The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-11-05

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So erratic was the direction
of the storm that all interests
on the Florida Gulf Coast
were urged to keep in touch
with future advices from the
Weather Bureau.
Various agencies were being or
ganized in Miami to clear the
flooded and debris strewn streets.
Property damage in the hurricane
area may exceed s2,5O0,000.
The hurricane tore across the
lower peninsula with frightful fury.
battering Miami, Miami Beach,
Palm Beach, West Palm Beach.
Hollywood, Olympia, and other COM
munities of the winter playground
area. Houses were unroofed, trees
uprooted, and heavy seas and tor
rental rains flooded streets and
buildings near the waterfront.
Communications still were badly
impaired. There were no long dis
lance telephone facilities. Telegraph
companies relayed northbound mes
sages by way of Atlanta and Jack
sonville. Hundreds of refugees from
outlying districts were IN hotels.
public buildings and camps.
Electric light and power service
was crippled. Many streets were i'm
passable to any traffic. In others
automobiles passed with great difi-
Guilty because of debris. The same
conditions prevailed in resorts over
all the approximately 80 miles OF
coast that caught the full force Of
the hurricane.
Citrus Crop Damaged
Inc storm blew in from the east.
after Swerving from it's southerly
course while approaching Nassau.
bananas. 1t swept across the large
~ unlnhabited sections OF southern
Florida and passed into the Gulf
Oh Mexico last night north of Cane
Sable off the lower west coast. It's
lrnges inflicted heavy damage to
crops, particularly to the citrus crop
Quill Oll the trees.
Miami police had reports that
seven persons had been killed. but
only four bodies had been taken to
the morgue and it was believed thew
constituted all the dead. Hospitals
SAID they treated IS persons for in
Juries. Only few were injured
badly enough TO stay.
Early today hundreds of men went
into the streets of Miami Miami
Beach, Hollywood. Palm Beach and
other communities to clear away
debris and drain houses and streets.
Inc Florida Power and Light Co.
put every man it could find to re-
pairing lines and wrecked plants.
The great royal palms that make
Miami picturesque tropical para
disc were blown down by scores and
tnelr great trunks lay across streets.
makig them impossible.
Four Are Known Dead
The dead were:
Ruth Levy, Is, killed by the COLI
lapsing Of her home.
David Bachrach, 80. New York.
winter visitor, died of a heart at
tack.
Herman Thomas, IS. died of
heart attack.
a sailor name unknown. of the
s. s. Hahira, killed by a ventilator
ripped from ship by wind.
A Negro name unknown Whose
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ton south of Miami.
M. r. Harrison, chairman of the
Dade County Relief Committee said
damage in Miami. Miami Beach.
Coral Gables and Cocoanut Grove
would be approximately $1,000 900.
Damage in Hollywood. TT. Lau-
derdale, Ojus and DANA was be-
iieved to equal that figure. No
damage figures for Palm Beach and
West Palm Beach were available.
The Mayor OF DANA said that at
least so per cent of that towns
buildings were damaged.
Hialeah Park Damaged
Mr.. Harrison's figure was said 10
be conservative, but because of Grip
pied telephone service and incon,-
plete surveys no other figure was
available. Partial surveys indicated
damage of several hundred thousand
dollars to the property of the
Florida Power and Light Co. alone.
according TO H. H. LYMAN. district
manager.
Damage to the pslatial Hialeah
Park racing plant amounts TO $780,
600, z. j. Clark, grounds superin-
tendant said. The grand stand was
unroofed and OF the hundreds Of
great palms that lined its drives and
track only two remain standing,
Clark said.
Scores of plate glass windows in
the business district were shattered.
as were the windows in Office build