RACED. Only the base and
TWO j0-inCh guns, relics of the battle
ship, remained.
The hea West damage occurred in
fhc port of Havana, where TWO steam
IRIS. fly" SChoonerS. 40 fishing vessels.
numerous launches and two hargeS
were sunk. -Four steamers and one
schooner were seriously damaged
The Havana Coal Company's Cleva-
Tor was wrecked. Its skeleton was a
mass Of twisted steel today Three
large docks and many smaller ones
were wrecked and all the others were
damaged.
Most of the persons killed were
Etrtck hy falling walls or flying
debris. Aftcr the storm had passed
rut over the Gulf Of Mexico the
streets We're Uttered with electric
light and telephone wires. signs.
parts Of roofs. sheet iron shut
sers. trees and balcony ratings
Nreuched loose by the wind The in
fensity of the storm was indicated by
the wrecking of the Bleven College
wind gauge when the storm had
reached q. velocity of as miles an hour
before it struck the city with full
force.