The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-05
Texas And Florida \. In Hurricane Path
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, cluding Hariingen, McAllen. Pharr! Mercedes and San Bcnito were iH the storms path.
 From Corpus Christi, whipped | by q 40 mile an hour wind at dawn, came the threat of q new danger. J. r. McAuliffe, U. s. mcterolo. glst, said hc believed the hurricane | had curved after passing inland and again was headed toward that city.
 Several thousand persons whe sought shelter in Corpus ChriBt public buildings last night were warned by McAuliffo 10 remain there until the danger had passed The Missouri Pacific Dispatehei ut Klngsvillc, said tho Harlingol operator reported the air was lull of flying debris and that the wind had reached 0 velocity of so milet an hour. M i've are in communication with Hnrlingon, about 20 miles inland from Brownsville" the Dispatcher said. "An SO.mile wind Is blowing there.
 "Tho air Is filled with debris 1t is not known how many have been killed or injured, but many buildings have been blown down.
 "lt Is impossible for anyone there to check tho damage"
 At Corpus Christi, water wal reported IS inches deep on Water street. The flood was spreading through the business district ana had reached tho lobby of the Nou' ceg hotel. National GuardDmof were called out to prevent footing and virtual martial law prevailed Eight persons were maroonod a on Brazas Island noar Port Isabel Another party was narooncd on Padre Island.
 Heavy damage was caused In the southern Texas citrus fruit bolt. Planters while the storm still ragged, estimated the loss would be at least si,000,000.
 The southern Pacific Railroad dispatcher here was advised that the barometer at Brownsville had iallcn far below Its lowest point this season, indicating the hurri. cane was of severe intensity. A few minutes later the railroad telegraph lines went out. Port Isabel, in tho lower coastal region, where tho hurricane ap:. parentiy centered, was occupied only by coast guardsmeh. It's en- tire population of 1000 was evaeu' ated before tho hurricane struck Port Isabel and Brownsville arc near the Mexican border. The storm covered such c wide areu that strong winds were felt m Corpus Christi, approxl matcly 100 miles to- the north, where heavy rains partly inundated the city. Hundreds of refugees were iil Houston They were evacuated from soaboard towns by coast guardsmen. A large casualty list was believed to have been averted by ample warning, but there could be no accurate check on loss Of liit until the winds abated.
 Florida Hit
 Pensacola, Fla, September | (UP) The hurricane that cut c path across the Florida peninsula was moving northwest across q corner of the Gulf of Mexico today and was expected to pass inland m the Pensacola area this afternoon
 It's intensity was greatly dimin,. ished by its passage westward across Florida and when the cen' ter moved into the gulf above Tam pa, 1t was blowing no harder than 50 miles an hour. Weather au' thorities, pointing out that hurri- canes usually increase In intensity while passing over water, expected 1t to be much stronger when Il hits here.
 Gale warnings flew from Mobile Ala, to Key West. Pensacola is ir the northwest corner of Florida not far from the Alabama line.
 The Hurricane caused damage estimated at $500,000 as 1t swept across the peninsula. Blowing m from the Bahamas, 1t struck the east coast above West Palm Beach Sunday night, moved northwest ward across the state, over the Florida lake country and the rich central Florida citrus fruit dis tricts and passed into the gull above Tampa last night. Its in. tensity reached maximum G lOo miles an hour on the east coast but gradually diminished.
 Communications in a large sec ton of the Lake Okeechobee coun- try still were out early today ana