Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09

greatly.
Tampa radio reports say that city
escaped major damage.
East coast cities which bore brunt
of storm Wednesday before it pass
ed inland are recovering from force
of blow which wrought property
damage estimated In millions.
Available reports show hurricane
nowhere struck with severity of
September, 1926. storm. which raw
aged Miami although 1t pursued
virtually same course.
By the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. August a.
The Government Weather Bureau at
jacksonville announced today that the
tropical disturbance which struck the
east coast and ragged through the citrus
section 10 the west coast was centered
as am. near the Gulf Coast" about
40 or SO miles north Of Tampa and
moving slowly up the coast in a north
westerly direction.
The bureau said that due TO the
greatly decreased velocity Of the storm
1t now felt no concern over it. Indi-
cations we're that 1t probably would
strike the northeast corner of the east
guIg If it continued its present course.
Second Disturbance.
The washington Bureau general
weather forecast today said:
The Florida disturbance Is moving
norfhwestward with rapidly decreasing
intensity. being central about 30 miles
norff If Tampa. A second tropical
disturbance is central rs to 100 miles
south Of Santo Domingo, moving north
west. 1t is probably OF moderate IN
AenSify and cauticnary advices nave
been Issued for areas northwest OF tne
THE western Union Telegraph Co
ehHcfais had announced here earlier
ffais morning that the disturbance had
uassed into the Gulf Of Mexico near
.Homosassa. Fla. so miles north OF
Tampa. They based this announce
fnent on a check Of their ofhces N tne
affected region.
Communications Cut.
Western Union officials, who said they
had been able to get one wire working
into Tampa this morning, cflarteo the
f1aff<nf The storm from central Florida
t,nfif II passed into the Gulf, from
rneaget reports obtained from points
along the line.
After cutting a swath almost due
west from Vero Beach and Fort Pierce
on the east coast TO Winter Haven ana
Haines City in the rich citrus belt. the
f1r--rscanp abruptly turned northwest,
after il had almost reached the OUT
stvE~4e ~ 7zasrsF4a
The storm apparently vas blowing
itself out as it quit the peninsula. leay-
1Y1e diminishing damage IN its wake. u
was exu. .cted that communication Win
the vest coast would be bettereo as soon
as linemsn could get 10 the source Of
trouble.
Small ramage I'm Tampa.
The Western Union officials said that
the greatest trouble on Their wires nae
been near Dadg City a short distance
east OF Tampa, apparently the turning
paint for the storm.
With the single wire connecting Tam
IA with he outside world With the ex-
1eptaon OF cables, 1t was impossible 10
eigfairs details of the course Of t1e hur-
ricane and the damage 1t had wrought
after leaving Winter Haven. Even the
central Florida cities we're practically
isolated
Opinion was expressed by the West
ers1 Union that 1t would require at least
three davg TO repair the damage on the
east coast and re-estabiish full con1n1u-
r.casion with Miami and points on the
northern side Of the storm. The wires
were down some distance north OF
1K.aYni. which suffered no damage.
No maj tor damage was done In Tampa
bAH all telephone and telegraph linei
we're down within radius OF 30 miles
said a radto2ram received this morning
from r. S. Vance, Associated Press op'
crater at the Tampa Times.
The last report from Inverness at 4 81
Am. said that winds had been blowing
hard there for several hours, but not ol
sufficient velocity 20 do any damage
Teagy rains fell throughout the nigh
over the central section Of the State
Orlando, the closest point 70 the storm
swept area which had outside com
utunication. reported a heavy wind an
rain. but little damage.
with the few wires that the city i1at
Il vas impossible 10 learn how the sur
rounding country had Jared.
No Lives Reported Lost.
Coupled with the astonishing new
that 10 lives had been reported los
were frag1nentafy calculations Of mil
lions IN damage from West Palm Beacl
f0 Melbourne on the east coast All,
across almost 10 Tampa on the west.
These three points formed extYemitie
af q storin-torn square, the other side
Of which remained 70 be determines
fy the westward course Of the storm
which apparently Was diminishing Il
intensity. Storm warnings were raise
ss far west ss Mobile, indicating tha
the disturbance was bound for Ia
Ax,sIaehicola curve OF the Gulf eoas
line.
out of the 23 cities and towns In tn
xa,ae OF winds "anging from 40 TO II
miles an hour In velocity came fitfl
dyfbbIingx of information that gave al
! reosi identical accounts Of deysgtatioT
T41se held true for all except the LAX
!. T,befchoiee district. where flood water
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