Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-08

! \ report from TituSville at 3 p.
m, said growers received unconfirm-
. ed reports that the Young citrus
crop around Nero ana Fort Pierce
had been destroyed by the hurri-
cane.
The valu, OF the crop in that area
was estimated at sl,tt0,000.
Reporta at Pahn Beach were that
! great damage to grange crops was
/ c,Itsn Hear Fort I.eree. Nearly
> pr cent Of the residences and
| stores were reported dauaged.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug. s
| Destructive winds of Il hurricane
lashed the Florida east coast along
loo mile stretch today.
Toll Of life and property was I'M
known. All wire communications
was disrupted south of Daytona.
Two steamers were believed
caught in the hurricane off shore.
Tie steamer Algonquin, bound
from Galveston to New York with
more than 300 passengers sent out
radio messages during the night TO
report her bearings lost. Today the
liner was believed off Jupiter
Light. where the full force of the
tropical disturbance was felt.
The Houduran freighter Lempira
WAS damaged by heavy seas.
The wind velocity was estimated
at from % to 50 miles an hour in
the storm area Great seas tossed
against the shore
Word early today from the Unit
Cd Press correspondent at Daytona,
indicated the barometer was drop
ping there. An lncorfirmed report
said houses were unroofcd at Fort
Pierce.
Before communication ceased with
Palm Beach, at m'lmght, reports
1howed extensive property damage
there and north to Jupiter Light,
q distance of Il miles.
The hurricane was believed cen
tcring today north Of Jupiter.
At 7 a. m, all telephone lines
south Of Sarasota on the west coast
! leading to Miami went out and the
! southeastern Florida resort city was
cut off. The storm passed east Of
= there yesterday, however and there
was no danger.
\ score of towns. the largest Of
Which is Fort Pierce dot tho coast
between Jupiter Lighthouse and
! Davtona. distance of $50 miles
All were cut Of from the outside
world today.
The Tropical Radio Station at
Miami first reported last night re
quests for aid from the steamer Al
. gonquin, 1t kept M communication
with the liner in an effort to pre-
won't il running ashore.
Reports at Miami were that tho
government radio station at Jupiter
was crippled by tn" gale and could
not communicate with the vessel.
The Lempira lost its lifeboats in
/ battling leavv seas. The Castillo
Of the United Fruit Line reported
/ by radio it was standing by the
cripnlcd freighter.
MIAMI. Fla. Aug. S.-Thc Unit
ed States weather bureau early to-
dav posted hurricane warnings from
Palm Beach to Daytona.
Tho tropical disturbance was re
ported ccntering at ) q. m, off tho
coast near Palm Beach.
Davtona should feel the hrunt Of
the hurricane later in the day the
bureau said.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-Thc
United States weather bureau to
dav ordered northwest storm warn
ines displayed at Tampa, Fla, and
northeast storm warnings north Of
Tampa to Apalachicola
\ tropical disturbance Of great
intensity over southern Osceola
county. Florida, moving norfhwes'
viii cause strong northwest winds
and ga.os this afternoon in the vi
cinity Of Tampa ard northeast
gales north to Tampa to Apalaehi-
cola this afternoon and tonight, the
hurnau reported.
J "a tropical storm of unknown
mtrusitv is ccntcrcd at about lati-
tude il north and longitude 81
west, about $50 miles west Of St
Lucia. moving west northwest. The
center will probably pass to the
south Of Porto Rico during the
day.
+ 'Caution is advised for all yes
sells near and south Of Haiti, Santo
Domingo and Porto Rico in the
next y hours.