The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-07-29
FLORIDA IS
CHECKING UP
ITS DAMAGE
Destruction to Property and
Crops Will Run Into
Many Millions
ONE KILLED BY STORM
Greatest Damage Done at
Palm Beach-HOtels and
Resorts Flooded
THE STORMS TOLL
(By Associated Press.)

THE STORMS TOLL
(By Associated Press.)
Sixty.seven lives and property
damage estimated at several mil
lion dollars was caused by the
west India hurricane which orig.
mated in the Caribbean Sea.
swept across Nassau, tore up the
Florida east coast and turned inlO
Georgia, where today it was re.
ported Diminishing In wind force.
Fifty.fOur bodies were washed
ashore at Samoa from the schooa.
ers Francisimy. Peaeeful and
MacOria. which were sunk Oft
Samoa Islands. Santa Domingo.
Eight persons were killed by
the hurricane ut Nasaau.
Four deaths IN Florida and Oae
In Georgia were credited 20 the
storm.
4 lineman was killed at Miami
when he came In contract with .
live wire atop = pole.
4 man was crushed In his cot
at Sanford by falling tree.
An engineer was killed 1t Or.
lando when his train went
through nm omen switch and
struck . switch engine.
A bOatman was crushed between
his hOuSebOat and sea wall slong
the shore Of Lake Worth, between
Palm Reach and West Palm
Beach.
A railroad engineer was killed
In SrnsnHk GAneDf~ s,AA. A8n .A-IA>
went into q ditch after the road.
he'd had been undermined by
high water.
Damage IL prOprrty at Nxssaw
wan estimated NJ $S.003. can.
Mipmi fixed damage there NJ
100000 largely tO the Avocado
pear crop.
Damage In the greater Palm
Be9ch area was estimated at two
!, and half million dollars, large
'parl OF which was 6ae tn the
nuswber Of small craft sank In
Lake Worth.
Stuart. Florida, estimated dam.
age at $25o.ooo tO water front
property and river craft.
Orlando estimated crOp and
property damage In the lndian
river section at $5oo, ~.
Macon reported that the storm
had apparently passed by there.
II is said 70 be heading toward
the Ohio Valley. dimiaishing In
intensity and accompanied by
rain.
Savannah, Ga. July 29.-LN-HieA
Aas and wind Of increasing intensity
long the Georgia coast early today
resaged the advent of the tropical
urricane which. laundering up the
'lorida east coast since Monday, ha.
Eft damage and destruction to ship
ing property, communication line.
nd crops which may run into mil
ions Of dollars.
Weather bureau reports late last
light placed the storm center neal
he Georgia coast. about 50 mile,
orth of Jacksonville, Florida. A
Ill in the wind, the usual indics.
ion Of approaching storm. was re
orted at many points along the
;eorgia coast early today.
Heavy seas. rolling in on the high
st tides OF several years. poundet
t the islands along the lowe
Georgia and upper Florida coast lire
savannah Deluged
Sudden squalls and torrential rain.
leluged Savannah with five inche
4 rain last night.
Trees were uprooted on St. Simon,
sland and the foundations OF sew
raj cottages were wrecked. :.
Storm warnings have been broad
asst as far north as Charleston. s
:, and islands along the coast wer'
leserted by inhabitants when Z storm
ell tolled warning to seaside resi-
ents. Trolley car service was ser
ously hindered in Charleston b,
loods which poured into the streets
Meanwhile Florida took toll Of th,
destruction caused by the three -da,
avages Of the hurricane.
Houseboats Wrecked
Greatest property damage was 70
ported at Palm Beach and Yves
Palm Beach, where shipping build
ngs and . bridge across Lake Wortl
we're wrecked, with an eetimato'
property loss Of more than 81 ,000, ~
approximately forty small yacht
md houseboats were reported wreck
d when . pier ut q fashionabl
'acht club gave way before tn
pounding waves. Hotels and resort
we're flooded.
A message from Nassau via Niam
aid damage amounting to 1900 90
lad been suffered when the hurriean.
lit Nassau after It came up out o
he CaribbeaR Sea and before touch
ng Florida lover east coast.
Damage e6timated at 100000 ~
eported at Miami, principally % III
Avacado pear crop.
One man was killed in San Ferd
when q tree crashed into |
louse and crushed the cot ON vhiel
70 was lying. Six inches Of rainfAl
~ reported in = hours.
HIGHT KILLED BY
TORN At NASSAU
Miami, July 2o.-Lp9-CiGht nor
ons are known to have boon Hills
" the tropical hurricane thaG struel
Nassau Monday according - tn tlFs
lirect report on storm 3akalitios ~
eived by the Miami Daily Nowp .
lay from Captatn NeDoaala q ~
teamship Munaimar. TAe u1ooooni
vss received hy; ths Tropleal ~ I
Telegraph eompany 1roW - 49,
nAf, lying q aaEAoe e&e 1A6ann. u
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