Destructive Storm Sweeping Across Caribbean Sea: Millions of Pounds Damage: Appeal for Help from St. Thomas New dark, Sept, 15.
The ang which struck the West Indies on Thuzsday appears to still blazing a path across the ibbean Sea, The toll of casualigs mounts daily while the damage probably amounts to several millions pounds, The American Red Cross has. rece sal from St, Thomas. stating: fie hurricane struck Virgin Islands, No communications, Need clothes and money for fond."
It is reported from Porto Tice that 10 fatalities have occurred at Ponce, ie 700 persons are homeless. Many have been injured. veral cargo-vessels plying between the West Indian Islands ave known to have died as a result of injuries received—Reuter, Trans-America Flight No Race Los Angeles, Sept. 14.
All the other competitors in the 3,000-mile non-stop air-race from New York to Los Angeles landed at various points on the route and were therefore disqualified, It, therefore,, becomes "No race."
Atl Goebel, who did the distance in 23 hours 50' minutes but was disqualified because he made a forced landing at Prescott, Arizoma, declared that he did not see how any plane could win through against the storms with which he battled all night long.
"Thousands Killed Thousands Homeless San Juan, Porto Rice, Sept. 16.
Sept. 15.
Ahonsands of people have been wondered homeless by the hurricane Which swept the island of Porto Rice, in the West Indice, on Priday. Eighty per cent of the houses in San Juan, the principal town, had their yoo{s blown off.
Sept. 15, A wind with a velocity of 132 niles an hour was registered by the Government anemometer at San Juan, the capital of Porto Rice, in the West Indies, before the instrument blew away yesterday. A hurricane is sweeping the West Indies and cable and wireless communication with Porto Rice was interrupted after only the meagre st details had Veen received, Tt was mentioned however that widespread havoc fad been wrought in the island, "with damages. estimated at} San Juan alone, \lon, Sept, 15.
The Colsnint Oflice has received a cable from the Governor of the} Leeward Isianuls stating that the! Aimwicane adopt the ishinds and faulted in much damage to the ernment buildings, the telephone system and private property Antiqua, but there were no fatalities. "Communication with the other islands is interrupted, The Adminis: rator of Doriniew reports that he axe was done! Cly: the huvriea
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