Evening star., 1935-09-30
HURRICANE LIKELY
TO MISS BERMUDA
Storm 660 Miles East oil
Savannah, Ga.-Ships
Are Warned.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, September 3O.-The
tropical disturbance which struck Cuba
and Jamaica and threatened the
Florida east coast was $50 miles east
OF Savannah, Ga, today and is ex-
pected to pass northwest of Bermuda
this afternoon.
In the wake of the destructive hur-
ricane the Holland American liner
Rotterdam. carrying 600 passengers
and $50 crew members, was aground
60 miles southeast of Kingston,
Jamaica.
The master of the vessel, Capt. Van
Dulken, said in a wireless message:
Everybody we'll and quiet; no dam
ger"
Bahamas Damage Great.
After missing the Florida coast Sat-
urday night. the storm curved toward
the Bahamas. An aerial survey of
that section today showed no lives
were lost, but property damage was
great.
The Jacksonville Weather Bureau,
in its advisory at 10 am. Eastern
standard time), said the disturbance
will pass out probably northwest of
Bermuda early this afternoon. Cau-
ton advised vessels in path of this
severe storm"
The death list in Jamaica was placed
at 2, while the fatalities in Cuba were
placed at 35, with more than 300 in
jured
Moving 20 Miles an Hour.
Narrowly missing the Southeast
Florida coast as it swept northeast
ward into the Atlantic, the storm was
moving about 20 miles an hour 1t
still carried winds of full hurricane
force.
The heaviest loss Of life as we'll as
the greatest property damage was re-
ported in Central Cuba.
At Cienfuegos, II bodies were in
hospitals and morgues Three persons
we're killed at Gibara, Oriente
Province; two at Cumanay Aqua,
three at St. Sienna, and four bodies
were found at Guajinito. Five were
reported dead in Aureus, and one in
San Juan de Ulloa. Authorities and
volunteers searched for other bodies.
Fears for Fisherfolk.
Fears were expressed for the 5000
isherfolk at Cayman Islands. 178
miles from Jamaica.
In the British Bahamas the colonial
government expressed concern over
the 610 residents of Bimini, As miles
east of Miami There had been no
word from the little island.
Pan-American Air Lines here an
nounced the Miami-Nassau plane
would detour by way of Bimini if no
word was received this morning.
Wireless reports from Great Abaco
said considerable property damage
had been done there. but there was
no report of loss of life.
AS the hurricane moved northward
from Cuba and Jamaica, it headed
directly for Miami. Just in time to
miss the mainland it veered eastward,
passing 40 to so miles off this city's
coast.
Trains Wait for Farmers.
Residents boarded up their doors
end windows. Many moved to hotels,
fearing to remain in their homes. In
the Lake Okeechobee section two
trains stood by to move farmers and
their families to safer ground.
Winds here did not exceed 40 miles
an hour, and at Fort Lauderdale, a
short distance up the coast, they did
not pass 48 miles an hour. Key West
had about a 40-mile wind.
The tanker Reaper passed through
the center of the hurricane yesterday
about 275 miles east of Melbourne.
Fears had been expressed for her
safety after the Coast Guard received
a message she was making bad way"
A few minutes later. however, the
Reaper radioed she was out of danger.
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