The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04

ize the Florida national guard for relief action at any part of, the state needing aid.
 Reports from Tallahassee at noon said the center of the storm with winds of 90 miles an hour re- ported, was passing near Cedar Keys. North Florida was threat ened with gale winds.
 Tampa reported damage there would amount to approximate.y $1,OOO,O0O from the hurricane that passed just west of there at 2 a. m Coast guard headquarters at Mo- bile dispatched the cutter Seneca and the patrol boats Nike and Trion to the Tampa Bay to aid in storm rehabilitation work.
 Early reports did not indicate any deaths along the west coast from St. Petersburg north. All through the night the west coas, was lashed by high winds which travelled over the Gulf of Mexico and paralleled the coast. Further south at Fort Meyers, one death was reported.
 An advisory of the weather bu- reau had warned that the storfn would cross the coast line near Ce. dar Keys moving northward oI northeastWard. Wireless Messages Miami, Sept. 4-UP) -Terst wireless messages from Pan. American pilot flying over the hur. ricane-sweDt Florida Keys today graphically described the havoc wrought by the storm.
 Pilot A. G. Persons radioed his base here of body-strewn keys, washed out railroad tracks and demolished buildings.
 Here are his messages:
 9:28 a. m. (EST), Between upper and lower Metacombe Keys, rail and highway both out. bodies along the course.
 9:32 q. m.: Concrete bridge be- tween lower Metacombe Key and Long Key intact. From Long Key to Marathon rails were wrecked No signs of life on Long Key. All buildings wrecked. ..... 9:44 a. m.: Landing possible Vaca Key, Marathon not badl, damaged. Train with Engine No 451 on vaca Key. Concrete bridge below Marathon ok.
 Danish Ship in Danger Washington, Sept. 4.-(UP)- | Reports of another ship--a Danish freighter of 3.136 tons. in distress off the Florida coast in the vicin ity of the liner Dixie, were received | here today. The Isbra ntsen Moller Co.,, New | York, asked the coast guard t salvage the S. s. Leisie Maersk which drifted ashore on Alligato Reef, 20 miles south of the Dixi' at 10 p. m., EST, Monday. Th' crew was said to be safe and thu ships hull holding although boti masts were broken and she Wa resting on coral beds.
 | Seas Are Calming ] Little Neck. N. Y. Sept. 4-(UP l-Reports of calming seas arount the stranded liner Dixie off tn 1 Florida coast brought cheer toda! to the wife and two daughters her l of Capt. F.. W. Sundstrom, maste of the ship.
 ! Mrs. Marie Sundstrom and he :; two daughters sent radiogram t i the captain last night assuring hin he would save his passengers ant ship. They have received no reply 1 They had feared Captain Sund strom would keep an old VOW ant go down with his ship if 1t brok up on the reef.
 l One Ship Leaving ! Miami, Fla, Sept. t-(Via Trop Ical Radio to United Press) --Th United Fruit steamer Platano which had been standing by tn stranded liner Dixie, left the seen shortly after 2 p. m. EDT. toda. and continued her voyage towar' New York.
 The Dixie's captain released tn Platano because of the nature o her cargo and because so man, other ships were standing by.
 May Be 500 Dead
 Boston, Sept. 4--tUP)-"Reli able reports" indicate that the hur ricane death list on the Floridi Keys "is in excess of 300 person and will probably reach 800 O more," the Tropical Radio com pany was advised this afternoon b! its Miami station.
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