MANY DEATHS
Tropical Storm in Cuba SHOOTING OF LOOTERS (Received September 3, 7 p.m.) Havana, September 2. Tlie death roll in Cuba from a tropical storm which swept parts of the island yesterday is mounting rapidly, as communications are being restored. It is reported mor.e than sixty have been killed. Hundreds have been injured, and hundreds of homes have been wrecked. Two men caught looting were shot dead. The storm swept over 200 miles or the northern coast of Cuba early on Friday night. The property damage in Havana is comparatively light. The wind roared through Havana at the rate of 60 miles an hour. It forced open doors, toppled over signs, damaged roofs, and terrorised the populace. STEAMER AGROUND British Freighter (Received September 3, 7 p.m.) Miami (Florida), September 1. The Tropical Radio Company intercepted a wireless message from the British freighter Josephine Gray stating that she was aground 100 miles east of Havana and was asking for immediate assistance. She was driven aground by the storm which swept a section of Cuba. It is assumed the crew are safe.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 291, 4 September 1933, Page 9
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