A'message from Vera' Graz state that a hurricane struck" the to-day, bat there were few casualties, Several ships in the harbour sank, and most of the trees: in the town were blown down.
Vera Cruz is reported to severely damaged, but owing to a breakdown: of comniunications it is} i lo to, determine the extent of the losses.—Reuter.
Vera Cruz, Sept. 29.
The hurricane lasted for several hours and attained a velocity of 125, miles an hour.
The damage is estimated at $2,- 500,000 but there were no fatalities, The crops in the vicinity of Vera Cruz have been ruined, and damage was also doit at Boca Del Rio, Cor-dopa arid Pasco Del Macho, Two people were drowned by floods at Jalapa—Reuter.
"London, Sept, 29.
The destruction of communications: has been responsible for the very. meagre details up to the present, but Reuter's Correspondent at Vera Cruz describes the hurricane yesterday as the worst since the famous storm of 1888, There was torrential rain for 24 hours, and the Santiago River over. flowed, flooding the surrounding country, while, driven by the terrific gale, enormous waves swept towards the shore and smashed the 3 front.
There was three feet of water in most of the city streets, which flooded the lower parts of the buildings in the business quarter, the windows of which were shattered by the wind.
litly constructed houses in the residential sections suffered severe Substantial Reward for Capture Sept. 28.
A reward of £500 has been offered behalf of the underwriters, for information which will lead to the arrest of the mail-van thieves and the recovery of the jewellery' contained "in the mail-bag which was taken by the di
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