THE JAMAICA HURRICANE.
A RAILWAY DESTROYED. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Kingston, November 15. The Kingston-Port Antonio railway was completely destroyed in the recent hurricane, all the bridges being blown down and the embankments washed away. > The rainfall during the hurricane totalled'4Bin. : . One company had* its banana plantations destroyed, losing over 100,000 trees. . ■ , ' ' • •
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 7
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51THE JAMAICA HURRICANE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 7
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