Evening star., 1926-10-22
BeIated Reports Indicate
Loss to Property Will Run
Up to s1O0, 600, 900.
TEN TOWNS IN RUINS;
INJURED UNESTIMATED
Extent of Loss in Provinces Dis
tant From Havana Unknown.
$500 Homeless.


HAVANA. October 22-Belated ad-
vices reaching Havana today indicated
that more than $50 persons perished
at various places in the provinces of
Havana, Matanzas, Santa Clara and
Pi1lar del Rio in the hurricane which
struck the island Wednesday morn.
ing.
Ten municipalities were wiped out
and $500 persons were rendered home
less. 1t is thought the material dam
age will reach nearly 100000 900. Nc
definite figures on the total number
hurt on the island were available.
In Havana alone it is estimated that
200 persons were killed and 1900 in.
jured and that houses of 1900 fami.
lies were destroyed
Coast Villages Destroyed.
The two villages comprising the
municipality of Batabano, on the
south coast of the island, reported
more than 800 dead and both towns
destroyed. They were the first upon
which the hurricane fell when it came
out of the Caribbean Sea and across
the Isle of Pines.
Bejucal, lying midway between
Havana and Batabano, had 80 fatal
tiles. At Gabriel there were II: CEN
trail Fajaro. s; Guira del Melana. 9:
Camp Columbia, s; Guanabacoa. 8;
Matazanas City. 6. and Guines, g.
Few reports had been received to-
day from the provinces of Matanzas.
Santa Clara and Pinar del Rio. over
which the storm passed. They We're
cut off from communication because
of wrecked telephone and telegram
lines and blocked railroads and roads
The survivors in various districts.
many of them seriously injured.
were without food, medicine or water
and frantic appeals were made for
aid.
Two relief committees have been
formed. Nearly 100000 already has
been subscribed. Government and
private trucks and automobiles have
been put into service in efforts to
reach interior villages. In Havana
all the homeless have been given
food and shelter.
Fifteen bodies have been taken out
of Havana Harbor. bringing the total
number of known drowned here to
10. Officials believe that so or more
persons possibly met death in the
harbor when the heavy seas and the
wind destroyed numerous craft.
A preliminary estimate of the none
tary damage done to shipping is
SIS 900 900
The city is dark and deserted at
night. No street cars are running, and
the electric lights are out.
Bringing word of the death toll at
Batabano, three citizens made their
way to Havana over wrecked roads,
piled with trees and other debris
al t.
bano and its sister town, Surgidiero
de Batabano. and the town of San An.
tonic de Los Banos were without med
icine or the necessities of life.
Jail Inmates Return.
Three citizens Of the town of Guines
also have reached Havana. They say
they knew of only three persons killed
there.
Buildings partially razed in Guines
included the Jail. All the prisoners
fed but shortly afterward 90 returned
and surrendered, saying they pre-.
ferred the Jail to the terror of the
storm.
Trains running at a speed not ex-
ceeding greatly that of a walk have
managed to creep into the city from
the eastern section Of the republic.
Passengers on them reported floods as
far east AS Santa Clara Province.
P. A. Bonet. Cuban consul general
to the Dominican Republic. who was
a passenger on one of the trains, said
every village along the railway line.
from Manaca in Santa Clara province
westward. was seriously damaged.
The entire countryside, as far as he
was able to see on both sides of the
track. was wreck.
Havana has a plentiful supply of
food and medicine, and thus far has
been able without difficulty tc take
care of refugees.
Sugar Factories Wrecked.
Three large sugar factories in the
outlying districts were hard hit by
the storm. Central Occidente. 150-
year-old cane grinding plant was
wrecked. Central F'ajaro was de-
stroyed, with a loss OF eight lives. and
Central Toledo was badly damaged.
At La Saludad 1000 tobacco curing
sheds were demolished.
Among the big industries here
which suffered from the storm was
the Partages Cigar factory, which
was destroyed. II. employed 900 cigar
makers. The Aguilaoro Cigar fac
tory also was destroyed.
The National Manufacturing Co.
was damaged to the extent of $4,000.
a paper factory. $4,000, and the
Tropical Brewery, $4,000.
BAHAMA ISLANDS SAFE.