The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-11-05
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FLORIDA HURRICANE
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|, , who was killed when he
N struck on the head by a gale
w,bipped ventilator aboard the S.
8 Hahira, off the east coast.
Jackson Memorial hospital of
n;oo; reported between 80 and
NJ ,'s storm victims treated. River
O ~ hospital treated ci0ht, one Of
TO-. .L was hurt seriously. She was
T Wno Combs, 20, OF Miami.
Three other local hospitals also
ronoIted treating many storm vic
tins.
about three quarters Of a mile
eff Miami Beach, was sending up
J;stress flares at $50 p. m. A
rescue party was being organized
- trv to reach the vessel.
TIE s. s. Florida and the Nor
wooian motorship Sneland, in
+rorble off the east coast yester-
dav, reported later last night by
rsiio to the coast guard that the
menace of mountainous seas was
moderating.
The Florida said it planned to
nroceed under it's own power aft
or riding out the gale near Olym-
MIA. Fla, with its hook fast on
the bottom. ~.
The storm struck between MI
ami and Fort Lauderdale at 9:30
a m. Monday with savage force.
Although the maintained velocity
of it's gales stood near 80 miles
an hour, gusts reached a velocity
as great as 100 miles an hour.
Ripping through the tlorlda
metropolis and its environs, the
storm whirled into the sparseiy,
populated Everglades, We ere d
southwark and swept out to sea-
As it passed into the gulf. the
weather bureau cautioned all YES
sells in the eastern gulf against d
probable increase in intensity.
CITY OF MIAMI LEFT
4 CHAOTIC SCENE -,
In Miami last night, ordinarily
q center Of gayety at the opening
of its winter season was IN chaoS'
The Miami area presented q
.ooro of desoIation as all relief
and ergency organizations
nlunged into the work Of search
mo debris. A correspondent max
inc a rapid tour of the region be
tween West Palm Beach and MI
ami, estimated that the section
the heart of the winter play
ground. had sustained a 70 per
cent property loss.
The city itself was in con1u,
sion Palm trees that lined Its
snacious streets were uprooted
Housese were unroofed. Windows
were smashed.
The magnificent county cause
way linking Miami Beach WITT
Miami had ten feet Of washou'S
and police had erected barrlcades
across it to halt traffic.
Thousands of curious ard re1u'
gees crowded the debris lader
Streets, gazing curiously at the
damage wrought by the savage
winds. All hotels were crowded te
CAPACITY. Well-fed winter visitor:
from the north rubbed shoulders
with gaunt and bedraggled re1u
pees who emerged from their hid
| inc places after the storm roaret
awav to the southwest.
WATER SUPPLY CUT OFF,
RESTORED LAST NIGHT
The city's water supply, cut OF
during the apex of the hurricane
Twas restored shortly after 8 p. m
Traffic snarls on the downtown
sectionw ere frequent as notorist
lodged through wreckage which
Uttered the trafficways. The broa'
HIGHWAYS were dotted with car
which had been abandoned whel
the storm struck and which ca
reened along the streets betor'
the gales until they smashed int
solid objects. l..
Thousands of tree-frogs, bat
re-, d out of trees by the storm
were ON the streets. The soun'
&c +bair croakino. was heard owe
the roar of the sea pounding OF
the beach.
Smashed on the causeway wer'
1.-TWO palatial yachts. The 247-foo
Chalena, owned by Charlie Mac
Carr of New York, had been bat
tered against the 1SS-foot Ar
cadia. owned by Mrs. Margaret s
Hardwick, Brooklyn, Mass, social
lite.
Damage to the Arcadia was es
timated at $4,000.
Miami Beach last night wa
still under nearly foot of water
Police estimated that when tn
storm was at its height, more thar
three feet of water were whippin.
through the streets.
A detail of policemen was hur
ried into Miami's colored section
to quiet residents of that area
Patrols were thrown into all sec
tons of the city to prevent loot
ing.
FORT LAUDERDALE
TO MIAMI AREA SUFFERS