New Britain herald., 1929-09-30
Florida Prepares

70 Jacksonville, Fla. Sept "o D7'- Northwest Florida and the tiny strip Of Alabama coast oil inc Cult Of Mexico prepared today for the ad- vent of the tropical storm which swept northwestWari after rounding the Florida peninsula from the Ha- llama Islands.
 Predictions from tho government weather bureau that the storm would strike with hurricane intcns- tty somewhere between Apalach!co- la. Fla. and the Mississippi coast. caused the populacc to taKo Droc@u- tlons against possible danger,
 Rising winds and falling N"1o- meters were noted along the shor line from ApalachicoIa 10 P.uS"co- la and communications were dis 1upted early last night into inc ApalacMcola area.
 Unofficial estimates said 4o mile wind vas blowing, with pccHs- ional rain squalls. Fear was cX- pressed that th" storm center might pass inlard through that area.
 Shipping In Danger
 Meanwhile. distressed shipping left ir the wake of the EaLamIn hurricane. held q prominent pIce in the spotlight with rescuc craft speeding through the stormy Atlan- tic. Their destinations Wrr' lh" Italian steamer Salina aground off Manzanillo reel the Danish steamer Scandia, reported a total wreck eff the Bahamas and the British freighter Homira, which ran aground off Great Abaco last Tues day.
 Wireless messages related tn" res cue of 2S men from the steamship Wisconsin Bridge near Great A3aco. They also say that five men had been rescued from the SCandia be- fore rough water compelled a halt until daylight. Other messages told that the steamer Bahamian. first be- heved lost in the storm, was safe . in Nassau and that the tanker Gar net Rulings had been cNtricatcd ny the tide from shOals near Gun Bay. There still was no word of the Isle of June, which left Miami the day Before the hurricane for Nassau.
 No distress was reported from ships in the Gulf of Mexico last night and only minor dam&ge was inflicted upon the lower west coast by the gale. Citrus fruits in the sec jon below Punta Gcrda were re- ported to have suffered some losses. Key West I-olatCI
 r,,,, Iir- cI isolated cept for boats, both the overseas railway off the Florida ccst roast and the overseas state highway be- ing out of commission for the pres ent. The railway was washed cut above Marathon and thc highway was broken at Pine Ko,. It was believed transportation would nCt be re-established for at least tEro G@yS. A Wrecking crew reported that there was one death from the corn at Marathon, but reports that woman and her two children had drowned could not be verified. be tris filtered many Of thc Keys that lay in the path of the storm. but key West escaped with little loss, |. At Homestead. "o miles below :, Miami. water flooded the streets, Reliet workers took food and water into the city. Homestead and Flor ida City and other sr'.'omrn's ""r" reported flooded.
 There was no further word from Nassau, Bahaman capital where the hurricane apparently holtol its center and dashed 'ha city for more than two days, causing enormous destruction and taking many lives. Tampa and St rrtyrsburg. l"rg" west coast cities. escaped with mod erately high winds when th" storm center passed them about 125 miles at seq.