Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-05

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many times daily OF late as the de-
structive winds raced across the
Caribbean and devastated Santo
Domingo.
Locating the disturbance over or
near the north central Cuban
coast. the bulletin said 10 strong
winds had been reported.
As another sign of the intensity
having diminished, the bureau
omitted any warning to ships IN
that section. Yesterday and the
day before caution had been adj
vised to shipping.
Mitchell said the hurricane was
following the course which has
headed il for the United States
coast since IL was first perviewed.
The winds which have been report
ed as exceeding $50 miles an hour
over Santo Domingo, however, to-
day were said not TO be damaging.
They are expected TO continue NOV
ing west northwestward in the next
"a to IS hours.
Meanwhile. information continued
to reach here on the disaster to
the Dominican republic and meas
ures for relief. Minister CurtIss in
formed the state department as
follows.
Reports Damage
Office unroofed and not worth
repairing. Residence unroofed. 9th
er quarters unobtainable. Supplies
and recent archives undamaged.
Personnel uninjured, also consul
and family"
Governor Roosevelt OF Porto Rico
advised the Red Cross that he had
been informed by hts aide Major
Cary \. Crockett. who flew Co 5anto
Domingo yesterday. as follows:
After conference with President
TrUjill0 and Minister Curtiss and
quick reconnaissance or city, I put
situation IN city on Santo Domingo
as follows: Three-quarters OF houses
practically destroyed and entire
city very badly damaged. NO news
from interior towns in path of CIV
clone. President reports az least 4
hundred deaths already counted and
many more injured. American min
lSter and all Europeans saved But
legation destroyed. Urgent and i'm
mediate need for doctors. medical
supplies. all available tentaTe. cots
and blankets. $4,000 TO 100000 ra-
tons. also any clothing, both male
and female. available. Funds also
necessary from Red Cross"
The Dominican leratlon made
public the following cablegram from
its government:
Situation Serious
Situation appalling. Cyclone de-
stroyed 80 per cent or this city. with
estimated los Of &C least thirty
millions. Up to the present 500
bodies have been recovered and nm
immense number injured. We arc
going on recovering more dead and
injured 1t Is necessary to cremate
bodies for lack OF time cor burials.
Families are sheltered in church.
es. schools and public buildings stnl
habitable. No news from rest or
country. Rivers are in high flood.
Lack Of food Is being felt. Families
without clothing. Medical supplies
insufficient to care for @ many in
iured.
we are therefore In reed of ev-
ervthing- 10 Is urgent to commu-
nicate this 70 the American govern
ment; 10 the representatives or
friendly nations In your 4ity. Co the
American press. TO the Red Cross
and 10 the noble American people.
The national congress. facing
this great catastrophe has passed ~
a law essentially as follows. There
are &rebv suspended such consti-
tuti0nal guarantees AZ nav ~ -
susr%7ded under the constitution
The president OF the republic Is
invested with authority 10 take such
steps. whether economic or Of Rny
other character. which may be nee
eSSarv 90 aid the towns and persons
and save property, raise funds on
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