Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29
STORM FORCE .ABATING.
island and Resort Dwellers Warnes
to Seek Safety.

JACKSONVILLE, July % Pl.-
The West Indian hurricane that has
RACED along the coast of Florida since
Monday Iassed off the coast near
Jacksonville late yesterday and ad-
vanced towhrd the Georgia boundary.
1t was exlected to strike the coast
near the &orgia line. The Jackson
willie weather bureau said that the
city was out of the storm area as the
wind had veered and the storm center
had passed to north and east.
The storm took only two lives as 1T
passed UP the Florida coast, but 1t
caused property damage estimated IN
the millions. Palm Beach's loss~was
estimated at 81 ,O00. 900: that of Stuart.
Fla, at $250,00O and Miami's at $780,
900, in addition to damage to ship
ping, telegraph and telephone wires
and crops at scores OF places.
The storm apparently was lessentng
in intensity, as II came up the coast,
but was still of hurricane force. In
habitants and Summer residents at
coast resorts hurried into the cities
for safety. Vessels sought shelter in
inner harbors.
Italian Steamer Rescued.
Rescue of the Italian freighter
Ansaldo San Giorgio Secondo was re-
ported through a radio message to
st. Augustine, Fla. This said that the
Ansaldo had been taken in tow by
the steamer West Harshaw, which is
proceeding to Jacksonville, where 1t
was due at noon. Despite a disabled
rudder the Ansaldo rode out the
storm. Since early Monday morning
its crew had fought heriocally against
the force of the hurricane, which
caught II coming up the Florida coast.
There is a crew of 81 aboard the
Ansaldo, in addition to the captain
and three aliens, who were put aboard
the steamer for deportation at New
Orleans.
Miami's damage was principally to
the avocado pear crop. Palm Beach
playground suffered heaviest in the
loss OF more than a score of yachts
and small craft which went down
when a pier gave way. Fashionable
resorts and hotels were flooded by wa
ter blown from Lake Worth
At Stuart, Fla, the chief loss was
to waterfront and river craft.
Daytona Beach Is Hit.
Daytona Beach experienced damage
to light and power lines, disrupted
telephone service, uprooted trees.
washed out highways, wrecked beach
DieAS-
ure craft. After a night without
lights the power service was restored. Il
A rum-running vessels was reported
ashore several miles north of Ormond
One man was killed in Sanford
when a tree crashed into bunkhouse
and crushed the cot on which he was
lying. Small craft anchored in the
yacht basin in Lake Monroe were
damaged and shipping officials said
the injury to celery beds was heavy
and that seed would have to be re-
planted. Sanford had inches Of
rainfall in "a hours. At Lake Alfred,
near Winter Haven, the engineer and
fireman of an Atlantic Coast Line
train jumped to safety in a lake as the
engine left the track.
An Atlantic Coast Line passenger
train struck a bus and then collided
with switch engine at Orlando. re-
sulting in the death of Engineer Liga
and the injury of several passengers.
The injured were taken to an Orlando
hospital. The Jacksonville Union Ter
minal information bureau reported
two to four hours delay on trains
from the east coast and an hour or
two delay on trains from Tampa and
the west coast. H. D. Rodenbaugh,
vice president of the Florida East
Coast Railroad, said that southbound
trains leaving ST. Augustine includ-
ed a special carrying passengers from
the Clyde Liner Seminole to Miami
The Seminole put into Jacksonville to
escape the storm.
Warnings Are Issued.
North Of the storm and in its path,
warnings were issued to persons and
vessels to get to places OF safety.
Brunswick, Ca, sent a messenger to
et. Simons 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 Ty-
bee Island. near Savannah, was order
ed into barracks at Fort Screyen,
when its camp was flooded by the ad
vance rainfall.
The North Carolina National Guard.
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