Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-28
Rr the Associated Prsss.

JACK SONVILLE, Fla, July U.s.
The West Indian hurricane which
Monday crossed from the Caribbean
Sea TO ravage the Bahama Islands
and the lower east coast of Florida
hammered today at the sea gates OF
the upper peninsula.
Calm followed by steadily incfeas
| ing winds presaged the advent OF the
hurricane as It swept into new terri
tory, leaving behind it distressed ship,
ping, wind and wave damage which
may run into millions of dollars and
paralyzed lines of communications.
Behind a wall Of gsle-ewept seas
the fate OF several ships was hidden
Only an occasional wireless message,
picked up by the Tropical Radio Cor
poration at Miami. broke the silence
at sea last night, and most OF these
concerned the Italian freighter An
"a lido San Giorgio Secundo. which was
reported early today to be still wal
lowing rudderless off Jupiter Inlet Al
least six vessels were said to be In the
vicinity to render\aid which had been
prevented last night by high seas.
Other Orart IN DlSHe0,
No further word had been learned
from the Danish steamship Wilhelm
4. Reiddermann, which wirelssed yes
| terday that it was in distress between
Miami and Jupiter Inlet. Likewise
the sea gave no word of the 6O-foot
ZuIieta of Brunswick. Ga, which
sailed Sunday night with Is excursion
lists for Bimini.
The Gulf Refining Co.'S tanker J. NJ.
Cutlery was nearly two days overdue
At Jacksonville, but company represen
tatiyes believe the ship was riding
| out the gale. PASSENGERS from the
| rIyde Liner steamship Seminole were
en- route to Miami by train today after
| leaving the vessel here last night. The
Seminole, from New York TO Miami,
| had proceeded past West Palm Beach
on It's route TO Miami yesterday when
ofacials Of the line ordered II turned
| hack to Jacksonville. Two hundred
and thirty-hve persons, including pas
sengers and crew, were aboard the
! liner.
AT several places along the coast
| the hurricane winds reached an IN.
| tensity of 100 miles per hour. wind
velocity of 20 miles an hour caused
damage estimated at a million dollars
| where. 40 yachts and houseboats sank
in Lake Worth. Along Ocean boule.
ward and other sections OF the Winter
playground area wreckage Of trees
and boats was strewn. Much damage
! was done to sea front property.
Miami Damage 100000.
Miami reported damage estimated
at $500 900 while towns between
Mia mi and West Palm Beach were In
darkness last night owing to broken
wires and water damage. In Del Ray
the streets were inundated and houses
were unroofed. Excessive wind caused
all business to be suspended In
| Pompano.
Tn Orlando. Sebring, Sanford. Win
ter Park and other places, electrlc
/ light, telephone and telegraph serV-
! ice was interrupted or paraly2ed.
| The waters Of the Indian River al
New SMYRNA were reported piling out
of banks because Of the driving
gale and some damage was done by
the flood.
| With the exception Of a single wire
which the Western Union Telegraph
| Go. maintained to Miami, there was
no telephone or telegraph commune
cation possible to the lower east
coast this morning. The American
Telephone and Telegraph Co. reported
| all service south of Jacksonville I'M
paired. but believed 1t would be aPlt
to restore service today.
Miami and West Palm Beach had
! been cut off from communication, with
the exception of the one wire since
early yesterday morning.
Calm weather was reported today
at Miami and in most OF the lower
East coast territory. In most instances
torrential rains accompanied the gale