Madrid, Feb, 17.
Hundreds were killed and injured, a city faced destruction by fire, 20 ships were sunk, scores of barges were damaged and ten warplanes were destroyed in a furious storm of hurricane proportions which swept through Portugal and Spain, a survey showed today.
"he hurricane, which originated two days ago in the Atlantic, swept across Portugal and finally spent its fury last night in north Spain after leaving a wide swath of terrible devastation.
The storm extended from the Madeira Island, 525 miles west of Lisbon, Portugal to the Franco-Spanish frontier, near the Bay of Biscay.
Terrific winds last night toppled an' electric passenger train from a trestle near San Sebastian, Spain, killing and injuring an estimated 150 persons and started a great fire at Santander, The flames which swept through Santander early this morning threatened to destroy much of the city.
Hundreds were reported killed and injured in Portugal, Entire provinces in northern Spain were isolated.
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