The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-04
Relief Workers Are
 Trying To Get In
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property damage would run into millions of dollars.
 Officials upon hearing from sur vivors that tidal waves swept sec tions of the Keys, feared that death estimates wirelessed by first of the relief workers to penetrate the storm zone might mount.
 One survivor told the United Press of seeing a three story vet erans' hospital swept out to sea with the loss of all but one of It's occupants.
 One of the first persons to make his way into the Keys storm area was Jack Combs, a Miami under- headquarters here that between 400 and 500 persons had been killed at veterans camp number on Motacombe Key.
 The Miami Beach Tribune esti- mated the death toll as high "as 700. EZRA officials feared then toll would exceed 300.
 Airplanes which flew over the Keys reported at least two veter- ans camps destroyed.
 All but the locomotive on d 12-J car train which had been sent to evacuate the veterans were over turned. Frs reports said that more than 500 veterans were aboard. But advices wirelessed to Red Cross headquarters here by relief work CTS said there were only 25 men aboard and that all were saved.
 A Pan-American airplane landed at Tavernier, on Key Lrgo, where 100 killed, with four physicians and medical supplies.
 Hospital Ship Sails
 The coast guard cutter Yamacra was ordered from Savannah to proceed to the keys to serve as a hospital ship.
 The collector of customs for Florida was asked by Washington to order all available border pa trolmen to the coast guard base at Fort Lauderdale for service in the hurricane area.
 From Mobile, Ala, the coast guard cutter Seneca and the pa trol boats Nike and Trion were or dered to Tampa Bay, where the hurricane, after laying waste south ern Florida, began it's swirl up the wet, coast.
 The marine ambulance Philchris was ordered out of Miami to Vet eran Camp No. 3, Islamorada on the Keys, where it was feared many were killed.
 RcIIcf Train StOpped
 A relief train started from Key West on the last of the islands that form the Florida Keys, but was unable to proceed beyond Vaca Key because tracks were washed out.
 While authorities were conccn- tratins or bringing relief to the southern end of the state, the northwestern section, along the Gulf of Mexico, found itself in the midst Of the "big blow.'
 Several small craft were reported in distress.
 Weather bureau reports that the hurricane may cut inland north o1 St. Petersburg and head across the state toward Jacksonville on the Atlantic coast, caused residents oi that area to "batten down." (Copyriaht, 1885. by Uuited Press)
 Homestead, Fla. Sept. 4-(UPJ Il saw the hospital on the Keys lifted off its foundations by tida wave at the height of the hurri. cane, and carried, with everybody in it except one. like giant house. boat, out to sea.
 The huge wave rose from tho sea on one side of the Key, swept across land and lifted the hospitu off its foundations. The three story building rose to the top of tho wave.
 1t whirled around several times and then hoated swiftly on tht crest of the wave out to sea. saw nothing more of the building or any of the people who were ir 1t at the time the wave struck.
 Dr. Lister Alexander jumped from the third story, inturing hi back. He was the only one saved
 The storm blew rocks bigger than my fist through the air like hdilstones This was the cause ol many deaths.
 Most of my buddies cant under stand what caused the evacuation train to be delayed.
 The hurricane warming in Miani started the evacuation of tho camps. But later dispatch said there would be no danger. n the camps thought they could St it out. It was not until 3 or 4 o'clock Monday afternoon that the veter. ans were told to get ready to leave By that time the storm had struck
 Turns to Mainland
 Jacksonville. Fla. Sept. 4-UP) ---Lashing hurricane winds turned their fury on the mainland of Flor iAA near Cedar Key today after having damaged the west coast heavily.
 Governor Dave Sholtb ordered Adj Gen. Vivian Collins 10 mobil-