HUR: P1508 LOC: Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo SRC: Historia de los temporales de PR, Salivia. 1950, p.6 DAM: The hurricane [Aug.13, Santo Domingo] destroyed all the straw-roofed houses and a large number of the masonry ones. More than 20 boats sank. In Puerto Rico, Ponce de Leon mentions that after the hurricane he went to Mona island on his way to Puerto Rico. He arrived in Guayanilla when another hurricane hit land. [Aug.26] NOT: [Date: Aug 26, 1508. This is the first hurricane reported by Coll y Toste. In 1905 he used the Documentos Ineditos de Indias, vol.34, page 480, published in Madrid, 1880, citing a letter that Ponce de Leon sent to Ovando referring to the ocurrence of a hurricane. Another historian, Ramirez de Arellano, used the same reference to name this hurricane as the first one that occurred in PR.] END: HUR: P1508 LOC: Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.44 DAM: “First, I sailed from the village of Santo Domingo to go to said island of San Juan on the 12th of the month of July of 1508 [JC]...and while being in the port of Dyuna, Hispaniola, on the third day of August, there came such a tempest that stranded the big caravel on some rocks, and from there I took it out and lost much of the provisions. After the storm had passed I kept on with my voyage to Isla Mona, where I found the caciques and Indians of said island of San Juan on the southern part, on August 12 [JC] of that year. I anchored near the beach in the region of the cacique Agueybana and went to his home and spoke to him on behalf of Your Honor... While the big caravel was at anchor here another tempest came on the sixteenth of August bringing it (the ship) to the coast, and I took it out with great labor...” Juan Ponce de Leon in “Documentos Ineditos de Indias”, Serie I, volume 34, p.480. [as quoted by Millas]. NOT: [Date: August 26, 1508] [Millas says that the southwest location where they anchored was probably Guanica. He also inferes that the ship was not badly damaged.] [This is the first hurricane known to have struck Puerto Rico.] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.96 DAM: A strong hurricane that lasted 24 hours and destroyed the crops. Most of the city and the church were blown down. NOT: [Asenjo's date = 1527] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “On the night of the 4th of October [JC] last there broke over this island such a violent storm of wind and rain, which the natives called “ou-ra-can”, that it destroyed the greater part of this city (San Juan) with the church.” Juan de Vadillo FLD: Flooding: “In the country it caused such damage by the overflow of rivers that many rich men have been made poor.” Juan de Vadillo FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Biblioteca Historica de Puerto Rico, Alejandro Tapia y Rivera. 1945, p.295 DAM: Most of the houses in the city were blown down. The church was blown down. FLD: Flooding: In the country, many farmlands were flooded by the rivers. NOT: [Tapia y Rivera's date = 1527] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.1, 1914-1927. p.250 DAM: The hurricane lasted for 24 hours. Most of the capital was blown down, including the church. Many wealthy people impoverished. FLD: Flooding: Many heads of cattle were killed. NOT: [Coll y Toste's date = 1527] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.17 DAM: “On last October 4th [JC], during the night, a hurricane started on this island that lasted for 24 hours. Most of the city along with the church were blown down. The crops were destroyed, the rivers overflowed. Many wealthy people became poor, including Pedro Moreno, the governor.” [part of the letter from Juan de Badillo to the Emperor, March 20, 1527 [JC]]. “On the 4th and 5th of last October, 1526 [JC], Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo were hit by a hurricane that caused severe damage to both islands.” [meteorologist Garriot in Tannehill's book, p.241] “In 1526, the island suffered a strong hurricane, lots of loss.” [Manuel de Ubeda, “Historia de Puerto Rico”, p.12] FLD: Flooding: “The hurricane caused many rivers to overflow. They caused severe damage to many parts of Santo Domingo.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.18 DAM: “A violent hurricane lasted for 24 hours, destroyed the crops and a large number of houses and left the cathedral in ruins.” [Juan de Vadillo, letter to the Emperor, March 20, 1527 [JC].] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1526 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.51 DAM: “During the night of last October 4 [JC], there commenced in this island a tempest of wind and water, here called a hurricane; it lasted twenty-four hours, destroyed the greater part of this city, including the church, and did so much damage to the estates in the country on account of the great freshets in all the rivers, that nothing similar can be remembered in this island; many rich people have been impoverished, among them Pedro Moreno, Lieutenant Governor of this island.” Letter written by Juan de Vadillo to the Emperor, dated March 20, 1527 [JC]. NOT: [Date: October 14-15, 1526] [Millas says: “...it can be inferred that this storm had an unusual trajectory for this time of the huricane season, moving westwardly or west-northwestwardly. It mus have struck the northern group of the Leeward Islands and also the Virgin Islands. It was a mature hurricane, moving rather slowly.”] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.83 DAM: Half of the houses in the city were blown down, the rest of the houses were unroofed. The houses in the countryside were all destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Archivo de Indias, fondo 249-v, micro XXXV-9a-9b DAM: “Three hurricanes from a month ago destroyed farm lands, drowning cattle and now we are in lack of bread. The first one pulled down half of the houses and left the other half severely damaged. The ones in best condition did not have a tile left. In the countryside all the houses were blown down. They ocurred on July 27 and August 22 and 31 [JC]. The people want to leave the island.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.28 DAM: “July 26, 1530 [JC]. Hurricane that knocked down half of the houses in the city and destroyed all of the houses in the country side.” Jose Gonzalez Font NOT: [Salivia quotes a letter from Lic. Vadillo, Lic. Zuazo and Dr. Infante to the Empress. The letter mentions two more hurricanes occurred in September after the strong hurricane struck in August. This is the only evidence of any hurricane occurring on September, not included in the list due to lack of evidence.] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.26 DAM: “There is a hospital-house of about 50 feet long by 30 feet wide that lost part of the roof and walls. It is useless now.” Garcia Troche, son-in-law of Ponce de Leon, in the “Censo de Informacion de Lando”, made in San Juan. “A house at the hospital was half destroyed by the hurricane” Martin Fernandez, “Censo de Informacion de Lando.” “A hospital house was partially knocked down.” Alonso de Molina, “Censo de Informacion de Lando” “A stone house that was used as a hopital was bent. It was 50 feet long and 30 feet wide. A part of it was blown down by the storm.” Franciso Manso, “Censo de Informacion de Lando” “There is another house that used to be a hospital that lost part of a wall due to the storm on July 28 [JC] of this year.” Gaspar Troche, “Censo de Informacion de Lando.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.24 DAM: Half of the houses in San Juan were blown down. In the countryside, all the crops were lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.28 DAM: “July 26, 1530 [JC]. Hurricane that knocked down the half of the houses in the city. The rest of the houses were unroofed and the ones in the countryside were blown down.” Federico Asenjo FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.23 DAM: Two hurricanes hit the island on that year causing such severe damage that the people thought about leaving the island. Many houses were blown down. The crops were destroyed, cattle were killed. FLD: Flooding: Many crops were lost due to floods. NOT: [Salivia talks in general about all the hurricanes during 1530] END: HUR: P1530 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.60 DAM: “From a month and a half ago until now there have been in this island (Puerto Rico) three storms of water (rain) and wind that have destroyed all farm lands, drowning cattle, and creating a great neediness and famine for the lack of bread. In this city it (sic) destroyed half of the houses, which are on the ground, of the others, the most lucky ones remained without a roof tile. In the country and in the mines it (again singular) did not leave a house undestroyed. They occurred on July 26, August 22 and August 31 [JC]. All have become poor and are thinking of leaving (the island)...” Letter by Manuel de Lando and the Royal Officer to the Sovereign of Spain, dated September 8, 1530 [JC]. “There is another house that was a hospital in which a stretch of a wall fell on account of the storm that we had on the twenty-eight of July of this year [JC]..” Troche. NOT: [Date: August 5 (July 26 Julian Calendar)] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1530 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.61 DAM: “Two hurricanes that they suffered in this year of 1530 desolated the country for many years, leaving the neighbors (inhabitants) in a state of confusion and discouragement to (be able to) repair the lamentable effects of this furious wind.” Fray Inigo Abbad y Lasierra as quoted by Millas. END: HUR: P1568 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.87-88 DAM: A strong hurricane occurred. END: HUR: P1568 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.35 DAM: “A real miracle approved in “Our Lady of Guadeloupe” book occurred during the San Bartolome hurricane 70 years ago. A child was dragged by the wind and found alive three days later beneath a piece of tile.” Tapia y Rivera FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1615 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.92 DAM: A terrible hurricane that caused great damage on the island and unroofed the Cathedral Church. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1615 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “Fray Pedro de Solier came to his bishop in the year 1615, the same in which a great tempest occurred, after more than 40 years since the one called S. Mateo. This one happened on the 12th of September. It did so much damage to the cathedral that it was necessary to partly cover it with straw and write to his Majesty asking for a donation to repair it. With accustomed generosity he gave 4,000 ducats”. Mentioned in the chronicles of Father Torres Vargas. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1615 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.344 DAM: The church was partially unroofed. It was necessary to roof it with straw. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1615 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.14, 1914-1927. p.131 DAM: On November 12, 1615, a hurricane destroyed all the crops and killed many heads of cattle. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1615 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.41-42 DAM: “The hurricane on September 12, 1615, caused such severe damage to the Cathedral that it was necessary to roof it with straw.” Canonigo Torres Vargas on his letter to the king. Julio Vizcarrondo, Federico Asenjo and Gonzalez Font used this reference in their books. “On September 12, a strong hurricane destroyed the wooden houses as well as a few stone houses that were not strong enough. Many houses lost their roof tiles, doors or windows. The same kind of damage occurred in the countryside. Several people were killed or injured. The cane crop and sugar mills were lost and destroyed. Many ships sank.” Rafael Ramirez (Los huracanes de Puerto Rico), using as a reference the “Pretension de la Isla de San Juan de Puerto Rico” that was sent to the king on March 8, 1616. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1615 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.100 DAM: “On September 12 there was a very great tempest of water and air, from which houses of wood and several of stone that were not very strong, fell down, and others remained without roof tiles, doors and windows. In the country the ranch houses and the sugar mills received the same damage. Several deaths (ocurred) and some persons were wounded that had taken refuge in them, and the cassava and the caen fields of the sugar mills were destroyed, and the ships and boats that were in the harbor were stranded and most of them lost with the cargo that they had (Spain, 1864). Found in “Pretension de la Isla de Sant Juo de Puerto Rico” that was sent to His Majesty on March 8, 1616. NOT: [“Nothing is known about the winds or of the duration of this storm, but it was normal or severe in intensity. It probably struck Hispaniola on the 13th.” Millas] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1615 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.100 DAM: “...This Bishopric was conferred on Maestro Don Fray Pedro de Solier, of the order of Saint Augustine; a young man and great preacher of a place called Barajas, near Madrid. He came to his Bishopric in the year 615 (1615), and in it (in that year) was the rigorous storm that occurred in this island, after more than forty years had elapsed since the one of San Mateo, so called, and this one occurred on September 12. ...it damaged the Cathedral Church so much, that it was necessary to cover it with straw (thatch) and to inform His Majesty asking for a charitable gift so as to reconstruct it; and he gave four thousand ducats..” Father Torres Vargas as quoted by Tapia y Rivera (Bilioteca Historica). NOT: [Date: September 12, 1615] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Archivo de Indias, Letter from Juan de Haro to the Monarch of Spain. 9/23/1626 DAM: “There was a hurricane on September 15, that pulled down the house of the lieutenant and part of the barracks. The church was damaged and is getting repaired already. At the Santo Domingo convent, the bell tower fell and destroyed part of the roof of the chapel.” A boat was lost. FLD: Flooding: The crops were destroyed by the flood and 22 people were killed, not including people in the countryside. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1626 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.12, 1914-1927. p.231 DAM: On September 15, a hurricane destroyed most of the houses. The plantain crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: Many heads of cattle were killed by the floods. Many farms were flooded by the rivers. FSC: F3* END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.44 DAM: “On September 15, occurred a storm that destroyed the house of the governor, part of the barracks and the gunpowder warehouse. The Santo Domingo convent's belltower was blown down. It fell over the roof of the chapel and destroyed much of it.” Coll y Toste refering to the “Archivo de Indias”. FLD: Flooding: “The floods caused a lot of damage to the crops. Thirty-eight people were killed.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.45 DAM: “A strong hurricane destroyed many houses. The walls and roofs of the convent were blown down. The monks did not have a place to sleep. Due to the same storm, the belltower was blown down and destroyed part of the chapel.” Part of Fray Alonso Calderon's letter at the “Archivo de Indias”, January 15, 1627. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1626 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.43 DAM: “The year after the Dutch attack, when the inhabitants were getting over the former year's disaster, they were surprised by a strong hurricane on September 15. The hurricane left many people homeless. It destroyed the plantain crop and killed many cattle and horses due to floods and overflowing rivers.” Coll y Toste, “Conferencias sobre Historia de Puerto Rico, y rectificaciones de ella”. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau. 1904, p.131 DAM: On September 15, a hurricane struck the island. The gun powder house and some barracks in “El Morro” castle were destroyed by lightning. FLD: Flooding: Many places were flooded, destroying houses. END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.106 DAM: “...On September 15 there was a storm that threw down the house of the lieutenant governor, parts of the quarters (of the soldiers) and the powder magazine. With the waters (rains) the fruits were spoiled and twenty-two persons died on account of the currents in this place not counting those in the country where in only one house sixteen died. That in the convent of Santo Domingo the belfry tumbled down and fell on the vault of the principal chapel and destroyed a great part of it and all the roof tiles of the convent and other walls. That three ships were lost which were loaded with provisions and that the people go about naked.” Juan de Haro, Governor of Puerto Rico, dated September 23, 1626. NOT: [“This storm probably was rather severe. We do not know anything about the direction of the winds, or of the duration of the storm.” Millas] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1626 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.106 DAM: “...by September of the past year of one thousand six hundred and twenty-six there came to this city and island a great storm and tempest of water and winds that destroyed many houses of her and the walls, fences and roofs of the dormitories of said convent...and (the witness) also knows how with that storm the belfry and the bells fell down and a great part of the principal chapel...” In an answer given by a witness named Luis Perez de Ayala Verganza, “Alferez Real” and Ordinary Mayor in this city, on January 15, 1627. NOT: [Date: september 15, 1626] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1641 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau. 1904, p.137 DAM: The hurricane destroyed the cocoa crop. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1641 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau. 1904, p.153 DAM: The cocoa was lost. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1642 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.4, 1914-1927. p.85 DAM: The church and many houses were blown down. In the country, many trees and huts were blown down. The crops were lost. NOT: [Part of a letter from the Bishop of Puerto Rico to the King of Spain.] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1642 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.1, 1914-1927. p.245 DAM: The church and many houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: [Coll y Toste's date: 1644] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1642 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.47 DAM: “The hurricane destroyed many houses. Many trees were blown down.” Part of the letter from Fray Damian Lopez de Haro, 1644, to Juan de la Calle. This information was used by Alejandro Tapia, “Biblioteca Historica de Puerto Rico”, p.444-445. “In 1642 a strong storm caused a lot of damage. The church and many houses were blown down. In the countryside, it destroyed many houses, trees, crops and cattle.” Dr. Miller, “Historia de Puerto Rico”, p.147 NOT: [No date specified] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1642 LOC: Caribbean SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.47 DAM: “1642. During this year there were three hurricanes in the West Indies; the second one lasted 24 hours, during which, at St. Christopher's, 23 fully laden vessels were wrecked upon the coast. One of them belonged to the celebrated De Ruyter. The houses were all blown down, and the whole of the cotton and tobacco plants were destroyed. The salt lakes overflowed their banks and were for some time afterwards unproductive.” Thomas Southey, “Chronological History of the West Indies”, vol.I, p.294. END: HUR: P1642 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.114 DAM: “...but the greatest work (destruction), was that of the storm and tempest which occurred in the year 42 (1642) by the month of September on which happened that of Burgos, when it destroyed the transept, because it pulled out many trees and huts and did so great a havoc that it left the soil sterilized (barren) until today...all the pigs that were abundant in this island, with the tempest of the year 42 the greater number died, and (those that remained) went to the closeness of the woods...His Majesty should be filled with live stock (cattle) as I have said, the tempest of the year finished with nearly all of it..” letter written by Bishop Fray Damian Lopez de Haro to his friend Don Juan De la Calle, as quoted by Tapia (Biblioteca Historica de Puerto Rico) NOT: [Date: September, 1642] [“There is no doubt that this was a very severe hurricane, with extremely violent winds and very heavy rainfall.” Millas] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1657 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.50 DAM: “On August 1657, there was a storm all over the island. Most of the cocoa and other fruit trees were blown down.” Jose de Novoa y Moscoso, in a letter to the spanish authorities, November 15, 1568. NOT: [No date specified][Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1657 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau. 1904, p.153 DAM: The cocoa crop was lost. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1657 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.126 DAM: “In August of 657 (1657) there occurred a tempest in all the island, and it did not leave in her any cacao tree standing nor of any other fruit, even the seed beds of the cassava. And today it is suffering more than ever general hunger in all of her (in all the island) because it is necessary three years (to pass three years) for the cocoa trees to give their fruit and a year and a half the plants of cassava that even their seed has been wanting.” Don Jose de Novoa y Moscoso in a letter to the higher officers in Spain, dated November 15, 1658. NOT: [Date: August, 1657] [The author says: “It seems that this hurricane, from the account given by the governor, was a normal hurricane. Nothing is known of the direction of the winds, or of the duration of the storm.” Millas] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1673 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.52 DAM: “A Dutch vessel sank due to a storm that hit the southwest coast of the island.” Fray Inigo Abbad, “Historia..”, p.181. NOT: [No date is specified][Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type C (no hurricane winds in the area but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1673 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.138 DAM: “Monsieur Ogeron set sail from the port of Tortuga as soon as all things were in readiness, with intent to join the rest of the fleet and pursue the enterprize afore-mentioned. Being arrived on the west side of the island of St. John de Puerto Rico, he was suddenly surprised with a violent storm. This increased to such a degree that it caused his new frigate to strike against the rocks that neighbor upon the islands, called Guadanillas, where the vessel broke into a thousand pieces. Yet being near the land of Puerto Rico, all his men escaped by saving their lives in boats which they had at hand.” Alexander Olivier Exquemeling, former pirate and author in his book, 1951 p.259. NOT: [Date: unspecified] [Based on the information found in the books of Moreau Saint-Mery and Coll y Toste, Millas says: “If the dates given by Saint-Mery are correct, the shipwreck was not caused by a hurricane, as it ocurred before the hurricane season of that year. Exquemeling says that all his men saved their lives in boats; and many authors agree with him in this respect. But a total saving of all men during a hurricane is almost impossible. The foul weather that D'Ogeron suffered is better explained by a less violent storm. Problably it was a strong norther.”] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1678 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “Abbad states that a certain Count of Duke Estren, an English commander, with a fleet of 22 ships and a body of landing troops appeared before San Juan and demanded its surrender, but that, before the English had time to land, a violent hurricane occurred which stranded every one of the British ships on Bird Island. Most of the people on board perished, and the few who saved their lives were made prisoners of war.” Middledyk. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1718 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.57 DAM: “The governor Don Alonso Bertodano said in a letter the next day of the storm that it flooded the chapel at the convent. The building of the convent was unroofed.” Rafael Ramirez, “Los huracanes de Puerto Rico”, p.17. NOT: [Date: September 7, 1718][Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type C (no hurricane winds in the area but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1718 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.173 MET: “Salivia in his book on the hurricanes of Puerto Rico says the this storm struck Nevis, St. Kitts and the Virgin Islands and passed northeast and very near Puerto Rico. Probably the only damages due to this storm were in the northeastern part of the island.” Millas DAM: “Alonso Bertodano, sergeant major, Governor of Puerto Rico wrote a letter on the day following the storm, and in it he stated that the hurricane '...flooded the Eucharist (section) of the Convent of the Nuns and unroofed the building.' Probably the only damages due to this storm were in the northeastern part of the island.” Millas NOT: [Date: September 7, 1718] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1738a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.64 DAM: “The church was severely damaged due to the hurricane of 1738.” Miyares, “Historia de Puerto Rico”, p.5 FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1738a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.195 MET: “The hurricane was of normal size but severe. It came from the east, crossed over Puerto Rico on the thirtieth of August; and probably the next day, over the southern part of Hispaniola, moving due west.” Millas DAM: “Of the storms that have happened afterwards, the one of Saint Rose, of the year thirty eight, has a preferred place (because it) was the cause of a great consternation among these inhabitants, and (left) the temples in a miserable state...” Fernando Miyares Gonzalez in his work: “Noticias particulares de la Isla y Plaza de San Juan Buatista de Puerto Rico. 1775” as quoted by Salivia and Millas. “This hurricane was of normal size but severe. It came from the east, crossed over Puerto Rico on thirtieth of August; and probably the next day, over the southern part of Hispaniola, moving due west.” Millas. NOT: [Date: August 30, 1738] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.92 DAM: A strong hurricane that caused a lot of damage. END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: All the fruit crops for the porcine farms were blown down. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.13, 1914-1927. p.72 DAM: The hurricane of September 12, 1738, destroyed the country and crops. It caused a lot of cattle and fruit loss. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Coamo PR, Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: The inhabitants of these municipalities abandoned them due to the extreme damage they experienced and the scarcity of food. END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.65 DAM: “On September 12, 1738, the island suffered a hurricane. All the fruit crops were blown down. Many people got sick. There was a worm pest that destroyed the new seeds after the hurricane” Pedro T. De Cordova, “Memorias”, vol.III, p.22 FLD: Flooding: The floods killed a large number of cattle. NOT: [All the other historians used this information provided by Cordova.][Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1738b LOC: Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, St. Thomas SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.196 MET: The author says: “This hurricane apparently changed its course many times. It was probably a storm of small diameter, that came from the Atlantic approximately east of Guadeloupe, crossing the northern part of that island. Shortly after entering the Caribbean Sea, it turned northwestward and approached the Virgin Islands, passing south of and near St. Thomas. It then turned west-southwest, and afterwards west, crossing south of and near the southern coasts of Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. The greater damage in the southern part of Puerto Rico was caused by the heavy rains in that section of the island. Let us remember that Puerto Rico had suffered thirteen days before from a severe hurricane. ...we can be sure that its effects were felt only in the extreme southern part of Puerto Rico” Millas DAM: “On the 12th (day) of September of 1738, (the island) suffered one of those storms have always caused so much damage in the country. All the fruit trees that served to feed the swine were destroyed by the hurricane; the sudden floods drowned a great number of cattle; the inhabitants of Ponce and Coamo abandoned these districts on account of the misery caused by the storm; they had to eat harmful roots that caused many sicknesses...” Pedro Tomas de Cordova in “Memorias geograficas, historicas, economicas y estadisticas de la Isla de Puerto Rico”. FLD: Flooding: F1* NOT: [Date: September 12, 1738] END: HUR: P1740a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “Precise date unknown, Monsieur Moreau de Jonnes, in his work says that this hurricane destroyed a coco palm grove of 5 or 6 leagues in extent, which existed near Ponce. Other writers confirm this.” Middledyk FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1740a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: A palm forest 5-6 leagues wide located near Ponce was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1740a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.67 DAM: “1740, Mr. Moreau de Jonnes, quoting Mr. Nogaret, says: The hurricane destroyed a palm forest 5-6 leagues long that was located near the town of Ponce.” Acosta. “In 1740, a terrible hurricane ruined the lands in Ponce and a considerable number of palms were blown down.” Ledru. NOT: [Date: August 3, 1740. It is supposed that the storm had a local impact. The other historians used this information in their works.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1740a LOC: Ponce PR, Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.199 MET: “On August 1 it struck Martinique, Marie Galante and Guadeloupe. Late that day, it passed southwest of and very near Antigua. Then it turned suddenly, between west-northwest and west, and passed west of and near St. Kitts. On the 3rd it crossed over the extreme southwestern part of Puerto Rico; then it probably turned again north-northwestward, passing near the extreme northeastern portion of Santo Domingo between the 3rd and the 4th.” Millas DAM: “It destroyed a forest of palms that covered 5 or 6 leagues of land in the vicinity of the town of Ponce (Puerto Rico).” Moreau de Jonnes as quoted by Millas. NOT: [Date: August 1-4, 1740] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1740b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.4, 1914-1927. p.140 DAM: All the crops were lost. FLD: Flooding: Most of the cattle drowned. NOT: [Coll y Toste's date = 1741] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1740b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.69 DAM: “The hurricane of the days 11th and 12th of the last year was stronger than the one of 1738. It destroyed all the fruits and killed most of the cattle.” Part of the Royal Order sent to the king on May 9, 1741. NOT: [Date: September 11, 1740] [used by all the historians, giving different interpretations of it.] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1740b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.200 DAM: “In the letter of the thirty first of October of the past proximate year, your lordship gave information of the storm of water (rain) and wind that was suffered in that plaza (city) on the eleventh and twelfth days of the antecedent month (a storm more rigourous that the one of the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight) which had ruined all the fruits and drowned the greater part of the cattle, and that your lordship had taken the precaution of having seeds sown as early as possible, your lordship remaining inconsolable because that lack of plantains and meat would cause great need. ...and your lordship continues (saying) that the Squadron commanded by the before-mentioned Don Rodrigo (Liutenant General Don Rodrigo Torres) also suffered from the same storm within sight of that island, the different vessels becoming separated, four of them being captured English ships of which two were met in the port of the new Aguada; of these captured vessels three arrived at the coast of the French Colonies of Isla Espanola. The above mentioned squadron, having sailed on the sixth of October with the assignment to aid Santo Domingo, took the course for Cartagena...” Royal Order which says that His Majesty has been informed of the storm that occurred and of the measures taken, dated on Madrid, May 9, 1741. NOT: [“This storm seems to have been a hurricane of weak or normal intensity.” Millas] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1740b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.200 DAM: “...by the damage done by the storms that lately have passed, all the palms have been lost...” Proceedings of the Municipal Council of San Juan Puerto Rico, record of the 15th of November, 1740. NOT: [Date: September 11-12, 1740] [“This storm seems to have been a hurricane of weak or normal intensity.” Millas] END: HUR: P1742 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.72 DAM: “Due to the effects of a new storm, an English ship sank in front of the coast of Coamo and Ponce.” Brau, “Historia de Puerto Rico, p.173 [He was the first one to mention this hurricane.] “Two years later, the island suffered the effects of a small storm named San Judas. It occurred on October 28, 1742” Rafael Ramirez, “Huracanes de Puerto Rico”, p.19. He quotes the information from the “Archivo de Indias”,vol. 56-3-6. NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1742 LOC: Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.201 DAM: “This hurricane crossed over the Virgin Islands, and, moving westward of west-northwestward, passed near the northern coast of Puerto Rico. The very strong southerly winds on the seas off the southern coast of Puerto Rico were those that caused the loss of the English vessel. It was not, as Ramirez de Arellano says, a small storm. It seemed so because the center of this normal hurricane was distant from the place of the disaster.” Archivo de Indias, Correspondencia de los Oficiales Reales, 56-3-6. NOT: [Date: October 27-28, 1742] [“The storm may have struck the Virgin Islands on the night of the 27th or during daytime of the 28th” Millas] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1751 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.87-88 DAM: A hurricane struck all over the island. END: HUR: P1751 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.13, 1914-1927. p.170 SUR: The ship “Gran Canal” sank in the Bay while it was trying to get into the harbour. The crew was saved, except for the captain, thanks to the efforts of a sailor called Victor Rojas. DAM: The wind pushed the ship “Gran Canal” to the reef where it sank. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1751 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.75 DAM: “On August 18, 1751, the San Agapito hurricane occurred along with an earthquake. It was felt on all the Antilles, particularly on Jamaica and Santo Domingo.” Rafael Ramirez, “Huracanes de Puerto Rico”, p.19 NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] END: HUR: P1751 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.207 MET: “This storm, a weak hurricane, probably crossed over Puerto Rico, moving northward.” Millas DAM: “On August 18, 1751, the storm of San Agapito occurred, accompanied by an earthquake. This was felt in all the Antilles, particularly in Jamaica and Santo Domingo.” Moreau de Jonnes as quoted by Ramirez de Arellano in his book. NOT: [Date: August 18, 1751] END: HUR: P1766 LOC: Caguas PR, Fajardo PR, Guayama PR, Las Piedras PR, Loiza PR, San Juan PR (Rio Piedras, Cangrejos) SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.97 DAM: A strong hurricane destroyed the towns of Cangrejos (Santurce), Rio Piedras, Loiza, Fajardo, Caguas, Las Piedras and Guayama. It destroyed all the crops. The roads were blocked. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1766 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.92 DAM: A strong hurricane was experienced all over the island. END: HUR: P1766 LOC: Guayama PR, San Juan PR (Cangrejos, Rio Piedras) SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: These municipalities were ruined. All the “yuca” (root vegetable), rice and corn crops were destroyed. Most of the houses and huts in the country were blown down. The coconut, fruit and plantain crops were lost. The roads were impassable. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1766 LOC: Caguas PR, Fajardo PR, Guayama PR, Las Piedras PR, Loiza PR, San Juan PR (Cangrejos and Rio Piedras) SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.77 DAM: “The hurricane left ruined the towns of Cangrejos, Rio Piedras, Loiza, Fajardo, Caguas, Las Piedras and Guayama. All the rice, corn and yuca crops were lost. Most of the houses and huts were destroyed. Almost all the fruit trees, coconut palms and plantain trees were knocked down. It was definitely one of the worst hurricanes ever experienced in the island. After the storm, there was a worm pest that destroyed all the seeds and killed some cattle heads.” Tomas de Cordova, “Memorias”, p.29. FLD: Flooding: “Many floods were caused by overflowing rivers.” NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] [The other historians mentioned the hurricane without details. Coll y Toste, Ramirez and Adolfo de Hostos used the information from Cordova.] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1766 LOC: Caguas PR, Fajardo PR, Guayama PR, Las Piedras PR, Loiza PR, San Juan PR (Cangrejos, Rio Piedras) SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.79 DAM: “Most of the damage was caused on the east side of the island.” Salivia quoting Pedro Tomas de Cordova. “On that day, the 7th and the next one (8th) of October 1766, a terrible hurricane ruined the towns of Cangrejos, Rio Piedras, Loiza, Fajardo, Caguas, (Las) Piedras and Guayama. It destroyed the crops and left the roads impassable.” Federico Asenjo. [The other historians used the same information.] NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1767 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.86 DAM: A strong hurricane that destroyed the plantain trees. Many heads of cattle were lost. FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1767 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.81 DAM: “On August 7, 1767, Puerto Rico experienced a strong hurricane that destroyed the plantain crops.” Tomas de Cordova, “Memorias”, p.31 [Many of the historians quoted this information from Cordova.] FLD: Flooding: “The hurricane caused severe floods that killed many cattle.” NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1767 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.225 DAM: “...and on the seventh of August (of 1767), Puerto Rico suffered a strong storm that destroyed the plantain trees, and many cattle were lost on account of the floods...” Pedro Tomas de Cordova on his “Memoirs” as quoted by Millas. NOT: [Date: August 7, 1767] [Millas says: “I believe, as Alexander says, that this was a storm that gave strong gales. It was far from being a severe hurricane, but it was accompanied by heavy rainfall. We all know that plantain trees are those most easily destroyed by strong winds; what Cordova said gives us an idea of the strength of the winds.”] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1772a LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “About a quarter to eleven of the night of the 28th of August the storm began to be felt in the capital of the island. A dull but continous roll of thunder filled the sky, the sound as of approaching torrents of rain, the frightful sight of incesant lightning and a slow quacking of the earth accompanied the furious wind. The tearing up of trees, the lifting of roofs, smashing of windows, and leveling of everything added terror-striking noises to the scene. The tempest raged with the same fury in the capital till after one o'clock morning. In other parts of the island it began about the same hour but without any serious effect till later. In Aguada, where I was at the time, nothing was felt till half-past two in the morning. It blew violently till a quarter to four, and the wind continued, growing less strong, till noon. During this time the wind came from all points of the compass, and the storm visited every part of the island, causing more damage in some places than others, according to their degree of exposure.” Fray Inigo Abbad FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1772a LOC: Aguada PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: All the roads were blocked by fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded the valleys and destroyed the crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1772a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste. vol.5, 1914-1927. p.345-348 DAM: Many trees, roofs and windows were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1772a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.87-88 MET: “The wind was blowing from each of the cardinal points. After each wind gust there was a time of calm for about 6-8 minutes. Then a stronger wind gust would follow from the opposite direction.” Ledru. “It crossed the island from Fajardo to Mayaguez. Its speed of movement was 20mph, according to Fray Inigo Abbad.” Salivia. DAM: “Many trees were knocked down, crops were destroyed and many people were killed when their houses were blown down.” Ledru. NOT: [Date: August 28, 1772.] [Salivia infers that the hurricane had a narrow diameter. It crossed the island from Fajardo to Mayaguez.] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1772a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.86 DAM: “On August 28, 1772; I observed a hurricane that affected most of the island. Many trees, roofs and windows were blown down. It lasted until near 1:00am. The roads were blocked by fallen trees. Many crops were lost. On the south coast, many boats sank.” Fray Inigo Abbad, “Historia..”, p.431. “In 1774, Fray Manuel Jimenez Perez informed the king of the damage that many churches received due to the 1772 hurricane.” Coll y Toste, “Boletin Historico”, p.347. FLD: Flooding: “The overflowing rivers destroyed many crops.” FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1772a LOC: Cayman Islands, Cuba, Gulf of Honduras, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas, Santo Domingo SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.232 MET: “...which seems not to have gone further South than 15 degrees N. lat. felt on all the Caribbean Islands, in their turn, from that degree of latitude, and passing along by Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and the south side of Cuba, swept across the mouth of the Gulph of Mexico, quite into the Bay of Honduras, in a course of near 700 leagues, or upwards; for its place of origination is unknown.” Long Millas says: “It crossed over Saint Martin and Anguilla, and at 7:00pm the center was a short distance southeast of St.Thomas. The vortex later entered Puerto Rico south of Fajardo, and crossed this island during the night of August 28-29, leaving land in the morning hours, so that at 7:00am of the 29th, the center was very near Mona Island. Afterwards it passed over the southern half of Santo Domingo and of Haiti, moving then north of west; and at 7:00am of the 30th, with diminished intensity and velocity of translation, the center was slightly north of Ile de la Gonave, in Haiti. Moving in the same direction, the center of the hurricane arrived at 7:00am of the 31st of August, at a point very near the southern coast of the Province of Oriente, Cuba, almost directly south of Pico Turquino, in the Sierra Maestra range, the highest mountain in Cuba.” NOT: [Date: August 28, 1772] END: HUR: P1772b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.90 DAM: A strong hurricane was experienced all over the island. END: HUR: P1772b LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.90 DAM: “At the northeast of the island strong winds were experienced. The Santo Domingo convent was unroofed as well as many other buildings including the Santa Catalina Fortress. The chapel at El Morro and an officer's room were blown down. The roads were blocked.” FLD: Flooding: “Many animals were killed by the floods.” Tannehill. NOT: [Some other historians just mentioned the hurricane without any other details.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1772b LOC: Saba, St. Croix, St. Eustaquio, St. Kitts SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.89 DAM: “It completely destroyed houses, farms, mills and trees. It killed many people and animals.” “At St. Eustaquio, 400 houses were blown down and a church was dragged by the sea. At Saba Island, 180 houses were blown down.” Tannehill. NOT: [Date: August 31, 1772.] [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] END: HUR: P1772b LOC: Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico, San Juan PR, Virgin Islands SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.235 MET: “At 7:00am of August 30, the storm, coming from the Atlantic, passed about 75 miles north of Barbados. The first island that is usually mentioned on account of this hurricane is Dominica. It did not cross over the island, but passed very near the eastern coast late in the afternoon and early evening of that day. ...The center of the hurricane then crossed over Marie Galante and the narrow piece of land joining Grande Terre and Basse Terre in Guadeloupe....At 7:00am of August 31, the center of the hurricane crossed over a point east of Montserrat and southwest of Antigua. It was inclining its trajectory more to the west, and it was then moving west-northwestward. The diameter of the storm had increased considerably. ...After the center of the hurricane crossed over St. Kitts, it began to incline its trajectory more to the north, and passing over a stretch of sea, the hurricane wave began to increase very rapidly, always accompanying the vortex, and moving in the same direction, toward St. Croix. ...After the vortex crossed over St. Croix, the storm moved somewhat more rapidly northwestwardly, and passed between the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.” Millas DAM: “Salivia in his catalogue says that this hurricane was felt in the northeastern part of Puerto Rico. Many buildings suffered from this hurricane, among them the convent of Santo Domingo, the fort of Santa Catalina, and the chapel at the Morro. Many animals were drowned, and it was impossible to pass over many roads.” Millas. NOT: [Date: August 30, 1772] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1775 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.85 DAM: A strong hurricane was experienced all over the island. END: HUR: P1775 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Archivo de Indias, legajo 2283, carrete 66, pp. 50. 9/5/1785 DAM: Some damage was experienced at the San Geronimo fort, located at the left side of the Boqueron of San Juan. It lost its main door and many windows. The whole structure was damaged, moved from its original position and needed to be reconstructed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1775 LOC: Guayama PR, Humacao PR SRC: Archivo de Indias, legajo 2283, carrete 66, pp. 50. 9/5/1785 DAM: A ship sank in Humacao, it was pushed by the wind from the main harbor at St. Croix. Another boat ran aground in Guayama. Inside this last one, 12 dead bodies were found as well as a cargo of flour, sugar and rum. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1775 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Archivo de Indias, legajo 2300 pp. 61, 8/20/1775 DAM: “There came a hurricane from the northeast coast, that, according to information submitted by lieutenants, has caused a lot of damage. It uprooted the plantain crop, destroyed many countryside houses and flooded many places. A lightning bolt killed a prisoner and injured nine other prisoners.” FLD: Flooding: The floods killed many cattle and smaller animals. FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1775 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.92 DAM: “Classified as a violent hurricane but no more details have been found. It is unknown which part of the island was affected nor if any damage was caused.” Salivia NOT: [Date: August 1, 1775] [None of the historians included any details about this hurricane] END: HUR: P1775 LOC: Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Croix SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.242 DAM: “The hurricane was moving between west-northwest and northwest, at about eight nautical miles per hour. On July 31 it crossed over or near the island of Aves (Bird Island); on August 1 it passed south of Puerto Rico; and on August 2 the center crossed over or very near the extreme eastern end of Santo Domingo, moving northwestward. Garcia Bonelly calls this storm in his catalogue San Pedro (Saint Peter) as of the first of August.” Cordova in his “Memoirs”. NOT: [Date: July 30- August 1, 1775] [“This was a normal hurricane, in energy and diameter.” Millas] END: HUR: P1780 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.76 DAM: Strong hurricane that destroyed all the countryside of the island. END: HUR: P1780 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “No details of these two hurricanes are found in any of the Puerto Rican chronicles.” END: HUR: P1780 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.96 DAM: “Strong hurricane that caused a lot of damage to the island, especially to the crops.” Gonzalez Font, p.90. NOT: [Date: June 13, 1780] [All the historians mention the hurricane but none of them decribes it in detail.] [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1780 LOC: Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, St. Lucia SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.249 MET: “The storm was probably a short distance northwest of St. Lucia on the 12th. It came from the Atlantic. The English frigate was carried by the storm and stranded by the southerly winds of the hurricane when it passed off and near the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The storm continued to move in a northwesterly direction, crossing over the mentioned towns of the eastern portion of Santo Domingo on the night of the 13th and morning of the 14th.” Millas DAM: “The first hurricane of this very active season reached the seas near the southern coast of Puerto Rico on June 13, an early date for this region.” Millas “On the 13th of that month (June) a furious hurricane was experienced that caused considerable damage in the country... An English frigate, that was forced to leave Saint Lucia, stranded and was lost on the coast of Guayama, 100 men and officers were saved by the assistance that was given by the neighbors (inhabitants) of that town.” Cordova “Great destruction of property, especially crops.” Tannehill NOT: [Date: June 13, 1780] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1785 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.94 DAM: “A strong hurricane”. END: HUR: P1785 LOC: Guayama PR, Humacao PR, Loiza PR SRC: Archivo de Indias, legajo 2283, carrete 66, pp. 50. 9/5/1785 MET: “A strong hurricane was experienced on August 25.” DAM: “About Loiza, Humacao and Guayama I must tell that in all of them, the plantain crops were damaged. The corn and rice crops did not receive any damage because they were new growth.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1785 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.104 DAM: “In 1785, a great hurricane devastated the countryside.” Dr. Miller, p.196. NOT: [Date: September 25, 1785] [The other historians mention the hurricane but don't provide any details about it.] FSC: F1* END: HUR: P1785 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Hurricanes of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions, 1492-1800. Jose C. Millas, 1968. p.270 DAM: “A furious hurricane passed over the island.” Tannehill “This hurricane commenced in Puerto Rico on Sunday, September 25, during the night. It probably proceeded from the eastern Caribbean Sea, moving northwestward until it arrived at Puerto Rico; and then it changed its motion of translation, to a more westerly course, moving slowly.” Millas. NOT: [Date: September 25, 1785] END: HUR: P1805 LOC: Puerto Rico (south) SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.92 DAM: The south coast experienced one of the most powerful hurricanes in its history. END: HUR: P1805 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.115 DAM: “On September 11, 1805, on the south side of the island, a hurricane was experienced. Several churches and houses were blown down. Of the fruit trees scarcely a few remained. The sugar mills were severely affected.” Tomas de Cordova, “Memorias”, p.153. FLD: Flooding: “The rivers overflowed, the floods killed cattle.” NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1805 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.115 DAM: “In the capital, several boats sank as well as their cargo.” Tomas de Cordova, “Memorias”, p.153. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1806 LOC: Ponce PR, Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.116 DAM: “A strong storm that destroyed Ponce” Ledru, p.187 Ramirez quoted from a letter of the governor that the hurricane was a “platanero” (mild wind). NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.87-88 DAM: From August 17 to the 19th, a strong hurricane destroyed all the crops. FLD: Flooding: Many floods were caused due to the overflow of the rivers. In Aguadilla, a river was formed in the middle of the town due to the excessive flow of water between rocks. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste, vol.13, p.43 DAM: “On August 17-19, a strong hurricane from the west struck the island. The storm lasted for 50 hours. After a few hours of the storm, there were towns where more than 100 houses were blown down already...” FLD: Flooding: “36 rivers overflowed and flooded the lowest lands. The rice, plantain, corn and other minor fruit were destroyed by the floods. Some mountains were devastated and new rivers emerged. Four days after the storm, the inhabitants were still using canoes and fishing in the rivers and crops. Many people and cattle were killed.” Tomas de Cordova on his “Memorias” FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 390 8/26/1807 DAM: All the plantain trees were knocked down. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed the rice and cane crops. Many heads of cattle were killed. Many landslides destroyed crops that were untouched by the hurricane. Many houses were dragged by the river. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 403 8/24/1807 MET: “On August 18, the wind started to blow until the morning of the 19th.” DAM: Many plantain crops were knocked down. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed. Many of heads of cattle and horses were killed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 387 8/20/1807 MET: On August 18, at 11:45, the hurricane started to hit from the east. The wind lasted for four hours, the rain lasted for 48 hours. DAM: The rice, corn and plantain crops were lost. FLD: Flooding: All the lower lands were flooded. Those trees and small plants that were knocked down were then dragged by the current of the river. The cane crop was devastated by the river. Many heads of cattle were killed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1807 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.119 DAM: “This hurricane lasted for 50 hours. Several people were killed. During the first two hours of the hurricane, 100 houses were blown down. In Aguadilla, a water current was formed across the main street.” Tomas de Cordova, “Memorias”, vol II, p.154. FLD: Flooding: “Most of the rivers overflowed, destroying crops and killing cattle. Four days after the storm it was still possible to fish and navigate in the flooded valleys.” NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1812a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.83 DAM: Strong hurricane on the south side of the island. END: HUR: P1812a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.126 DAM: “On July 23, 1812 there was a strong hurricane that was experienced in the south part of the island.” Federico Asenjo, “Efemerides de la isla de Puerto Rico”, p.83. “Strong wind gusts produced a lot of damage to the crops.” Alexander, “Hurricanes”, p.49. NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1812b LOC: Puerto Rico (west) SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.87-88 DAM: Strong hurricane on the west part of the island. END: HUR: P1812b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.127 DAM: “On August 12, 1812 there was a strong hurricane that affected the west region of the island.” Federico Asenjo, “Efemerides de la isla de Puerto Rico”, p.88. “In this year, two hurricanes, on July 23 and August 12. The first one at the south of the island and the other one at the west side. They did not affect the rest of the island but caused damage to the crops.” Cordova, p.183. NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1813a LOC: San German PR, Yauco PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: Yauco and San German suffered the most. END: HUR: P1813a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 526 7/25/1813 MET: The hurricane started at midnight on the 24th. The wind lasted for seven hours. DAM: Many people lost their “haciendas” and plantain crops. The coffee and cane crops were destroyed by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1813a LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 609 9/1/1813 MET: “On July 20, the hurricane struck this island and the rivers overflowed on the 21st.” DAM: All the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1813a LOC: San German PR, Yauco PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.130 DAM: “In San German, most of the plantain crops were destroyed. The coffee crops suffered severe damage. Many houses were unroofed.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1813a LOC: Fajardo PR, Humacao PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.130 DAM: Damage to the plantain crop. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1813b LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 609 8/23/1813 DAM: The crops that were sowed after the hurricane of July were completely lost. A ship was found overturned in a mangrove area. It lost its mast and appeared crushed in many parts. The captain was found dead. FLD: Flooding: “There was a big overflow of the rivers on the 21st. All the lowest lands were flooded.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1813b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.134 MET: “Its track is not clearly defined. It passed by Dominica on August 18. Then it crossed by the south of the island and across the Mona Passage. It entered the North Atlantic to the northeast of Santo Domingo and on August 27, it passed near the city of Charleston. There it flooded the coast areas, destroyed boats and caused the death of many people.” Salivia. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1814 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 497 8/9/1814 DAM: Many of the plantain, corn and rice crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1814 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.136 DAM: “The hurricane caused damage to the plantain crops without causing any damage to the corn and rice crops.” NOT: [Date: July 23, 1813] [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1814 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 609 7/30/1824 DAM: Most of the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 390 1/20/1816 MET: On January 17, at 6:00pm, a fairly strong wind started to blow from the north-northeast. It continued blowing all during the night. It lasted until the morning of the 18th. SUR: The surge flooded to half a 'cuerda' inland. Many of the straw houses near the harbour were destroyed by the surge. DAM: In the country, many of the crops and houses were destroyed. Four people were killed when their houses were blown down. Many plantain trees were knocked down. In the town, many houses lost their roof tiles. Most of the straw houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The Culebrinas river overflowed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 1/20/1816 DAM: A vessel sank. Many fruit trees were blown down. Many houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 1/24/1816 DAM: The Town Hall was partially unroofed. The gun powder in the room that was unroofed was damaged by the rain. One of the barrels was broken when the roof fell over it. A vessel was lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 605 9/19/1816 MET: “On January 4 and on September 17, we have suffered three hurricanes.” [date of the third one not reported.] DAM: Many ships and crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 1/20/1816 MET: On January 18, at midnight, the hurricane started to hit with force. The wind direction was from the third quadrant. It lasted until 3:00pm the next day. At that time, the wind was from the second quadrant. It kept raining until the morning of the 20th. DAM: The crops were lost, especially the plantain crop. FLD: Flooding: The rivers overflowed from noon on the 19th until the next day. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 609 1/22/1816 DAM: The corn and plantain crops were lost. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed the tobacco crop. Many animals were killed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.138 DAM: “72 houses were blown down. The tobacco, corn and plantain crops were lost. Two people were killed when their houses were blown down by the wind.” Cordova. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: San German PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.138 DAM: “101 houses were blown down.” Cordova. FLD: Flooding: “82 heads of cattle, 6 horses, 119 pigs and many domestic birds were killed.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.138 DAM: “Three boats sank, many people drowned.” Cordova. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.139 MET: “On September 15, a hurricane departed from Barbuda and moved to the Windward Islands, passing by Martinica and Dominica.” Poey, p.21 “..the hurricane was suffered also in St. Kitts.” Tannehill, p.250. “It probably passed along the south coast and crossed the Mona Passage. Cabo Rojo and San German suffered most of the hurricane winds' impact on the south and east regions.” Salivia. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1816 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau, 1904, p.227 DAM: The country was devastated by the hurricane of 1816. END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.94 DAM: “A storm” END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “This cyclone is mentioned by Jonnes and Cordova, who says it caused extraordinary damage on the plantations.” END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 451 9/25/1819 SUR: Several ships sank, some others were partially damaged. DAM: The cane crop was the most damaged crop. The plantain and many other crops were lost. 200 houses were blown down, including one masonry house. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1819 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 579 10/17/1819 DAM: The church was partially unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 9/23/1819 MET: At 3:00pm the hurricane started to strike. At 3:00am, the next day, the hurricane was striking with fury. The wind continued from the south, then it changed from the west to the southeast, when it became more violent. DAM: The plantain crop was destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.144-146 MET: “1819. September 21st and 22nd. St. Lucia, Barbados, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico. It was more destructive on the Virgin Islands but severe in Puerto Rico.” Tannehill, p.251. DAM: “All the boats in the harbors sank. Most of the houses in the towns and countrysides were blown down. All the crops were lost as well as many of the sugar mills.” Cordova, vol.III, p.355 FSC: F3* END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.143 MET: “In the first hours of the morning of September 20, the hurricane appeared in St.Lucia, from Barbuda Is., with a north-northwest direction. During that day, it hit the islands of Martinica, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Bartolome, St. Marteen, Tortuga, Nevis and the Virgin Islands. Most of the damage was suffered on St. Thomas.” Poey, p.21. DAM: “..on the days 21 and 22 of September, when the island suffered much disaster. The crops were lost, military buildings were destroyed, houses were blown down, the market was paralyzed.” Cordova (quote from D. Salvador Melendez, governor), vol.III, p.389 NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau, 1904, p.227 DAM: On September 21-22, a hurricane destroyed the country and towns. FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1819 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 609 9/24/1813 MET: “The hurricane started on the morning of September 22. It lasted until 8:00pm next day.” DAM: All the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 500 9/10/1824 DAM: Many houses were blown down. The crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456 9/11/1824 DAM: Many straw houses were blown down. Most of the “haciendas” suffered severe damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456 11/6/1824 DAM: Two thirds of the coffee crop were lost. The cane did not suffer much damage, only some barns were damaged. The plantain crop was lost. The pepper trees were blown down. Only a few coconut trees were left standing. The avocado, orange and other fruit crops were destroyed. Most of the wood/straw roof houses were unroofed. The church lost many of its roof tiles and the rain got inside. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 500 9/12/1824 MET: On September 9, the hurricane started to strike at 11:00am and ended at 5:00pm. DAM: The crops were destroyed. Many houses in the country were destroyed. Many trees were blown down. In the town, in the harbour, there was no great damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 391 10/17/1824 SUR: A vessel from Saint Thomas stopped at the harbor in Mayaguez and on its way to Cuba, near Aguadilla, it encountered the hurricane and sank. Out of the crew of three, only one man survived and was found nine days after the sinking. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 9/24/1824 DAM: The Town Hall was unroofed. Most of the clothes and ammunition inside were damaged by the rain. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 9/23/1824 DAM: The Town Hall's balcony was unroofed and its railing was pulled out. The roof was blown down and all the house was filled with water. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 387 9/10/1824 MET: The hurricane started at noon on September 8. DAM: The plantain, rice, corn and many other crops were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Many animals were killed by the rivers. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 600 9/14/1824 DAM: The plantain crop was lost. The corn and rice crops were damaged. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and destroyed the rest of the crops that the wind did not damage, especially the rice crop. Many houses were covered by the flood. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.150 DAM: “Many trees were blown down, many houses were destroyed.” Cristobal Real, “El Mundo”, September 14, 1947 quoting a letter from the Indian Archives. FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1824 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.148 MET: “On September 7, the hurricane entered into the Caribbean Sea around Guadeloupe. Its track was toward the west-northwest, near the Windward Islands. It arrived to St. kitts where many boats sank. On September 8, it changed its track to the west. In the first hour on Thursday, September 9, it passed near the south coast of Puerto Rico, crossed the Mona Passage and entered into the Atlantic Ocean, moving to Georgia, USA. When it passed through the Passage, a boat in the Santo Domingo harbor sank.” Fernando Geigel, p.148 DAM: “During its movement to the south of the island, the hurricane was severely experienced at Juana Diaz, Ponce, Penuelas, Yauco, Sabana Grande, San German and Cabo Rojo. Apparently, the vortex moved near to the Morrillos of Cabo Rojo.” Salivia. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.83 DAM: A hurricane called Santa Ana ocurred, the most terrible of all the hurricanes during that century. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Caguas PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Maunabo PR, Patillas PR, SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “It destroyed the towns of Patillas, Maunabo, Humacao, Gurabo and Caguas. In the northwest and center of the island it caused great damage. More than 300 people and a large number of cattle perished; 500 people were badly wounded. The rivers rose to an unheard of level, and scarcely a house remained standing.” Cordova on his “Memoirs”, vol.2, p.21. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Ponce PR, San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: In the capital, part of the San Antonio bridge was blown down, and the city wall facing the Marina on Tanca Creek was cracked. The royal Fortaleza (the present executive mansion) suffered much, also the house of Ponce. The lightning conductors of the powder-magazine were blown down.” Cordova on his “Memoirs”, vol.2, p.21. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Archivo de Indias, Ministro de Ultramar: Audeiencia de Santo Domingo. legajo 405, 1825 DAM: “There was a strong hurricane on July 26, 1825. It ruined all the buildings, crops and cattle in 26 municipalities. 500 people were killed, and the rest of the people was left in misery. Some damage occurred at the forts, bridge and several other buildings.” END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Gaceta del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, 7/29/1825, p.3 DAM: “On July 26, at about 2:00-3:00pm, a weak earthquake was experienced. During the night, continuous rain and strong winds caused many floods and other minor damage.” END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 406 8/4/1825 DAM: The houses and buildings in the town were mostly blown down. The straw buildings were completely destroyed. The plantain, coffee, cane and some other crops were blown down. The coconut palms and royal palms were devastated. Commerce suffered many losses and their merchandise became wet and useless. Two ships were lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 7/30/1825 DAM: “The town of Humacao has disappeared.” Many houses and trees were blown down. Many heads of cattle were killed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR, Juncos PR, Las Piedras PR, Maunabo PR, Naguabo PR, San Lorenzo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 8/3/1825 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. The countrysides were destroyed. All the ships in the harbors were lost. The plantain, coffee, cane, rice and minor fruit crops were destroyed. Many fallen trees and blocked roads. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 579 8/9/1825 DAM: 17 people were killed. More than 21 houses lost part of their roofs. The rest of the houses were all blown down. The coffee and plantain crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 598 7/29/1825 DAM: Only the church and some masonry houses remained standing. Most of the trees were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 600 7/28/1825 DAM: All the crops were destroyed. Just a few of the houses and huts remained standing. Even the tile roof houses were damaged. The church was partially unroofed. The woodlands were ruined. The roads were impassable. A man had both his legs injured when his house was blown down. FLD: Flooding: Many rivers overflowed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 600 8/4/1825 DAM: A total of 361 houses and huts were blown down. 3 warehouses were blown down. The houses that remained were dismantled and out of equilibrium. The church lost some of its roof. The Town Hall needed to have its doors and windows fixed. A young woman was killed when her house was blown down. A man got a broken leg in the same circumstances. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 378 8/4/1825 DAM: Most of the crops were lost. Many houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Aguada PR, Arecibo PR, Camuy PR, Cayey PR, Cidra PR, Corozal PR, Fajardo PR, Hatillo PR, Morovis PR, Vega Alta PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 7/26-27/1825 DAM: Summary of blowndown houses: Vega Alta-364, Vega Baja-174, Morovis-61, Arecibo-193, Hatillo-88, Camuy-273, Cayey-589, Cidra-83, Aguada-250, Corozal-100, Fajardo-200, Loiza-75. The total all over the island was 6883 blown down houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 406 7/27/1825 DAM: Many straw roof houses and huts were blown down. Many of the stores buildings were unroofed damaging the merchandise. The coffee crop was lost. In the country, many houses and cane processing buildings were blown down. The plantain, cane, coffee and some other crops were destroyed. Many of the coconut palms and big trees were either uprooted or lost their branches. A ship and a boat sank, two sailors died in the ship and another in the boat. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/16/1825 DAM: 570 houses were blown down. 97 houses were partially damaged. 12 buildings for processing cane were blown down. 24 “feudal” farms were destroyed. Many 'cuerdas' of crops were lost: 202 'cuerdas' of corn 307 'cuerdas' of rice 463 'cuerdas' of plantain 203 'cuerdas' of coffee and 39 'cuerdas' of cane The Town Hall was left unusable. The church lost two doors and the two belltowers. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/9/1825 DAM: Report of damage at Hacienda Santa Rosa: 25 'cuerdas' of cane were lost. Some damage to the houses and processing buildings. Plantain and other minor crops, $300 loss. $150 loss in huts and barns. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/6/1825 DAM: Report from one of the “haciendas”in Bayamon: three houses were blown down, the dam and pipes of the sugar processing building were lost. 8 'cuerdas' of plantain were blown down. 25 'cuerdas' of the coffee crop were lost. More than a third part of the cane crop was lost due to the river and the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/6/1825 DAM: Report from the Hacienda Santa Barbara: all the tiles on the roof of the house were pulled off. The buildings for cane processing were blown down. Ten huts for the slaves were blown down. A third part of the cane crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: 4 'cuerdas' of cane were detroyed by the river. A horse drowned in the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/2/1825 DAM: Report of the Hacienda Santa Cruz: all the huts of the slaves were blown down. The barns were blown down. The cane processing building was unroofed and the sugar that was inside was ruined. A warehouse was blown down and the merchandise inside was lost. The kitchen for the slaves and a warehouse were blown down. The main house and its kitchen lost some of their tile roofs. 14,000 'pesetas' loss in cane. 25 coconut palms were uprooted and 300 royal (yaguas) palms were blown down. All the other minor fruit crops were destroyed. Many trees were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/10/1825 DAM: Many of the houses were blown down. The cane processing building was blown down. The kitchen of the slaves was destroyed. Many of the huts were uprooted. There was a 1800 “pesetas” loss in cane. 3000 “pesetas” loss in the rest of the crops. 1200 “pesetas” loss in the masonry house and the wooden house. The coffee processing building was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/4/1825 DAM: Report from a “hacienda”: 1100 “pesetas” loss on 11 'cuerdas' of plantain crop. 5 'cuerdas' of cane were lost. 3000 feet (914.4m) of coffee crop were destroyed. The main house and kitchen were partially damaged. The can processing building and barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/2/1825 DAM: Report of a “hacienda”: the house and kitchen were unroofed. The headquarters of the slaves was destroyed. 14 slaves' huts were blown down. 80 coconut palms were uprooted. The cane processing building was unroofed. 12 'cuerdas' of plantain were lost. Many fruit trees were uprooted. FLD: Flooding: 6 'cuerdas' of cane were destroyed by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 7/27/1825 DAM: Report of a “hacienda”: the ballroom building was unroofed. Many of the cane processing buildings were blown down. The hospital and many barns were blown down. The cane crop was mostly destroyed. Many coconut palms and trees were uprooted. 45 huts were blown down. The woodlands were devastated. Report of Hacienda Santa Catalina: The sugar warehouse was blown down. The cane processing building was unroofed. Many houses were blown down. Most of the crops were destroyed. The coffee and plantain crops were uprooted. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/19/1825 DAM: Report from Barrio Juan Asencio: 24 houses were blown down. 10 houses were partially damaged. 80 'cuerdas' of the plantain crop were lost. 200 “yaguas” palms were pulled out. 12 'cuerdas' of the rice crop and 8 'cuerdas' of corn were destroyed. The woodlands were ruined. The roads were impassable. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/2/1825 DAM: Report from the Hacienda Jose de Reguera: The new slaves' building was mostly destroyed. The house of the second butler was blown down. One of the warehouses was unroofed, part of the roof of the other one was pulled off. The plantain and cane crop were partially lost. $100 loss in damage to the main house. FLD: Flooding: A horse and a mare were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 8/1/1825 DAM: Report from one of the “haciendas”: 2500 feet (7620m) of the coffee crop were destroyed. 8 'cuerdas' of the plantain crop were lost. The slaves' barn was blown down. The main house was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413 DAM: Report from a “hacienda”: The wooden and tile roof of the main house and its kitchen were blown down. The cane processing buildings (around 5) and the new house were blown down. 7 'cuerdas' of plantain were destroyed. 4,000 coffee trees were uprooted. 3 'cuerdas' of rice and a barn were blown down. FLD: Flooding: All the cane crops were damaged by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR, Caguas PR, Guaynabo PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Las Piedras PR, Naguabo PR, Rio Grande PR, Rio Piedras PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 7/26-27/1825 DAM: Summary of blowndown houses: Yabucoa-368, Naguabo-600, Humacao-290, Las Piedras-502, Juncos-100, Gurabo-200, Rio Grande-430, Caguas-162, Rio Piedras-197, Guaynabo-726, Bayamon-469 FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Caguas PR, Lares PR, Las Piedras PR, Rio Grande PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 11/21/1837 DAM: The churches in these municipalities were completely ruined. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 440 9/22/1825 DAM: 580 houses and 260 kitchens were blown down. 532 'cuerdas' of coffee crop and 495 'cuerdas' of plantain crop were lost. 46 heads of cattle, 15 horses, 10 pigs, 302 turkeys and 908 chickens were killed. 1268 tiles broken. 17 'cuerdas' of cane and 151 'cuerdas' of rice were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 450 7/30/1825 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. The woodlands were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Many animals were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456 7/28/1825 MET: On July 26, at 12:00-1:00am the hurricane started to strike. It lasted until the next day at 9:00am. DAM: The coffee crop was lost. Many cane, coffee, plantain, and fruit trees and plants were uprooted. All the roads are blocked by fallen trees. Almost all the straw huts were blown down. The trains at the “haciendas” were damaged. The church suffered severe damage, it was almost blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 406 7/27/1825 DAM: A child was killed and 14 people were injured when their house was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 8/8/1825 DAM: The church and the Town Hall were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 8/11/1825 DAM: The old church was blown down, the new church was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 8/3/1825 DAM: All the houses suffered some damage. At a “hacienda”, 1000 coffee trees were uprooted. 24 'cuerdas' of plantain crop and 9 'cuerdas' of cane were lost. Its houses for processing cane and barns were blown down. The Town Hall was blown down. Many ammunitions and guns were lost. Some of the guns were found in the cemetery after the hurricane. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 579 8/3/1825 MET: The hurricane started at 10:45pm on July 26. DAM: All the crops were lost. In the town, six houses were unroofed. In the country, hundreds of houses were blown down. Only five houses remained standing, with their kitchens blown down. The church and the archives building were blown down. Many archives were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 579 8/3/1825 DAM: Many houses were blown down. The crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 598 7/27/1825 DAM: In the country, all the houses were blown down. Only 18 houses remained standing, two of them lost their kitchen. In the town, only 28 houses remained standing. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed many of the crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Arecibo PR, Bayamon PR, Camuy PR, Guayama PR, Guaynabo PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Toa Baja PR, Vega Alta PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 11/21/1837 DAM: The churches in these municipalities were partially damaged. In Arecibo, two of them were damaged. The one in Adjuntas was partially unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 387 7/27/1825 SUR: A ship sank at the beach of Barrio Guayabo. DAM: The hurricane caused severe damage to most of the crops, especially the rice, corn, plantain and coffee crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 391 7/27/1825 MET: At 1:00am, it started to rain, at 2:00am the hurricane struck with winds from the north. It lasted until 7:00am next day. DAM: There was no damage in the town. Several ships sank. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Arecibo PR, Bayamon PR, Caguas PR, Camuy PR, Guaynabo PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Hatillo PR, Juncos PR, Luquillo PR, Las Piedras PR, Rio Grande PR, Toa Baja PR, Vega Alta PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 11/21/1837 DAM: The Town Halls in these municipalities were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR, Caguas PR, Ciales PR, Guaynabo PR, Gurabo PR, Juncos PR, Las Piedras PR, Maunabo PR, Naguabo PR, Patillas PR, Toa Alta PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 7/26-27/1825 DAM: Summary of partially destroyed houses: Patillas-47, Maunabo-9, Yabucoa-46, Naguabo-175, Las Piedras-31, Juncos-143, Gurabo-87, Caguas-298, Guaynabo-116, Bayamon-726, Toa Alta-469, Ciales-72. The total of damaged houses was 465. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Bayamon PR, Caguas PR, Ciales PR, Cidra PR, Gurabo PR, Juncos PR, Naguabo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 7/26-27/1825 DAM: Summary of agricultural losses: 1264 'cuerdas' of plantain, 573 'cuerdas' of coffee, 809 'cuerdas' of rice, 220 'cuerdas' of cane, 2581 'cuerdas' of corn and 1078 fallen coconut palms. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 MET: 8/3/1825 DAM: The Town Hall was unroofed. The archives, some trunks with clothes, and ammunitions were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 7/31/1825 MET: The hurricane's winds struck from the northwest and changed to the southwest. DAM: The plantain, corn and rice crops suffered severe damage. The coffee crop was slightly damaged. Three of the four ships in the harbor were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 7/30/1825 MET: At 2:00am on July 27, the hurricane started to strike on the town for four hours. DAM: Some straw roof houses were partially damaged. A third part of the plantain and corn crops were lost. The ships in the harbour did not suffer any damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 11/21/1837 DAM: The hurricane of July 26-27, 1825 caused some damage to the fort. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 9/7/1825 DAM: The government house, part of the city wall in the marina area, the Ponce de Leon's white house were damaged. The lightning conductor at the gunpowder warehouses, the San Antonio bridge and many houses suffered some damage. The doors and windows of the castles were damaged. The rest of the towns to the south and west of the island did not suffer much damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 598 7/30/1825 DAM: The Town Hall suffered some damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 598 8/3/1825 DAM: A house lost its tile roof kitchen. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 598 8/13/1825 DAM: The Town Hall and its kitchen were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 503 8/21/1825 DAM: The corn and rice crops suffered slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 429 7/30/1825 MET: At around 8:00-9:00pm, the hurricane started to strike. DAM: The church, the Town Hall and many houses were slightly damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469 8/6/1825 DAM: 144 people were killed during the hurricane. The neighbors buried them in the beach because the road to the town was impassable. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 8/2/1825 DAM: The crops were completely lost. Some farms and industries were blown down. Many houses were blown down. The people were left in misery. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 8/2/1825 DAM: There were large losses on the agriculture and buildings in many of the towns: Patillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Naguabo, Humacao, Piedras, Juncos, Gurabo, Hato Grande, Caguas, Rio Piedras, Bayamon, Guaynabo, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Orocovis, Lares, Manati, Arecibo, Camuy, Quebradillas, Cayey and Cidra. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 11/21/1837 DAM: 464 houses were blown down and 298 were partially damaged. The plantain, coffee, rice, cane, corn and coconut crop suffered substantial losses. 328 heads of cattle were killed as well as 99 horses, 109 pigs and 5075 chicken. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, circular 123. 8/2/1825 DAM: The crops were lost. The houses and industries were destroyed. The countryside was devastated. The people were left in misery. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 9/7/1825 DAM: Overall, 374 people died, 1210 were injured. 6770 houses were blow down. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185, 9/23/1825 DAM: “During the night of September 26-27, most of the towns and agriculture and industry of Puerto Rico has disappeared. A terrible hurricane that lasted for three hours destroyed the hopes of the people of this island. The number of dead people under the ruins or due to the floods is unknown. Neither is it known if it extended to the south coast. For now, we know that the towns of Santurce, Rio Piedras, Guaynabo, Vega Baja, Vaga Alta, Toa Baja, Caguas, Cayey, Humacao, Yabucoa and many others were damaged. From several of them, we received reports that the number of people left alive is not enough to bury the dead. Also that many of the dense forests on the mountains disappeared. There were no boats left at any of the harbors on the east, north and part of the northwest coasts. From the capital we know that the government fortress needs 5,000-6,000 pesos for repairs. The San Antonio bridge has been destroyed. The Morro Castle suffered considerable damage. The city walls are in the same situation as the castle. In just a few hours their debts increased considerably...” Francisco D. Vives and Antonio M. de la Torre y Cardenas in a letter written to the Cuban government asking for a gift for Puerto Rico. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Caguas PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Maunabo PR, Patillas PR, Puerto Rico, Yabucoa PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.153 MET: “..from Guadeloupe, the hurricane continued onto Puerto Rico. Its vortex landed at the southeast end of the island, between Humacao and Yabucoa, at 11:00pm, Tuesday July 26, 1825. The hurricane crossed the island from southeast to north, leaving the region around Arecibo and Vega Baja, at 8:30am on July 27. It was strongly experienced along the island.” DAM: “Most of the damage was experienced in the towns to the southeast, between Patillas and Naguabo. Also, many towns of the center of the island such Ciales, Morovis, Corozal, Naranjito, Cidra, Caguas, Gurabo, Juncos, Las Piedras and Hato Grande plus all the ones on the north shore from Fajardo to Quebradillas. The towns of Patillas, Maunabo, Yabucoa, Humacao, Gurabo and Caguas were destroyed. The rest of the towns did not suffer any damage (the ones to the west and south of the island).” Cordova, vol.IV, p.385; vol.II, p.21. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.155 DAM: “The Fortress suffered a lot of damage. The San Antonio bridge as well as many other buildings were blown down.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.155 DAM: “Two poor barrios in the capital almost disappeared. The city was incommunicado from the rest of the island. A masonry wall was blown down. The lightning conductor at the gunpowder warehouse was destroyed. Many doors and windows in many houses were blown down. All the boats in the harbor sank.” Cordova, vol.IV, p.385. NOT: [The other historians used this information in their books.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Guadeloupe SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.153 MET: “The hurricane appeared to the north of Windward islands, between St. Lucia and Martinica on July 25. It continued to Martinica and Dominica without causing any damage. On Guadeloupe, the barometric pressure dropped to 27.10inches.” DAM: “The cyclone destroyed Basse Terre and killed many people. A 2 inches plank was pulled out of a house, dragged by the wind and embedded in a palm tree of 45cm diameter. The boats in the harbor sank. A boat was dragged by the wind and moved onto land. Many houses were blown down, furniture was destroyed.” END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.142 DAM: “Almost all the hurricanes are experienced in Guayama, in the south of the island. The ones of 1818, 1825 and 1827 caused severe damage to the town..” Coll y Toste, “Boletin Historico”, p.251 END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.152 DAM: “It crossed the island from southeast to north. It killed 374 people and injured 1210.” Salivia. END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.155 DAM: “Many people were killed by fallen trees and blown down houses. The crops were lost. The forest lands were destroyed. The aftermath in brief: 374 people died 1210 people injured 6710 houses were blown down 465 houses partially destroyed 1264 “cuerdas” of plantain crop lost 573.5 “cuerdas” of coffee crop lost 809 “cuerdas” of rice crop lost 220 “cuerdas” of cane crop lost 258.5 “cuerdas” of corn crop lost 1078 coconut palms knocked down 2239 cattle heads killed 321 horses killed 11345 domestic birds killed END: HUR: P1825 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de Puerto Rico, Salvador Brau, 1904, p.241 DAM: On the night of July 26-27, a hurricane struck the island. It caused a lot of damage to the rural areas. Many people were killed. END: HUR: P1826 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456 9/19/1826 SUR: A ship sank in the harbour. DAM: The agriculture suffered great damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1826 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 9/2/1826 MET: At 10:00am on September 1, the hurricane started to blow. The strongest winds struck from 1:00pm until 5:00am the next day. DAM: The plantain crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: The cane crop was flooded by the river in the Aguas Prietas sector. The road from the town to the harbor was damaged by the river. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1826 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 403 9/2/1826 FLD: Flooding: The great amount of rain caused the overflow of the river. The flood covered the lowest neighborhoods of the town. END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456. 8/25/1827 DAM: 64 houses and 502 huts were blown down. 626 'cuerdas' of cane were lost. 335 'cuerdas' of coffee, 258 'cuerdas' of plantain, 106 'cuerdas' of corn and 26 'cuerdas' of rice were lost. Five ships were lost. FLD: Flooding: 11 people drowned and 3 people were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 8/18/1827 SUR: Many of the ships in the harbour were lost. DAM: The plantain, corn and many other crops were lost. Two thirds of the coffee crop were destroyed. The cane crop was severely damaged by the wind. Some huts and houses in both the town and in the country were blown down. Many ships sank in the harbour. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 527 8/22/1827 SUR: Five ships were lost. DAM: In the town, some fences, a porch, some roofs and two houses (one tile roof, one straw roof) were blown down. Most the straw roof houses were unroofed. The Town Hall lost several tiles from its roof, causing it to leak. Its kitchen lost a rafter from the roof and the fence was blown down. The slaughterhouse was unroofed and lost two windows. In the country, seven houses and over 80 huts and barns were blown down. The rest of the straw roof houses were unroofed. Nine cows and four horses were killed by fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: Many pigs, goats, lambs and birds were killed by the flood. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 390 8/18/1827 MET: On August 17, at 5:30pm, the hurricane started to hit the municipality. The wind was blowing from the north and kept blowing in that fashion until 7:00pm. Then it started to blow stronger, along with some rain, from the northeast. It continued getting stronger until 2:30am, then the wind changed direction, blowing from the east. At 4:00am, it was over. DAM: The plantain crop suffered considerable damage. Some coffee, rice and corn crops were lost. Some poor-constructed huts lost their roofs. None of the houses in the town suffered any damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 418 8/20/1827 MET: The wind was blowing from the north-northeast. After dusk, the wind was stronger, with rains, until 3:00am on August 18. Then it changed direction, blowing from the south-southeast more violently. It continued blowing the same way until 8:00am when it stopped. DAM: The crops were ruined, especially the corn, plantain and coffee crops. Many straw houses were unroofed and some others were blown down. Several ships sank. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 418 8/19/1827 MET: Since the morning of August 17, strong winds were blowing from the north. DAM: Many poorly-constructed huts were blown down. The corn and rice crops were completely lost. Three quarters of the cotton crop and more than the half of the coffee crop were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 440 8/19/1827 DAM: The plantain, corn and half of the coffee crop were destroyed. The cane crop was almost completely lost. In the town, not many houses were damaged. Only several straw roof houses were partially damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 456. 8/20/1827 DAM: Three ships were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 526 9/24/1827 DAM: The Town Hall that was under construction was blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 500 5/23/1827 DAM: The Town Hall suffered some damage to its roof. The army equipment, uniforms and supplies were damaged by the rain. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 526 SUR: The surge dragged to sea more than 300 planks that were piled up for the construction at the dock. DAM: Many houses lost their roof tiles. At the church, many barrels of gunpowder and 1200 bullets were damaged by the rain. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 418 DAM: The plantain, rice and corn crops were lost. More than half of the coffee crop was lost. Three quarters of the cotton crop was lost as well. There was a noticeable damage to all the plants in general. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 422 8/18/1827 MET: The wind was blowing from the north from 2:00pm until midnight. The wind blew from the northwest to the southeast, when it was strongest. DAM: All the plantain, minor fruit and coffee crops were blown down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 469. 8/19/1827 DAM: All the crops were destroyed, including the plantains, coffee and minor fruit crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 500 8/18/1827 MET: The hurricane started to strike at 7:00pm and finished at 3:30-4:00am. SUR: At two leagues from the harbour, a ship was docked. DAM: The crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 526 9/24/1827 DAM: All the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 600 8/29/1827 DAM: The plantain, coffee and other crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 387 8/13/1827 MET: The hurricane started to strike at 11:30am. At that time, a strong rain was experienced. The rain covered an area of about half a league. It continued raining until 4:00pm. FLD: Flooding: The rivers overflowed. One cow drowned and the bridge over the “Fraile” stream was destroyed by the current. END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Guayama PR, Juana Diaz PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.163 DAM: The military buildings were partially destroyed. The construction project of the church in Guayama was severely damaged. NOT: [The other historians used the information provided by Cordova. Some of them just mention it briefly.] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Guayama PR, Humacao PR, Mayaguez PR, Naguabo PR, Ponce PR, Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.163 DAM: The minor fruit crops were lost. The coffee and cane crops were partially damaged. Five boats sank in Ponce, 3 boats in Guayama, 2 boats in Humacao, one boat sank in Mayaguez, another in San Juan and 4 in Naguabo. All the plantain crops were lost. Many houses were unroofed. [Cordova, “Memorias”, vol.V, p.201-202.] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.142 DAM: “Almost all the hurricanes are experienced in Guayama, in the south of the island. The ones of 1818, 1825 and 1827 caused severe damage to the town..” Coll y Toste, “Boletin Historico”, p.251 NOT: END: HUR: P1827 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.161 MET: “The hurricane appeared 100 miles to the southeast of Martinica on August 17, 1827. It continued moving to the northwest to Guadeloupe. It passed by that island to St. Kitts, causing extreme damage there. Then it moved to Puerto Rico, crossing it from one end to the other on August 18. The hurricane passed at a certain distance from the northeast part of Santo Domingo. It then recurved to latitude 30 and longitude 76, with a track to the north-northwest and was lost to the southeast of Terranova on August 29.” Tannehill, p.151 NOT: [From this information, Salivia classifies the hurricane as type A, but according to a map made by Redfield (found in the book written by Manuel Fernndez de Castro, “Estudio de sobre los huracanes de la Isla de Cuba”), where the hurricane passed at a distance of 200 miles from the island, it was type B.] END: HUR: P1829 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 413. 8/11/1829 DAM: Report of the losses produced by the hurricane in an “hacienda”: house and kitchen-300 pesetas cane processing barn-2000 pesetas rum production barn-2100 pesetas stable-2130 pesetas cattle barn-2140 pesetas 40 barrels of rice-990 pesetas 6 'cuerdas' of cane crop-2000 pesetas 3 'cuerdas' of plantain crop-2190 pesetas 3 'cuerdas' of coffee crop-2200 pesetas 4 coconut palms-2324 pesetas 30 'cuerdas' of woodlands-4120 pesos FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1835 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Historico de Puerto Rico, Coll y Toste, vol.7, p.122 DAM: “The hurricane that was suffered by this island on the 13th of August caused the lost of almost all agriculture. There is a scarcity of food.” FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1835 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 387. 8/21/1835 DAM: On September 13, 1835, many huts, barns and houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1835 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.165 MET: “The hurricane originated at latitude 16 and longitude 56 on August 11, 1835. The hurricane's track was to the west-northwest, passing over Antigua on August 12. From there, it moved to St. Kitts. Then it moved to Puerto Rico, its vortex touched land on Yabucoa at 8:00-9:00am, August 13. It left the island near Vega Baja, 6-7 hours later. It then continued moving north-northwest and passed over Santo Domingo and Cuba. It moved to the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward Texas.” DAM: The plantain and minor fruit crops were lost. Many little houses and huts were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Many rivers overflowed. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1835 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.166 SUR: The warehouse in the harbor was partially destroyed by the surge. DAM: Several houses and buildings were unroofed. Many windows and balconies were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1837 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.85 DAM: “Los Angeles” hurricane, it lasted for 5 hours. END: HUR: P1837 LOC: Puerto Rico, San Juan PR SRC: “The History of Puerto Rico, from the Spaniard Discovery to the American Occupation”, Rudolph Adams Van Middeldyk, 1910. p.288-298. DAM: “This cyclone was general over the island and caused exceedingly grave losses of life and property. All the ships in the harbor of San Juan were lost.” Middeldyk. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1837 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 500. 8/5/1847 DAM: Many crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1837 LOC: Culebra PR, Puerto Rico, Vieques PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.169 MET: “The first known location of the hurricane was at latitude 16.25 and longitude 55. On August 1st, it was located to the east of Antigua. On August 2, it was near Barbada, northwest of St. Kitts (between Saba and Bartolome). It continued on the same direction, destroying St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands, Culebra and Vieques. The vortex landed near Humacao (east coast of the island) at 5:00-6:00pm.” DAM: “There was severe damage overall but the worst effects were in the northeast region.” Salivia. “Three earthquakes were experienced.” “Gaceta de Puerto Rico”. Aug 12, 1837. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] [This was the first hurricane in which they officially reported the barometric pressure.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1837 LOC: Fajardo PR, Humacao PR, Mayaguez PR, Naguabo PR, San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.170 MET: “At 8 o'clock, the pressure started to drop to 29.60. At 9 o'clock it was 29.40 and at 11:00, it was 29.30. The wind was blowing from the west.” DAM: “Many boats sank: Fajardo, 5; Naguabo, 2; Humacao, 3. In Mayaguez, all the boats in the harbor were dragged to the Guanajibo beach. Many sailors were killed. The loss among the poor people was estimated at 6506 “pesos”. “Gaceta de Puerto Rico”, 1837, p. 394, 395, 440, 499. “August 2, 1837. It was a general hurricane for the island, causing serious damage to houses and lives. All the ships in the Capital's bay were lost.” Acosta, p.434. NOT: [The other historians quoted the information provided by Acosta, or just mentioned the hurricane without including any details.] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.100 DAM: “The 'Saint Narciso' hurricane ocurred.” END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 DAM: The Town Hall suffered some damage. Part of the cemetery was destroyed. The roads were blocked. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/10/1867 DAM: “Yesterday, at 4:00 am, a strong wind from the south started to be experienced in this town. It continued until 2:00 pm and caused the sinking of three boats in the harbor. They lost their cargos, which were found on the beach.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Ceiba PR, Humacao PR, Las Piedras PR, Luquillo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 DAM: Many of the buildings were unroofed. Some of them lost their doors and windows as well, and archives in several of them were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Cidra PR, Gurabo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 DAM: The Town Halls suffered some damage. The cemeteries suffered some damage too. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 DAM: The church was unroofed. They had to roof it with straw. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 DAM: The metal roofs of the Market Center and the Slaughterhouse were blown down on their east sides. Also the masonry rafters of the Market Center were damaged. From the neighborhood at the beach many zinc plates were pulled down from the roofs. Most of the houses were unroofed. The trees at the Plaza were blown down. Several street lights were broken. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 DAM: More than the half of the iron plates in the roof of the Market Center were blown down. Many of the masonry rafters of the building were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed a bridge. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/2/1867 FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed the first bridge on the road to Caguas. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/11/1867 DAM: The road from this town to the beach was in a really bad state. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 DAM: Some severe damage was reported to the main roads and beach roads. The metal handrails of the bridge were damaged. The roads were filled with debris brought by the river. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Moca PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 DAM: The walls of the sewer under construction fell down. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 FLD: Flooding: The rivers overflowed and flooded many of the roads. The town was incommunicado with the coast and Ponce. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/17/1867 FLD: Flooding: The strong rains caused floods to the crops and dragged many trees and plantain trees. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/19/1867 FLD: Flooding: The Portugues River flooded all the town. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/19/1867 FLD: Flooding: The river dragged all classes of debris to the roads. It flooded many of the cane crops. It also destroyed many huts and wooden houses as well as wooden and masonry fences. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: San German PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/17/1867 DAM: “A terrible hurricane hit yesterday with strong winds. It produced considerable loss of crops and damage to all the roads. Many lightning bolts were experienced.” Carlos de Rojas in a letter to the governor. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 DAM: The bridge between this town and Aguadilla was destroyed. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 11/3/1867 FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed part of the road to Ponce. The road to Salinas was flooded. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 10/11/1867 FLD: Flooding: The rain destroyed the foundations of the bridge and dragged it. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.195 DAM: “Many public buildings including the slaughterhouse and many houses suffered severe damage during the hurricane. Many huts, cane and corn crops as well as fruit trees were lost. The total loss in Arecibo was estimated at 526,795 “escudos”.” Fontan y Mera, p.63 FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.192 MET: “At 5:45pm, October 29, the barometric pressure was 29.60.” DAM: “Most of the street lights were damaged. Six buildings were partially damaged. Three wooden houses and 10 huts were severely damaged. The urban property did not suffer much due to the solid assemblage and perfect joints between them.” Fontan y Mera, “Memorable noche de San Narciso y los temblores de Tierra”. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.188 MET: “The hurricane originated to the east-northeast of the Sombrero Island, at 6:00am on October 29. Then it moved to the Virgin Islands. Its vortex touched St. Thomas and the north part of Vieques. It landed in Puerto Rico from the northeast. It was severely experienced in Cayey, Humacao (southeast), Mona Passage and the south of Santo Domingo.” J.R. Eastman, “Discussion of the West India Cyclone of October 29 and 30, 1867”, p.13. “In Anegada Island, 28 miles north of Sombrero, the wind blew from the east, southeast and south, but they did not suspect of the proximity of the hurricane. In St. Croix it did not cause damage. The barometric pressure dropped 0.33 inches and the wind direction was from the northwest and southwest.” J.R. Eastman, “Discussion of the West India Cyclone of October 29 and 30, 1867”, p.7 END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.190 MET: “The hurricane began at 8:52pm with very strong winds that lasted for 15 minutes. The wind direction was from the northwest, then it changed to the west and finally to the southwest.” DAM: “Only three boats sank. In Arecibo, 30 miles from San Juan, there was no sign of a hurricane. Although, at 10:00pm a strong wind gust was blowing from the west. The southeast and east part of the island, especially Fajardo, Humacao and Naguabo, suffered severe damage.” “Many people were killed and injured by fragments of houses and trees. The houses and crops on the east side of the island were destroyed. Cayey was one of the most damaged towns.” FLD: Flooding: “The biggest damage was caused by the river's overflow. Many houses, crops, cattle and other animals were dragged by the currents to the sea.” NOT: [All reports by Alexander, p.51-55.] END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.191 MET: “The diameter of the hurricane was calculated at 34 miles. Its mean speed was 13.5mph.” Alexander, p.51-55. DAM: “Analyzing the reports, we conclude that San Juan was near the south border of the hurricane but received west winds for less time than Cayey (20 miles from San Juan).” NOT: [The historian believes that the storm split in two when it hit the Luquillo mountains: “The north part split and continued to the northwest and the other part continued its original track through the mountains to the west side of Cayey. It jumped over the mountains, heading to the Mona Passage and continuing to Santo Domingo.” Alexander, p.51-55] END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.194 DAM: “Of 67 towns, 57 were severely punished by the hurricane. The total loss was estimated as: public buildings damaged: 16 churches, 13 King's houses, 5 slaughterhouses and 8 cemeteries. Harbor damage: 14 vessels, 16 bridges and a sewer. Total loss cost: 12,936,221 “escudos” END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.195 DAM: “The biggest losses were experienced in Naguabo (673,312 escudos), Ponce (615,980 Escudos), Juana Diaz (583,560 escudos), Manati (535,239 escudos), Fajardo (532,080 escudos), Arecibo (526,795 escudos), Cabo Rojo, San German and Humacao (more than 400,000 escudos each one).” Fontan y Mera, p.68. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.196 MET: “The lowest pressures reported during the hurricane were: Main Marine Headquarter, 29.62”; harbor, 29.60”; Arroyo, 29.40”.” Salivia quoting “La Gaceta de PR”, 11/2/1867, p.2 NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] [During the hurricane, several earthquakes were experienced in Humacao, Luquillo and Penuelas.] END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.202 MET: “Twenty days after the hurricane, on the afternoon of November 18, 1867, started the earthquake series than lasted until March 1868.” Reid and Taber, p.56. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: Saint Thomas SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.189 MET: “The vortex crosssed the island. At 11:00am, the pressure started to drop and occasional wind gusts from the northwest ocurred. At midday, the wind changed to the west-northwest with strong gusts. At 12:00, the barometric pressure was 29.64; at 1:00pm, it was 28.50. The wind speed was calculated at 74mph.” Alexander, p.51-55. DAM: “Around 80 boats sank, more than 600 people drowned.” Alexander, p.51-55. END: HUR: P1867 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.198 MET: “San Narciso is considered the most severe hurricane ever experienced in many parts of the island. Its center passed over Caguas, where there was a calm period for 10-12 minutes. Reports from PR and other Virgin Islands, indicated that the hurricane's diameter was relatively small with quick movements and terribly violent.” Tannehill, p.157. END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: “Efemerides de la Isla de Puerto Rico”, Federico Asenjo, 1886. p.87-88 DAM: Weak hurricane in the north part of the island. END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Saint Thomas SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Spanish Governors, box 356. 8/25/1871 MET: “On the afternoon of August 20, the variation of the wind direction was noticed. It started blowing from the north, then from the northeast and east with increasing strength. At the same time, the pressure was decreasing. The wind continued to blow and the pressure to decrease slowly. On Monday at noon, the wind was very strong. The hurricane started at 2:00pm on Monday and lasted until 5:00pm. During those three hours, the wind direction changed from the northeast to north-northeast, north and northwest. The last wind direction was the one that caused the most damage. At 5:00pm, there was calm for half an hour. After that, the wind direction was from the south and southwest. It was not as severe as expected based on the severe hurricane experienced on 1867, that lasted less time and hit with violence. On Saint John island there was slight damage. In Saint Croix did not suffer any damage. Tortola Island suffered some damage in the countryside. There is no more news from the other islands due to lack of telegraphic communication, which was interrupted. This suggests that they may have been suffered the consequences of the storm.” J. Gardanza in a letter to Puerto Rico. DAM: All the houses in the east part of the island were blown down. On the other side of the island, there were many blown down houses, unroofed houses and fallen trees. The destruction was not as severe as in the east part of the island. A boat was lost and many other small boats sank. END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.208 DAM: “Seven vessels were lost in the harbor. Almost all the cargo they had (tobacco and food) was lost. A man was killed when a mast fell over him while the ship he was in was sinking.” “Boletin Mercantil”, August 25, 1871. NOT: [Many of the historians just mentioned the hurricane, sometimes missing the correct date, without adding any further information.] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.207 DAM: “A family was helped by the Civil Defense at the moment when their house was unroofed.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1871 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.205 DAM: “Many windows and doors were blown down. A large part of the telegraph wires and many huts were blown down from the San Juan area to Rio Piedras.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.203 MET: “The hurricane formed near Antigua. It was moving to the northwest, through St. Kitts and San Eustaquio. In St. Kitts, the pressure started to drop at 1:00pm on August, 20th. Twelve hours later, the pressure drop was faster. The wind was blowing from the east-northeast. At 6:00am, the pressure was 28.60 and the wind direction was north. At 8:40am, the pressure was at 28.50, there was a calm period for about 22 minutes, then the winds started blowing from the southwest and the pressure started to increase again. There was considerable damage. The center of the hurricane passed over Antigua and San Eustaquio.” “La Gaceta de Puerto Rico”, 1870. NOT: [It was the first time they received warning of a hurricane by cable. The news were spread by telegraph (constructed in 1869) between San Juan, Arecibo and Ponce.] END: HUR: P1871 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.204 MET: “The hurricane moved to the Virgin Islands. Its vortex passed over Saint Thomas. It started to hit there at 10:30am on August 20. The pressure dropped to 28.40 on August 21st. There was a calm period for half an hour. The wind started to blow from the west and south, causing more damage. The hurricane's diameter was bigger than San Narciso [P1867]. From St. Thomas, it moved to the northwest coast, passing near the northeast of the island at 10:00pm on August 21st. It passed at a distance of 30 miles from Fajardo. All we received were strong winds. The pressure in Puerto Rico was 29.53”. “ Salivia. NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] [It was the first time they received warning of a hurricane by cable. The news were spread by telegraph (constructed in 1869) between San Juan, Arecibo and Ponce.] END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 10/4/1876, p.6 DAM: A sugar mill along with its cane crop was severely damaged. Most of the houses in the town, including the church, were blown down. The coffee, cane, plantain, rice and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 10/4/1876, p.3 DAM: Most of the huts were unroofed, many were blown down. Most of the crops were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: San German PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 10/4/1876, p.3 DAM: Many trees used as shade vegetation for the coffee crop were blown down. The cane crop suffered some damage. Many zinc or adobe tile roofs were blown down. Several warehouses and huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Cuba SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/5/1876, p.3 DAM: Many theaters and buildings were unroofed. A masonry wall in a theater was blown down. Several boats sank. Many trees were uprooted. END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Caguas PR, Cayey PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 159. 9/27/1876 DAM: “A barn containing cement and gunpowder was blown down. The two lime warehouses in Caguas and Cayey were unroofed. Another barn at the Cruces sector was unroofed too [Cayey].” FLD: Flooding: The tool at the construction site of a road near the Turabo river was dragged by the river [Caguas]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 159. 9/16/1876 SUR: “In the East Harbor, the “firme” was moved by the strength of the waves. Two “norais” were pulled down. Another “norais” was removed by the action of the chains and “calabroles” of the boats tied to it.” “Almost all the buoys in the harbor were moved with their anchors out of their original positions by the force of the surge.” DAM: “The hurricane on the 13th pulled down many of the trees on the sides of the road to the capital. Many of them were blocking the flow of traffic.” “Some construction materials left at the bottom of the lighthouse were broken apart. The mansonry work at the edge of the glass windows that was still moist was damaged.” “At the guards' hut, a “falleba” and a lock were damaged. Some parts of the recently painted surface was washed away.” “The warehouse in front of the West Harbor was completely unroofed. Some of its zinc plates were recollected and able to be used, while many of them were torn up or bent.” FLD: Flooding: “The La Plata river flooded the area and left lots of debris, remains of huts, and trees all around.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 185. 9/16/1876 DAM: The hurricane of September 13, pulled down many of the trees at the sides of the main road. Many of them blocked traffic. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Bayamon PR, Catano PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 159. 9/16/1876 FLD: Flooding: The Bayamon river overflowed and destroyed parts of the road and the sewer close to the “Las Marias” bridge. All the road was covered by debris from the flood caused by the river. END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 159. 10/31/1876 FLD: Flooding: “In the hurricane of February 13, the Guamani river moved the bridge on the road to Cayey. Some of its wood was found in several different places.” END: HUR: P1876 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, Public Works, box 159. 9/19/1876 SUR: Many wooden parts of the docks were destroyed by the boats that were pushed by the sea against the dock. “At the West Harbor (recently built) the hurricane of the 13th destroyed part of the foundation of the dock in the section closest to the sea.” END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Puerto Rico (southeastern) SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.214 MET: “The hurricane started at 4:00am, reaching maximum strength at 8:30, when the barometric pressure dropped to 742.20. The wind direction was from the east. It started to decline at 9:00 and ended at 1:00.” Salivia. DAM: “Thousands of palms were blown down.” Benito Vines, “Apuntes relativos a los huracanes de las Antillas”, p.20. FSC: F2* END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.219 DAM: “The San Felipe hurricane hit when I was in Arecibo. It started around 9:00-10:00am. During the change of wind direction, from east to southeast, the back side of the house I was in was unroofed. The roof was made of zinc and clay tiles.” Coll y Toste, “Boletin Historico”, vol.V, p.343. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.210 MET: “On the night of September 12, 1876, the hurricane's vortex landed on San Cristobal island. It crossed to the west-northwest, between St. Croix and St. Thomas. It touched the southwest part of Vieques and landed in Puerto Rico. The vortex crossed the island from Humacao and Yabucoa at 7:00am on September 13. Then, at 11:30, it left via Mayaguez. The hurricane crossed Santo Domingo and Cuba as well.” Benito Vines, “Apuntes relativos a los huracanes de las Antillas”, p.59-60. “The hurricane had the following speeds along its track: 18.5mph from San Cristobal to Mayaguez PR; from Mayaguez to Guantanamo, Cuba, 15mph. Mean speed all the way from San Cristobal to Wilmington, 17.5mph.” Benito Vines, “Apuntes relativos a los huracanes de las Antillas”, p.63 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Arecibo PR, Arroyo PR, Fajardo PR, Humacao PR, Manati PR, Mayaguez PR, Ponce PR, San Juan PR, Vieques PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.218 DAM: “Summary of the total loss on the harbors around the island: San Juan - 10,120 pesos Manati - 950 pesos Arecibo - 24,773 pesos Mayaguez - 3,773 pesos Ponce - 2,478 pesos Arroyo - 620 pesos Humacao - 44,822 pesos Fajardo - 1,545 pesos Vieques - 2,140 pesos Total loss - 91,221 pesos. Total people killed - 19 “ “El Boletin Mercantil”, September 26, 1876. END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Cuba SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.212 MET: “The influence of the “anticyclone” was remarkable in La Habana on Sep. 12, 13 and 14. The maximum pressure was reported on September 13 at 10:00am: 764.86. Meanwhile, the hurricane was destroying Puerto Rico.” Benito Vines, “Apuntes relativos a los huracanes de las Antillas”, p.71 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.217 DAM: “In Ponce alone, the hurricane caused losses estimated at 455,132 pesetas (= $3009.33).” Eduardo Newman, “Historia de Ponce”, p.212. [From this, Salivia concluded there was a shortage of damage reports due to the severity of the hurricane and few reports of damage found.] NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane whose vortex hit land, hurricane winds were experienced)] END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.212 MET: “The diameter of the hurricane was reported as 185miles. At 10:00pm, September 13, the first rains were experienced in San Juan. The vortex touched Mayaguez at 11:30am. At that time, its speed was 18mph, and decreasing, with a diameter of 140miles. The minimum pressure reported in Puerto Rico was in Mayaguez, 742.73.” Benito Vines, “Apuntes relativos a los huracanes de las Antillas”, p.76-77 END: HUR: P1876 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.217 MET: “The wind speed reported on September 13 was as follows: 4:00am = 40kmh 5:00am = 60kmh 6:00-7:00am = 84kmh 8:00am = 96kmh 9:00am = 72kmh 10:00am = 37.5kmh 11:00am = 36kmh “ Salivia. NOT: [Salivia indicates that the government decided not to report all the damage to avoid a negative impact on the commerce. That's the reason why the damage reports were so limited.] END: HUR: P1889a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/4/1889, p.3 MET: “From 7 o'clock in the morning until 4:30pm, the barometric pressure has dropped from 756mmHg to 749mmHg. The fastest change was reported from 12:00pm to 1:00pm. The wind is strong and fast, it's cloudy and rainy.” END: HUR: P1889a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/6/1889, p.3 DAM: Several trees were uprooted and some street lamps were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1889a LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.231 MET: “The hurricane was originated at latitude 14 north, longitude 57 west. It lasted from September 2 to the 12th. It passed over St. Kitts on the night of September 2. The pressure there was 29.50, with winds from the northeast. The hurricane hit St. Thomas on September 3 and moved that same day to Puerto Rico. On September 4, it was to the northeast of the island. On September 5, it moved 2 degrees to the northwest and moved away from Puerto Rico.” E.B. Garriot, “West Indian Hurricanes”, p.26. END: HUR: P1889a LOC: Humacao PR, Mayaguez PR, Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.233 MET: “In Humacao, the pressure was 29.30 inches.” DAM: “Nothing else than light wind gusts and rain.” NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] [Salivia also mentions that Ramirez described this hurricane as a “platanera” storm (not so strong).] END: HUR: P1889a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.233 DAM: A German vessel ran aground. Many trees were blown down. Many street lamps were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1889a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.232 MET: “The lowest barometric pressure was reported at 8:30pm on September 3; it was 747.62mmHg. The wind speed was 21.07meters per second (aprrox. 56 mph). The wind direction was from the west-northwest. On September 4, the lowest pressure was 748.97mmHg, registered between 11:30pm on Sep 3 and 12:30am on Sep 4. On that date, the wind speed was 19.87mps (53mph). At 9:00am on September 4, the pressure was 756.21mmHg and the wind speed was just 6mps (16mph) from the southwest. The hurricane was over.” “La Gaceta de Puerto Rico”, Sep 7, 1889, page 2. END: HUR: P1889b LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/11/1889, p.2 DAM: Several houses lost pieces of zinc plates from their roofs. Trees and small plants were slightly damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1889b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/11/1889, p.2 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1889b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/11/1889, p.2 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/23/1891 FLD: Flooding: The river rose 2 meters and flooded houses on Marina, San Juan, and San Francisco streets. The river was full of casks, trees, debris, drowned animals and two cabins. There were also two drowned bodies in the water. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/26/1891 FLD: Flooding: Floods washed away about 5 houses - some of which still had families in them. The river dragged the houses a distance of about 10 meters. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/26/1891 FLD: Flooding: The rains caused the river to rise and flood the Mariana and Vega areas of town. 15 houses were washed away by the river. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/26/1891 MET: “Since yesterday at 9pm the weather has been strong, lots of rain, and strong gusts of hurricane strength that were strongest from 12 to 4 am.” END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/26/1891 FLD: Flooding: Reports of river flooding and danger to plantations. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/30/1891 FLD: Flooding: Strong rain storm and flooding. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/30/1891 FLD: Flooding: Lots of damage caused by floods. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/30/1891 FLD: Flooding: Comerio suffered great losses - among them the property of Don Jaime Sala was swept away by the waters. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/2/1891 FLD: Flooding: The recent storm caused considerable losses on coffee plantations, plantain farms, etc. Houses were knocked over by the flood waters. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Cabo Rojo PR, Hormigueros PR, San German PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1891 FLD: Flooding: Lots of rain caused the rivers to flood. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1891 FLD: Flooding: The river flooded Marina barrio and Yabucoa and Vega streets. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Adjuntas PR, Gurabo PR, San German PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.240 FLD: Flooding: All the crops were lost. Many houses were dragged by the rivers. Many people drowned. NOT: [Salivia indicates that Rafael Ramirez classifies it as a “platanera” storm (not so strong) and that Coll y Toste did not mention it in his book.] END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.234 MET: “The hurricane originated at latitude 13.25 north and longitude 57.50 west on August 18. Its track was to the northwest. The diameter of the hurricane was small, but its wind speed was very intense.” Salivia quoting Tanehill. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.238 FLD: Flooding: “The overflow of the river destroyed the walls of the water pump and its iron chimney at the farm of the Sobrinos de Ezquiaga family. Trees, debris, two huts and many dead animals were dragged by the current of the river. A bridge between Trujillo and Carolina was destroyed by the current. On the road to Canovanas, three bridges and 500meters of road were destroyed.” Salivia. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.239 FLD: Flooding: “15 houses were dragged by the river's current.” END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Martinica SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.234 DAM: “On August 18, the hurricane passed over Martinica. Its vortex crossed the city of Saint Pierre. There was severe damage. 700 people were killed. The losses were calculated at $10 million. The hurricane was over the city from 6:00-10:00pm.” Salivia quoting Tanehill. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.240 MET: “Since 9:00pm, the wind gusts were stronger. From 12:00m to 4:00am, the wind reached its peak intensity.” END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.234 MET: “The hurricane followed its track to the northwest to the south of Dominica. Its effects on Dominica were not severe. From there, it moved far from the islands and headed to Puerto Rico. On the midnight of August 19 and the morning on August 20, the pressure in Puerto Rico was 29.90. The wind speed was 7mph from the east and southeast.” FLD: Flooding: “The damage caused was due to the rains and floods after the hurricane.” NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.235-237 FLD: Flooding: “Many houses were flooded. A large number of cattle and horses were killed. In Carolina, all the streets were flooded. Rescuers had to use horses to help the people find shelters.” Salivia. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1891 FLD: Flooding: The Portuguese river flooded - as if a grand avenue - and flooded great portions of the city. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande flooded over some docks, Santa Rosa and Cristobal Colon streets and Puntilla and Guayabal barrios. Telephone posts and small boats were pulled out to sea. The waters were so high that the Boca looked like a mini-Niagara falls. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: The rains caused the river to expand a lot. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the train station. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Caribbean, Martinica SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: Flooding has almost destroyed this pueblo. Lots of loss of life and knocked over houses. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Catano PR (Palo Seco) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: Last night the river flooded the town. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: The Bayamon river flooded its banks on the Comerio side. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: Last night the streets of the capital looked like virtual rivers. Many homes of poor people were flooded. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1891 FLD: Flooding: The river grew phenonmenally and gradually covered the bridge. The river was full of uprooted trees, drowned animals, etc. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 FLD: Flooding: The rivers were flooded and two children drowned. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 FLD: Flooding: Canovanillas was flooded for many hours. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 SUR: Flooding and driftwood from the sea. The water reached the warehouses but didn't damage much. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 DAM: On the night of the storm the gusts blew over a couple of electric poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 FLD: Flooding: Great rains during the hurricane and flooding in the streets. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1891 FLD: Flooding: Parts of Trujillo were flooded and people had to be rescued in boats. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: The outskirts of town were flooded by the river which swept away five houses. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: Report of flooding. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: The river flooding destroyed the bridge and part of the highway. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: The Valenciano river overflowed its banks and flooded the San Antonio, Santiago, Aurora, and Lago streets in the town. The river was 10 meters above its ordinary level. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande flooded, the currents swept away the Boca de Herrera bridge and two machines and other equipment from the sugar mill. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1891 FLD: Flooding: Flooding and loss of cattle. END: HUR: P1891a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1891 FLD: Flooding: Floods in the Loiza and Maracuto rivers. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/16/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande caused some flooding in three streets of the town. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/16/1891, p.2 DAM: Many buildings were lost. The streets were destroyed, with considerable loss. FLD: Flooding: Severe flooding was experienced during the morning of October 15. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/19/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: Floods occurred in the country and roads were flooded. The crops were lost. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/17/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The town was flooded. Most of the rivers overflowed and the roads were flooded. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/19/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The river caused floods in the town. The roads and crops were flooded. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/16/1891, p.2 DAM: Many telegraph poles were blown down. A lightning bolt caused the destruction of the chimney and some parts of the slaughterhouse. FLD: Flooding: It was believed that two men drowned. The beach sector was incommunicado from the rest of the municipality due to the flooding on the main bridge. Most of the rivers overflowed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/19/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: All the utility poles on the road to Juana Diaz were knocked down by the flood. The wires were buried by the water. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/17/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The Rio Coamo flooded the Florida and Santa Rosa farms. The roads to Coamo and Salinas were flooded. END: HUR: P1891b LOC: Arecibo PR, Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia de Puerto Rico, 10/17/1891, p.2 FLD: Flooding: A temporary bridge between Manati and Arecibo was destroyed by the flooding caused by the Manati river on October 15-16. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/18/1893 MET: The barometric pressure changed from 7-9 pm. At 7:15 it was 746mm, at 8:00, 741mm; at 8:45, 745 and at 9:15 it was 747mm. DAM: Several boats sank in the San Juan bay. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/20/1893 DAM: The wind caused the collision of several boxcars and a car with a knocked down tree. Roofs and telegraph poles were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The rivers overflowed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/23/1893 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost at a cost of 150,000 pesos. Most of the poor people's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/23/1893 DAM: The coffee crop was a 10% loss. The corn, rice and plantain crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/23/1893 DAM: 40% of the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: The plantain and minor fruit crops were lost. Several huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: The coffee and rice crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: Landslides killed several people, destroyed crops and houses. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: A French boat sank in the bay. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: The plantain and palm crops suffered severe damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 8/25/1893 DAM: 10% of the coffee crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250-251 DAM: The coffee crop was lost. All the houses were dismantled. NOT: [Note: buildings assumed to be poor people's houses based on surrounding damage.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR, Ceiba PR, Culebra PR, Las Piedras PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250 DAM: All the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Arecibo PR, Bayamon PR, Caguas PR, Carolina PR, Dorado PR, Hatillo PR, Manati PR, Toa Alta PR, Toa Baja PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.251 DAM: The hurricane caused slight damage. The biggest loss was in the coffee crop. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.251 DAM: 40% of the coffee crop was lost. NOT: [Salivia indicates that Coll y Toste and Ramirez included this hurricane in their lists without describing it and that Dr. Miller only mentioned that it caused damage to the railroad tracks.] FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250 DAM: “Four people were killed, three of them were killed by landslides.” END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Mayaguez PR, Utuado PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250 DAM: 10% of the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.245 MET: “The hurricane originated at latitude 10 north and longitude 50 west; according to other information, it was at latitude 15 and longitude 67.50 west. The storm crossed the Atlantic Ocean toward the northwest. It hit the Windward islands, near Guadeloupe and moved to the northeast of the Caribbean Sea towards Puerto Rico. It passed through St.Croix at 1:00pm on August 16. It entered Puerto Rico on August 16 at 7:00-8:00pm, through Patillas and Maunabo. It crossed the island, leaving by the northwest, through Isabela and Quebradillas, at 3:00pm on August 17. It moved toward Bermuda. The minimum presssure registered at San Juan was 29.17 inches, at 8:00pm. Between 8:30-9:30pm, the wind speed was 55mph. The anemometer was blown down by the wind when this observation was made.” Mitchell, p.31, Fassig, p.29 NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane which vortix hit land, hurricane winds were experienced) or as Type B (only part ot the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.247 DAM: “Most of the crops were lost.” “El Buscapie”, August 20, 1893, p.4. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.247 MET: “Movement was estimated at 12-15mph. The minimum wind speed was 18.08 meters per second (48mph), the maximum speed was 22.61mps (61mph). The maximum pressure was 751.77mmHg and the minimum was 741.00mmHg.” “El Diario de Puerto Rico”, August 20, 1893. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.246 DAM: “Nothing could be known in the capital about the damage across the island due to fallen telegraph lines.” “El Buscapie”, August 20, 1893, p.4. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Saint Thomas SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.246 DAM: “Strong winds caused damage to harbors, unroofed houses and uprooted many trees.” Taylor C.E., p. 26. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.250 DAM: “Many houses were unroofed. Many huts were blown down. The railroad machinery building was unroofed. Several boxcars dragged by the wind hit a fallen tree that was leaning over the railroad tracks. Many tiles were pulled off of the roofs of several train stations. A large number of fallen poles.” Salivia. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.248 MET: “The first signs of a hurricane started on August 16, during the morning. The wind was blowing as strong gusts, the rain was strong, the surge started to grow dangerous.” “Boletin Mercantil”, August 17, 1893. SUR: At the Marina, there were the ruins of many boats that were pushed by the surge to land. Many vessels went to aground. DAM: “The wind was very strong, it violently shook the boats and vessels at the harbor. A large part of the street lamps were turned off by the wind. Many fallen trees. At Puerta de Tierra, the trees and houses suffered severe damage.” “Boletin Mercantil”, August 17, 1893. FLD: Flooding: Many houses were flooded. END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Arecibo PR, Camuy PR, Hatillo PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 DAM: Many zinc and palm leaf roofs were blown down. Many trees were blown down. The coffee, tobacco and minor fruit crops were destroyed. The train station at Cambalache lost most of its zinc roof, the rain damaged some of the furniture and materials. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Barceloneta PR, Bayamon PR, Dorado PR, Toa Alta PR, Toa Baja PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 DAM: Many huts were blown down. Several crops were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Caguas PR, Carolina PR, Cayey PR, San Juan PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 SUR: The dock was destroyed by the surge. DAM: Three houses and a warehouse were blown down. Many buildings were unroofed. Many fallen trees blocked the roads. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 DAM: The minor fruit crop and many little houses and huts were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 DAM: The balcony of the Gautier widow's house was blown down and fell over other houses, causing some damage to two of them. From the Theater's roof several plates were blown down. The balcony from Mr. Canal's house was pulled off and most of it fell on the street. The lobby of a house was blown down. A house at the Slaughterhouse place was blown down. Several mills were blown down. Most of the poles were blown down. The cemetery's door disappeared. Three wooden latrines were blown down, other ones made of cement were knocked down. Many windows and balconies of the houses at the north side of the city were destroyed. Most of the roofs of the Santo Domingo pavilions were blown down and its wooden walls suffered some damage. At the Charity Asyllum, one of the main walls was destroyed and became useless, the kitchen and cafeteria were unroofed. The fence around the Amezquita monument at the el Morro was blown down. Many latrine doors as well as many balcony roofs were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Balanza, 8/20/1893 MET: “Men with some knowledge said the hurricane had a radius of 300 leagues and the island of Puerto Rico was struck by one side of the hurricane, at 30 leagues from the center of the storm.” DAM: The Regatta Club House, several buildings and the Public Works warehouse were unroofed. Nineteen trees at the Princess walk and Presidio gardens were blown down. At Puerta de Tierra, the wind destroyed the balconies and roofs of several houses. The Lazarinos hospital was unroofed. The light poles at the outside of the jail were blown down. 18 trees between the San Antonio bridge and Covadonga were blown down, blocking the roads. The cement/wood building of the shooting club was reduced to debris. In Santurce, several houses were unroofed. A house of Mr. Fossas was mostly blown down, losing all the roof. A house's roof was pulled off and fell over another house. Many unroofed houses were filled with water. Many trees and palms were uprooted or blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Balanza, 8/23/1893 DAM: “The hurricane on day 16th destroyed all the minor fruit crops and severely affected the coffee crop, it is believed that the crop will be half of the expected amount.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/16/1893 MET: “The barometric records for today: 7:36am - 756.95mm, 10:00am - 756.17mm, 11:00am - 755.63mm, 12:00m - 755.56mm, 1:00pm - 754.69mm, 12:30pm - 753.75mm, 3:00pm - 752.88mm” END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1893, p.2 MET: “From 9:00pm to 12:30pm, the wind was calm and we thought the storm was over. It wasn't. At that time the wind started to blow again with a strong intensity. It was pouring. At 5:30am there were still several wind gusts and the morning weather appeared as dark and sad.” DAM: “At 7:45pm, the storm began to strike. It was impossible to go out into the street without the risk of being dragged by the wind. The public ways were dark, the church's bells were ringing by themselves because of the wind, the light poles were blown down and all the commercial buildings and houses were closed.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1893, p.2 DAM: At the Pasoe la Princesa there were a lot of uprooted trees. The railroad tracks were blocked. The Shooting school building (made of wood/masonry) was blown down. A large number of houses were either blown down or unroofed. The sewers were blocked by the debris. The town was full of fallen trees, poles and zinc plates. Several wealthy people's houses were partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: A large number of huts were blown down. The minor fruit crops were destroyed. There were several unroofed houses in the town. All the telegraph poles and wires were blown down. The kitchen of one of the houses (masonry/wood structure) was pulled off and fell over the yard of another house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Several huts and “empalizadas” were blown down. A masonry house was unroofed. The coffee, corn and rice crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 MET: “The wind was blowing from the N-NE, and getting stronger.” DAM: In the town, 15-20 houses were blown down. In the rural area, it was almost impossible to calculate the damage to crops and houses. In the “Playa” sector, a lot of huts were unroofed. Many brick and wooden fences were blown down, as well as many trees. Part of the east side of the butcher's shop was blown down. Many houses lost part of their zinc roofs. A little house at the west side of the town was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Several houses were either unroofed or blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Several wealthy people lost their houses. Many wooden houses were partially damaged. The bakery's building was partially destroyed. Coconut palms and many trees were uprooted and dragged by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: More than 40 palm leaf roof houses were unroofed. The balcony of one of the houses was destroyed. Many trees and fences were knocked down. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded part of the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Several houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river blocked the roads to the rural areas. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Several poor people's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Most of the rural houses were either unroofed or blown down. The roads were blocked. The rice crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: The river caused flooding in the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1893 DAM: Many poor people's houses were blown down. A family was using a manger as a shelter when the structure collapsed, no injuries. The wind pulled out a few zinc plates from the train station's roof. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1893 DAM: Several fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1893 DAM: The cane and coffee crops were severely damaged. A masonry house was partially unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1893 DAM: Almost all the palm leaf roof houses were unroofed. Just a few zinc roof houses remained intact. Many trees were uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1893 DAM: Many houses were blown down. The coffee, corn, plantain, yautias, and minor fruit crops were lost. FLD: Flooding: Many cattle drowned. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: Many palm leaves and zinc roofs were blown off. Palms and trees were uprooted. Telegraph poles were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: A house was blown down. The minor fruit and coffee crops were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: Many palm leaves and zinc roofs houses were unroofed. A flying zinc plate injured a woman. The coffee crop suffered severe damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: The rice, coffee, plantain and corn crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Hatillo PR, Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: Almost all the telegraph poles were knocked down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: Many poles and trees were knocked down. FLD: Flooding: Rivers caused damage to cane crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: 8 houses were blown down. A house was partially damaged when the blown down roof of another house fell over it. Several poor people's houses were blown down. The crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was lost at a cost of $500,000 pesos. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: 75 huts were unroofed. The coffee crop was mostly lost. The plantain crop was lost. Several huts and “bagaceras”(warehouses?) in different haciendas were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: The minor fruit crop was lost. Almost all the poor people's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 MET: “The wind was blowing from the NNE, at 11:00 it changed to NNW. At 12:30 it was from the West and at 12:30am it was from the south, accompanied by pouring rain. It was supposed that the hurricane's track was near the southeast of the island.” DAM: A wealthy person's house was unroofed. Many of the street lights' glasses were broken by the wind. Several zinc plates flew like missiles. Many trees and “empalizadas” were blown down. Most of the telegraph poles were knocked down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: A lot of unroofed huts and fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded part of the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: The coffee and rice crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: Mr. Solis lost half of one of the five barns on his property, the other four were unroofed. The factory was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/20/1893, p.2 DAM: 19 houses and a hut were blown down at one of the barrios. In another barrio, 2 barns and 9 houses were blown down. Many crops were lost, including plantain, coconut, and corn crops. A third part of the total coffee crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: Many little huts were unroofed. 16 zinc plates were pulled off of the church. The henhouse was blown down. The minor fruit crop was lost. A third part of the coffee crop was lost. Most of the shade trees for the coffee were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The minor fruit crop was destroyed by the wind. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed several houses and flooded part of the town. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The Don Pedro Calvet's crop lost about 3,000-4,000 coconuts, 8 palms and 4 “cuerdas” of corn crop. Most of the palm leaves roof houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were lost. A little girl was killed when the house where she was taking refuge was blown down. A house was blown down and fell over another house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: Many poor people's houses were either blown down or unroofed. The cane crop was lost. The coffee, yautias, rice and plantain crops were almost lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The coffee, plantain, corn and rice crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The town hall was partially unroofed. Most of the palm leaf roof houses were unroofed. The plantain, corn, banana and rice crops were lost. FLD: Flooding: The cane crop was flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1893 DAM: 40% of the coffee crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1893 DAM: Several huts were blown down. The coffee, rice and minor fruit crops were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1893 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1893 DAM: Many palm leaf roof houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1893 DAM: 7-8 houses were blown down, including wealthy people's houses. 3 “cuerdas” of land at Mr. Cortes's farm suffered landslides. The cane crops and minor fruit crop were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1893 DAM: The wind broke several glass windows and damaged some of the masonry in the facade of the church. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1893 DAM: Many trees, balconies, “empalizadas” and roofs were blown down. The coffee, rice and cane crops were severely damaged. Several boat sank at the dock. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1893 DAM: The coffee crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Carolina PR (Trujillo Bajo) SRC: La Correspondenica, 8/19/1893 DAM: Many huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1893 MET: “The fear of a storms is over, the barometer is ascending again and the hurricane must be far away from Puerto Rico. We did not experience the effects we expected considering the strength of this hurricane. The weather is cool and it is pouring.” END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The telegraph lines were interrupted. A boat was sunk. At the Guayabal and Playa barrios almost all the huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: Only a few huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: No damage in the town. The coffee, corn, rice and plantain crops were damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: 22 huts were blown down. The postal office was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: Several houses were blown down and a few more were unroofed. A few boats sank in the bay. The road to Bayamon was blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: A large number of barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The wind destroyed the roof of many huts. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 MET: Strong wind gusts were reported. DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1893 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: Several buildings suffered a lot of damage. The Santa Rosa hospital was unroofed. The Santo Domingo pavilions were unroofed and lost part of their wooden frames. The San Lazaro hospital was completely unroofed. Several boats sank in the bay. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Toa Alta PR, Toa Baja PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1893 DAM: The hurricane destroyed several huts and crops. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and blocked the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1893 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/3/1893 SUR: The surge flooded the “Pastillo” sector, several houses were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed several houses. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 SUR: Six houses, part of the Town Hall and the slaughterhouse near the beach were dragged and destroyed by the waves. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 SUR: The dangerous surge destroyed all things found at the sea shore. The slaughterhouse was destroyed by the surge. Five or six little houses at the sea shore were dragged by the surge. A boat called “Panchita” was destroyed when it hit the beach. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The flood knocked down several telegraph poles. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 FLD: Flooding: Several floods in the lower lands. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: Several poor people's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: Several poor people's houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: The coffee crop was completely destroyed. A landslide at the “Penon de Aibonito” place was reported. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Isla de Mona PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 SUR: A boat could not come back to the main island due to the strong surge. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: Slight damage to the crops. No more damage was reported. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: Slight damage to crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: A man was killed by a fallen tree. The damage to crops was minimal. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: The poor neighborhood suffered severe damage. A fallen tree killed a man. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: The rice and plantain crops were severely damaged. Many trees were uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: The minor fruit, rice and plantain crops were destroyed. The coffee crop was lost. Many trees were uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: Almost all the huts were unroofed. The plantain and coffee crops were mostly lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: Most of the huts were unroofed. The plantain crop was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/23/1894, p.2 DAM: Most of the harbours were completely destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: A boat sank when it hit the coral reef. The harbour and some masonry benches at the Plaza were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/23/1894, p.3 SUR: The only news was the destruction of docks due to the power of the waves. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 SUR: The surge destroyed the dock and the masonry poles at the Plaza. END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR, San German PR, Yauco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: More than 40 fallen utility poles were reported among the three municipalities. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Ponce PR, Yauco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: Between the two municipalities, more than 40 utility poles were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1894, p.2 MET: “The direction of the wind was from the northeast. The hurricane was to the south of the island. It was not expected to cause any damage.” END: HUR: P1894a LOC: San German PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1894, p.2 DAM: Forty to fifty houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: San German PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1894, p.4 DAM: 40-50 straw houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1894, p.2 DAM: The minor fruit crop was lost as well as the plantain crop. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.2 DAM: Slight damage to the plantain, coffee and corn crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1894, p.4 DAM: Slight damage to plantain and corn crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1894, p.2 DAM: Most of the crops were lost. A wealthy family's house was unroofed and one of its main walls was cut in the shape of a semicircle. A zinc roof was dragged by the wind and was embedded incrusted in the front wall of another house, destroying its porch and staircase. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1894a LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1894, p.2 DAM: Two wealthy people's houses were unroofed. The zinc roofs hit the masonry walls of one of the houses, cutting a semicircle shaped hole on it. A piece of zinc from one of these houses was embedded in the wall of another house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1894b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/20/1896, p.2 SUR: The dock was destroyed by the waves. Many boats sank. DAM: The minor fruit crop was completely lost. The roof of a warehouse was blown down and moved over a distance of 200 meters, causing some damage to a store. All the houses in the town were unroofed. Most of the houses at the country side were blow down. The town house's roof blew at a distance of 25 meters. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1894b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/14/1894, p.2 MET: “It was supposed that the hurricane passed yesterday near the south of Puerto Rico. On its way it must have caused damage to Haiti and Cuba.” END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1896 FLD: Flooding: Flooding on the Bayamon River knocked down a great number of telegraph wires. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The Bayamon river flooded many areas of the town. The train railroads were flooded. There were a large number of telegraphic poles that were knocked down by the flooding. A brick wall was knocked down by the water. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1896 DAM: FLD: Flooding: The Caguas and its tributaries flooded and dragged a house out to sea. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and flooded part of the town. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Carolina PR, Loiza PR, Ponce PR, Rio Piedras PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.253 FLD: Flooding: Several floods caused by the rivers. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 FLD: Flooding: “The water flooded the road, there were around 2 inches of water on the road.” END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 FLD: Flooding: “The Hondo river caused flooding along the town, it destroyed several houses.” END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.253 SUR: Five houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1896 FLD: Flooding: The Portuguese River in Ponce flooded several barrios. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.254 FLD: Flooding: The Jacaguas River overflowed and dragged a house and seven huts. It also flooded several “barrios” of Ponce. NOT: [Salivia mentions that Ramirez included this hurricane on his list but he did not describe it. None of the other historians mentioned it.] END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Mercantil, 9/4/1896 DAM: The railroads between the Capital (San Juan) and Camuy, and the highway between Catano and Bayamon were closed. Telegraph lines on the island were destroyed. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 MET: “Since three days ago, the barometric pressure has been decreasing. The day before yesterday, the pressure was 759.09m. At 4:00am it was at 759. The clouds in the sky were cirrus, often related to stormy weather. The direction of the wind has been mostly from the East. Last night it changed to Northeast until 6:00am. At 9:00am was from the East, a quarter to the Southeast. The wind intensity was mostly at 20 meters per second. Yesterday's temperature at 4:00pm was 26.60C, today was 26.60C as well. The rain has been abundant, the Observatory's pluviometer recorded an amount of 70mm. of water during the night.” END: HUR: P1896 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.254 MET: “The pressure started to drop at midday. The wind changed direction with some frequency. Its main direction was from the southeast and its speed was 11.75 meters per second.” DAM: “There are no reports of damage from the government agencies or the Cable agency. It was supposed that the hurricane was general to the whole island.” “Boletin Mercantil”, September 1, 1896. END: HUR: P1896 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Buscapie, 9/2/18996, p.2 DAM: Several poles were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Several landslides ocurred, rubbish was dragged by the water. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1896 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950, p.253 DAM: Several street lamps were blown down. NOT: [Salivia considers this hurricane as a type C (no hurricane winds but strong winds and rain)] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1896 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 DAM: A “paredon” (gazebo?) was blown down on the San Agustin street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1896 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Pais, 9/2/1896, p.2 DAM: A wall (lienzo de pared) was blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1899, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was lost. Many houses were blown down. More than 40 huts were blown down. The house of Don Celso Caballero lost part of its roof and its balcony. The crops were destroyed. The military headquarters were partially unroofed. Several warehouses were blown down. A house was destroyed when a blown down house fell over it. The court house was partially unroofed. The sewers were damaged. The old belfry was blown down. FLD: Flooding: Several houses were dragged by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.2 DAM: 16 houses, property of a wealthy person, were blown down. His total loss was estimated at $70,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The damage isn't serious and can be repaired fairly quickly. The coffee and small fruit harvests were completely lost. The roads are not travelable. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: La Correspondecia, 8/14/1899, p.3 DAM: All the huts and old houses were blown down. More than 600 people lost their houses. All the “batata” (root vegetable) crops were destroyed. The Town Hall was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: Most of the minor fruit, coconut palm, coffee and cane crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.261 MET: “The wind started to blow at 8:00am. It intensified at 1:00pm, then it started to blow again from the south until 7:00pm when it eventually stopped. NOT: [Salivia quoted from a report of the Weather Bureau by Dr.Fassig, p.21.] END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: The town was left in ruins. Only 4 wooden houses remained standing. The church is in ruins, and only 2 statues were saved. The poor people's pueblo was totally destroyed. The farms of small fruits, etc. were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.2 DAM: Only two buildings remained intact. The Clotilde-Santiago farm was completely ruined. The barracks and fortresses of the Spanish army were destroyed by the rain. The Becerra hotel was blown down. Along the road to Cayey, all the huts were blown down. The debris blocked the road. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/14/1899, p.2 DAM: 2 masonry/wood houses, 39 wood/zinc houses and 83 palm leaf roof houses were blown down. Some of them lost their walls and many others were completely destroyed. 47 wood houses and 51 palm leaf roof houses were unroofed. The walls of the cemetery were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: The city hall was destroyed and most of the archives were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/19/1899, p.2 DAM: Almost all the railroad tracks were severely damaged. The coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The Anasco river caused several floods. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: Plantations of coffee, fruits, rice and corn all disappeared. FLD: Flooding: Flooding. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.256 MET: “The hurricane originated on August 2 between latitude 11.25 north and longitude 30 west. Its movement was to the west-northwest. On August 7, it was at latitude 15 north and longitude 58 west, 150 miles to the east-northeast of Dominica. During that afternoon, it passed by Guadeloupe, entering the Caribbean Sea. It changed it direction to north-northwest. Its effects were suffered in the Windward Islands between Dominica and the Virgin Islands. The hurricane passed 75 miles to the south of St. Kitts. On August 8, it landed in Puerto Rico. On August 9, it passed by the northeast of Santo Domingo. On August 10, it passed by the east part of Cuba; on August 12 it hit the Bahamas and on the 13th it hit Florida. On August 16, it was on Cape Hatteras; on the 19th, it passed near to the east coast of the United States and moved to Europe. It crossed the Atlantic Ocean around latitude 40 north, passed to the south of the Azores Islands and disappeared on the Mediterranean Sea.” Tannehill p.161, using information from “Actividades del Weather Bureau”, San Juan, P.R. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.258 MET: “On August 8, the center of the hurricane crossed Puerto Rico entering by Arroyo at 8:00am and leaving by Aguadilla at 1:00-2:00pm. At midday on August 7, the center of the hurricane was at 150 miles from the east-northeast of Dominica at latitude 15 north and longitude 58 west. The barometric pressure was 29.72 inches. The wind speed was 12mph from the northeast, switching to the northwest. On August 7, the hurricane headed to the west-northwest. It entered Guadeloupe in the early afternoon and the southeast coast of Puerto Rico next day at 8:00am. The hurricane passed 50-75 miles from St. Kitts. The barometric pressure there was 29.26inches at 5:00pm on August 7. The maximum wind speed there was 72mph during 5 minutes and 120mph during 1 minute at 4:00pm.” END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: In town, there remain very few houses with roofs still intact, the majority have been destroyed completely and others pulled up in their entirety and dragged great distances. The crops have been completely destroyed. The haciendas of cane have been ruined completely and the buildings knocked down. FLD: Flooding: The streets in the southern part of town near the bridge are completely covered with water. The waters invaded the town, destroying everything that remained standing. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/17/1899, p.2 DAM: Don Sebastian Figueroa's farm was destroyed. The roof of a pharmacy was split into pieces. Most of the medicine bottles were broken. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed houses and killed cattle. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: Warehouses and offices of several sugar tycoons were destroyed. Some plantation houses disappeared; the ones that remained standing have considerable damage. A recently constructed house of masonry that housed the druggist is now only a pile of ruins and debris. The city hall suffered great damage, and is a little less than useful. The archives and documentation were lost. Not a single bohio remained in the countryside. The school houses with all their materials and books were completely destroyed so that only debris remained. The majority of trees were ripped up by their roots and all the sown crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/19/1899, p.2 SUR: The surge flooded and destroyed all the houses at the Playa beach sector. DAM: Several important warehouses were blown down. The commercial buildings in the town were almost destroyed. Almost all the houses in the town disappeared. A large masonry house was blown down, only ruins were left. The town hall was severely damaged. The archives and all the documents were lost. In the rural area, most of the huts were blown down. The one-room schools were blown down, and lost their books and furniture. The coffee, cane and minor fruit crops were destroyed. Most of the trees were uprooted. A boat sank in the bay. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.259, 262 MET: “The pressure was reported as 29.30inches. The wind speed was 100mph. The pressure was constantly dropping, at 8:00am it was 27.75inches. The wind direction was from the north until 8:30am, when a period of calm ocurred. The wind direction changed to the south.” “Based on the wind speed of 40mph, the diameter of the hurricane must be 80-85 miles. The mean time the rain lasted was 28 hours. With a movement of 12mph, the area of rain must be 335 miles.” Salivia quoting Fassig from “Meteorological Report from the Weather Bureau”, p.262 DAM: All the minor fruit crops were lost. The total loss was estimated at $1,000,000. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The town was converted to a pile of debris. 126 houses were blown down. A house with expensive furniture was almost completely destroyed. Several commercial houses were blown down. The Catholic church was blown down. Only 10 houses in the town remained usable. Almost all the houses in the rural area were destroyed. All the crops were lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1899, p.3 DAM: The rich agriculture has suffered considerable damage. All the crops have been lost. In the town, 15 important houses were completely destroyed and 61 bohios were destroyed. The rest of the hamlet was unroofed. The church threatens ruin. The cemetery lost the depository of bodies and the walls have been damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: The house of Dr. Zaragoza on Comerio had its balcony fall down completely on the house of a neighbor. The roof of the bakery flew off and fell on another house. The house of Don Blanco was almost destroyed, furniture and all belongings were destroyed and the place looked like a shipwreck. The wooden ranchon of the Feliuses which was secured with six thick pillars of susuba and a citara of masonry went to the ground. The house of Professor Miguel Rodriguez was unroofed and its balcony fell down. The house of Don Feliu had its balcony destroyed and all the guava trees and trees planted in the patio were devasted by the storm. The house of Don Barbosa lost its backend. On Salsipuedes, Comerio and Isleta streets all the houses that weren't destroyed suffered serious damage. There are no longer any bohios - not one survived to still be habitable. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The roof of the city hall, which was of masonry, was one of the first to fly, falling to the ground. The mayor's house was damaged. A balcony disappeared off of a house. A number of houses of regular importance were destroyed entirely or in part. It was rare that a bohio remained in habitable condition. Pieces of zinc and branches attacked trees. The municipal hospital lost its roof. FLD: Flooding: There was some flooding. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: The city hall was completely destroyed. The church was unroofed, lots of houses suffered great damage. The losses in the countryside were incalculable and there are reports of damage to the farms of several people. The barrio of Miradero was completely destroyed along with the fruit crop. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: Balconies and roofs of rich people's houses were blown off. Don Soandso's house was completely destroyed. The church suffered considerable damage. Nearly 100 houses were destroyed. In the countryside there has been incalculable damage. The hacienda of Sen. Borras was almost destroyed. The plaza was torn up and most of the town was left in ruins by the storm. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1899, p.3 DAM: 41 houses totally destroyed, 114 in a state of ruins, 100 bohios (shacks) also destroyed. Coffee and small fruit crops were lost. The streets and the plaza were obstructed by the trunks and branches of trees, pieces of zinc, boards, shingles, bricks, telegraph wires, pieces of iron from balconies, and blown down houses that the winds pushed into the street. The neighborhood of poor people is nothing more than a pile of palm fronds [apparently palm fronds were used to build their shacks]. Of the 150 bohios that comprise the Barrio of Plaza de Caballe, only three or four remain standing. The garden walls of the cemetary fell to the ground. All the trees, bushes and plants are on the ground in the main plaza, along with benches, light and telegraph posts. The church clock was pulled off the building and launched through the air. The hotel, casino, and various rich people's houses were unroofed and lost their balconies, which were torn to pieces. The casino's main salon was destroyed, as were parts of the department of education offices, the hospital and the telegraph office. A warehouse was attacked by the winds and thrown 70 rods away, but it landed intact and its contents were preserved. A palm board punctured a zinc lined hedge at somebody's house. Several houses collapsed, killing the people inside. FLD: Flooding: 40 houses were attacked by the river. A great number of cattle were pulled into the rivers and drowned. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1899, p.3 DAM: The best-constructed house in the town lost its balcony and several doors. The Catholic church suffered considerable damage. About 100 houses were blown down. The Borras farm was almost destroyed. The plaza suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/28/1899, p.3 DAM: The San Jose sugar mill was almost completely destroyed. Its offices, trains, house and warehouses were blown down. Its chimney was blown down and the cane crop was destroyed. The Santa Catalina sugar mill was also severely damaged. It lost its chimney, offices, warehouses, house and factory. The chimney of the Santa Barbara sugar mill was blown down. 200 cuerdas of “gran cultura” cane crop were mostly destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $186,000. This estimate included the losses in crops, cattle and sugar mills. 68 people were injured, one person was killed. In the urban area, 130 houses were blown down and 40 were partially damaged. In the rural area, 300 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1899, p.3 DAM: At ten in the morning on the day of the storm the principal houses in town were unroofed, including the town hall. One also lost its balcony. The druggist's also lost a roof. The poor people's houses were completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: 15% of the cane crop was lost. Thousands of coconut palms were uprooted. The coffee, rice and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: The “progresso” factory had some of its buildings destroyed. Several houses of Dons and Donas were destroyed as well as incalculable numbers of others in the town and countryside. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: All the houses in the countryside have been destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded like never before. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: A great number of houses were unroofed and some fell down. On the Hacienda Progresso, a great number of the buildings were on the ground. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1899, p.2 DAM: A large number of houses were destroyed. The Buena Vista factory suffered considerable damage. All the huts at the Matojal sector were blown down. The Cacao, T. bajo and Barraza barrios were completely destroyed. The crops were destroyed. Almost all the houses suffered damage. The train station was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The petroleum refinery suffered serious damage to the living houses and other buildings. Warehouses were completely destroyed. The trees along the highway were destroyed, obstructing traffic. The rails of the Bayamon transvia were partially pulled up. Most of the village experienced great damage to roofs. Trees and fences were almost all destroyed. The palm trees and sown crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Lots of trees obstructing the roads. All of the military buildings were destroyed. The winds unroofed an infinity of houses and destroyed many others. The telegraph building was destroyed in large part, as was the hospital. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: More than 80 houses were unroofed and more than 90 were knocked down or disappeared. Eight had only minor damage. The countryside and fields were destroyed, fruits were lost and also coffee. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses in the town were destroyed as were the church and the courthouse. All the archives were lost. The plantations and houses of campesinos were all destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: All the crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1899, p.2 DAM: Many people was killed. 300 houses were blown down, including 80 huts. The Municipal Hospital was destroyed. In the rural area, 80% of the houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.2 DAM: In the Banos de Coamo resort, the chalet was blown down. The main building lost its roof, kitchen and dining hall. The pipelines that conduct thermal water into the pools were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed columns and walls. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The town was reduced to piles of debris. The coffee crop was completely lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: “There isn't a single house that hasn't suffered from the storm.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/14/1899, p.3 DAM: Only a few houses remained. The masonry Catholic church was blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The loss was estimated at $300,00. The coffee crop was completely destroyed. Two thirds of the cane crop were lost. The plantain crop was lost. A third of the rice crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1899, p.3 DAM: A great number of bohios were unroofed by the winds. The police station, the church, the state-owned ranch and the house of the delegates suffered moderate damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The town didn't receive great damage from the hurricane. Two people suffered damage to their haciendas. The poor neighborhood suffered a lot. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: 27 small houses and bohios disappeared, all belonging to the poor class. Other houses suffered minor damage. Crops were attacked by the winds. Cane plantations suffered little. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Florida PR (Barceloneta) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/16/1899, p.3 DAM: It's rare that a house remained with its roof - many have been destroyed. Also destroyed were warehouses and coffee machinery. FLD: Flooding: Flooding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/18/1899, p.2 DAM: Most of the houses in the town were blown down. A flying zinc plate injured a man, cutting his body at the kidney level. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the town. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: “This town suffered a lot, most of the houses fell, so that everything appears to be destroyed.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Gurabo PR, Juncos PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: In the towns the damage isn't that serious, although it may be worse in the countryside. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: The huts of the poor, with few exceptions, have been destroyed. The great part of the rest are in bad condition. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 SUR: The beach completely disappeared. DAM: There isn't a single house that hasn't suffered major damage, except for the business of Jose Rodriguez that suffered minor damage. The rest, those that didn't completely fall down into debris, lost their roofs. Don Manuel A. who lives in the great house - which was reduced to a pile of debris - lost all of the luxury furniture that he had brought from New York. The house of Mr. Carlsen collapsed completely, gravely injuring those inside. The “Asilo de Caridad” (Charity hospital or nursing home) collapsed. Customs buildings were in ruins or unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: 270 houses unroofed, 40 destroyed. 5 haciendas destroyed. Rich people's houses destroyed. Hospitals, the nursing home, the Catholic church, all damaged or destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: The houses belonging to several Dons were destroyed. Several haciendas and country houses of people of substance were destroyed. The Hospital Civil was destroyed. Damage on the beach was terrible such that the only thing left standing was the customs building. All the houses were on the ground. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 SUR: The sea rose up to the Hacienda de Santa Teresa - one kilometer from the port. DAM: Many masonry houses were destroyed by the hurricane. The beautiful plaza is now composed of debris, the trees around the plaza were yanked up by their roots causing damage to the pavement. Various houses were yanked up and in one, Sr. Brreiro's, 7 people were smashed to death. People are almost positive that the vortex of the hurricane passed above the city. Reports suggest that Humacao was one of the most seriously affected cities. The hospital, old people's home, country houses on the outskirts of town, the church - all destroyed so that not even vestiges of the buildings remain. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.259 MET: “The strongest winds were from the southeast.” DAM: 80 people were killed. A landslide dragged all the houses at the harbor. The loss was estimated at a $1 million. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The house of Doctor Soandso was completely unroofed. One house in town was completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.2 DAM: Most of the farms were destroyed. Several wealthy people's houses were severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: 60 houses were dragged by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The fruit trees were almost destroyed. The avocado, “quenepas” (native fruit), coffee and plantain crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Wooden houses were damaged, but most of the damage happened to cane haciendas and plantations of small fruits. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: Only three houses still have roofs, the others have more or less lost everything, very few have part of the roof and nothing more. The town hall lost a great part of its roof, causing great damage to the records. The only three buildings that remained in good shape were businesses. FLD: Flooding: The river completely invaded the barrio of Las Cuevas, rising up to the floor of the houses at a height of 1.5 meters. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: This town has suffered relatively little. Several houses had some damage. The hamlet of palm frond huts (caserio = hamlet and yaguas is a hut made out of palm fronds) was unroofed and many were knocked down. In the countryside only two or three houses remained standing. Some buildings of a coffee plantation were destroyed. The summer house of Don Francisco Mata in the barrio of Coto was totally destroyed and so were the the sown crops. The railroad station was unroofed and so was the cargo warehouse. The bridges are not serviceable, and the rails of the railway to Barceloneta were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The agriculture was completely destroyed. The damage was calculated at $500,000. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded the lowest part of the town. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 SUR: The beach was totally destroyed. The ocean took all of the little houses on the beach and destroyed the palm trees. The lighthouse of Maunabo didn't suffer any damage at all. DAM: The houses in this town were destroyed. The wife of doctor Armado was able to save herself when her house blew away. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/18/1899, p.3 DAM: Of about 196 houses in town, only 15 remain and these are in deteriorated shape. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The coffee, cane, minor fruit and tobacco crops were destroyed. Only 6 partially destroyed houses were left. The total loss was estimated at $1 million. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/17/1899, p.3 DAM: Hacienda Tula was a pile of ruins, as was the nearby sugar mill Altagracia. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.261 DAM: Three quarters of the coffee crops were lost. There was considerable damage to the cane crop. The minor fruit crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: Many houses were dragged by the current of the rivers. Many people were killed this way. NOT: [Salivia quoted from a report of the Weather Bureau by Dr.Fassig, p.21.] FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.272 MET: “The most intense moment of the hurricane was at 5:40pm, when the pressure was 28.86inches. The approximate wind directions were first from the north, then northeast, south and northwest. The calculated wind speed was 20-30 meters per second at 9:20am. At 1:06pm it was 50 meters per second (more than 108kmh) and a pressure of 108 kilograms per square meter.” Roman Araez, “Descripcion del ciclon de San Ciriaco”, 1905 DAM: “A piece of zinc plate that was pulled off of my house's roof cut the trunk of a palm. Another palm tree fell over the house next to mine and destroyed the roof at the living room. Many little houses and huts around the area were reduced to debris and ruins. One could see fallen palms over several small buildings.” Roman Araez, “Descripcion del ciclon de San Ciriaco”, 1905 NOT: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 FLD: Flooding: The coffee farms lost 300 cuerdas, you can't tell where the crops were planted, even the palm trees were badly attacked. Small crops like rice completely disappeared. On one farm which had 38 buildings, not a single one remained standing. Only the ruins of some remained, the rest were washed away by the river. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1899, p.3 SUR: The plaza was filled by the sea with 50 or 60 meters of dirt and various houses were destroyed. DAM: Nearly 200 houses are now completely uninhabitable, among them 40 or 50 whose ruin was total - its a tragedy because these were the principal houses in town. With the tremors of the earth, the hospital, the church, part of the cemetery, some sugar mill machines houses (reduced to debris), several houses of Dons, the police office, all fell to the ground. Plantations of cane, coffee, rice, small fruits, were all lost. 6-8 haciendas were completely ruined and 3-4 in a deplorable state. The hurricane winds only left 4 or 5 of the 100 houses in the town. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Only houses built of masonry were saved, and even some of those suffered damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1899, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses in the town were unroofed. 200 people drowned, some of them died by asphyxia because of the intensity of the rain. FLD: Flooding: Many houses were dragged by the river. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: The town was completely destroyed. The most resistant houses remained standing (en cuadro). The cane haciendas were completely destroyed, both crops and buildings. A house became a pile of ruins killing the people inside [probably not a good house because the names are not given]. Light posts were recovered. Walls tumbled down on people. The winds threatened to beat in the doors of the church. The town is in complete ruins. There aren't indications of where streets were or where the plaza was, everything is a mountain of ruins, only three houses remained without completely falling down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: Only 8-10 unroofed houses were left. The four sugar mills were completely destroyed. The crops were lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/27/1928, p.1 MET: At its height, the winds were estimated to be not more than 85 mph (half of the “violence” of the San Felipe hurricane in 1928.) DAM: The first indication of the storm at the US Army general hospital was when a huge water tank on the roof of one of the buildings tottered. Near the parade ground was a stone wall against which the shacks of poor people were hurled by the wind and long before noon, the soldiers were sheltering scores of refugees. The coffee berries were torn from the trees by rain that moved as a horizontal sheet of water. FLD: Flooding: The hurricane swept houses into flooded river beds and destroyed bridges. Erosion carried away hundreds of shade trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Combate, 8/10/1899, p.2 DAM: The theatre lost two vases. Its roof collapsed, destroying part of the hall. The roof was destroyed and its seats became useless. The kitchen of a house was completely destroyed. The Town Hall was partially unroofed. The Arabian Kiosk lost part of its roof. Many street lamps were blown down. A large number of trees were uprooted. Most of the utility poles and wires fell down. Several hotels suffered some damage. The Tricoche hospital suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The Playa bridge was destroyed by the river. The current dragged 30 houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.261 MET: “The center of the hurricane passed to the north of Ponce and Juana Diaz.” DAM: More than 500 people were killed. The vegetable and minor fruit crops were lost. NOT: [Salivia quoted from a report of the Weather Bureau by Dr.Fassig, p.21.] FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/17/1899, p.3 FLD: Flooding: A large number of houses were destroyed by the river. Several people were killed by the river. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Ponce PR (Tibes) SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: Several people lost their houses and crops. A school was unroofed. Two of the houses of Don Julian Collazo were unroofed. The public school lost four of its doors, a wall and its roof. The books and materials were damaged by the rain. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 11/8/1928, p.1 MET: The path of the storm was almost identical to the San Felipe hurricane of 1928. The 4 cup anemometer at San Juan registered 75 mph. The lowest barometer recorded was 27.75 inches at Guayama (the lowest during 1928 was 27.65 at Guayama). The storm entered PR on the southeast coast and left on the northwest coast. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/27/1928, p.3 MET: One major difference between the 1899 and 1928 storms is that the 1899 was accompanied by torrential rains that “took a terrible toll of life and property while the storm in 1928 spread destruction by the force of a wind of unprecedented violence.” END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.259 MET: “When the hurricane entered Arroyo on August 8 at 8:00am, the pressure was 27.75inches (a rare reading for a hurricane). It continued moving to the north-northwest, reaching Santo Domingo's coast on August 9th. On August 12, it was located 50 miles to the south of Nassau in the Bahamas.” END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.272 MET: “Two earthquakes were felt, one at 11:15am and another at noon” Reid and Tabor, p.58. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.275 DAM: “The two most damaged towns were Utuado and Ponce. The least damaged was Trujillo Alto.” Jose A. Canals, “Revista de Obras Publicas de Puerto Rico” END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: 30 houses suffered considerable damage, most destroyed completely. The city hall lost its roof and balconies. A garage fell apart into pieces and was flying around the streets. The buildings of the main street, most of them businesses, were unroofed. A piece of zinc hit a man - tearing the skin off of his face. FLD: Flooding: The waters of the Rio Loiza penetrated the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Rio Grande PR (Hato Grande) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: Poor people's houses have disappeared and it's impossible to tell where they went. The town hall experienced damage to its roof and most of the records were wet. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Rio Grande PR (Mamey) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1899, p.3 DAM: The coffee plantation belonging to a Don was destroyed. The living house and establishment and the barracks and guest house all disappeared. A couple of other coffee plantations were damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Almost all of the houses were unroofed. Big trees were yanked up by their roots and pulled great distances. The little steeple of the church was blown down - it perforated the roof of the neighboring building. Only skeletons remained of poor people's houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: Only 6 houses remain in habitable shape. The great part of the rest were either completely knocked down or unroofed with other serious damage. Agriculture has been ruined. Lots of crops have been lost. There were 5 deaths. One house was a pile of debris located a distance away from the original homesite. The wind pulled up entire houses and spun them around as if they were toys. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1899, p.3 DAM: A lot of flying zinc plates, rafters and branches. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San German PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The coffee, plantain, banana, beans and corn crops were completely destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 MET: See source for information about wind direction and wind speeds at various hours. DAM: Lots of zinc and wood houses are pulled up and destroyed by the wind, lots of windowed balconies were thrown onto the roofs of neighbors. Doors, windows, shades, pieces of zinc, and chimneys, were thrown all around. The street lights were destroyed. Electric and phone lines were on the ground. The chimney of a couple of businesses fell down. The theater suffered damage on its north end and lost part of its roof. The statue of Columbus lost the hand that held the banner and cross. The kiosk in the plaza of Colon was completely destroyed, causing great losses to the owner. The military hospital lost part of its roof at the beginning of the storm. Several houses of rich people lost their balconies. Lots of wood and zinc windowed balconies were lost. A piece of a parapet punctured a zinc roof. Lots of trees in the paseo de La Princesa were felled. The sentry's box at the general's palace was destroyed. The second roof of a house was destroyed. The roof of a warehouse was destroyed. The trees of the Presidio Garden were completely destroyed. NOT: The article reports actual street addresses where damage to houses and buildings occurred. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Combate, 8/12/1899, p.2 DAM: Many houses lost their balconies. The theatre was unroofed, its decoration was destroyed. The Columbus statue was mutilated by a flying zinc plate. It lost part of its left hand. Many doors and windows at the Santa Catalina fortress were blown down. The liquor kiosk was blown down. A warehouse suffered some damage. A house Sol street got part of its roof and walls destroyed by the wind. The photographic studio was blown down. The blacony of a house was also blown down. The dock suffered some damage. The Princess walk was blocked by fallen trees. Two boats sank in the bay, almost all the crew died. The street lamps fell down. The trees in the plazas were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los temporales de Puerto Rico. Salivia, 1950. p.260 MET: “Wind gusts of 40mph started to blow at 5:00am and they continued until 10:00am. This indicates that the hurricane had a diameter of 60 miles.” Salivia quoting Fassig in Meteorological Report from the Weather Bureau. DAM: Not a lot of damage was suffered due to the strong construction of the buildings. NOT: [Salivia quoted from a report of the Weather Bureau by Dr.Fassig, p.21.] FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: 100 houses unroofed. Telephone poles on the ground. One of the houses that suffered the most lost its balcony and roof, and the furniture and mirrors within were destroyed. Zinc pieces flew through the air and damaged houses when they landed. All the little houses near the prison were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: El Combate, 8/12/1899, p.2 DAM: Many houses were either blown down or partially destroyed. Fallen trees destroyed several houses. A new Army headquarter was blown down. A butcher's was blown down. Many people lost their furniture and clothes. All the shacks surrounding the prison building were blown down. The street lamps fell down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/11/1899, p.3 DAM: The roof was lifted off the old people's home and the balconies were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: A farm suffered the following damage: lots of brick buildings fell down and only one was left standing, a great number of fruit trees fell down, the train garage lost its roof. The main houses suffered serious damage, and all the furniture was wet and damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/19/1899, p.3 DAM: Barrio del Caimito - Destroyed 64 cuerdas of coffee, 78 of small fruit, 33 houses with great damage, 50 ranches and bohios now uninhabitable. 3 head of cattle and 2 horses dead. Barrio de Capey - 13 houses with great damage. 31 bohios destroyed. 40 cuerdas of coffee, 66 of small fruit, 6 head of cattle destroyed. Barrio de Tortugo - 22 bohios destroyed, 3 houses with more or less serious damage, 16 cuerdas of coffee, 36 of small fruit, 4 heads of cattle, etc. Barrio de Mamey - 30 bohios destroyed, 17 houses with damage, 12 cuerdas of coffee, 35 of small fruit, 10 drowned cattle. Barrio de Hato Nuevo - 40 ranchos and 10 houses destroyed, 126 cuerdas of coffee harvested and 40 newly planted, 75 cuerdas of small fruit, 26 head of cattle dead. Barrio del Fraille - 25 bohios, 7 houses, 20 cuerdas of coffee, 55 small fruit, 1 tobacco ranch, all lost. Barrio de Quebrada, 27 bohios, 8 houses completely destroyed. 62 cuerdas of fruit, 26 of coffee, 3 heads of cattle. Barrio del Rio - 20 bohios destroyed, 16 cuerdas of coffee, 39 of small fruit. Barrio de Hato Rey - 12 ranches in ruins, 20 houses with damage, some of importance, 16 cuerdas of small fruit. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The houses of the Sisters of Charity suffered lots of damage. FLD: Flooding: The waters of the aqueduct were 4 meters above normal. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: The house of a doctor lost its roofs, balconies, etc. Many books were lost. Lots of telephone and telegraph poles fell down. The house occupied by Snr. Elliot was completely destroyed. A building completely disappeared. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Combate, 8/12/1899, p.2 DAM: The utility poles were blown down. The house of a doctor was blown down, only the foundation was left. The house of the Ferran widow lost its roof and balconies. In Rio Piedras, a house was unroofed and another was partially destroyed. The wind overturned three boxcars. Two houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The coffee crop was completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/28/1899, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. 2 people were injured. FLD: Flooding: The rivers destroyed several bridges. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: All of the poor people's homes have disappeared. In the neighborhood near the beach only three houses remain standing, although with some damage. Of the rest, the majority have disappeared and the others have been unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: A house had its windows and doors blown off. Most of the houses lost their roofs. A lovely house belonging to Don Perez blew on top of another house he owns. The yaguas houses that remained standing were all unroofed. The trees in the plaza, almonds, flamboyantes, and acacias, were demolished such that only their trunks remained to vibrate in the wind. The tree crowns were pulled from the trunks and were reduced to tiny fragments. Heavy wood beams pulled from the roofs of houses penetrated the roofs of nearby houses. FLD: Flooding: The Plata river overflowed and destroyed sown crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Seven houses completely destroyed. FLD: Flooding: One house was destroyed by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: In the entire jurisdiction, it would take less than half hour to count all the houses that remain standing. The rest are in a state of ruin, although poor people's houses have suffered the most. The houses that remain are damaged and full of water. FLD: Flooding: The river almost overflowed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: The slaughterhouse, infirmary, school houses, telegraph station, and Catholic churches were either totally destroyed or partially destroyed. Most of the private houses are in ruins. The buildings and equipment of the electric company were completely destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The rivers are flooded and destroy everything they encounter. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: The Catholic church was blown down. Several houses were unroofed. 25 houses were blown down. The house at the Hacienda Moserrate farm was blown down, killing 4 people. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed the cemetery and a bridge. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/21/1899, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 FLD: Flooding: The flooded rivers have destroyed more than 500 houses. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/18/1899, p.2 FLD: Flooding: The rivers dragged more than 500 houses. END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Half of the town is on the ground. The majority of the houses and most of the poor houses are dismantled and without roofs. The sugar mills suffered considerable damage. The train station lost its roof. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1899, p.3 DAM: The minor fruit crop was completely lost. Severe damage to the sugar mills. The total loss was calculated at $75,000-$100,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/15/1899, p.3 DAM: Yabucoa completely disappeared from the map. The only houses that remained standing were one or two that belonged to the church. The rest were a pile of debris. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/12/1899, p.3 DAM: The town remains in ruins. Only the church resisted the cyclone and its wall sheltered many people. One of the houses that fell down was of masonry and it killed the family and other people that sought shelter within its walls. In the countryside nothing remained standing. Several haciendas were completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1899, p.3 DAM: The church's zinc roof was pulled off. A few men were carried by the wind at a height of 10 meters. The house where they were minutes before was blown down. A flying beam killed a woman. Another woman was killed by a flying zinc plate, it cut her body in half. More than 20 people were killed by a masonry house what was blown down. Two men were trying to save people and were dragged for 20 meters by the wind. Both of them lost their sight due to the all the blows they received. 800 to 1,000 wood houses were blown down. From the masonry houses, only the church walls and an old house remained. The Central, de Valdecillo and El Negro de Gomez y Gimenez farms were completely destroyed. The Yabucoa beach was severely damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/14/1899, p.3 DAM: The Catholic church's zinc roof was pulled off. Several women were killed by flying zinc plates and rafters. Several houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/19/1899, p.2 DAM: All the cane crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/10/1899, p.3 DAM: Houses unroofed and balconies damaged. Haciendas suffered damage. The Victoria hotel came to the ground, and its walls fell down, and it was completely destroyed. Lots of houses with zinc roofs were unroofed, and the zinc pieces were launched great distances. The house of Dona Francisa Martinez, one of the principal properties in the town, was ruined by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/18/1899, p.2 DAM: The Del Cerro neighborhood was almost destroyed. In the lowest part of the town, two houses were overturned. Half of the hospital's roof was pulled off. The Logia building was unroofed. The Victoria hotel lost its roof and a wall, furniture and accesories were damaged. The train station and its warehouse were unroofed. The railroad tracks were destroyed. The coffee crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1899 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1899, p.2 DAM: In barrio Ranchera: 46 poor people's houses blown down, 20 wealthy people's houses blown down. barrio Susua alta: 22 houses blown down, 18 unroofed barrio Frailes: 25 houses were blown down barrio Caimito: 36 houses blown down barrio Susua baja: 24 houses blown down barrio Algarrobos: 64 houses blown down barrio Collores: 80 huts blown down barrio Sierra alta: 87 huts blown down barrio Duey: 117 huts and houses blown down barrio Almacigo bajo: 46 huts blown down barrio Barinas: 21 houses blown down barrio Quebradas: 69 houses blown down, 47 houses unroofed. Most of the coffee crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.278 MET: “The hurricane appeared to the northwest of Barbados, at aproximately latitude 13 north and longitude 59 west on July 5, 1901. It moved to the northwest to St. Lucia and Martinica. It crossed between both islands and entered the Caribbean Sea. When it passed to the northeast of the Sea, some other islands suffered severe damage, like St. Kitts. Then it changed its direction to the west and passed near the south of Puerto Rico, by the Mona passage until entering the Atlantic Ocean. It continued to the northwest to the Lucayas. On July 10, it was at Cape Hatteras. Its wind speed was 64mph. The hurricane entered North Carolina on the 11th and on the 12th it moved to the south and then to the west, then it disappeared on July 13th.” Mitchell, C. L., p.4. Tannehill, p.163-164. END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/11/1901, front cover DAM: The coffee, plantain, banana, rice and corn crops were severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: Many houses were destroyed by the floods. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/7/1901, p.2 MET: “At 3:30am, the hurricane passed at the north of Puerto Rico. The barometric pressure was reported at 700mmHg.” DAM: Damage to crops and huts was reported. NOT: [No more details about the kind of damage] END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.279 MET: “In Puerto Rico, the hurricane was experienced mostly at the southeast region. It brought strong wind gusts and rain. The wind direction was from the northeast on July 7th at 2:00-3:00pm. Its wind speed was at 52mph and the barometric pressure was 1.33inches.” Weather Bureau, “Climate and Crops Service, US Weather Bureau, PR Section”, July 1901. DAM: “The hurricane caused damage to the agriculture in general.” NOT: [The local press did not publish news about the hurricane. The only description found was in the Democracia newspaper.] END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.279 MET: “Yesterday, we had a stormy day. At first hours in the morning, the rain started to fall at short intervals until 9:00pm.” “La Democracia”, July 8, 1901. FLD: Flooding: The Caguita and Grande rivers overflowed. “La Democracia”, July 8, 1901. END: HUR: P1901 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.280 MET: “The hurricane passed through the west of the island and kept moving to the south of Santo Domingo to disappear in the Gulf of Mexico.” “La Democracia”, July 10, 1901. DAM: NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as a Type C (no hurricane winds in the area but strong winds and rain)] END: HUR: P1909 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1909, front cover DAM: Several huts were unroofed. Only one utility pole was knocked down by the wind. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several sectors and crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1909 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/28/1909, front cover FLD: Flooding: Many of the rivers caused floods to crops and neighborhoods. END: HUR: P1909 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico Eagle, 8/24/1909, front cover MET: “A light hurricane passed near the south of Puerto Rico at around 8:00-12:00 on Sunday's morning. It was pressumed that it affected Santo Domingo and Cuba.” END: HUR: P1909 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/22/1909, front cover DAM: Many trees lost their branches. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.283 MET: “Two hurricanes ocurred on the same day. The biggest of the two was located at latitude 17.50 north and longitude 59 west. Its movement was to the west. The Weather Bureau calculated it would pass 60-70 miles to the south of Puerto Rico. The hurricane crossed the north of the Caribbean Sea toward Santo Domingo. It passed by Barahona, Santo Domingo and Aux Cayes, Haiti, on September 7. On September 8 and 9, it hit the north coast of Jamaica and came near the Great Cayman Island. It moved to the Yucatan canal and crossed it on September 11. It entered the Gulf of Mexico moving toward the northwest. Finally the last, it entered Texas on the 19th and then disappeared.” Tannehill, p.175. END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/9/1910, front cover MET: Strong winds and rains were reported. END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/9/1910, front cover DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/8/1910, front cover DAM: The most of the poor people's houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: Many houses were flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/9/1910, front cover DAM: The Saint Raphael hospital clinic was unroofed and lost part of the front porch. FLD: Flooding: The orange and cane crops were flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/7/1910, front page DAM: Many fallen trees and utility poles blocked the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/8/1910, front cover DAM: Many houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/9/1910, front cover FLD: Flooding: The river flooded 8 houses at the Colon sugar mill. END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/10/1910, p.2 DAM: At the Ubarri farm, several buildings and a house were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1910, p.3 DAM: Many trees and palms were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1910, p.3 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1910, p.3 FLD: Flooding: The floods caused damage to most of the crops and the town. END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/12/1910, front cover DAM: Many straw roof houses were unroofed. Many huts were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The cane crop was flooded. Many heads of cattle were killed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/13/1910, p.2 DAM: The trees at the Plaza were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The Blanco river destroyed 3 houses and flooded several cane crops. Many heads of cattle were killed by the flood. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.284 MET: “The wind increased to a gale, and the rain fell in torrents creating the impression in and about San Juan that the hurricane was upon us. As communication with the rest of the island was cut off during the early stages of the storm, this impression deepened into conviction. The limited extent of the storm was not realized until the following day when news came from other parts of the island showing normal weather conditions over more than 2/3 of Puerto Rico. The stom was unusual in character. San Juan was within the area of the greatest violence. The steady northeast direction of the wind in all portions of the storm area indicated a disturbance more on the nature of a squall moving form east to west than a local cyclonic storm; the rapid fall and rise of the barometer at San Juan gave distinct evidence however, of a whirl.” Fassig O.L., p.22 The wind speed was reported as 72mph, from the northeast. The minimum pressure was 29.76inches. The rains caused the rivers to overflow.” Fassig O.L., p.22. END: HUR: P1910 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/13/1910, p.2 DAM: Many fallen trees and utility poles and wires. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/7/1915, front cover DAM: Many houses and balconies were unroofed. Several little houses near the railroad were blown down. Two women were injured when the wall of a balcony under construction fell over the roof of their house. A family was injured when the roof of their house was knocked down by the wind. Many trees and utility poles were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.288-289 DAM: “A balcony was blown down and fell over a house, causing injuries to two people. On Cruz Street, a woman was injured when a glass window was blown down.” Salivia. “The Tres Banderas theatre was completely destroyed. In Puerta de Tierra, all the utility and telegraph poles were blown down. Many houses were unroofed and many of the poorest ones were blown down. A vessel went aground.” Salivia, talking about the hurricane of September 6, 1910. FLD: Flooding: “A music store was flooded, most of the merchandise was lost.” Salivia, talking about the hurricane of September 6, 1910. NOT: [Salivia mentions that the two hurricanes, the first one (that passed to the east) was mentioned by Coll y Toste. The second one (that passed to the south) was mentioned by Tannehill.] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/8/1910, front cover DAM: Many trees in front of the Girls Orphanage as well as in other areas of the capital were uprooted. Many of the poor people's houses were unroofed. A pile of sand in front of Condado beach was dragged by the wind along the south of the Nereidas avenue. Part of the scaffolding of a house at Fortaleza street was blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/9/1910, front cover DAM: Part of the train station building was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1910 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 9/7/1910, front cover DAM: Many of the houses were unroofed. The house of the Republican Party was unroofed, the Union Party's house lost its balcony and roof. Some houses under construction were blown down. A fallen tree destroyed part of the balcony of a house. Several signs and billboards were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/14/1915, p.4 DAM: The plantain, banana and coffee crops were severely damaged. At the road to Ponce, several landslides ocurred. Many little houses were partially damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292 MET: “Strong wind and rain.” END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.290-291 MET: “This hurricane was probably the biggest one of this century, in diameter as well as in intensity. It formed in the Cabo Verde islands, and moved to the west across the Atlantic Ocean on the first days of August. It appeared around Guadeloupe and Dominica on August 10. It was a hurricane in complete development and turned out to be a violent storm. It crossed the north of the Caribbean Sea toward the norhtwest, at the south of St. Croix. It passed 100miles to the south of Puerto Rico, toward the south coast of Santo Domingo. It was August 11, 1915, at 8:00-9:00am. On the 12th, it continued to the south coast of Haiti. On the 13th, its center passed close to the north of Jamaica.” Tannehill, p.180. “On the 14th, the hurricane passed to the south of Cuba. Its right side hit the southern part of the west province and Pinar del Rio. In the Habana and the central provinces, it was experienced slightly.” Sarasola, p.118,284. “The hurricane crossed the Gulf of Mexico toward the northwest during the 15tth and 16th. It reached the coast of Texas, where it caused 275 deaths and a $50,000 loss. It continued moving to the north across the continent and on August 22 disappeared in Canada.” Tannehil, p.180. END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/17/1915, p.4 DAM: Many trees lost their branches. The coffee, plantain and banana crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/16/1915, p.12 DAM: Many little houses were dismantled. The minor fruit crop was seriously damaged. A boat disappeared from the dock with two men aboard. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292 DAM: “The minor fruit crop was lost. Two people drowned in the sea.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/3/1915, p.3 DAM: Most of the crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Several barns at the sugar mill were blown down. A large number of worker's houses were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292 DAM: “Most of the tobacco barns and many huts were blown down.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Ciales PR, Morovis PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/13/1915, front cover DAM: The coffee crop suffered slight damage, but the minor fruit crop was severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Forty tobacco barns and many huts were blown down. The coffee and minor fruit crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: 40 tobacco barns and many huts were blown down. The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/14/1915, front cover DAM: Many houses were unroofed. The minor fruit and coffee crops were severely damaged. A large amount of coffee grains were lost due to trees that fell over the coffee shrubs. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: The plantain and minor fruit crops were lost. Two huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: Tha plantain crop and many huts were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Cuba SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.291 DAM: “There was considerable damage in the Pinar del Rio province, mostly in the minor fruit crop and tobacco barns. In the other provinces, the damage was slight. The vessel “Marounwinje” was lost in the ocean. It had 28 passengers and 65 crew. It departed from Belize on August 13 and disappeared in the storm.” Sarasola, p.118, 284. END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 SUR: A boat at the dock was pushed away from the coast due to the surge. DAM: The sugar cane crop suffered some damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Three houses were completely destroyed. The coffee crop suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: Three houses (approximate value = $100/house) were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/14/1915, p.3 DAM: Many houses and huts were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Lares PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Great damage to coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Lares PR, Las Marias PR, Naranjito PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: The plantain crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Las Marias PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: The coffee crop was severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/15/1915, p.4 DAM: Many trees lost their branches. The minor fruit crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Manati PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: A fallen palm destroyed part of a house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Manati PR, Maunabo PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: Several warehouses were blown down at a cost of $5,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: The cane crops suffered severe damage. In the barrios Guardarraya, Emajagua, Matuyas and Bajos y Altos, many houses were blown down and several others were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops suffered a $5,000 loss. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Many huts were blown down. The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: The plantain crop and many huts were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/13/1915, p.4 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. Many fallen tree branches blocked the roads. 20 poor people's houses were blown down. Part of the railroad was severely damaged by the wind. The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/14/1915, p.5 DAM: Along the road to the beach, almost all the houses were dismantled. Many trees, palms and utility poles were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: A large number of houses were blown down. Many trees were uprooted. The Saint Lucas hospital suffered considerable damage (partially unroofed). At the Playa sector, 20 houses were blown down. The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crop were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292-293 DAM: “Many houses were unroofed. Nine boats were lost as well the coffee and plantain crop. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.291 MET: Warning received: “Strong hurricane near St.Croix at 9:00am, moving at 18-20mph to the west-northwest. It will probably be moving to Santo Domingo tonight, reaching the east of Cuba on Thursday or Friday morning.” “Weather Bureau”, Archives 1915. “On August 11 at 8:00-8:30am, the barometric pressure was 29.77inches. The wind speed was 60mph, wind direction was from the east.” Salivia. END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Many houses and huts were dismantled. The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: Many huts were blown down. The coffee and plantain crops were lost. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type C (no hurrucane winds in the area but strong winds and rain).] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: A seven year old child was killed when a tree was knocked down by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: San German PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/13/1915, p.4 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. Some palms were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/10/1915, p.4 DAM: Many signs and billboards were blown down. The glass windows of the Opera house were destroyed. Many fallen trees blocked the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, front cover MET: “The hurricane was expected to pass by Puerto Rico today at 8 o'clock in the morning, moving west to northwest. It passed to the south moving at a speed of 18mph.” DAM: A tree was uprooted. A twelve year old child was dragged by the wind to the inside of the Town Hall. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.292 MET: “A hurricane wind hit the city. The damage caused was not so important. The first wind gusts started at 9:30-10:00pm. At 12:00pm, the strongest winds were experienced. At 3:00am, the wind was blowing at scary levels.” “Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico”, August 11, 1915, front cover. DAM: “A boat went aground and many others were lost. One tree was blown down. A 12 year old boy was dragged by the wind toward the Town Hall building.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Democracia, 8/13/1915, p.3 DAM: Some houses were partially unroofed. Many palms and trees were uprooted. A tree fell over an electrical wire impeding the normal functions of the electrical train. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/11/1915, p.12 DAM: Eight people were injured when a house was knocked down by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, 1950, Salivia. p.293 DAM: Many people were injured. Many huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1915 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/16/1915, p.5 SUR: Some of the glass windows of the Municipal Library's door were destroyed. A house's balcony at Santo Domingo street was unroofed. Many trees were uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguada PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: A large number of huts were blown down. The coffee, cane and coconut crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguada PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Several houses suffered considerable damage. Many huts were dismantled. The coffee, coconut and cane crops suffered a lot of damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguada PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: A large number of huts were dismantled. The coffee, coconut and cane crops were severely damaged. Several houses suffered some damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p. 6 DAM: The little trees in the plaza suffered a lot. The beautiful almond tree near the principal plaza was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p. 2 DAM: The tobacco barns were completely destroyed. Many houses were unroofed. 100% of the coffee crop was lost. Bananas and minor fruit crop were a 50% loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p. 2 DAM: The tobacco barns were blown down. Many houses were unroofed. The coffee crop was completely lost. The banana crop was a 50% loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: Almost all the tobacco barns were blown down. Many houses in the town were partially dismantled. The coffee crop was an 80% loss. The plantain, banana and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was completely destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.294 MET: “On August 21, the hurricane originated at latitude 18 north and longitude 60 west. Its diameter was considered small.” “Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico”, August 22, 1916. “It continued to the west with a slight curve to the north-northwest. It passed 25 miles from the north coast of Puerto Rico moving to the west. It changed its direction to northwest. It passed to the north of Santo Domingo and continued to the south of the Lucayas islands without causing any damage. Then it continued moving near Florida where it disappeared on the 26th. Its diameter was 50 miles.” Tannehill, p.182 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Pieces of zinc flew around like paper. All the little beach houses were destroyed. In the Barrio Santo Domingo there were lots of houses unroofed. The Lincoln school lost part of its roof. 2 chimneys at the sugar mill fell down and the buildings suffered great damage. Many light posts fell down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: The Texas Oil company building, the athletic field, Lincoln school, a railroad bridge and utility lines and poles were blown down. The chimneys at the Cambalache sugar mill were destroyed by the wind. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the lowest part of the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/3/1916, p.7 DAM: Two chimneys at the Cambalache sugar mill were blown down. Lots of utility poles and wires fell down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Considerable damage to crops. Many houses were partially damaged and dismantled. At barrio San Luis, a house was blown down. The warehouse of the Texas Oil co., the Lincoln school, the athletic field, the utility lines and the railroad bridge were blown down. The Cambalache sugar mill lost its chimneys. 16 people were injured. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the lowest part of the town. Two people were killed by the flood. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: The crops were severely damaged. Many houses in the town and in the rural areas were damaged. The warehouse of the Texas Oil co., the Lincoln school, the athletic field and utility lines and poles suffered considerable damage. The Cambalache sugar mill lost its chimneys. The railroad bridge was blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the lowest part of the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: Little damage. Occasional unroofed house. Sugar mill had some damage to its roof. FLD: Flooding: River flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.8 DAM: The roads were blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/2/1916, p.2 DAM: Several houses suffered damage. A boat with a 200 bags of sugar was pushed onto the beach and lost part of its cargo. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: A boat was pushed against the shore and lost all of its cargo of sugar. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: Loss of coffee, banana, and orange crops. Poor people's houses were unroofed and suffered some damage. FLD: Flooding: River rose so much that you could take a boat down main street. In some spots flooding was 2 m. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 FLD: Flooding: River flooded the train station. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: Two houses were blown down, several others were unroofed. In the rural area, several peasant families lost their houses. Most of the crops were destroyed. The total loss was estimated at $20,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Two houses were blown down. Several houses were unroofed. Many people in the rural area lost their houses. The crops were severely damaged. The loss was calculated at $20,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.4 DAM: The Catholic church suffered some damage to its roof. Several zinc/wood houses were unroofed. A gas light post at the center of the plaza was blown down. The coffee crop was completely lost. The minor fruit crops were severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused several floods and dragged many houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 DAM: In the poorest barrios of the city, the wind destroyed several houses. The overall damage was considerable. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. There was more damage on the plantations than in town. Many electrical light posts down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: Several houses in the urban area were unroofed. The orange and grapefruit crops were 50% destroyed. Most of the utility wires fell down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/1/1916, p.3 DAM: Very little damage was suffered in the town. Several crops were damaged. In the urban area, three or four houses were unroofed. Several trees were uprooted or their branches were blown down. The avocado crop was almost entirely lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/2/1916, p.7 DAM: Slight damage. Several houses were unroofed. Minor fruit crop suffered slight damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: The wind destroyed most of the tobacco barns. The crops were seriously damaged. A child was killed when he and his mother were crossing a tobacco barn to find shelter. The barn collapsed at the moment they walked into it. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.2 DAM: Many trees down in the plaza were uprooted. Flying branches damaged houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Camuy PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: 25 huts were blown down and a house was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.2 DAM: Many houses, palms and zinc roofs were blown down. 15 houses were blown down. 5 houses were unroofed and several kitchens fell down. The plantain and coffee crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 25 huts were blown down. A wood/zinc house was completely dismantled. The police headquarters was dismantled. The banana and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Numerous houses of poor people were destroyed. The coffee and small fruit crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Considerable losses. The grad school's zinc roof was torn off completely. The majority of houses suffered some damage including roofs blown off and fallen balconies. The chimney fell down at the sugar mill. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: The school and poor people's houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: Winds unroofed 30 houses. Fallen trees. One house was destroyed. Utility poles were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.1 SUR: The bathroom house and many trees were destroyed by the waves. DAM: Several houses were dismantled or unroofed. The ticket hut at the harbor was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: Seven houses damaged, but not considerably. Warehouses of the fruit exchange had some light damage to roofs. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 DAM: More than 30 houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 DAM: Some boats sank in the bay. The fruit company's warehouse was mostly unroofed. More than 30 houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Catano PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.297 DAM: “More than 30 houses were unroofed. The boat “Ana Maria” suffered severe damage.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: The collective lost 20 tobacco barns. A house was blown down. The cane, tobacco, coffee and fruit crops were completely lost. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: A house was unroofed. The town pavilion fell down. Sugar company offices were destroyed and the roofs were torn off. The hospital and most of the houses in the military zone were unroofed with balconies destroyed. Lots of houses were torn down and other houses were unroofed. The cinema was destroyed. The police station was blown down. Fallen trees obstructed the highway. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: Most of the buildings at the Army Headquarters were unroofed. 20 barns were blown down at a loss of $20,000. 50 little houses were blown down. Almost all the tobacco barns were blown down. The tobacco, cane, coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several parts of the town. In Pueblo Nuevo area, the water level was 4 ft. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Almost all the tobacco barns were blown down. Half of the coffee harvest was lost. Many cattle were killed. The trees at the Plaza were severely damaged. A branch destroyed the glass window of a pharmacy. FLD: Flooding: The river dragged many houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: The minor fruit and coffee crops were lost. 22 warehouses for the tobacco crop were blown down. The Porto Rican American Tobacco co. lost several warehouses. Several wealthy people lost warehouses, cattle, agricultural tools and houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: The winds damaged several trees. FLD: Flooding: Flooding. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cayey PR, Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 FLD: Flooding: Flooding on the river. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Senor Diaz's house collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: A 60 year old woman was killed when her house collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/30/1916, p.5 DAM: An old woman was killed when her house was blown down. A large number of cane crop cuerdas were destroyed. All the minor fruit crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ciales PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: Several landslides blocked the roads. Communications were interrupted. Many houses were blown down and many others were dismantled. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande river current destroyed the columns of the Mataplatanos bridge. Cattle, horses and pigs were killed. A 13 year old girl drowned in the Rio Grande river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Several landslides blocked the roads. Many houses were blown down, several others were dismantled. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed the columns of the bridge to Mataplatanos. Many horses, cattle and pigs were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: Many houses were blown down or unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande river flooded several areas. Its current destroyed the columns of the Los Platanos bridge. Many animals drowned. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1916, p.6 DAM: Most of the utility poles and wires were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: All the small fruit, coffee and avocado crops were destroyed. The tobacco barns were blown down. Light damage to a rich person's house and the town school. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.8 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $30,000. 46 tobacco barns were blown down, a loss of $16,000. The Catholic church was partially destroyed. Six poor people's houses were blown down. The railings of the bridge to barrio Las Cruces were pulled out. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $30,000. All the minor fruit crops were destroyed. 46 tobacco barns were blown down. The Catholic church was partially destroyed. 6 poor people's houses were blown down. The wind pulled out the rails from the bridge to barrio Las Cruces. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: All the fruit crops were destroyed. 46 tobacco barns were blown down, a $16,000 loss. Part of the Catholic church was destroyed. 6 poor people's houses were blown down. The rails of the bridge to barrio Las Cruces were pulled out by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 MET: Info on barometric pressures. DAM: Sugar company office building unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Coamo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.8 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded several crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. The coffee crop was destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Many cattle drowned in the river. Many crops were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. The total loss was estimated at $30,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Tobacco barns destroyed and also lots of huts. The highway was obstructed by downed branches and trees. In town, only a couple of houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/26/1916, p.7 DAM: Unroofing of some houses. Several tobacco barns were destroyed. Fallen trees blocked highways. All the small fruit crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.2 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. The loss in the urban area was estimated at $25,000. At a private farm, 18 barns and 6 workers' houses were blown down. Some of the barns had zinc or wood roofs. The one-room school was unroofed. The coffee crop was destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Several houses were dragged by the current of the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: A large number of barns, huts and crops suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the town and destroyed 9 houses. It caused severe damage to 5 more houses and to some stores. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Several houses suffered damage to roofs. 19 poor people's houses were dismantled. There was great damage to crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The roofs of several houses suffered damage. At the Villalba barrio, 19 houses were dismantled. 4 houses at the Vega Alta street were partially damaged. The plantain, corn, and banana crops suffered considerable damage. The avocado crop was completely lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.2 DAM: 50% of the coffee crop was lost. The big trees at the plaza were pulled out by the wind. A large number of houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Culebra PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.8 DAM: Some damage to property. No deaths or injuries. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Only a few minor damage to properties. No deaths, no injuries. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The town hall was unroofed. Several poor people's houses were blown down. A large number of shacks were dismantled. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused floods along the lowest parts of the town. All the crops of the area were affected, most of them were destroyed. The flooding blocked several streets. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Fallen trees and utility poles. Many poor people's houses were unroofed. The Town Hall was unroofed (its roof was 40ft. long by 20ft. wide). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/23/1916, p.4 DAM: All the minor fruit crop was lost. Many huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 FLD: Flooding: River flooded. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Courthouse and town hall unroofed. Houses of poor people in the country were completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Sugar mill roof completely torn off. West India company zinc and wood building was destroyed. Offices unroofed. One private home destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: Two garages, the house of the Protestant minister, the Columbia school, 16 houses and the theatre were blown down. An old warehouse at the Fajardo sugar mill, two houses and the Aduana building were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1916, p.4 DAM: The Columbia School lost part of its halls and roof. A bunch of rafters from the school fell over a house and destroyed part of its roof. A roof of a house at Celis Aguilera street collapsed and injured one of the people inside. Several poor people's houses were blown down. Many boats in the harbor were pushed against the shore. The West India Oil co. building was completely destroyed. The trees at the plaza were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: The sugar mill and processing factory were unroofed. A doctor's house was unroofed. The West Indies company warehouse (zinc construction) collapsed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: The building at the Fajardo sugar mill was unroofed. The warehouse of the West India Oil company was dismantled and its facade was pulled out. The balcony and facade of a house in the center of the town were blown down. The Obreros de la Verdad league's building suffered a lot of damage. Several houses were partially destroyed. At the beach, two boats were pushed against the harbor's wall and were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/30/1916, p.5 MET: From 4:30 am to 6:30 am, the wind speed was 90mph. DAM: The main building of the Fajardo Sugar co. was partially dismantled. A wealthy person's house was unroofed. The Columbia school suffered considerable damage. Its east halls were completely destroyed and its roof was pulled out. The pulled out roof destroyed part of the roof and ceiling of another house and the balcony of a second one. A third house lost part of its masonry fence and part of the northside of the structure due to the crash of the flying roof. 24 houses were blown down or dismantled in different areas of the town. The Municipal Theatre was blown down. The zinc plate building of the West India co. was also blown down. Several warehouses were blown down and the Aduana building suffered considerable damage. Two houses under construction were blown down. All crops were lost. The trees at the Plaza were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The Fajardo river flooded almost all the lowest lands. NOT: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.2 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: Several buildings were partially unroofed. The road from Guayama to Cayey was blocked due to several landslides. The coffee and minor fruit crops were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: Many buildings were partially unroofed. Utilities were interrupted. The road between Cayey and Guayama was blocked due to landslides. The coffee and minor fruit crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.2 DAM: A large number of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: 4 houses were severely damaged. The West India Sugar Company building and three houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: 29 huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 29 huts were blown down. In the urban area, several houses were partially destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: 29 huts were blown down at the outskirts of the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: The storm damage was not that intense. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The cane crop suffered damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Isabela PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: 4 shacks were blown down and 16 were unroofed. A photographic studio, two houses and a tobacco barn were blown down. The coconut and minor fruit crop were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 4 houses were blown down. 16 houses were unroofed. The photographic studio, 2 houses and a tobacco barn were blown down. In the coconut and minor fruit crops the damage was extensive. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.2 DAM: All the crops were destroyed. Hundreds of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Some damage to houses and lots of damage to plantations and crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: Boletin Mercatil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: The balcony of the Jayuya Development company building was blown down. FLD: Flooding: Three rivers overflowed and caused several floods in the lowest part of the municipality. The current dragged and destroyed several houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: The balcony of a house at the Jayuya sugar mill was blown down. The coffee crop suffered considerable damage. A large number of landslides blocked several roads. Utilities were interrupted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.8 DAM: Traffic was interrupted due to fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Three houses were blown down, several others were partially damaged. A woman was injured by a flying zinc plate. The coffee, tobacco, corn and minor fruit crops were destroyed by the wind. In Villalba village, many houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed part of the cane crop. The river flooded part of the most populated area in Villalba village. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: 3 houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: Flooding in the Jacaguas river. Flood damage to crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: A man was injured by a flying zinc plate. The wind caused severe damage to coffee, corn, tobacco, plantain and other fruit crops. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded 3 kms of the sugar cane crop. Guayabal lake overflowed. The Jacaguas river flooded part of the town. Floods caused severe damage to cane crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Tobacco barns and warehouses were lost. 10 peasant houses were destroyed. A house on Union street was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: 48 tobacco barns were blown down. 10 houses at the American Tobacco company were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.2 DAM: The utility poles were blown down. Buildings in the town did not suffer considerable damage. A few fences were blown down. Many trees were blown down. Most of the street lights were broken. In the rural area, almost all the tobacco barns were destroyed. Many huts were blown down. The minor fruit and coffee crops were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: 5 houses destroyed. Lots of shacks destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 2,000 palms were blown down. 10 workers' houses were blown down. The minor fruit crops were destroyed. In the poor people's neigborhoods, most of the houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Loss of coconut trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The coffee crop was a 40% loss. 5 houses in the town were completely unroofed, the rest of the houses were partially unroofed. In the rural area, many huts were destroyed and several valuable houses suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded large areas of cane crop. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: 41 houses were blown down. The minor fruit crops were destroyed. The one-room schools at Mameyes and Sabana barrios were blown down. More than 500 palms were blown down. More than 200 people lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/31/1916, p.8 DAM: 22 houses were blown down and many others were dismantled. More than 100 families lost their houses. A lot of trees and palms were blown down. The coffee crop was completely lost. The minor fruit crop suffered considerable damage. A large number of domestic birds were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/30/1916, p.5 DAM: 22 huts were blown down, three of them had zinc plate roofs. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: 22 huts were blown down. Three wood/zinc houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 25 huts were destroyed and four townhouses were dismantled. There was considerable damage to crops. The bridge suffered damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Grapefruit crop harmed. 25 poor houses destroyed in the countryside. 4 houses were dismanteled in town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The grapefruit crop was completely destroyed. The coffee crop suffered severe damage. In the rural area, 25 huts were blown down. In the urban area, 4 houses were blown down. The bridge between Manati and Barceloneta was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.4 DAM: Several houses were blown down or unroofed. The roof of a kitchen was blown down and fell over the roof of the owner's house. Most of the utility poles were blown down. FLD: Flooding: A large number of animals drowned in the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 FLD: Flooding: River flooded. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: A large number of houses were either blown down or unroofed. The police headquarters was partially unroofed. The buildings at the sugar mill were partially damaged. The road was blocked due to landslides. The minor fruit crop was almost destroyed. The coffee crop suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the lowest part of the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: A lot of houses were blown down or unroofed. The police headquarter's roof suffered some damage. The buildings at the Columbia sugar mill suffered considerable damage. The road was blocked due to landslides. The minor fruit crop was almost destroyed and the coffee crop suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.4 DAM: The wind caused some damage to the Columbia sugar mill and Bordalesa farm. Several trees were uprooted and some were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1916, p.6 DAM: The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Moca PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: The coffee, plantain and banana crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: The coffee, plantain and banana crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Moca PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: The plantain, banana and coffee crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Morovis PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.8 DAM: 72 huts were blown down. 12 houses were unroofed (including the police headquarters building). Three quarters of the coffee crop was destroyed. The telephone lines were destroyed. Part of the road between Morovis and Vega Baja was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Morovis PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 72 huts were blown down. 12 houses were unroofed, including the police headquarters. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Morovis PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: 72 huts were blown down. 12 houses were unroofed, including the police haedquarters. The coffee crop was lost. All the utility lines were destroyed. A section of the road between Morovis and Vega Baja was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: 12 urban houses and huts were destroyed, and twenty-two were damaged. There was some damage to boats. Telephone and electrical service was interrupted. Plantations suffered a lot of damage and one house collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: In the urban area, several houses and 12 huts were blown down. 22 houses were partially damaged. Several boats sank at the Hucares beach. The cane and minor fruit crops were completely destroyed. A man was killed by a rafter when his house was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: Several houses were destroyed and a few were dismantled. Three quarters of the coffee crop was lost. The minor fruit crop was completely lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Several houses were destroyed and many others were dismantled. Three quartera of the coffee crop was lost. The minor fruit crop was completely lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.2 DAM: The plantain, banana and corn crops were destroyed. The trees at the plaza were either uprooted or their branches were broken. The coffee crop was completely lost. Two houses destined to be schools were partially damaged. The total loss in Naranjito was estimated at $50,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: Several houses were dismantled or unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The Orocovis river flooded the lowest part of the town. The current destroyed several houses and a bridge. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Several houses were unroofed or dismantled. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed a bridge and dragged several houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: Many houses were blown down or unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The Orocovis river flooded the lowest part of the town. It also dragged a bridge that connected the town to the school building. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Several houses at the Guaira sector were unroofed. Half of the coffee crop was lost. Most of the plantain and banana trees were uprooted. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and flooded part of the town. The current destroyed gardens, latrines, fences etc. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: A boat sank in the harbor. Trees and little houses were blown down. The minor fruit crop was completely destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded part of the cane crop, destroying it. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/29/1916, p.6 DAM: The minor fruit crop was lost. In the urban area, there was very little damage. A few old barns were blown down. The glass roof of the surgery room at the municipal hospital was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Patillas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: Trees and shacks were blown down. The minor fruit crop was completely destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The rivers flooded the Felicita colony and destroyed part of the cane crop. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: Considerable damage to coffee and cane. FLD: Flooding: Lots of flooding. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: The coffee and cane crops suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the lowest part of the town and destroyed the Hacienda Dolores cane crop. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: The coffee and cane crop suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed part of the cane crop at the Hacienda Dolores farm. It flooded the lowest parts of the area. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1916, p.4 DAM: All the trees and houses in the beach area were blown down and blocked the road to the area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: In the streets, lots of debris and pieces of zinc, branches, and pieces of boards. All the trees down in the plaza. The Cinema was unroofed. The plantations suffered considerably. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: In the beach district, a warehouse was partially unroofed and its windows were broken. There was damage to ships and launches. A man fell off his boat and drowned. The haciendas did not suffer much. There were some branches on the ground. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: The warehouse of the Ponce Lighter co. building was partially unroofed. Two of the glass pieces of the Municipal harbor's roof were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: Part of the roof of the Ponce Lighter co. warehouse collapsed. Two glass pieces from the Municipal harbor's roof were blown down. Three boats sank at the dock. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: Several trees lost thei branches. The plantain crop was severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.5 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a flooded street in Ponce. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.2 DAM: Damage to various highways. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 MET: At 2:00am the wind speed started to increase. Nobody had news that a hurricane was in the area. At 5:00am the wind started to get stronger, from 7:00am to 8:30am it caused a lot of damage. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/23/1916, p.1 MET: The Weather Bureau's instruments received information about the hurricane but they were unable to relay the information. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 MET: The hurricane was formed to the west of the Winward Islands. The wind speed was 90mph, faster than San Ciriaco. The barometric pressure at 7:00am was 29.54”. The rest of the island suffered more damage than the capital. At 10:08am the hurricane had left the island. The hurricane's track inside the island was from Guayama to the northwest. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/25/1916, p.1,4 MET: “The storm did not cover the entire island but extended over most of the eastern half of it. The wind was the strongest ever recorded here, and for a period of twnety minutes attained a velocity of fully 90 miles an hour. The hurricane was accompanied by comparatively little rain, the rainfall during the storm being but 1 1/4 inches.” DAM: More than a million dollars damage to property and fruit crops was reported following the hurricane. Grapefruit was badly damaged (25-50% of the fruit was lost). “The ninety mile wind blew down trees, unroofed houses, stripped trees of their fruit, upset shipping in the harbor, disrupted all lines of communication with the island, stopped street cars in San Juan and did all sorts of damage the extent of which probably will not be known for fully a week.” END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.295 MET: “In San Juan, the wind speed was reported as 92mph for 10 minutes, when the vortix was passing by. The pressure was 29.44inches at 7:00am. There were strong rains.” Tannehill, p.183 DAM: “The total loss was estimated at $1 million.” Tannehill, p.183. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by the hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: A large number of houses were dismantled. The coffee, plantain and other fruits crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: A lot of huts were dismantled. The coffee and plantain crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: A large number of huts were dismantled. The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Region: Ponce PR to San Juan PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.2 DAM: The central road connecting these areas was blocked due to the large number of fallen trees and landslides. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rincon PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: The warehouse at the Nueva Corsica sugar mill was blown down. Four houses in the same neighborhood as the sugar mill were blown down. The cane and coffee crops suffered a lot of damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rincon PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: The warehouse at the Corsica sugar mill was blown down as well as 4 houses in the area. Many houses were dismantled. The coffee and cane crop suffered considerable damage. The total loss was calculated at $10,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rincon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Coconut trees down in the plaza. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rincon PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: The New Corsica sugar mill warehouse was blown down. The coffee and cane crops suffered considerable damage. The loss was calculated at $10,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: There were a great number of houses destroyed. Lots of poor people lost their homes. The coffee crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: A large number of the rural houses were unroofed. The coffee harvest was completely lost. The cane crop suffered considerable damage. The total loss was estimated at $50,000. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande river flooded the lowest part of the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/2/1916, p.7 DAM: Several huts were unroofed. A few trees were blown down. Almost all the coffee crop was lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: The cane crop suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded almost all the lowest parts of the town. It destroyed and dragged several houses. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Salinas PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: The Central Aguirre sugar mill lost three boats. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded all the lowest parts of the town, including the Plaza. Its current destroyed several houses and huts. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Many houses were unroofed, some destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Streets flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 MET: Winds calculated at 90 mph. DAM: Pieces of wood and parts of balconies and signs blowing in the air. Roof off grandstand at fair grounds. Roof blew off at the box factory. Fence destroyed at the hippodrome. Roof off a terrace at Sons of Columbus building. Lots of windowed balconies destroyed. Lots of damage to La Perla. Little houses destroyed. In El Morro, a sargent marshal's house was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: Dismanteled houses. Lots of coconut palm trees destroyed. In Rio Pierdas, telephone lines down, principal buildings damaged, e.g. theatre unroofed. Gardens of governor's house destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/23/1916, p.1 MET: Max wind velocity was 90 mph. DAM: Uprooted tree in front of trolley office. Lots of fallen trees and palms. In Rio Piedras, various houses were damaged. A bakery collapsed. In Hato Rey, many trees destroyed. Plantations of canes and oranges severely destroyed. Capetillo barrio destroyed. 6 poor people houses collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.2 (photo) DAM: Scene of the building of the PR American Tobacco company. The building was completely unroofed and its facade and sidewalls were blown down. The rafters and several zinc plates were left on the ground. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 DAM: “The damage was slight. Only one or two houses in La Perla were dismantled.” Several balconies suffered damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 DAM: A fallen palm destroyed an electrical train. A truck with milk bottles was pushed over and lost its cargo. The trees at Wilson avenue were blown down. Several coconuts were carried by the wind. The Casino and Catholic church suffered some damage. A truck with ice was also pushed over by the wind. All the small docks and ticket houses in the harbor were blown down. A lot of boats sank. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.297 DAM: Two houses at barrio “La Perla” were dismantled. Several balconies were partially destroyed. In Santurce and Puerta de Tierra, more than 50 houses were either unroofed or lost their gardens or fences. A palm fell over an electric train destroying it. The headquarters of the Coconut Products Association was blown down. A milk delivery truck was dragged and pushed over by the wind. Many “almendro” trees were blown down. All the coconuts at the palms of Borinquen Park were pulled down. There was serious damage to the buildings of the Casino de Puerto Rico and the Redentoristas church that was still under construction. An ice delivery truck of the PR Ice co. was pushed over. All the private docks and boats were destroyed. A man was injured by a flying zinc plate. Another man and his son were wounded by a fallen wooden rafter.” “Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico”, August 22, 1916. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Progress, 8/25/1916, p.4 DAM: Streets filled with branches, signs hung precariously. At the fairground, all the structures were blown to the ground. The coconut grove suffered damage, because all the fruit were flung to the ground. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, (Front Cover Photo) DAM: Scene of a boat that sank in the San Juan bay. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the bleachers at the racetrack. It appears completely unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of a worker's house that was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down tree blocking a street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 DAM: More than 50 houses were unroofed and almost all the fences fell down. The gardens were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/22/1916, p.1 DAM: A man was injured by a flying zinc plate. Almost all the utility poles fell down. The streets were full of fallen trees and branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the railroad tracks full of debris carried by the wind. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/23/1916, p.4 DAM: Most of the electrical signs were damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.8 DAM: Several boats sank in the San Juan bay. Some of them lost their cargo. END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 DAM: The electrical wires of the public transportation cars were broken in four pieces. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Winds dismantled several small houses. Trees and gardens destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.8 DAM: The roof and the east wall of the Feria Insular building were destroyed. The stable of the hippodromo was unroofed. The exhibition room and a barn near this one were unroofed. The hippodromo's fence was also destroyed. In the urban area, several trees were blown down and some poor people's houses were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: At the Feria Insular, part of the roof of the exhibition room was destroyed, as well as the east front wall of the building. The barn next to it was unroofed. The glass door at the Education building was destroyed. Part of the fence at the racetrack was destroyed. In the town, several trees were blown down. Some houses' roofs were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 8/26/1916, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree in the middle of a sidewalk. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra, Santurce) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 DAM: Many houses were dismantled and several trees were blown down. A large number of houses were unroofed. The buildings of the Feria Insular were almost blown down. The utility poles and wires were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: Roofs and patios suffered damage. The village of Capetillo, and the barrios of Amparo and Buen Consejo were dismantled. All the small fruit crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.1 DAM: The theatre was unroofed. A kiosk at the entrance of the Convalescencia park was blown down. 6 houses were blown down in the Capetillo sector. A bakery house was blown down. In the Venezuela suburb, several houses were unroofed and some of the poor houses suffered considerable damage. A house was completely unroofed and the rain damaged the furniture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Democracia, 8/24/1916, p.4 DAM: A bakery building was unroofed. Its chimney was dragged by the wind and destroyed some of the houses in the area. The Municipal Theatre was unroofed. Several houses were unroofed. At the barrio Capetillo, 6 houses were blown down. A large number of palms and trees were blown down. The orange crops were destroyed. In the Convalescencia park, many trees were uprooted and many others lost their branches. A platform at the entrance of the park was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/26/1916, p.7 DAM: A house was overturned. 31 palms and 11 mango trees were blown down. The rest of the trees suffered damage. A small barn was blown down. A machine at the Borinquen park was partially dismantled. The balcony of a wealthy person's house was blown down. Two zinc plates were pulled off from the Deaf-dumb special college's roof. Several houses lost part of their roofs. Most of the zinc plate fence at the hippodromo was blown down. Several palms and trees were blown down. The concrete fence of a house was destroyed. Many wood fences and the American Railroad co. building were mostly blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.8 DAM: A little house was overturned. In a farm property of the government, 31 coconut plams and 11 mango trees were blown down and the rest of the trees were severely damaged. A stable was blown down. A house in the Condado area lost its balcony. Zinc plates were lost at several public and private properties. The zinc fence of the hippodromo was blown down. A lot of trees and palms were blown down. The concrete fence of a house was completely destroyed as well as many wood fences of the railroad offices building. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Some houses were destroyed, some dismantled. Trees were ripped up. Utility poles and wires fell down. FLD: Flooding: There was flooding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: The coffee and cane crops suffered severe damage. In the rural area, a lot of houses were dismantled. The telephone and electrical lines were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: The coffee and cane crop suffered considerable damage. In the rural area, a large number of houses were dismantled. The utility lines were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: The coffee and cane crops were destroyed. In the rural area, a large number of houses were dismantled. The utility lines were damaged and communications were interrupted. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused floods. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: The road to Caguas was blocked due to fallen trees and utility poles and wires. A wood building was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: Great damage to crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/2/1916, p.7 DAM: The crops suffered very little damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: Several trees at the Plaza were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused floods. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: Several trees at the Plaza were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: 2 houses in the process of construction were destroyed. Lots of houses were destroyed and unroofed in the rural areas. FLD: Flooding: The La Plata river had a lot of flooding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: Two houses under construction were blown down. Several houses suffered considerable damage. In the rural area the damage was more severe. FLD: Flooding: The Plata river flooded the lowest areas of the town, causing a lot of damage to houses and crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: The chimney at a sugar mill fell down. Many poor people's houses were blown down. The town hall was unroofed. A house suffered grave damage. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: The urban farms were partially damaged. FLD: Flooding: The Plata river flooded the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: The urban farms suffered considerable damage. FLD: Flooding: The Plata river flooded the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: The crops at the urban area were mostly damaged. FLD: Flooding: The Plata river flooded the town and destroyed several houses. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Toa Baja PR (Palo Seco) SRC: El Tiempo, 8/23/1916, p.7 DAM: Several houses were unroofed or blown down. The crops were destroyed. 52 coconut palms were blown down. Almost all the coconut crop was destroyed. The plantain, corn and minor fruit crops were also destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: Many houses were dismantled. In barrio Cuevas, the houses of Dr. Lippitt and don Concepcion Betancourt were severely damaged. The grapefruit crops were completely destroyed. 23 peasant worker's houses were blown down. The total loss was calculated at $60,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: Many poor houses were unroofed. The house of Mr. Roman's widow was completely blown down. The coffee, minor fruit and pulse crops were destroyed. 23 poor agricultural workers' houses were blown down. The total loss was estimated at $60,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: The minor fruit crop was destroyed. 23 worker houses were blown down. A packing house was unroofed. The cane crop was almost completely destroyed. The total loss was estimated at $16,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.3 DAM: Lots of houses unroofed. Some rich people's houses suffered considerable damage. Countryside peasant houses destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/26/1916, p.7 DAM: Lots of damage to poor people's houses. Electrical light post down. In Barrio Caniaco, a house was completely blown down. FLD: Flooding: The Grande and Vivi rivers flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: A few huts were dismantled. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused several floods. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Tobacco plantations destroyed. Cane and coffee crops were damaged. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/24/1916, p.2 DAM: In town, many houses were unroofed, either partially or totally. Poor people in the countryside suffered most. Crops were damaged, including corn, bananas, oranges, grapefruit, all fell off. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/25/1916, p.1 DAM: More than 200 huts were unroofed. In the center of the town, several houses suffered minor damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.6 DAM: More than 300 poor families lost their houses. In the rural area, 200 huts were blown down. In the urban area, several houses suffered damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/26/1916, p.4 DAM: More than 200 huts were unroofed. In the town, several houses suffered partial damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/29/1916, p.8 DAM: In town, 7 houses were destroyed, also the grandstand and the police station. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: Most of the houses are a pile of rubble, most of these were poor people's houses. The hospital suffered a lot of damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1,8 DAM: In the urban area, 7 houses were blown down. The Stadium and the police headquarter building were destroyed. In the rural area, the Santa Maria sugar mill's factory building and house building were unroofed. Its garage, milk house and 11 worker's houses were blown down. The chimney of the Arkadia sugar mill was blown down. Its sugar warehouse and part of the factory building were unroofed. The Esperanza hotel's roof was partially damaged. Several boxcars were destroyed. 7 houses at the Playa Grande sugar mill were blown down. 10 houses were blown down at the Donato sugar mill. A total of 31 houses were blow down along all the colonies of the rural areas. In barrio Martino, a house was blown down and injured a woman and a little girl when it collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.3 DAM: 40% of the houses were partially damaged. Many houses were dismantled and many others were blown down. Zinc plates and rafters were dragged by the wind. Several trees in the streets were uprooted or blown down. Some of the fallen trees blocked the streets. The hospital (solid construction) suffered considerable damage. The glass windows of the rooms were almost destroyed, its interior was damaged. Several small boats sa in the bay. The hotel at the Puerto Real sugar mill was almost destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/25/1916, p.7 DAM: In the urban area, 7 houses, the stadium and the police headquarters were blown down. In the rural area, at the Santa Maria sugar mill, the wind destroyed a small barn, a garage and 11 workers' houses. The factory of the sugar mill was unroofed. The chimney of the Central Arkadia sugar mill was blown down. Its warehouse and part of the factory were unroofed. The Central Esperanza hotel was unroofed and several boxcars were destroyed. 49 houses in different villages were blown down. At the barrio Martino, a house was blown down, injured a woman and her daughter. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Democracia, 8/25/1916, p.4 DAM: The roofs of several houses were blown down. Many trees were uprooted and destroyed. Several boats were pushed to the shore and a few ones sank in the bay. 7 houses made of palm leaves were blown down. Many other houses with zinc roof were blown down as well. A man was injured when his house was blown down. The observatory house, located near the town, suffered considerable damage to its roof, at an estimated cost of $300. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Villalba PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/26/1916, p.1 DAM: Several houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Boletin Mercantil de Puerto Rico, 8/28/1916, p.2 DAM: A theatre of the Regional Federation was blown down. A boat was dragged by the wind to the beach. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Tiempo, 8/30/1916, p.8 DAM: The theatre the Regional Federation was constructing was blown down. A very few houses were blown down. A boat was dragged by the wind into the beach area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1916a LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 8/25/1916 DAM: There were many unroofed houses. The theater which was under construction was destroyed. There was zinc flying all around during the storm. Palm trees fell down in the plaza. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1916b LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/11/1916, p.10 FLD: Flooding: The floods prevented the train from traveling as usual. END: HUR: P1916b LOC: Fajardo PR, Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico Progress, 10/13/1916, p.4 MET: “Word was received here Monday afternoon that a severe hurricane was raging at St.Thomas and preparations were immediately made for its reception. It rained heavily and there was a strong wind throughout Monday night, but fortunately the island escaped the worst of the storm, the only damage reported being to telephone wires near Fajardo, where the wind was much stronger than at this end of the island. The highest wind velocity recorded at San Juan was 52 miles per hour, while the barometer registered 29.56.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1916b LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/10/1916, p.10 MET: “Last night at 4:00pm it was reported that the hurricane was located at St. Croix moving toward Puerto Rico.” DAM: Strong wind gusts hit San Juan. No damage was reported. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1921, p.4 DAM: Many fallen trees and palms. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1921, p.4 DAM: Many fallen trees and destroyed crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.304 MET: “On September 8, 1921, the hurricane appeared to the southeast of Barbuda island. It entered the Caribbean Sea near to St. Lucia. Its direction of movement was to the northwest. It was moving to the southeast of Puerto Rico. It had a moderate intensity and a small diameter. It reached the island near los Morrillos in Cabo Rojo toward the Mona Passage on September 9 at 10:00am. The pressure was 29.82inches in San Juan. The pressures reported in Ponce, Guanica and Cabo Rojo were between 29.70 and 29.68. The wind was from the south. The wind speed in San Juan was 44mph. It was presumed that the wind speed to the southeast was around 60mph. The hurricane crossed the Mona Passage in the same direction it was moving before. It entered the Atlantic Ocean and recurved to latitude 25 north and longitude 72 west without getting closed to the Lucayas.” “Weather Bureau Report” San Juan. Tannehill, p.189. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type C (no hurricane winds in the area but strong winds and rain.)] END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1921, p.4 SUR: Seven houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/16/1921, p.8 SUR: Five houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1921, p.4 DAM: The minor fruit and cane crops were lost. Seven school houses were severely damaged. A school house was blown down. A house, a bakery and a school downtown were unroofed. Many trees and palms were blown down. At the Boqueron sector, many houses were unroofed and a large number of palms were knocked down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/12/1921, front cover DAM: Many trees along the roads and in the town were blown down. The coffee crop was severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1921, p.4 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Fajardo PR, Naguabo PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.306 SUR: “A man died in Naguabo when his vessel sank.” “The vessel “India” sank near Fajardo's coast.” END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1921, front cover DAM: Two boats were dragged by the wind and waves 500 meters along the shore. Two docks were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/10/1921, front cover DAM: Many fallen trees and houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/13/1921, p.5 DAM: Many houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1921, p.4 DAM: Almost all the utility poles were blown down. More than 6 houses were partially damaged, one house was completely destroyed. Many plantain, banana and root vegetables crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1921, p.4 DAM: 40% of the coffee and 50% of the minor fruit crop were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1921, p.4 DAM: Only a kiosk was blown down. The cane and minor fruit crop suffered considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1921, p.4 DAM: A large part of the corn, plantain and coffee crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/13/1921, p.6 DAM: Many fallen trees blocked the streets of the city. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/10/1921, front cover MET: “The hurricane was located at 300 miles at the southeast of Puerto Rico. Rains and hail were reported in the area during the night and early morning.” DAM: The coffee crop was severely damaged due to the wind. END: HUR: P1921 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/12/1921, front cover SUR: Some railroads were destroyed by the surge. DAM: A boat sank at the dock side. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Utuado PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: 40% of the coffee crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: All the rivers overflowed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/24-29/1926. DAM: Many landslides near Las Marias. A barn with cement and tools disappeared. FLD: Flooding: The Guacio river flooded the bridge over four feet deep. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/24/1926, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop was completely lost. The corn crops were severely damaged. Many tobacco barns were blown down. Many fallen trees blocked the roads. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: The coffee crop was lost. The corn crop was considered lost. All the tobacco barns between Cayey and Aibonito were dismantled. The main road was blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/24-28/1926. DAM: Many fallen trees interrupted the transit from Aibonito to Coamo. Many landslides and fallen trees blocked the road that connects Cayey to Aibonito. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/28/1926, p.6 DAM: The crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.307 MET: “The hurricane was discovered on July 22, 1926 at latitude 14.5 north and longitude 58.75 west. It moved to the northwest and passed to the north of St.Lucia and to the south of Martinica on that day (22th). On the 23rd, it was at latitude 17 north and 65 longitude west. Its direction was to the southwest of Puerto Rico. It crossed diagonally the Mona Passage, between los Morrillos in Cabo Rojo and Cabo Engano in Santo Domingo. On the 25th, it entered the Bahamas, its center passed by Nassau where it caused serious damage. On July 27 and 28, the hurricane moved to the coasts of Florida. It passed over Jacksonville and changed its route to the west-northwest across the states along the Gulf of Mexico. The loss in Florida reached $25 million. On August 2, it disappeared on the Great Lakes, to the north of Lake Ontario in Canada.” Tannehill, p.194-195. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: The wind knocked down most of the orange and grapefruit crops. The coffee, avocados and banana crop were lost. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several cane crops as well as sugar mills. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 7/24/1926, front cover FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and flooded the lowest parts of the town. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/24-27/1926. DAM: Many landslides blocked the roads to Utuado and Lares. FLD: Flooding: All the road to Cambalache and part of the road #6 through the Canos sugar mill was flooded by the rio Grande de Arecibo river. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/29/1926, p.5 SUR: Eight houses were destroyed by the surge, 15 others were severely damaged by the waves. DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/30/1926, p.3 SUR: The surge destroyed 8 houses at the beach sector. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/30/1926, p.2 FLD: Flooding: Severe floods were reported all over the town. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: The banana crop was lost. Many tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/26/1926, p.3 DAM: The plantain and bananas crops were severely damaged. Many trees were uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/26/1926, p.5 DAM: Three quarters of the plantain crop were lost. The coffee crop was completely lost. Several utility poles were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Barros PR (Orocovis) SRC: EL Mundo, 7/30/1926,p.8 DAM: Three quarters of the banana crop were destroyed. Fifty percent of the coffee crop was lost. Fifteen percent of the rice crop was lost. Many tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/23-24/1926. DAM: Many fallen trees blocked the road from Bayamon to San Juan. FLD: Flooding: The flood caused by the river blocked part of the road to San Juan. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: The cane and minor fruit crop were severely damaged. The fruit and flower plantation suffered an 8% loss. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: The loss in Bayamon was estimated at $300,000. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: Eighteen houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: 34 tobacco barns were blown down. 80% of the plantain crop was lost. 90% of the avocado crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: 26 houses were destroyed by the floods and 54 head of cattle were drowned. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.312 FLD: Flooding: The Gurabo and Caguitas rivers dragged 27 houses and 54 head of cattle. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: The minor fruit crops were completely lost. Seventeen tobacco barns and 15 wood/zinc houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/24/1926, front cover DAM: Many houses were unroofed and trees were uprooted. Many ligth bulbs on the electrical poles were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/26/1926, p.5 FLD: Flooding: More than 100 houses were destroyed due to the floods. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/26/1926, p.5 DAM: More than 200 tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: Nearly 200 tobacco barns were either blown down or partially damaged. The half of the coffee crop was lost. The minor fruit crop was completely lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/26/1926, p.5 DAM: Many trees were blown down and blocked the road to Caguas. The minor fruit and many other crops were completely destroyed. Many landslides were reported on the road to Guayama. Most of the utility poles and wires were knocked down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/31/1926, p.3 DAM: Many utility poles were blow down. Several machinery warehouses were severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Ceiba PR, Fajardo PR, Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: Fifteen percent of the coffee crop was lost. The banana crop was completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: 10% of the tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/24/1926, p.3 FLD: Flooding: The La Plata River flooded all the lowest parts of the town, including several sectors of the road to Bayamon. Many houses were dragged by the force of the current. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: Thirty two tobacco barns were blown down. The banana crop suffered an 80% loss. Half of the coffee crop was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, front cover DAM: 150 houses were blown down and 300 were partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: 150 houses were blown down, 300 houses were partially destroyed. One person was killed and 7 were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/26/1926, front cover SUR: The surge destroyed many houses on coastal areas. DAM: Tobacco and plantain crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.5 DAM: The plantain crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: At the Central Rufina sugar mill, the wind destroyed some of the buildings as well as the chimney. FLD: Flooding: The river dragged 25 box cars. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/28/1926, p.2 DAM: Six tobacco barns were blown down. No damage in the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/24/1926, p.4 SUR: The surge flooded several of the coastal areas. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: 50% of the coffee crop was destroyed. The avocado and plantain crop were completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Las Marias PR, Maricao PR, Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/25-28/1926. DAM: Many landslides on roads #13, 14 and 27. Las Marias and Maricao were incommunicado. FLD: Flooding: The Guanajibo river dragged 40m of land at the exit of the bridge. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/28/1926, p.6 DAM: Several houses were completely destroyed by the hurricane, many others were either unroofed or partially damaged. The coffee, plantain and minor fruit crops were completely lost. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande river overflowed and flooded all the lower parts, dragging huts on its way. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Maricao PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $400,000. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/26-28/1926. DAM: The hurricane caused a lot of damage to the trees. Many landslides were experienced. FLD: Flooding: Floods were like the ones experienced during San Ciriaco. The Anasco river dragged and destroyed the bridge. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926 DAM: The banana crop was almost completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Nassau Island (Bahamas) SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/31/1926, front cover MET: The maximum wind speed reported was 150mph. DAM: The streets were filled with fallen trees, many uprooted. Many houses were unroofed. Small boats were lifted and thrown over land. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Nassau Island (Bahamas), Antilles SRC: La Democracia, 7/31/1926, front cover DAM: The total loss was estimated at $2 million. Three boats sank near Santo Domingo. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: Most of the trees at the Degetau Plaza, Munoz Rivera Plaza and Cristina Street were blown down. Most of the signs and billboards were knocked down. The glass windows at “El Cometa” and Colmado Sanchez stores were broken by the wind. The athletic field's zinc plate fence was blown down. Some of the trees at the Abolicion Park were blown down. Several utility poles on Hostos Avenue were knocked down by fallen trees. The roads were blocked due to fallen trees. Many houses at Villa street were completely dismantled. A barn at the Gas Company was blown down. Almost all the scaffoldings at buildings under construction were completely destroyed. All the chalets at “Los Meros” sector suffered some severe damage. The coffee crop suffered a 50% loss. The minor fruit crop was completely lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 7/23/1926, front cover MET: “Storm of moderate intensity, center located over St. Lucia. Barometric pressure reported as 29.70”. No reports yet of strong winds at Windward Islands. The center is going to move to the northwest, passing to the south of Puerto Rico with strong winds from the norhteast.” END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 MET: “It was supposed that the hurricane had a large diameter and moderate intensity due to the winds that were experienced all over the island even when it just passed near the south coast.” The pressure was reported at 29.71inches at 5:00-6:00pm. The wind speed ws 66mph from the east, at the same time in San Juan.” Salivia quoting from the Weather Bureau report. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph)).] END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.312 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $5 million. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, folio 205 #87 “Danos a carreteras y puentes por el temporal de 1926”. 7/23/1926. DAM: Summary of the damage to roads: the bridges of Sabana Grande, Anasco, Toa Alta, Yahuesas, Arecibo, rio Guayo and Juana Diaz were damaged. A landslide on road #6 (Utuado-Adjuntas). FLD: Flooding: Floods in Canovanas. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/26/1926, p.5 DAM: Many houses were dismantled. The coffee, tobacco, sugar cane and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: The sugar cane crop suffered a 10% loss. Sixty percent of the coffee crop was lost. The minor fruit crop suffered a 90% loss. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Salinas PR, Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/27/1926, p.3 DAM: Slight damage to several houses. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.3 DAM: The coffee crop was completely lost. At Barrio Cain, a woman and her son were killed when their house's roof collapsed during the storm. The Polytechnical Institute, Longfellow School and Antonia Martinez school buildings were severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: The Guanajibo river flooded the lowest parts of the municipality. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/24/1926, p.4 MET: The maximum wind speed reported in San Juan was 15-20mph. DAM: Many trees and palms were blown down. A two storey house collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/24/1926, front cover DAM: A big billboard was knocked down and was hanging from the top of the building where it was installed. Most of the trees at the Baldorioty Plaza had their leaves off. At the Pershing Plaza many trees were blown down. A recently built house was unroofed. Many trees, palms and small houses at Santurce were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/28/1926, p.2 DAM: At the Sanatorium, many of the buildings were dismantled and many trees were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/26/1926, p.5 DAM: Many fallen signs and billboards at Puerta de Tierra and Miramar. Many fallen palms and trees at Loiza Street. A fallen tree destroyed the fence of a house. Several minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: Several street lights were destroyed by the wind. The roads to San Juan were blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.311 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $60,000. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/31/1926, p.7 DAM: The Munoz Rivera school house suffered severe damage. 70% of the tobacco barns were blown down. 65% of the minor fruit crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: Many cattle were killed by the floods caused by rivers. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: All the crops were severely damaged (minor fruit, plantain, beans). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Trujillo Alto SRC: General Archives of Puerto Rico, telegram to San Juan, 7/24-26/1926. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed th entrance of a bridge. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Democracia, 7/26/1926, front cover FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several sectors and destroyed two bridges. END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 7/29/1926, p.5 DAM: A woman was killed when a brick wall was blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: 25% of the coffee crop was lost; the banana crop was completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/29/1926, p.6 DAM: Four tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1926 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 7/30/1926, p.8 DAM: Ninety percent of the minor fruit crop was lost. 80% of the rice crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.1 DAM: The coffee crops were destroyed. 90% of the shade trees in the coffee crops were blown down. 2,000 houses were blown down or dismantled. The Municipal Court building was blown down. The Police headquarters, Telegraph office and Catholic priests' house were partially dismantled. 30 rural schools out of 40 were destroyed or dismantled. In the urban area, 10 schools out of 16 were severely damaged. All the commercial buildings were dismantled. Only 16 urban houses remained intact. 18 people were injured and three people died. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 21. DAM: Reports from neighbors that their plantations had been destroyed, but that there were no landslides. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: Innumerable houses were blown down or damaged. The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: 5 people died and 18 were injured. 500 houses were blown down. 800 houses were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Aibonito PR, Coamo PR, Jayuya PR, Juana Diaz PR, Mayaguez PR, Penuelas PR, Villalba PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.7 DAM: The houses of the poor neighborhoods were mostly blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Urban area: poor houses blown down-83, poor houses damaged-104, rich houses blown down-2, rich houses damaged-53. Municipal hospital and municipal slaughterhouse blown down. Rural area: poor houses blown down-90%, poor houses damaged-75%. Rural schools blown down-7, rural schools damaged-5. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 7 people died and 100 were injured. In the urban area: 88 poor houses were blown down and 104 houses were partially damaged. 2 affluent people's houses were blown down and 58 houses were partially damaged. In the rural area: 90% of the poor houses were blown down and 75% of the affluent people's houses were blown down. Several municipal buildings were blown down, including the municipal hospital, municipal slaughterhouse, immersion tank and electrical station. The sugar cane was 25-35% lost, the coffee and coconut crops were completely lost. The minor fruit and citrus crop were lost at 100% and 35% respectively. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928 p.5 DAM: A two-story house was blown down killing 5 people. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: 30% of the cane crop was destroyed. The coffee crop was completely lost. In the urban area, 100 houses were blown down. The rural area was completely devastated. 7 people died and 100 people were injured. The municipal slaughterhouse and the hospital were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/29/1928, p.6 SUR: 17 ancones and a boat were sunk. DAM: More than 600 houses were blown down. The crops were destroyed. A large number of fallen palms, minor fruit trees and plantain trees. A lot of zinc plates from roofs flew around the town. The concrete building of the Nile Hotel was partially blown down. The train station was partially unroofed and several of its buildings were damaged. The utility poles and wires were blown down. A hardware store and an affluent person's house were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: Joya Zamora stream caused floods in several areas. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: Van Deusen, E. K. 1928 “The Plight of the Porto Rican Schools After the Hurricane.” Current History, Dec 1928. pp. 435-440. (photo) DAM: Photo of the Aguadilla school house. It was just a pile of boards and tin roofing sheets. It was a rural school house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: Coffee, coconut and cane crops completely destroyed. 80% of the houses in the rural area blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.2 SUR: Surge caused floods in Marina street. DAM: 80% of the houses in the rural area blown down. Fleet of “ancones” and boats of the marine company sank. Minor fruits crops completely destroyed, 60% of coconut crop lost, 20% of cane crop was blown down. A small hospital was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.4 DAM: “Aguadilla was the least damaged town”. More than 500 families lost their homes. Several commercial buildings were blown down or severely damaged. All the crops were destroyed. A number of cattle, poultry and pork were killed by treefalls. All the boats at the harbor were sunk. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/198, p.2 DAM: Many schools were severely damaged. The police headquarters were blown down. Several municipal buildings were damaged. Most of the huts in the rural area were blown down. Several boats sank. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondecia, 9/22/1928, p.1 DAM: In the urban area 30 houses were blown down. A large number of houses were dismantled or severely damaged. The utility poles and wires were destroyed. In the rural area, 50% of the houses were blown down. NOT: Rural houses were wood with palm leaf roofs. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.4 DAM: Hundreds of huts were blown down. The supplies at the Aguadilla Lighter and Storage, 12 ancones and 2 boats were destroyed. The typhus disease hospital's buildings were blown down. The crops were destroyed. The schools were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. 75% of the coconut harvest was lost. The Coloso sugar mill was partially destroyed. One person died and 25 were injured. Three rural schools were blown down. In the urban area, 50 houses disappeared. Around 1,200 families (rural and urban areas) lost their houses. One of the hospitals was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Lots of houses were unroofed and trees were blown down. The crops were lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguadilla PR, Isabela PR, Quebradillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.5 DAM: Three main utility pole were blown down in Aguadilla. Seventeen utility poles were blown down in Isabela and Quebradillas. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: In the urban area 80% of the houses were dismantled or blown down. The coffee crop was destroyed. Most of the schools were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.20 DAM: The Catholic church, the Masonic league and a school were blown down. In the town almost all the houses were destroyed. A concrete and steel roof school was unrooofed. The coffee crop was lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of several blown down houses. Several people among the ruins of their houses. Blown down roofs and rafters were on the ground. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 80% of the houses were blown down. 456 tobacco barns were almost destroyed. 18 people died and 15 were injured. The tobacco and minor fruit crop was completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.6 DAM: The Municipal hospital was blown down. 20 people died and 11 were injured. The Methodist church, post office, public clock and most of the schools were blown down. 95% of the rural area was blown down, 80% of the urban area was blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: The Catholic church suffered serious damage and almost all the town was destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: 30% of the town was blown down. The schools, Methodist church, a farm and several main buildings of Aibonito were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/15/1928, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses were unroofed; a large number of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: A school of 12 classrooms and another of 8 clasrooms were unroofed. The Protestant church was blown down. One of the Tobacco Bank buildings was partially unroofed. In the another building, one of its walls was blown down. The tobacco barns and National Guard headquarters were blown down. More than 200 houses suffered considerable damage. Around 200 tobacco barns in the barrio La Plata were blown down. In the rural area, 95% of the houses were blown down. The coffee crops were destroyed. Most of the rural schools were blown down. The roads to Cayey were blocked by fallen trees and landslides. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.12 DAM: 14 people died. 456 tobacco barns were blown down. 806 people lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Aibonito PR, Barranquitas PR, Cayey PR, Coamo PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 21. DAM: 20% of the town houses were destroyed in Juana Diaz. It was a great deal worse in Aibonito and Coamo. Barranquitas was even worse. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/27/1928, p.9 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. Several afluent people's houses, the three casinos, Nora Theatre and the Electrical station suffered severe damage. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: One person drowned. The urban area suffered severe damage, but there were just a few blown down houses. The Igualdad sugar mill was in bad condition after the hurricane. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 15, 1928. DAM: The Anasco bridge was destroyed by the storm. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.317-318 MET: “The hurricane originated in the Cabo Verde Islands. It was located at latitude 17north and longitude 48west. On September 12, the center of the hurricane passed over Point a Pitre in Guadeloupe. The pressure there was 27.76inches. It caused serious damage to St. Kitts and Montserrat as well. The wind speed registered in St. Thomas was 90mph. On September 13, it crossed Puerto Rico and caused the most terrible damage ever experienced in the island. In Nassau, the pressure was 28.08inches, the anemometer was destroyed by the wind after it reported a wind speed of 100mph. The hurricane moved to Florida, near Palm Beach on the 16th. It crossed Okeechobee Lake and moved to the north where it lost its intensity. The pressure in Palm Beach was 27.43inches.” NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type A (hurricane which vortix hit land, hurricane winds were experienced). This was the first hurricane in which the radio was used to spread the warnings.] END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.318 MET: The hurricane's track was as follows: September 6, latitude 14 north, longitude 35 west, to the south of Cabo Verde Islands September 7, latitude 14.5 north, longitude 27.5 west September 8, latitude 15 north, longitude 35 west September 9, latitude 15 north, longitude 42.5 west September 10, latitude 15 north, longitude 47.5 west September 11, latitude 15 north, longitude 55 west September 12, near Guadeloupe September 13, near Puerto Rico September 14, latitude 20 north, longitude 70 west September 15, near the Bahamas September 16, near Florida September 17,18, 19 along the Atlantic coast of US September 20, near Lake Ontario on its way to Canada, where it disappeared. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/24/1928,p.5 DAM: Zinc plates missiles. 75% of the houses blown down, 50% of crops destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.6 DAM: 80% of the houses were blown down. Rural schools were destroyed. Several affluent people's houses were blown down. The Odfelic League's building was unroofed. Several workshops were destroyed. Cambalache and Canos sugar mills suffered serious damage. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Most of the houses near the main road were blown down or severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: Manati River caused floods. Water level raised to 6 ft. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.6 DAM: The wind destroyed the Arecibo Lumber Yard Corporation. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and caused floods. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/15/1928, p.1 MET: The hurricane lasted 34 hours in the area. DAM: More than 700 families lost their houses. The theatre building was blown down. 60 people were injured, several people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: The beach suffered a lot of damage. At barrios Dominguito and Esperanza, 800 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 10/5/1928, p.1 DAM: 3178 houses were blown down and 1804 were partially damaged. 8 people died and 13 were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 SUR: The surge destroyed several houses. DAM: A large number of houses were unroofed. Fallen trees in parks. FLD: Flooding: Rio Grande de Arecibo flooded part of the lower area of the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 FLD: Flooding: “Most of the damage was caused by the strength of the river's current”. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.14 FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande caused several floods. The Cambalache sugar mill was flooded at more than 2 feet from the ground. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.2 DAM: In the rural area, 120 houses and buildings were blown down. Of the 5 rural barrios, in the smallest one 100 houses were blown down. 90% of the houses were destroyed in one of the largest barrios. The municipal hospital was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: The Municipal hospital was partially unroofed. In the rural area, 120 buildings were blown down. 90% of the rural houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: 90% of the rural houses were blown down. In the urban area, a large number of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 SUR: The surge destroyed several houses along the beach. FLD: Flooding: Nigua river flooded the north part of the town and destroyed houses and properties. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: The sugar mill was destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and destroyed one of the principal bridges. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/15/1928, p.1 DAM: More than 200 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: The Cambalache sugar mill lost one of its chimneys. Several of its buildings and warehouses were blown down. The warehouses were pulled off of their foundations. The worker's houses were unroofed, only one remained intact. FLD: Flooding: The flood level rose to three feet. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.1 DAM: Most of the urban houses were unroofed and many houses were blown down. The theatre was blown down. The commercial buildings suffered severe damage. More than 700 families lost their houses. The sugar warehouses at the sugar mill, the workers' houses and several buildings were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The Manati river caused floods at a level of 4 feet. It caused the destruction of several houses. The town was converted to a mud swamp, about 40 cms of mud accumulated in streets. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.7 DAM: A large number of houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: A hut (with its inhabitants inside) was dragged by the current of the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/18/1928, p.8 DAM: The roads were blocked due to fallen trees and landslides. The grapefruit crop was lost. The cane crop was 50% lost. A lot of houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: The Manati river destroyed several houses and crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/28/1928, p.4 DAM: Fallen trees, zinc plates and debris was on the streets. The Catholic church, Protestant church, town hall, the Center of Instruction and Entertainment and a house-museum were blown down. Most of the houses in the center of the town were blown down or unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El mundo, 9/17/1928, p.16 DAM: Several affluent people's houses were blown down. No more than 15 houses remained intact. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 10/3/1928, p.5 DAM: Zinc plates roofs, trees and palms were blown down. Two schools were destroyed. Another school was blown down, only its foundation was left. The Catholic Church and a pharmacy were blown down. Several well-constructed houses were severely damaged. The Torrecilla and Suiza hotels were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.4 DAM: The Catholic church and several urban schools were blown down. Several commercial buildings were blown down. Most of the rural huts and trees were blown down. In the rural area 2,500 houses were blown down and 500 houses were partially destroyed. The coffee crop was destroyed. 4 people died and 100 were injured. The total loss was calculated at 90%. FLD: Flooding: Cattle and poultry were killed by floods. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: The Catholic church and the two schools of the town were blown down. A house was uprooted and fell away from its location. FLD: Flooding: Most of the commercial buildings were damaged due to the flood level. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. DAM: The high school at Bayamon, which was a very old building of brick, appears on the records as totally destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: Several affluent people's houses were blown down. Most of the commercial buildings were unroofed and materials were damaged by the rain. Almost all the houses were unroofed. A house was uprooted and overturned by the wind. Another house was pushed over. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.12 DAM: The road to Catano was blocked by fallen trees and utility poles. The Juanita sugar mill's buildings were almost completely destroyed. The coconut, pineapple and grapefruit crops were destroyed. The cane crop was lost. The train station, the ice maker plant, Masonic league and Police headquarters were blown down. The Captain Lopez de Azua museum suffered huge loss. One of its roof rafters destroyed several important objects and the rain damaged important documents. The Levy and Marshall schools were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: More than 1,000 houses were blown down. Most of the commercial buildings suffered damage. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Hondo river overflowed at more than ten feet and damaged commerce. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.9 DAM: More than 200 worker's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/21/928, p.6 DAM: Two churches were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.7 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $2 million. Most of the poor people's houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Rio Grande river caused the destruction of 50 houses. The Rio Hondo river caused severe floods in the barrio Pueblito Nuevo. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a pile of debris from what used to be a house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a house that was blown down. The walls were fallen and detached from the frame. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Princesa Theatre. It appears blown down. A pile of debris and rafters were on the ground. Only a wall reamined standing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Don Levy school. A side wall appears severely damaged. There is an almost empty space that was, possibly, a blown down classroom. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: At a farm, 15 buildings were blown down, including the workers' houses. The building used to milk the cows was blown down and killed 49 cattle. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: 74 families lost their houses at Barrio Nuevo. The total loss was estimated at $202,144. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/117/1928, p.14 DAM: The Princesa Theatre, one of the best constructed buildings, was unroofed. A lot of houses were destroyed due to fallen trees. 30% of the houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of a milkhouse. Only its frame was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.13 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house at barrio Millones. Only one wall was left, rafters and debris are part of the scene. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.13 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed warehouse. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Bayamon PR, Toa Alta PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.3 FLD: Flooding: The bridge between these two towns was destroyed by the overflow of the river. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: Houses and huts completely destroyed. School of 17 classrooms unroofed, water damaged most of the books and materials inside the building. All the rural schools were blown down or dismantled. Market Center unroofed and part of its fence blown down. 200 houses in the urban area blown down. Several stores and shops were unroofed. One third of the cane crop was destroyed. Fishermen at Puerto Real lost almost all their fishing equipment. Most of the trees blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: Hundreds of huts and houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.5 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 8, 1928. DAM: Near Caguas the floor with the desks attached was all that remained of the school. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/9128, p.4 DAM: Several houses were blown down. At La Defensa and Santa Juana sugar mills, the buildings were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/28/1928, p.4 DAM: All the schools were blown down. In a farm, 3 tobacco barns, 18 worker's houses and a stable were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: Almost all the tobacco barns were blown down. A house was pushed by the wind and overturned. The Defensa sugar mill was blown down. 500 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.7 DAM: 200 houses were blown down. 62 houses were partially destroyed. 18 stables, 68 tobacco barns and two other barns were blown down. 3 people died and 15 were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: 21 schools were blown down. More than 500 families lost their houses. 95% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. 15 people died and 60 were injured. In the barrio Turabo, 200 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: A man and his son were running to find a shelter, a zinc plate carried by the wind cut the little boy's head. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: The Defensa sugar mill was blown down. It lost it chimney and fell over one of the buildings destroying its roof. Most of the houses were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: Many schools were blown down. In one of the schools, the second story was blown down and destroyed part of the first story. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down school. Only the desks nailed to the floor were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of one of the buildings at the Defensa sugar mill. It appears unroofed and several of its walls were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1928, p.5 DAM: A blown down house was carried by the wind and fell over another house. A blown down roof fell over these houses giving the impression of a two story house. Several hotels and restaurants were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Harrison Tobacco company. The building was blown down. A pile of rafters was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of an uprooted house that fell over another unroofed house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of a school that was blown down. Only a few partially destroyed walls were left. Its second story was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.10 (photo) DAM: Picture of the Texas company's warehouse. The building was blown down. A pile of rafters over the company's tanks was left. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.11 (photo) DAM: Scene of the General Tobacco company. The building was partially unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.11 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Caguas' main plaza. The trees were defoliated. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 90% of the houses were blown down. The Police headquarters and several municipal buildings were partially dismantled. In the rural area 90% of the houses and huts were blown down. The agricultural crops were destroyed. The loss in the urban area were estimated at $40,000. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 90% of the houses were severely damaged. The police headquarters were blown down. In the rural area 90% of the houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Camuy River caused floods and destruction. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The urban area was destroyed in two thirds of the total area. The town hall, a house of an important government officer and several commercial buildings suffered severe damage. The telephone building lost its balcony. The rural schools were blown down. 6 people died. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $3,000,000. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Most of the houses and buildings were destroyed or dismantled. The roads were blocked by fallen trees and palms, fallen utility poles and wires. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 DAM: Most of the houses and buldings were blown down. Most of the utility poles and wires were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: All the rural schools blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: All the telephone lines were blown down. The Victoria sugar mill lost one of its chimneys. Some of its warehouses were blown down as well as the workers' houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: In the rural area, most of the zinc roof houses were unroofed. The urban schools were blown down. The clock at the Catholic church was blown down. The Town hall lost its balcony. The Protestant church suffered severe damage. The materials in the commercial buildings were damaged by the rain. The rural schools were blown down. The Victoria sugar mill lost its chimneys and all the houses around the area were blown down. The cane, coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several sectors. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.5 SUR: The Popular harbor was destroyed by the surge. DAM: A theatre building was blown down. A pharmacy was unroofed. The house property of an affluent family was blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.11 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $100,000. The Beliograph Theatre was blown down, it fell over a few houses destroying them. The Catholic church and the house of the priests were completely destroyed. Their roofs were carried by the wind to a considerable distance. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/27/1928, p.5 DAM: More than 300 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: In one of the neighbohoods by the sea, most of the houses were blown down or unroofed. Most of the trees and palms were blown down and their branches fell over electrical wires. A school-house was blown down, only debris was left. Two two-story houses were mostly unroofed. A large commercial building was partially destroyed. The sand at the beach flew with the wind and damaged the paint of several houses. 20 houses were unroofed. A dock was blown down, a boat sunk. All the trees at the main park were blown down. Bellograph theatre was blown down. The house of the Catholic priests was unroofed as well as part of the Catholic Church. All the poor people's houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Popular Company docks. The docks' buildings appear blown down, only a deformed mass of debris was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.12 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Beliograph Theatre. The building was blown down. The roof is on the ground and rafters were scattered all around. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR (Isla de Cabras) SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 15. SUR: DAM: Cargo Steamer Edith which had been well anchored in the harbor was torn loose from her moorings by the wind, breaking the chains of one anchor, and was forced broadside out to sea. The ship was still helpless with one anchor out and the engines at full speed. At times, her propeller was fully exposed. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Catano PR (Palo Seco) SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.8 DAM: 15 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Oct 18, 1928. p. 10. DAM: Several military buildings were damaged beyond repair, and the Henry Barracks was totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 15. DAM: A mother carrying two babies was struck by a flying sheet of roof metal which cut through all three bodies. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: 50% of the houses were blown down. The military quarters “Henry Barracks were completely destroyed. There were lots of landslides that blocked roads. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: “Henry Barracks” military camp was severely damaged. The cafeteria was blown down. A warehouse was blown down and killed several people inside. Most of the crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: More than 70% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. The crops are completely destroyed. All the tobacco barns were blown down. At the military camp, only the hospital was left (masonry construction) and it was partially unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: The “Henry Barracks” army camp was completely destroyed. 50% of the houses were blown down. A “ranchon” collapsed and caused the death of 18 people. FLD: Flooding: La Plata River overflowed, killed a lot of people. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.1 DAM: The army camp “Henry Barracks” was completely destroyed. There was a lot of debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1928, p.1 DAM: The Henry Barracks were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: The vegetation in the rural area was destroyed. All the tobacco barns were blown down. Several schools of recent construction were blown down. The plantain, banana and minor fruit crops were destroyed. Several tobacco barns and houses were uprooted without any other damage. 40% of the houses in the urban area and 95% in the rural area were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: The buildings at the military base were completely destroyed. 32 people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1928, p.9 DAM: More than 2,000 families lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.12 DAM: 50% of the houses were blown down. A military truck was smashed by a fallen tree. One of the walls at the municipal sewer was destroyed by a landslide. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.16 (photo) DAM: Scene of the foundation of the Angelica movie theatre, the building was blown down. Only rafters were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.16 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down warehouse. The walls were destroyed and the building collapsed. 4 people died during the hurricane and 24 were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.17 (photo) DAM: Picture of the main plaza where the trees lost their leaves and several trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 22 people died and 33 were injured. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cayey PR, Guayama PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.3 DAM: The road between these two towns was blocked by fallen trees and landslides. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Democracia,9/22/1928, p.6 DAM: 50 houses blown down. In the rural area, 50% of the houses severely damaged. “Excellent well-constructed concrete and wood schools blown down, converted to debris.” NOT: “Most of the houses are made of native wood and palm leaves roofs.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: All the rural schools were blown down. Most of the houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed a large number of houses. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: In the urban area, 30 houses blown down, the rest of the houses dismantled. In the rural area, 416 houses and huts blown down. Minor fruit and cane crops destroyed. A total of 446 houses blown down. Electric, telephone and telegraph poles blown down. Several ships ran aground or sank. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 30 houses were blown down, the rest had serious damage. Several boats sank. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.5 DAM: The minor fruit and cane crops were destroyed. More than 44 houses were blown down. Several boats sank in the bay. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 30 houses were blown down and the rest of the houses were damaged. Several boats sank. FLD: Flooding: Toro Negro and Cialitos rivers destroyed several houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: In the urban area, 50 houses were blown down. In the rural area, more than 50% of the houses were blown down. Many large trees were uprooted. All the rural schools were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: In the town, 30 houses were blown down and the rest of the houses were partially damaged. The total number of blown down houses was 446. A man was killed by a boxcar when he was walking to his house by the train tracks. The boxcar was pushed by the wind along the track and killed him. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: In the urban area 25% of the houses were blown down. In the rural area, 90% of the houses were blown down. These statistics include several concrete houses destined to be schools that were blown down too. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, September 20, 1928. DAM: A larger farmer near Ciales reported that his sixty buildings, including tobacco and dairy barns, fruit sheds and tenant cottages, were all destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: A large number of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/18/1928, p.8 DAM: The neighborhoods on higher land were destroyed. The rural schools (except for three or four of concrete construction) were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The Toro Negro and Cialitos river flooded the area and destroyed several houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1928, p.6 DAM: The coffee crops were destroyed. Most of the agricultural workers' houses were blown down. All the commercial buildings were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/20/1928, p.3 DAM: Hundreds of houses were blown down. Zinc plates were carried by the wind. Fallen and broken trees. Fallen utility poles and wires. The coffee harvest was lost. Three people died. In the rural area, only ten schools remained uninjured. 12 rural schools were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: In the barrio Jaguas, many people were killed when the building where they were sheltering was blown down. The material loss was estimated at $30,000. The roads were blocked and most of the crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: All the rural schools were blown down. The tobacco crop was lost. 60% of the houses were blown down. In the rural area almost all the houses were blown down. The Catholic church was dismantled. The Protestant church and Odfelic League were blown down. The Masonic temple was severely damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: 80% of the rural huts were blown down. The roads were blocked due to fallen trees and landslides. More than 60% of the houses were blown down. All the houses at the poor neighborhoods were blown down. More than 22 rural schools were dismantled and blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1928, p.9 DAM: More than 60% of the town was destroyed. In the rural area, 10,000 people lost their houses. 27 schools were blown down. The Catholic and the Evangelical church were blown down. The Odfelic and Masonic leagues were severely damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: More than 10,000 people lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: The Catholic and the Protestant churches were blown down. A large number of houses were blown down. Many commercial buildings were damaged. A shoe shop was blown down. The coffee, tobacco, minor fruits and pineapple crop were destroyed. A man was killed when a tree fell over him. Another man was killed when the barn where he had gone for shelter was blown down. Many of the commercial buildings were damged due to the rain. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: In the urban area, 87 houses were damaged and 73 houses were blown down. In the rural area, 70 families lost their houses. 2 people died and 628 were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.15 DAM: 2 people died. A large number of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.20 DAM: In the rural area, fewer than 20 houses remained intact. Three people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.3 DAM: A warehouse was blown down, killed 5 people. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Two people died. Incalculable damage to rural and urban areas. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: More than 10,000 people lost their houses. Almost all the huts in the rural area were blown down. The coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.7 DAM: 200 houses were severely damaged or blown down. 40 houses of affluent people were unroofed. A large warehouse was mostly destroyed. Most of the rural houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: 2 people died and 2 were injured. 460 houses were blown down in the urban area; more than 700 were blown down in the rural area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the ruins of a building. Its second story was blown down and fell over the adjacent building. The impact destroyed the other building's roof and killed a phone operator. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.18 (photo) DAM: Scene of the streets of Coamo, where fallen trees blocked the traffic. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 21. DAM: Some houses were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The town suffered considerably from the river flooding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.2 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $2 million. All the schools were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 2 people died and 5 were injured. 80% of the people lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: All the crops were lost. In the rural area, almost all the huts were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and destroyed a large number of houses and commercial buildings. The town was completely flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 FLD: Flooding: La Plata River flooded the town. Its water destroyed the strongest building, commercial buildings, entire neighborhoods and tobacco barns and warehouses. The tobacco crop was completely destroyed. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the town and destroyed 20 houses, caused damage to all the commercial buildings. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.2 DAM: Several affluent people's houses were blown down. The Catholic church, the town hall and several houses were partially unroofed. Many garages were blown down. Only 5 schools were left (out of 28 rural schools). FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: Van Deusen, E. K. 1928 “The Plight of the Porto Rican Schools After the Hurricane.” Current History, Dec 1928. pp. 435-440. (photo) DAM: Picture of just a foundation with a couple of boards sticking up. Rural school house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/28/1928, p.5 DAM: The town hall and several houses were blown down. Material losses were estimated at $36,305 in the urban area and near a million in the rural area. A large number of schools were blown down. Three people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1928, p.8 DAM: The town hall was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/27/1928, p.9 DAM: The rural area was mostly blown down. The coffee crop was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.14 DAM: The material loss in the urban area was estimated at $86,000 and in the rural area was estimated near one million dollars. The rural schools were all blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.14 DAM: The trees at the Main Plaza were blown down. 90% of the houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded several sectors. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 30 houses were blown down. The rural area was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: More than 160 houses were blown down. The rest of the houses were partially damaged and just 5 houses remained intact. The palms along the beach were blown down. Less than 10% of the houses reamained in the rural area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: 89 houses were blown down and 130 houses were partially damaged. The Municipal Slaughterhouse and the Theatre were severely damaged. The streets were blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Dorado PR, Vega Alta PR, Vega Baja PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: In these municipalities most of the houses were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.6 DAM: Trees at the main park of the town were uprooted. Several houses around the town, Columbia school, and Protestant church were unroofed. In most of the houses, kitchens, balconies, porchs and gates were destroyed. In the rural area, 50% of the houses, huts and minor fruits crops blown down. At Central Fajardo sugar mill, 60% of the housesand the chimney and warehouses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.6 DAM: In the rural area, more than 100 houses were blown down (made of palm leaves). In the urban area, all the houses received damage. Schools unroofed, rain damaged most of the material inside. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: The beach was the most damaged area of the municipality. Most of the schools were blown down. The sugar mill was unroofed and one of the chimneys was partially damaged. One of the warehouses was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.4 DAM: The Fajardo sugar mill was severely damaged. It lost one of its chimneys and almost all the houses. The warehouses and stores were unroofed or partially damaged. The Protestant church was unroofed and furniture inside was damaged by the rain. Its piano was destroyed by the wind. A large number of houses was blown down. The trees and utility poles were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.12 DAM: The trees in the Main Plaza were blown down. Many buildings in the center of the town were unroofed, including the Mayor's house, the Columbia school, Protestant church, and affluent people's houses. Almost all the huts in the rural area were blown down. The crops were lost. 60% of the houses at the Fajardo sugar mill were blown down. The mill lost 1/3 of its chimney. The sugar warehouses were dismantled. 50% of the houses in the rural farm colonies were blown down. Fallen utility poles. A man's legs were injured by a falling sign. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.14 DAM: In barrio Maternillo, more than 30 houses were blown down. At the beach area, more than 60 houses were blown down. The Fajardo sugar mill was destroyed. It was calculated that in Fajardo there were 500 houses destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Florida PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Many houses were blown down and the school was almost destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.9 DAM: More than 400 houses were blown down. The Catholic church, the priests' house and the Protestant church were blown down. In barrio Ensenada 90 houses were blown down. A petroleum tank was damaged. The American league building was blown down. Most of the worker's houses at the sugar mill were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: In the urban area, 7 houses were blown down. The Ensenada Hotel, the sugar mill, theatre and Protestant church were blown down. 30% of the cane crop was destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 30 houses were blown down (including the Catholic and Protestant churches). 200 houses were dismantled. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: 7 houses were blown down and 5 were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guanica PR (Ensenada) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 25 big houses and 2 churches were blown down. 197 houses from the sugar mill were partially dismantled. 95 private houses were blown down and 35 houses were partially damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: 15 people died due to zinc missiles and floods. Landslides of about half a kilometer between Guayama and Cayey. 300 houses blown down and 800 unroofed or with partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: The houses at the entrance of the town were blown down. Most of the houses were damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 500 houses were blown down, 1,000 houses were partially damaged. The coffee crop was lost. 13 people died. A boat sank at Jobos harbor. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 DAM: The Magueyes suburb, a poor neighborhood, was completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: The roads were blocked. All the poor neighborhoods were blown down. Several affluent people's houses were damaged. A bridge on the way to Carite was blown down. The schools were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: The crops were destroyed. All the rural huts were blown down. The rural schools were blown down. 13 people died and 30 were injured. In the urban area, 400 houses and 80% of the rural houses were blown down. In the rural area, around 1,000 families lost their houses. 30% of the cane and the coffee crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.5 DAM: A large number of poor houses were blown down. In some of them just the foundation was left. The rural and urban schools were severely damaged. Some of them were blown down and other ones were partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. p. 7. MET: The vortex passed over Guayama where the barometric reading reduced to sea level was 27.65. This figure is corroborated by the captain of the steamer Murbeaver who took a reading of 27.50 while his ship drifted for an hour and a half in the dead calm of the storm's center. “It is definitely known that the San Felipe winds were faster than recorded for any other hurricane in history.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 8, 1928. MET: Guayama was in the vortex at 2:30 pm on the 13th. Winds of hurricane force prevailed from 4 am to 10 pm a period of 18 hours. Assuming a progressive movement of 13 mph for the storm, the area of winds of hurricane force east and west would be about 234 miles. At San Juan, 30 miles to the north of the vortex, hurricane winds prevailed from 4 am to 4 pm - about 12 hours. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: The material loss was incalculable. Lots of families lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.12 DAM: Two twin babies were sleeping in a hammock that was tied to the roof of a house. The wind unroofed the house and the hammock was carried with it. The babies were found 50 meters from the house. One of them died and the other was severely injured. A man and his sister in law were killed when their house was blown down. A boat with 1,500 q of salt sank. 400 houses were blown down. 30% of the houses were unroofed and partially damaged. The crops were lost. The Rufina sugar mill suffered damage calculated at $25,000. Trees were uprooted and fell down, blocking the streets and roads. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Two people died. 17 houses were blown down in the urban area and 300 houses in the rural area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Corespondencia, 9/22/1928, p.7 DAM: Several affluent people's houses were blown down, some of them were well-constructed and expensive houses. Most of the poor people's rural houses were blown down. A cabaret was blown down. The rural huts were blown down. Fallen trees and utility poles and wires. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 DAM: More than 50% of the houses were blown down. Several tenant buildings and poor suburbs were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 22 houses were blown down and 33 were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/18/1928, p.6 DAM: 200 families lost their jobs when the tobacco factory was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of the barrio Amelia. Only the foundation was left from a blown down house. In the background, another house seems to be ok. The area is flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/18/1928 ,p.2 DAM: The properties of several affluent people were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The river destroyed more than 300 houses. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: The barrio El Cerro was completely destroyed. Many affluent people's houses were blown down. Several commercial buildings were destroyed and their materials were damaged by the rain. The Matias Gonzalez school was unroofed and another one was blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: Huts and crops in the rural area destroyed. 30-40% of the cane destroyed, minor fruits crops completely destroyed. Most of the rural schools blown down. In the town, one building blown down and another was severely damaged. Most of the rented buildings for schools were unroofed. Municipal slaughterhouse dismantled, town hall was ok. In the suburbs, most of the houses unroofed. Tobacco barns blown down, tobacco crops were 40% destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/26/1928, p.5 DAM: Eight cattle and a barn were lost. A house was blown down, the clothes inside the house were lost ($700 loss). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.5 DAM: Part of the roof of the Catholic church was lost. Several affluent people's houses were unroofed. Tobacco barns were unroofed. Most of the rural houses were blown down. A garage, a barn and several houses were blown down. Coffee crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: 400 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tobacco company. Its upper story appears blown down. A lot of zinc plates and rafters were on the ground. Only the first story was left but its windows and doors seems to be damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 80% of the rural properties were lost. The 19 rural schools were blown down. The Municipal hospital and the Municipal slaughterhouse were partially dismantled. The loss was estimated at $700,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: 90% of the houses blown down. Second story of the Town hall was destroyed, archives and furniture damaged. Coffee crop completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 SUR: The surge flooded part of the town and destroyed a school. DAM: Several houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: The town hall, schools and other municipal buildings were seriously damaged. The train station was blown down. 90% of the poor houses were blown down. 60% of the crops were lost. 90% of the coffee crop was destroyed. The total loss was estimated at half a million dollars. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.8 DAM: The rural schools and houses were blown down. Most of the farmers' warehouses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hormigueros PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: A large number of urban houses were blown down and dismantled. The rural schools were blown down. The roads were blocked due to fallen trees, utility poles and wires. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Hormigueros PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: Most of the rural schools were blown down. Modern and well-constructed houses and buildings were blown down. The Catholic church was blown down. Several urban schools were unroofed, their classrooms were full of water and materials were lost. The Ponce de Leon building was almost blown down. Its walls were almost collapsed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.8 DAM: 75% of the palms were blown down. Most of the houses were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 15 people died and 50 were injured. 50% or more of the properties were destroyed. More than 5,000 poor people lost their houses. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: A honey container holding 1000 gallons was pushed by the wind and destroyed part of the Catholic church. Almost all of the honey was lost. The justice building, Oriental Theatre, the rural and urban schools were blown down. The main tower was blown down and its clock was destroyed. A lot of other buildinga were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The beach sector was flooded. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, September 20, 1928. DAM: Several sugar mills flattened and the “authenic” information from the interior is that few houses were standing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: 213 houses blown down. Several well-constructed buildings were damaged [no more details]. District jail unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.3 DAM: 50% of the property was destroyed. 100% of the poor people's properties were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: More than 90 of the houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.7 DAM: 2163 houses were blown down and 549 were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928 ,p.15 DAM: 50% of the properties were blown down. More than 5,000 people lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: Fallen trees and utility poles. The cane crops were destroyed. All the rural huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.16 SUR: At the beach area, the surge destroyed a lot of houses and sugar warehouses. DAM: The trees in the main park were blown down. The clock in the center of the town was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Humacao PR, Las Piedras PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.4 DAM: “All the buildings were blown down, in the rural and urban areas”. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: 65% of the houses in the town were blown down. Most of the buildings were destroyed or partially damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 80% of the houses in the rural area blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Correspondecia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: Many houses were blown down or damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.5 DAM: “Isabela was the most damaged town in the northwest area”. More than half of the houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: The minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.11 DAM: Most of the houses unroofed, poor people's houses blown down. Coffee, plantain and minor fruits crops completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: The wind destroyed a large number of houses. FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the town and destroyed many houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: The town hall was blown down. Fallen trees, utility poles and wires. The road to Ciales was blocked due to fallen trees and landslides. 90% of the coffee crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: The river caused the destruction of 15 houses. The road to Ponce was blocked because the river destroyed part of it. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/20/1928. p. 21. DAM: Destruction of an estimated 20% of town houses in Juana Diaz. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 36 houses were blown down. Several buildings had losses estimated at $21,000. The rural area suffered considerable damage. The coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 36 houses were blown down. The municipal buildings were damaged, estimated at $1,500. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/15/1928, p.3 DAM: The barriada Santo Domingo was completely destroyed. Almost all of its wood/zinc houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: One person died, no injuries. 36 houses were blown down and 170 houses were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.22 (photo) DAM: Scene of the nailed-to-the-floor desks at a rural school. The building was blown down and a few columns were left along with the foundation and desks. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.14 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. The destruction of many buildings was due to big trees and utility poles that fell over them. FLD: Flooding: The river overflowed and destroyed several houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.22 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Juana Diaz main street, most of the houses were partially destroyed. Debris and rafters were left along the sidewalks. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.7 DAM: 90% of huts and houses blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: 20 houses were unroofed, 40 houses were blown down. The aqueduct was blocked. In the rural area, several masonry houses were blown down. The chimneys at Juncos sugar mill were pulled out of their foundation. The belfry of the Catholic church was blown down, its clock was destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: The forested areas were destroyed. Hundreds of huts were blown down. The cane crops were destroyed. Several affluent people's well-constructed houses were also blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The I. Lewis Co. buildings were blown down. The Juncos sugar mill suffered considerable damage. All the mill's buildings and workers houses were dismantled and blown down. The chimney was blown down. The rural schools were blown down, only the desks nailed to the foundation were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Colectiva building. The building was blown down, the walls were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Juncos sugar mill. Several of its buildings were blown down and only the metal frame was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 23. DAM: The 24 room school building was completely unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.6 DAM: The Municipal hospital was blown down. The poorest barrio was destroyed. Hundreds of affluent people's houses were blown down. The Odfelic League's building was blown down. All the fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: The masonry two story building of the Municipal Offices was blown down. Block and masonry walls of several municipal buildings were destroyed. Several houses were moved from their locations and overturned. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: In the urban area the damage was minimal. FLD: Flooding: Extensive flooded areas. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.7 DAM: Several Municipal buildings were blown down. Three urban one room schools were blown down. More than 180 people lost their houses. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: The old Municipal Hospital was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: 95% of the buildings were damaged. 400 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: More than 400 houses were blown down and 400 houses were severely damaged. Almost all the schools were damaged. Three schools out of 107 suffered little damage. The elderly asylum was blown down. The Sanitary office, Catholic church, Main Market and other important buildings were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/26/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the wood/zinc house of a doctor. Its right half appears destroyed. Its left half was partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: The crops were lost, most of the trees were blown down. 90% of the rural houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/26/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of three unroofed wood/zinc houses. There are several pieces of rafters and debris in the area. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Lares PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.3 DAM: The plantain and coffee crops were blown down. The agricultural loss was estimated at $2.5 million. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Marias PR SRC: La Democracia, 10/1/1928, p.5 DAM: In the urban area, all the houses (70) were blown down. Several houses of affluent people, like catholic priests, were blown down. 100 huts and cabins were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Marias PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.1 DAM: Hundreds of families lost their homes. The crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Almost all the houses were blown down. Several building like schools, Town hall, Church-college, police headquarters, tobacco barns and warehouses were blown down or dismantled. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 DAM: Almost all the houses were blown down and damaged. The town hall, the Municipal hospital, Police headquarters, tobacco barns and the Catholic and Protestant churches were blown down. In the rural area, all the huts were blown down. The furniture, materials and archives at the Police headquarters were damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: In the town, the most important buildings were blown down: the Catholic church, the school and municipal buildings. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: A tobacco company was blown down. The Catholic church and the schools suffered a lot of damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.8 DAM: 119 houses were blown down, 147 houses were partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Las Piedras PR, San Lorenzo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 8, 1928. DAM: Movie houses completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: Most of the poor houses with dirt floors were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: A man was killed by two boxcars that were pushed by the wind along the tracks. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: More than 50% of the crops were lost. Most of the rural houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.15 DAM: More than 140 zinc/palm leaf houses were blown down. 400 people lost their houses. 15 people were injured. The schools were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: The sugar mill was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Manati PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: More than 100 houses were blown down and 300 were severely damaged. The Monserrate sugar mill lost approximately $100,000 in damaged buildings. The railroad bridges and utility poles were blown down. The fruit crops were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The Manati river overflowed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: A large number of huts were blown down. At the entrance of the town there were several houses and buildings that were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.12 DAM: The Monserrate, Carmen and San Vicente sugar mills lost their chimneys and several of their buildings were unroofed. At Carmen sugar mill, the machines building was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.2 DAM: The Municipal hospital was completely dismantled. 4 people died and 270 were injured. A total of 20 buildings (including two churches) were blown down. 90 houses were blown down. In the rural area 95% of the houses and all the schools were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: Two people died. Most of the houses, the Police headquarters, town hall, schools, postal office, and the Columbia sugar mill were blown down. The cane crop was lost. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.2 DAM: The Municipal hospital was blown down. 4 people died and 270 were injured. 20 buildings were destroyed, including two churches. 90 buildings were dismantled. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 10/2/1928, p.8 DAM: In the urban area, 20 houses were blown down, 90 houses were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Only three houses were ok. The Columbia sugar mill was completely destroyed. In the rural area only 30 houses were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: 52 houses were blown down and 160 houses were partially dismantled. The Columbia sugar mill was completely destroyed. It lost its two chimneys and a big tank used to store water. The tank was at 115 feet from the ground. All the buildings at the sugar mill were blown down. The Catholic and Methodist churches (of recent construction) were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: Hundreds of huts disappeared because of the wind. The crops were destroyed. The rural schools were severely damaged, including one of cement construction. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Maunabo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept. 20, 1928, p. 15. DAM: “Sugar Mills (Centrals) at Yabucoa and Maunabo will not be able to grind this season, not only on account of the destruction of the sugar cane plantations, but also of the Central buildings.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.20 DAM: Many commercial buildings were severely damaged. The utility lines were blown down. Two masonry pharmacy buildings were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/25/1928, p.5 DAM: Electric plant destroyed, both of its chimneys blown down. Yaguez theatre's stage and decoration destroyed [cause ?]. Most of the commercial buildings received severe damage. Walls and fences of several houses blown down. Poles and wires blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: More than 1,000 houses in the urban area were blown down. The pharmacies Arnaldo and Nazario were pushed by the wind and one of them landed over the other. Both buildings were completely destroyed. In the rural area, all the coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. The harbors were blown down. Several boats sank. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Democaracia, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: The Yaguez Theatre was unroofed. The Agricultural College was severely damaged, its mechanical studies labs were blown down. The crops were lost. The Popular Theatre was unroofed. The schools suffered a lot of damage. The trees at the Main Plaza were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: 40% of the houses in the urban area were unroofed. The Electrical station lost its two towers. A lot of utility poles were blown down. 90% of the coffee and oranges crops were lost. Material in several workshops was damaged by the rain. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: The cane crops were destroyed. The forested areas near San German were intact, but near the town, there were uprooted trees everywhere. In the urban area, 500 houses were blown down. In the rural area, 90% of the houses were blown down. All the crops were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: The warehouses at the harbor were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. DAM: The schools of Mayaguez emerged virtually unscathed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Moca PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: The urban and rural areas were destroyed. The total loss was calculated at more than $200,000. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/27/1928, p.9 DAM: A large number of houses were blown down. The Protestant church, the bakery and a warehouse were dismantled. The Mocano casino and a school under construction were partially unroofed. The Lealtad theatre and several poor houses were blown down. More than 900 houses were blown down in the rural area. Only 5 out of 27 schools remained. All the other schools were mostly blown down. Out of 9 high school classrooms, one was blown down and another was partially destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Several areas were flooded by the Rio Culebrinas river. Many animals drowned. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Moca PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: Zinc plates missiles. Houses and huts blown down. Coffee, cane, plantains, oranges, bananas crops, all destroyed. Poles and wires blown down, roads blocked. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Moca PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: More than 60 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Moca PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: Total loss in rural and urban areas was calculated at $290,000. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: All the crops were destroyed. Most of the houses in the poor neighborhoods were blown down. The houses in the center of the town were dismantled. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: The rural area was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: A person was killed when a boxcar was pushed over. The Fajardo, Pasto Viejo and Juncos sugar mills were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: Fallen trees and utility poles. Many houses were blown down and a few were partially destroyed. The Juanita sugar mill was unroofed. Just a few schools reamained intact. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.14 DAM: Most of the damage was caused in the beach and rural areas, were only a few houses remaining intact. Hundreds of houses were blown down or dismantled. The roads were blocked. 200 people were injured and three people died. The public buildings were partially dismantled. The schools were severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: The school's classrooms were flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.2 DAM: The coffee crops were blown down. The forests areas were blown down. Almost all the houses in the rural areas were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: Hundreds of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Democracia, 10/10/1928, p.1 DAM: 911 houses were blown down. 499 tenant buildings were blown down. 312 houses were partially damaged. 55 buildings were blown down. 333 cuerdas of tobacco and 1776 cuerdas of coffee were destroyed. 3050 cuerdas of minor fruit crop were lost. 381 cattle animals, 192 pigs and 5538 chickens were killed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: Roads blocked due to landslides. Small huts blown down. Leaves and fruits off the trees. Coffee, minor fruits and root crops destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.2 DAM: At Barros, most of the poor houses were blown down (300 families without homes). FLD: Flooding: The Orocovis River overflowed and destroyed 18 houses. The Catholic church, a school and several houses were destroyed by the river. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: 300 houses in the barrio Guayra were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Several commercial buildings were destroyed by the river's flood. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: El Tiempo, 9/24/1928, p.3 DAM: The barrio Guayra was completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Orocovis PR (Barros) SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 FLD: Flooding: The river caused floods in the town and destroyed 125 houses. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Palmer PR** SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: Almost all the commercial buildings were blown down. 160 families lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 17 people were killed when the Protestant church was blown down. 20 people died at Barrio Guardarraya. The Police headquarters was blown down. Most of the rural houses and crops were blown down. The Catholic church and the theatre were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 SUR: The surge flooded the roads along the coast. DAM: All the houses at barrio Cabo de Mala Pascua were blown down. Several roads were blocked due to fallen trees and landslides. Tha barrios Pueblo Nuevo and Hoyo Vicioso practically disappeared. The Protestant church was blown down, killing 16 people. The Catholic church and several important buildings were blown down. The coconut palm crops were destroyed. Only one school was intact in the rural area. 20 people died. In the urban area, only two houses remainded intact. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: A Protestant church was destroyed and killed several people who were seeking shelter inside. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: The Catholic and Protestant churches were blown down. The blown down Protestant church killed 16 people and injured 60. Many schools were blown down. THe Hoyo Vicioso and Pueblo Nuevo suburbs were completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.2 DAM: 20 people died. 300 urban buildings were blown down. 95% of the rural houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: 20 people died and several were injured. 300 buildings were blown down. 95% of the rural buildings were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.12 DAM: Several houses were blown down, including a well-constructed affluent person's house. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: One man died and 8 people were injured. The coffee crops were destroyed. A large number of houses were blown down. The catholic church and the electrical main station suffered severe damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: In the urban area, 47 houses were blown down and 74 were partially damaged. In the rural area, 400 houses were blown down. One person died. Several of the crops as well as many trees remained in good condition. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.5 SUR: The surge destroyed part of the harbor and caused a few boats to sink. DAM: Lots of fallen tres, utility poles and wires. A well-constructed house was blown down. The buildings near the harbor were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/15/1928, p.2 SUR: The Serralles corporation lost 20,000 sacks of sugar due to the surge. DAM: The masonry roof from a hardware store was blown down. The wind destroyed one of the concrete walls of a house. A big tree was blown down and destroyed electrical lines. Several rural schools were blown down. A huge billboard was blown down and destroyed the roof of a house. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.6 DAM: The Armstrong school was unroofed and severely damaged. More than 1,000 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.4 SUR: The surge destroyed several boats and a large part of the harbor. DAM: The utility poles and wires near the harbor were blown down. The buildings around the harbor were mostly blown down. More than 1,000 houses were blown down. The stadium's wood/zinc fence and a bridge were blown down. The train station and its warehouses were blown down. Several segments of railroad track were uprooted. The Armstrong school was unroofed and its back terrace was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: More than 700 families lost their houses. 10 people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/18/1928, p.3 DAM: The streets were full of fallen trees, zinc plates and blown down signs. The Armstrong school was dismantled. The Abolition Memorial park was destroyed. Its benches, trees and fence were blown down. At a part of the road between the town and the beach most of the houses were blown down as well as palms and trees. FLD: Flooding: The rivers caused floods in the lower part of the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/18/1928, p.3 MET: The lowest registered barometric pressure was 29.20 in. DAM: 1,500 to 2,000 poor people's houses were blown down. The buildings near the harbor were blown down. The Grand Stand stadium's fence was blown down. The wood bridge at Isabel street was blown down and was hanging from chains. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/25/1928, p.1 DAM: 2,072 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/18/1928, p.2 DAM: Several cane crops workers' colonies were blown down. At one of them, the wind destroyed a concrete wall. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/15/1928, p.3 DAM: A zinc plate carried by the wind hit a man and cut his legs. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: More than 1,000 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: 5 people died and 60 people were injured. In the rural area, 1,352 houses were blown down. In the urban area, 600 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.2 DAM: 608 houses were blown down, 418 houses were partially damaged. 7 people died and 42 were injured. In several rural areas 654 houses were blown down and 352 were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: 104 houses were blown down, 35 were severely damaged. In the Cantera urban neighborhood, 34 houses were blown down and 18 houses were severely damaged. The San Tomas sector within Cantera had 68 houses blown down and 9 houses dismantled. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.20 (photo) SUR: The surge flooded part of the urban area. DAM: Scene of the blown down buildings of the Municipal dock. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: A boxcar was pushed along the tracks by the first wind gusts and killed two men who were working on loading the boxcars. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.19 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen tree that destroyed part of a house. The tree was uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. DAM: The schools of Ponce emerged virtually unscathed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/24/1928, p.3 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Oct 25, 1928. p. 18. MET: Extract of log of Shell Oil steamer moored at Ponce harbor. “Wednesday, September 12: Day ends with heavy rains and frequent fierce squales. Thursday, September 13: Day commenced fair with frequent squalls from NE. Barometer gradually falls, 8:00 am Bar. 29.70 wind NE with increasing squalls. 10:00 am Bar. 29.60 falling rapidly. Report received from San Juan Weather Bureau: Cyclone approaching from Virgin Islands. Noon. Bar. 29.42 falling rapidly, similar weather. Wind NNE - 2:00 pm Bar. 29.03 falling very rapidly, wind gale force with fierce rain squalls, direction N - 2:30 pm Bar. 28.87 Gale hurricane force wind NNW, continuous torrential rain. 3:00 pm Bar 28.30 - 4:30 pm Bar 28.27. Wind decreased to gale force and backed to NNW. Barometer ceased falling, 4:50 pm Bar rising, heavy sea off end of pier. 6:00 pm Bar. 28.67 wind increasing to hurricane force, direction South with exceedingly violent squalls. Friday, September 14: 7 am Bar 29.60 wind gale force. Day ends with heavy squall. From 6pm 13th hurricane continued with great violence until 6am 14th September with barometer rising.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.20 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a flooded street in the town of Ponce. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Railroad tracks in several places were pushed 500fts from their original positions. The most of the utility posts were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.323-324 DAM: Half of the coffee crop was lost and its trees were destroyed. The citrus trees remained while all the fruit was lost. 300 people died, the total loss was estimated at $50 million. Many sugar mills were completely destroyed. Thousands of poor people's houses were blown down. 247,728 houses were blown down, 192,444 houses were partially destroyed. Many fallen trees and utility poles. 770 school buildings were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The sugar crops were flooded, with rainfall as high as 29.6inches during 48 hours. A third part of the cane was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Oct 25, 1928. p. 7. DAM: Report by engineers of the Department of the Interior which evaluated damage to government buildings: “Inspectors report that many buildings of concrete construction were totally destroyed by explosive action when windows and doors of unguarded structures were crashed in, permitting the wind to enter. The single largest item is in the two room school group. These buildings are without cross support, in most cases, to give room for removable partitions. Complete destruction of frame schools of inexpensive construction looms large in the report, but there are a number of instances where faulty construction was observed. The concrete of a number of structures was not up to specifications, the report discloses, and contractors responsible will be asked to clear themselves if possible. Of 1,002 buildings, 285 were totally destroyed and 455 damaged, representing a loss amounting to 9% of the valuation. 23 school buildings of concrete were demolished in the rural zones and one school in the urban district. 281 frame schools were demolished.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 23. DAM: The Department of Education stated that 3/4 of the school buildings were destroyed. The reporter thought that this might be excessive, but stated that it was certainly true that hardly a building emerged unscathed. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. p. 27. DAM: Reports this week that fully one half of the island's schools were either totally destroyed or damaged by the storm. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. p. 9. DAM: Storm Losses: tobacco in warehouses, 30%; sugar company buildings, 30%; machinery, neglible; cane, 20-35%; citrus fruit industry, packing houses and other buildings, 30%; citrus trees, 10-12%; coconut trees, 60% of trees lost. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 27, 1928. DAM: The school system in PR lost $3,000,000 in buildings and equipment. More than 1,000 classrooms totally destroyed throughout the land and nearly the same number seriously damaged. “Schools are built for improved ventilation and with greater window surface than ordinary structures. Both of these factors explain why the hurricane demolished many school buildings.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 8, 1928. MET: Tuesday morning on Sept 11th, Weather Bureau in Washington DC announced a tropical disturbance at 15N Lat and 50W Long. At the time of the evening of the 11th, the lowest barometer reading was 29.76 inches in Barbados. At 8 am of the 12th, a well-formed cyclonic disturbance was centered to the east of Dominica, which reported a NW wind of 20 mph and a barometer of 29.50 with a west wind of 40mph at Dominica. The storm broke over the SE portion of the island early Thursday morning with the center near Guayama and passed across the island in a WNW direction, leaving between Aguadilla and Isabella. The storm center moved across the island in about 8 hours at the rate of 13 mph. The barometer as the center passed to the south of San Juan at 2:30 pm registered 28.75 inches (28.81 reduced to sea level). At Humacao, on the coast of PR, a reading of 28.04 was recorded at 1:50 pm. Ponce reported 28.27 inches at 4:30 pm, Arecibo 28.75 at 3:30, Isabela 27.8 at 9 pm, Mayaguez 28.6 at 8pm. Guayama 27.5 at 2:30 pm (27.65 reduced to sea-level). Guayama, Cayey, and Aibonito reported a period of calm or light winds lasting 20 to 30 minutes indicating that the storm center passed over those towns. The steam ship Matura reported a bar of 27.5 (sea-level) about 10 miles south of St. Croix. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 8, 1928. DAM: Damage to Fruit Industry: 175 plantations damaged. Cultivated citrus trees, 6500 acres. Pineapple, 3500 acres. Citrus fruit crop, 1,500,000 boxes. Estimated tree loss, 8-10% of total, about 35,000 trees. Pineapple loss was 800,000 boxes at $1,200,000. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.4 NOT: Municipalities in the vortex of the hurricane: Yabucoa, Maunabo, Patillas, Cayey, Cidra, Aibonito, Barranquitas, Comerio, Barros, Adjuntas, Villalba, Utuado, Jayuya, Lares, Quebradillas, Isabela, San Sebastian, Moca , Aguadilla. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.5 DAM: 1200 (50%) of the schools in the island were destroyed, the other 50% was partially damaged. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/13/1928, p.1 MET: The hurricane was located 75 miles to the south of Puerto Rico. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/24/1928, p.1 DAM: 224 people died and 1158 were injured. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.4 DAM: Total loss on minor fruit crops was estimated at $5 million. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.6 DAM: All ways of communication were lost. The roads were blocked by fallen trees, utility poles and wires. Almost all the wood houses were blown down (more than 50%). The main crops were destroyed. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/28/1928, p.1 DAM: The New York Times estimated agricultural loss at $60 million, material loss at $35 million. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/2/1928, p.5 MET: Map of the track of the hurricane in the Caribbean area. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/16/1928, p.1 DAM: The hurricane caused a loss of $10 million in the grapefruit industry. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 10/16/1928, p.1 DAM: The total number of blown down buildings was 4,426. The total number of damaged buildings was 14,688. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Regionalista, 9/29/1928, p.3 MET: The lowest barometric reading in San Juan was 28.28” at 2:45 pm. The maximun wind speed was 150mph. Barometric pressure in Humacao was 28.04” at 1:50 pm. Barometric pressure in Ponce was 28.50” at 4:30 pm. The registered rainfall in Ponce was 5.08”, in Fajardo was 12.26”, San Juan was 10.00” and Adjuntas was 29.60”. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Aguila De Puerto Rico, 9/13/1928, p.1 MET: When the hurricane was in St. John, its maximun wind speed was 90 mph. The wind speed in San Juan at 10:00 am was 60-70 mph. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/18/1928, p.2 MET: The forward speed was no more than 15mph. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 10/5/1928, p.2 DAM: 80% of the total coffee harvest was lost. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/20/1928, p.1 MET: The hurricane crossed the island from southeast to west, in a track similar to the San Ciprian (1899). The lowest barometric pressure in San Juan was 28.78” at 2:45pm. The maximun wind speed was 150mph. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1928, p.1 DAM: 178 schools classrooms were blown down. 560 school classrooms were partially damaged. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.6 MET: Map of the track of the hurricane across the island. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.4 MET: The maximun wind speed at noon was 132mph, then the anemometer was torn loose. The maximun wind speed registered using another instrument at 2:00pm was 150mph. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.2 MET: Map of the hurricane track across the island. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.320 MET: “The vortex of the hurricane was near Guayama, it moved to the west-northwest. It took 8 hours to cross the island at a speed of 13mph. The pressure in San Juan when it passed to the south was 28.75inches (at 2:30pm). In Humacao, at 1:50pm, the pressure was 28.04inches. In Ponce, it was 28.27inches at 4:30pm. In Arecibo, it was 28.75inches at 3:30pm. In Isabela, the pressure was reported at 27.80inches at 9:00pm. In Mayaguez, it was 28.60inches at 8:00pm. The lowest pressure was reported in Guayama at 2:30pm, it was 27.50inches.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.322 MET: “In San Juan, the wind speed was reported as 150mph. The vortex of the hurricane was located 30 miles to the south of the city. It was supposed that the wind speed around the vortex was 200mph.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Puerto Rico (south) SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: Most of the cane fields were destroyed. Almost all the palms along the coast were blown down. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/28/1928, p.5 DAM: In some of the poor sectors 62 houses were blown down and 18 houses were severely damaged. A two classrooms school was completely blown down, only the foundation with the desks nailed to it was left. Several houses and properties of affluent people were destroyed. The Presbiterian Church and Masonic League buildings were severely damaged. The Municipal Hospital was partially damaged. More than 60% of the houses suffered some kind of damage. Most of electrical, telegraph and telephone wires were blown down. The train station was unroofed, its warehouse was blown down and boxcars were pushed over. All latrines, gratings, barns, garages were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.5 DAM: The office for the Electrical Service lost 6 feet of roof and its garage was blown down. Most of the houses were unroofed and several house were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1928, p.4 DAM: 60-80 houses were blown down. In the rural area 500-600 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Region: Carolina PR to Juncos PR SRC: The Times, 9/25/1928, p.1 DAM: Of 247 houses, 143 houses were blown down, 66 were unroofed and 36 houses were uninjured. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Region: Ponce PR to Bayamon PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 21. DAM: On the road from Ponce to Bayamon, 80% of the country dwellings and all of the tobacco ranchos were blown down. All the crops were lost. All the coffee plantations destroyed. All the tobacco seed beds were cleared of plants. The loss of cattle was heavy - many animals were killed by falling debris. FLD: Flooding: No erosion of farm soils. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Region: San Juan PR to Ciales PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.3 DAM: 15,000 utility poles were blown down. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Rincon PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: The minor fruit crops were blown down. Palms and trees were blown down. More than 15 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Rincon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: Two schools of recent construction were blown down. The railroad tracks were uprooted and partially destroyed. The coconut palms crop was destroyed. In the urban area, very little damage was suffered, except for the Catholic church which was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/26/1928, p.5 DAM: Most of the trees were blown down. Houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Rivers overflowed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: 125 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.8 DAM: Houses were blown down, fallen trees, fallen utility poles and wires. Several animals were killed. The crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/28/1928, p.5 DAM: 90% of the houses were blown down. The coffee crops were completely destroyed. 50% of the cane crop was lost. In the urban area 40 poor houses were blown down as well as 50 houses of affluent people. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 MET: “On the south coast, the wind was blowing from the north. Later it changed direction and was blowing from the west, and with stronger intensity. Then, it changed again to the south-southwest”. DAM: At El Cano Verde suburb, 34 out of 35 houses were blown down. At Borinquen suburb, 83 out of 85 houses were blown down. At the Palmer school (made of cement blocks), one of the walls and part of the roof was blown down. Many Spanish style houses on old farms were blown down. The beach area was completely destroyed, only ten houses were left. The sugar mill was unroofed and most of its walls were blown down. A man was killed by a flying zinc plate. FLD: Flooding: Lapa river overflowed and destroyed two bridges. Eleven people drowned. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: Almost all the houses in the town were blown down and dismantled. The loss was estimated at $700,000. The Municipal hospital and Palmer school were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The railroad bridge between Salinas and Guayama was destroyed by the river. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/26/1928, p.5 DAM: Large and small houses were blown down, other houses were dismantled. Most of the trees were destroyed or uprooted. The streets were full of debris, fallen tree branches, fallen utility poles and wires. Several houses were unroofed. The trees at the park were blown down. The Catholic Church, Masonic League and Municipal Hospital were unroofed. The right side of the Santiago R. Palmer School (one classroom and Dental School Clinic) was destroyed. Several people said this was caused by an earthquake during the storm. The main Market Plaza was unroofed. The roof was pulled out by the wind in one piece and then crashed against the ground. Several of its pieces caused damage to houses around the area. Most of the schools were destroyed and their books and materials were damaged. There were not enough schools to serve as shelter. FLD: Flooding: Floods caused by river overflowing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: The Main Market was unroofed and part of the roof destroyed a concrete house located near it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Salinas PR, Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: Fallen trees and utility poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San German PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.1 DAM: All the crops were lost. The building of the Polytechnic Institute was unroofed and lost one of its walls. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.8 DAM: 70% of the crops were lost. 900 families lost their houses. The Main Market suffered severe damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/27/1928, p.8 DAM: In the urban area, 208 houses were unroofed and partially destroyed. 25 houses were blown down. In the Rosario sector 30 houses were blown down and 20 were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 10/18/1928. p. 15. DAM: The entire upper story of the Palace Hotel was virtually blown away. The construction was “much stronger” than lumber. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/4/1928. DAM: From a personal narrative of the storm by Anne Wall: “It must have been about 10:30 am that the precious East Indian mango back of the house split. We were not surprised for a heavy crop on year had bent the tree apart. During the next half hour the whole top went. Presently, what was left split in two right to the ground. I grieved over that tree...little dreaming that the inferno would shortly snap almost every tree in sight into kindling wood...It was about noontime that Dr. Fassig's instruments broke at 132 mph. By 2 pm, the East Indian mangos to the east of the house were breaking up like matches, all about us were crashes of huge branches of big mangoes close to the house, cocoanuts trees swayed to the ground like rubber, finally the gusts were so terrific they tumbled like nine-pins right out of the ground...Crashes of trees, flying roofing, torrents of rain, the terrific noise of the wind itself, all combined to produce a fury that can scarcely be imagined by those who have not live through it...could see the porch roof lifting slightly. From time to time the porch roof lifted and cracked with ghastly thump back down on its beams...Just then, with a terrific rip and roar the west porch roof lifted and tore the entire roof off as though a leaf were being pulled from a tablet...About 6 o'clock there was a significant lull that we stepped outside to see the damage. Indescribable desolation on every side. Only the kitchen had kept its roof. Chicken houses, old ranch, wind-well, dairy, garage, and peon houses were all wrecked. The dairy suffered least and the old garage was canted to one side with pieces of roofing gone...Of the magnificent trees in our yard, only the tall algarroba and two cocoanut palms remotely resembled what they had been. Scarcely a leaf remained on any tree, all tops and branches were broken off to the trunks, and four had been bodily up-rooted. The inside of the house was chaos. Furniture blown and whirled out of position; on the floor about four or five inches of water and in it churned to a hash of books, newspapers, magazines, pictures, silver etc...living room wide open to the sky filled with angry clouds...Pancho's wife said their house had been bodily lifted off the ground and came down in a thousand pieces...In the sandy districts citrus trees were uprooted by the thousands. The hills around us looked burned as though by a forest fire.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/8/1928. (photo) DAM: Photo of Weather Bureau, Dr. Fassig's home. Large home, missing roof and some exterior walls. Lots of debris, broken trees. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.3 DAM: The Victory Garden Stadium was completely destroyed. The Liberty Theatre (concrete construction) was blown down. All the trees at Los Pinos Village were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.12 DAM: The Insane Asylum was dismantled, its garages and corrugated board roofs were destroyed. The District hospital was unroofed. The windows at the Carnegie Library were destroyed and its masonry roofs started to disintegrate. At the Experimental Station, the director's house, the stables and several buildings were blown down. The building of the Anemia division of the Health Department was blown down. The orphanage building was completely destroyed, two small barns at the backyard were blown down. The carton roofs of the District Court building were destroyed. The Legislature building's roof was partially bent by the weight of the rain accumulated over it. The jail building (under construction) lost three metal towers and a lot of the materials being used in the construction. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: The Tres Banderas theatre was partially destroyed. It lost several walls and its interior was severely damaged. All the docks were blown down. The cigarettes company building was blown down. All the buildings at the train station were blown down. The houses in Santurce sector were severely damaged, either by the wind or by fallen trees. The Liberty theatre was unroofed. Two men were in a truck passing by the seashore during the hurricane. One of the men was pulled out of the truck by the wind. He died instantly, also the back compartment was blown down. Several glass windows of commercial buildings were destroyed. Many billboards and signs were blown down. The masonry building of the gasoline company Pyramid was blown down. Almost all the utility poles were blown down. The San Juan Stadium and San Antonio harbor were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Pyramid gasoline company. Its concrete building was blown down, only part of its facade was left. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928,p.7 (photo) DAM: Picture of the ruins of the concrete builiding of the Pyramid gasoline company, just a pile of debris. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 10/11/1928. DAM: Mr. Iglesias returned from Mexico to find his house had been damaged, part of his roof blown off and some of his property ruined. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/8/1928. DAM: At San Juan the storm increased in intensity for three hours after the record of 150 mph. Most of the damage at the Weather Bureau occurred between 2:30 and 3:30 pm. The ballon shed collapsed at 2:30 pm. The residence of the official in charge began to lose portions of its roof at the same time and the entire roof and the ceilings were carried away by 3:30 pm. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/8/1928. DAM: Damage to movie theaters: The Tres Banderas in San Juan suffered extensive damage and the Liberty in Santure lost its roof and rear wall. In both buildings the equipment suffered severe water damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: Report of damage to schools. Most windows pulled out. Trees on one of the schools blown down. A wood school blown down. A cement school had its windows and tiles pulled out, its cafeteria (made of wood) blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Half of the houses were blown down. Lots of damage to schools and public buildings. 25% of cane crop destroyed, 50% of tobacco and almost all the coffee crop were destroyed. 25% of the trees were blown down and the minor fruit crops were destroyed. Most of the tobacco barns were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: The trees at the De Armas Plaza were blown down. Two kiosks in the plaza were unroofed. The glass windows at Gonzalez Padin store were blown down. The gallery at the Fortaleza was destroyed. Most of the billboards and signs were blown down. The Municipal Theatre was unroofed. A radio tower was blown down. At La Perla, several houses were blown down. The theatre and a balcony at the Catholic Academy were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.2 DAM: A line of houses from San Antonio through the end of the New Road were blown down. At El Condado, most of the gardens and trees were blown down. The house of Mr. Domenech (a well-constructed house) was unroofed. Old houses at Loiza street and at Sunoco suburb were blown down. At Santurce, the roads were completely blocked by fallen trees and utility poles. At the entrance of San Juan there were lots of zinc plates and debris that flew with the wind. The Carnegie Library lost several tiles from its roof as well as several windows. The buildings of the “Machine Gun”, used for the army, were completely destroyed. The wood/zinc dining hall of the Barbosa school was blown down. The windows of the Luteran Church were destroyed. Two radio towers at the Naval Base were blown down, this obstructing any kind of radio communications. FLD: Flooding: Floods caused by a blocked gutter. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.3 DAM: The San Juan Stadium lost its zinc roof and fence. The police headquarters was unroofed. All the office equipment and materials were damaged. Almost all the suburbs were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: The Palace Hotel lost part of its eaves. A metal piece flew with the wind as a missile and penetrated the roof of one of the houses near the hotel. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: Several docks and an ice fabric were blown down. The roof from a company was blown down and crashed over a house, destroying it. The second story at the Shell co. was blown down. The glass facade of a building was blown down. The trees at the Lealtad park were blown down. Several “ranchones” were blown down. The Main Market lost its second story. A children's park was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: The Perla suburb was almost completely destroyed. The hospital in La Perla was blown down. Fallen trees and debris in the streets. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: At the Supreme Court building, the wind destroyed all the windows and broke, the metal door knockers. The sessions room lost two doors and the material inside was damaged by the rain. The top story of the building was blown down, all the records stored there were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: Several of the poorest areas in Rio Piedras were blown down. The cane crops were destroyed. Extensive tree blowdowns that blocked a large number of roads. The winds dismantled several buildings at the University of PR. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: Glass windows from several buildings were blown down. The Lincoln school was almost dismantled. The wind destroyed a large number of signs and billboards. Balconies were blown down. The Tres Banderas theatre suffered severe damage. The Perla suburb was blown down. The streets were full of zinc plates, wood rafters, signs, windows, doors and fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: Two boats crashed due to the forces of the wind and surge. The trees in the plazas were blown down. Two of the military houses at El Morro were blown down. Zinc plates and wood were carried by the wind. The wind destroyed glass windows and several concrete walls. Three girders were blown down from a hotel. One of the girders crashed against a house and broke the roof. The facade and roof of the Municipal Theatre were blown down. One of the radio towers of the French Cable radio was bent by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the house of a senator. It appears unroofed and its balcony was blown down. A lot of debris was left on the ground around the house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a house's wall that was broken by a girder carried by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of an ice maker company building. It was just a huge pile of debris, its metal frame visible in some areas. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of a pushed over boxcar. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of a pile of debris from the Pyramid gasoline company. Girders and cement pieces were laid on the ground. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.8 (photo) DAM: Picture of an elegant well-constructed house that was unroofed and partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.9 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Municipal garage, it was blown down. Only part of the walls and roof was left, there was debris everywhere. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.15 (photo) DAM: Picture of the pile of rafters that used to be the White Star bus line headquarters. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.323 DAM: The damage caused to the Weather Bureau building ocurred at 2:30-3:00pm. The house for the equipment for the globes was blown down. The house of the officer was unroofed. The anemometer lost most of its parts at 12:47pm and was blown down at 1:33pm, when it reported a wind speed of 75mph. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/20/1928. p. 15. SUR: The wall around the governor's palace was destroyed and was repaired by convicts. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/27/1928. p. 27. DAM: Nearly half of the electric light poles were blown down, but less than 5% will need to be replaced. Crews are righting those that were blown flat or inclined. The wind toyed with loosely hung street lighting fixtures, destroying them by the thousands. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/27/1928. SUR: Falling trees between San Juan and Santurce broke the telephone cable in three places. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 10/11/1928. DAM: On Miramar Hill there was a giant Indian Laurel tree that was blown over by the storm. One-third to one-half of its roots were broken or exposed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/8/1928. (photo) DAM: Picture of lots of fallen palm trees lying across street car and railroad tracks. Buildings in background look relatively unscathed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.2 DAM: The wind destroyed part of the Rialto Theatre's roof. FLD: Flooding: The San Jose lagoon caused several floods in the area surrounding it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.6 DAM: The Spanish Sanatorium was almost unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.17 DAM: At barrio Obrero the damage was minimun. A few houses in construction were blown down. Several zinc plates from the Catholic church and houses were pulled off. The school lost some of its windows and doors. At El Condado, several palms were blown down and destroyed a garage. Another blown down palm broke a house in two. A tree smashed a car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the main bus station. The building appears unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Las Monjas racetrack. Its bleachers were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: Several boats that were at the docks in San Juan sank. Also, one of the Army's boats was lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a radio metal tower that was blown down. The metal structure appears bent. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the unroofed bleachers at the racetrack. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed warehouse, one of its walls appears partially destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the facade of a commercial building. The glass windows of the building were blown down. The street in front of the store was full of debris. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of a warehouse at the Navy base. It was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.7 (photo) DAM: Picture of the Island Police headquarters, the building appears partially unroofed. Some of its doors were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.7 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street blocked due to several fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.9 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed warehouse. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/27/1928. DAM: The schools of San Juan were damaged only slightly. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/20/1928. p. 14. MET: The anemometer at the Weather Bureau was torn loose when the wind had attained a velocity of 132 mph. Directly after the wind gauge blew away the barometer dropped giving rise to a belief at the Bureau that the wind velocity reached 150 mph at the height of the storm. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/8/1928. MET: At 11:44 am of the 13th, the anemometer at the Office of the Weather Bureau in San Juan lost one of its cups - just after recording a max velocity (the greatest velocity in 5 minutes) of 160 mph. San Juan was about 30 miles from the storm center when these velocities were recorded. With only 2 cups, the anemometer still recorded about 75 mph. The second cup disappeared at 12:47 pm. The arms and the shaft of the anemometer with one cup still attached were blown away later at 1:33 pm. These parts were found later at the San Antonio docks, a distance a third of mile to the southwest of the weather bureau wind tower. “The three cup anemometer in service at San Juan during the recent storm registers 30% less than the 4 cup variety at velocities in excess of 100 mph. In other words, the 4-cup anemometer still in use at Weather Bureau stations would have registered not less than 190 mph at San Juan on the 13th at the time the anemometer lost one cup.” END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/20/1928, p.11 MET: The local Weather Bureau gave a wind velocity of 144 mph at San Juan (25 miles away from the center of the storm), and then the gauge broke about 3 hours before the maximum velocity was attained. The storm center moved at a rate of 15 mph towards the northeast cutting a wide swath from the point of entry to Arecibo. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.2 MET: Hurricane direction was NW, overcasting all the island, and causing more damage in the central part of the island. Movement speed of 15-25Mph, calculated radius of 300miles. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, September 20, 1928. (photo) DAM: Hotel Condado-Vanderbilt after the storm. Scene of vaulted room that is flooded, with broken windows, shutters lying inside, and broken tables. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: One part of the hospital was unroofed. Most of the utility poles and wires were blown down. A warehouse of the Ochoa Fertilizer company was blown down. The loss was calulated at $100,000. Many trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house. Only a pile of debris, a wall and pieces of furniture were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of several blown down houses. Rafters and debris were the only things left. In the background is one of the houses that was ok. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house and an unroofed house. There is another house that remained intact. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of the barrio La Perla. Several houses that didn't suffer damage and three other houses that were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: Most of the trees were blown down. The “Union Club” was blown down. Most of the houses were well-constructed and just a few ones were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Union Club, it lost part of its walls and balcony. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, (Front Cover Photo) DAM: Scene of a Laurel de la India tree. It appears to be uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of inclined poles along the railroad tracks. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a gasoline company warehouse. It appears blown down, only part of a wall was left. The building seems to be masonry construction. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: The military ranch and Weather office building were blown down. Dozens of houses and the Stadium suffered severe damage. 99% of the signs were blown down. The towers at the radio station were blown down. Several important buildings were severely damaged. Several suburbs were almost completely destroyed. All the buildings suffered damage. Fallen trees and utility poles and wires blocked the streets. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.6 (photo) DAM: Picture of the San Juan Stadium that was partially unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: “Rio Piedras did not suffer great damage”. The Main Market suffered little damage. Trees in the main park were blown down. The concrete house at Experimental Station was partially unroofed. At the University of PR, the houses of workers were blown down. The building where the labs, library and offices were located was severely damaged. The other buildings lost their roofs and most of the trees were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: The University's buildings were severely damaged. Part of the Sanatorium buildings were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1928, p.1 DAM: The house of the Experimental Station was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: The Central Vanina sugar mill's buildings were unroofed. The buildings of the Experimental Station were blown down. Most of the utility poles were blown down and broken in pieces. The huts in the rural area were blown down, cane crops were destroyed. Several plantain crops were destroyed. A section of the road collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.20 DAM: The Vanina sugar mill lost its chimney. The chimney was 200 feet tall. When it was blown down, it fell over the machinery building and destroyed it. The mill owner's house was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 15. DAM: The Rio Piedras hospital was unroofed (all the buildings). The leper hospital was also unroofed, but the administration building remained sound. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.2 DAM: 50% of the builings were damaged. The Liberty theatre was blown down, only the facade was left. The Victory Garden Stadium and the Puerto Rican Girls College were unroofed. THe Puerto Rico Sanatorium was almost destroyed. A lot of houses were blown down. Fallen trees and utility poles and wires. THe Police headquarters was blown down. All the forested areas were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.2 DAM: The area from “Parada 11” to “Parada 15” streets was full of fallen trees and utility poles as well as blown down zinc plates. The Puerto Rican College for girls was unroofed and lost part of its structure. The trees in front of the college were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, (Front cover photo) DAM: Scene of wood debris from blown down houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Tres Banderas theatre. The building lost its facade and only part of the roof and some of the walls were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down school. Only a pile of debris was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.7 (photo) DAM: Scene of the blown down Liberty Theatre. A lot of rafters were laid over the seats. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Porto Rico Progress, October 11, 1928. (photo) DAM: McLeary street in Santurce was almost covered with uprooted trees after the passing of the hurricane. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Liberty theatre. It lost its roof, only the walls remained. A lot of rafters were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.7 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Puerto Rican girls school. The roof of the building was blown down and laid on the front street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Juan PR, Barranquitas PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.3 DAM: Fallen trees and landslides blocked the road between these two towns as well as roads in each town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: The municipal property suffered damage estimated at 50%. All the rural schools were blown down. The Municipal hospital was destroyed. 90% of the rural houses were blown down and 50% of the houses in the urban area were blown down. Several tobacco barns were destroyed, the tobacco crop was lost. The Central hotel's wall and roofs were blown down. The Municipal Court building suffered some damage and the towers at the Catholic church were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.3 DAM: 314 families lost their houses. Municipal hospital blown down. 47 schools blown down, two schools unroofed. Town hall partially damaged. 2 people died, 77 injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.3 DAM: Warehouses dismantled and houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: The damage caused to the property was calculated at 50%. Most of the trees were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: The coffee crop was destroyed. 6 tobacco barns, 2 large warehouses and 22 workers' houses were blown down. 50% of the cane crop was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: The schools were blown down. The “Colectiva” building was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.15 DAM: The utility poles and lines were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.8 DAM: The coffee crop was destroyed. Most of the houses were blown down. More than 300 houses were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.6 DAM: Warehouses, hotel and office property of Enrique Catoni blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: La Demoracia, 9/22/1928,p.6 DAM: 120 houses blown down, 200 houses unroofed. Trees and plantain trees uprooted. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/28/1928, p.5 DAM: Several huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: 50 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The total loss was estimated at $300,000. 300 houses were blown down. The town hall, tha jail and another municipal building suffered considerable damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.6 DAM: Schools with 16 classrooms blown down. Town hall and hospital partially damaged. 90% of the rural houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: In the Pajaro Americano sector numerous huts and grapefruit warehouses were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.2 FLD: Flooding: A large number of cattle were killed by the floods. The bridge in the road from San Juan to Toa Alta was destroyed by the current. END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.15 DAM: 60% of the houses were dismantled or blown down. FLD: Flooding: There were streets where the flood level reached 2 meters. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.4 DAM: In the urban area, 92 houses were partially damaged and 66 were blown down. 80% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/27/1928, p.5 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. The town hall was unroofed, all its materials and equipment were damaged by the rain. All the crops were destroyed (plantains, “batatas”, “yautias”). Sugar cane crops were destroyed. A little girl was killed and three people were severely injured. All the rural and urban schools were unroofed and several were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Loiza River overflowed and destroyed a bridge on the road to Rio Piedras. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: 90% of the urban houses were blown down. The school and the theatre were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/20/1928, p.3 DAM: Wind uprooted a house and divided it in two parts, one of the parts flew over, a little girl inside was injured. Rural schools blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Democracia, 10/2/1928, p.5 DAM: All the urban and rural schools were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: The rural schools were blown down. The jail was destroyed. A lot of houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: 10 houses were blown down. The theatre, Protestant church, schools and the town hall suffered serious damage. The only buildings without any damage were the concrete schools. FLD: Flooding: Rio Grande de Loiza river overflowed and destroyed most of the houses along its edges. Several animals were killed (cattle and poultry). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia,9/21/1928, p.8 DAM: Three cement school buildings and a wood building were the only school buildings that remained after the hurricane. The concrete school at barrio Carraizo was unroofed. In another concrete school in the urban area the library room was unroofed. The jail was blown down, 11 prisoners were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The rural area was mostly destroyed. The material loss in the perimeter of the town was estimated at $18,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1928, p.12 DAM: The jail was blown down. The road to Rio Piedras was blocked due to landslides and fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/28/1928, p.4 DAM: 245 huts were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, October 11, 1928. DAM: Observations from a trip to Utuado: The trail from the barrios Tetuan to Mameyes was obstructed by landslides and by trees which had been uprooted and thrown across the trail by the hurricane. The coffee trees were either entirely uprooted or cleaned of leaves and berries, and the shade trees were broken off. In San Ciriaco (1899) only 10% of the harvest was saved, here only 5% might be salavaged. A farmer who lived in a well-built two-story house found himself on the morning of the 14th with his farm destroyed and his dwelling and other buildings turned into piles of boards and splinters, mainly splinters. Out of 111 houses inspected, 45 or 40% were completely destroyed; 26 or 25% were left without a roof; and 40 or 37% were slightly injured or not injured at all. “In studying the above figures, we must bear in mind that the houses on coffee farms are the property of the farmer and they are better built than the average peasant (jibaro) hut. Most of them are constructed of American wood and zinc and are better able to withstand the wind than the huts of tobacco and minor crop districts.” “The roads leading to the other towns were entirely blocked because of enormous landslides; the town was deprived of water and light, and the streets were full of debris and mud brought by the streams which rushed down to the town from the surrounding hills.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.1 DAM: 90% of the houses blown down, extensive blow down trees. 98% of the coffee crop was destroyed. 80% of the schoools blown down. Landslides blocked roads, tobacco barns blown down. Agricultural farm completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: Several of the best houses were blown down. The hotel was blown down. The Catano barrio was completely destroyed. FLD: Flooding: A garage with three cars inside was destroyed by the flood. One of the cars was pushed by the water about 14 kilometers from the garage. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.4 DAM: 90% of the houses were blown down or dismantled. 98% of the coffee crop was lost. Approximately 2,000 houses were blown down. 75 people were killed. The Agriculutral farm was blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.4 DAM: Most of the houses were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: 80% of the town was severely damaged or blown down. The smallest stores were blown down. A large warehouse was mostly blown down. The coffee crop was destroyed. The roads were blocked because of fallen trees, utility poles and landslides. Only three schools were left in the rural area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.2 DAM: In the rural area, only 6 houses were left undamaged. In the urban area, all the schools were unroofed or blown down. The poor neighborhoods were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The town was almost destroyed. The poor neighborhoods were blown down. The urban schools were unroofed. The rural schools were destroyed and dismantled. Hundreds of huts were blown down. The cane and minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.14 DAM: A school was blown down. When its roof was detached by the wind (including all the rafters), it fell over a house, completely destroying it. The brick walls of the school were partially pushed by the wind and became imbalanced. Several important buildings suffered severe damage. Almost all the houses in the south neighborhood were blown down. The rural schools disappeared. At the San Vicente and Carmen sugar mills a lot of damage was suffered. Two iron chimneys of recent construction were blown down. The barns and warehouses at both mills were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The river caused floods in the town. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.12 DAM: 80% of the houses were blown down. 240 families lost their houses. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Tiempo, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: Only a two-story house was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1928, p.4 DAM: The Protestant church lost its balcony. The clock at the Catholic church suffered severe damage. Two chimneys at the Monserrate sugar mill were blown down. A baby was pulled by the wind from her mother's arms and killed when it fell on the ground. The cane and minor fruit crop were destroyed. All the stables were destroyed by the wind, a lot of animals were killed. Almost all the utility poles and wires were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: Almost all the houses were blown down. At Central Playa Grande sugar mill all the buildings were blown down. The sugar mill's chimneys were blown down. One of its main buildings was unroofed and the rain damaged the machinery inside. The palms were almost completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The police headquarters and many other buildings suffered considerable damage. A lot of houses were blown down. The roads were blocked. Several boats sank. The Margarita Theatre, the Municipal hospital and Methodist church were partially destroyed. The radio station lost its poles and antennas. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/19/1928, p.8 DAM: The schools suffered severe damage. The building recently constructed for the Girls' reformatorium served as a shelter and only lost its chimney. The Municipal hospital lost most of its roof. Most of the boats sank. The houses in the rural area were blown down. The Playa Grande sugar mill lost all its chimneys and houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/18/1928, p.2 DAM: 400 houses were blown down, 40 people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: Several neighborhoods were severely destroyed. A large number of houses were blown down. The building that was destined to be the Reformatory School lost its chimney. The Municipal hospital was partially unroofed. All the boats in the bay sank. In the rural area, most of the houses were blown down. The Playa Grande sugar mill lost all its chimneys. When the chimneys fell down they destroyed several of the buildings. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, November 11, 1928. DAM: The Hacienda Semil suffered great storm damage. The plantation, which was largely shaded by guavas and Inga inga, is denuded of shade, and the standing trees are stark and dead. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/21/1928, p.5 DAM: Most of the rural schools blown down, 90% of the houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.4 DAM: The Toro Negro hotel was unroofed. The electrical station which the government was constructing suffered severe damage and was unroofed. One landslide was reported. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/18/1928, p.1 DAM: 70% of the rural houses were blown down. The coffee and minor fruit crops were completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: Half of the town was blown down. The coffee crop was lost. FLD: Flooding: Jacaguas river flooded the town. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: One person died and 6 were injured. 14 houses were blown down and 28 houses were partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Aguila de Puerto Rico, 9/15/1928, p.3 DAM: A lot of buildings were unroofed. The MacJones hotel was unroofed. The Athletic Field, Gymnasium and Grand Stand court were unroofed. The Athletic Field's fence was blown down. Several forested areas were blown down. FLD: Flooding: The flood destroyed several houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 9/22/1928, p.22 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Toro Negro hotel, its building was unroofed. FLD: Flooding: In the front yard of the hotel were the ruins of a store that was dragged by the river. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, Sept 20, 1928. p. 15. DAM: “An eye witness reports that Yabucoa was entirely destroyed by the wind. Hotels, residences, cine, and the churches were destroyed (only the Catholic church was left undamaged). An eight room school was completely destroyed by the wind and two more dismantled. No schools were left in Yabucoa, and there will be no classes for at least 6 months. Central Mercedita was destroyed by wind. Two schools at Yabucoa were destroyed by wind and the flood that followed, not even a desk was left to mark the place where the school stood.” FLD: Flooding: Flooding. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/22/1928, p.2 DAM: Practically all the vegetation was destroyed. In Central Yabucoa sugar mill, chimneys, roofs and walls blown down. Evngelic church (of recent construction) as well as Colon theatre were converted to lots of debris when their roof and walls collapsed. Catholic church lost a cross located at the top of its dome as well as its windows and doors. Many concrete and brick buildings including a hotel, schools, guest house and limestone crusher collapsed. Several stores and shops unroofed. A lot of houes were pushed by the wind from its original place, some were dismantled. Municipal hospital lost part of its zinc roof. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/24/1928, p.5 DAM: 75% of the well-constructed houses blown down, all the poor houses blown down. At Central Mercedita sugar mill, the chimney (best constructed chimney on the island) blown down; all the houses at sugar mill destroyed. 50% of the cane destroyed. In Barrio La Laura 98 houses blown down. From Santa Elena mountain lots of landslides, almost all the trees uprooted. Davila hotel destroyed. NOT: “It was confirmed Yabucoa was one of the most damaged municipalities.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.1 DAM: Most of the houses were blown down. The Ejemplo and Mercedita sugar mills were severely damaged. 15 people died and 185 were injured. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1928, p.5 DAM: Almost all the houses were blown down. Several houses were unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/17/1928, p.1 DAM: The Mercedita sugar mill was completely destroyed. Almost all the houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/26/1928, p.2 DAM: The Municipal Hospital was unroofed, it lost several windows. 13 people died and 250 were injured. A total of 229 houses and buildings were blown down. 42 houses and buildings were dismantled. 90% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/21/1928, p.3 DAM: The rural area was destroyed. The police headquarters were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: La Correspondencia, 9/17/1928, p.8 DAM: The Catholic church was the only building without any damage. The Protestant church was blown down and killed the pastor and his son. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1928, p.7 DAM: The Evangelic church was blown down. The Catholic church lost its doors and suffered partial damage. The Municipal hospital suffered severe damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, (photo) DAM: Scene of the town of Yabucoa. Several piles of debris were in the street around the houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1928, p.2 DAM: The Catholic chapels at barrios Narnajo and Collores were blown down. A man was injured by a zinc plate carried by the wind. Several people were killed when their houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/23/1928, p.11 DAM: In the urban area, 258 houses were blown down. In the rural area, 500 houses were blown down. Hundreds of houses were partially destroyed. 58 people were injured and one person died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.5 DAM: 300 poor houses were blown down. The coffee and minor fruit crops were lost. The schools were blown down. The water and electrical systems were damaged and became useless. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1928, p.1 DAM: One person died and 7 were injured. 150 houses were blown down in the urban area and 90 houses were partially damaged. In the rural and urban areas combined, 500 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1928 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1928, p.12 DAM: In the center of the town, many important buildings including municipal and commercial houses suffered severe damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Hatillo PR, Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Lares PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aguada PR, Moca PR, Rincon PR, San Sebastian PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Dia, 9/16/1931, p.6 DAM: Zinc plates blown down, trees uprooted. Slight damage to agriculture and properties. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aguadilla PR, Isabela PR, Lares PR, Moca PR, Rincon PR, San Sebastian PR SRC: EL Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 FLD: Flooding: Floods in all the rivers and streams of the municipality. END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Aibonito PR, Barranquitas PR, Comerio PR, Orocovis PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.4 DAM: No apparent damage in these municipalities, electric power still working. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: Flood caused by small river. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: River's overflow passed over a bridge. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Anasco PR, Cabo Rojo PR, Hormigueros PR, Maricao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: Floods because of rivers' overflow. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.329 MET: “The hurricane appeared on September 9, near latitude 17 north and longitude 57 west. It was far away to the east of St. Marteen, Barbuda and Antigua. On the 10th, it passed along the north coast of Puerto Rico after having crossed over the northern part of St. Thomas. On the 11th, it continued in the same direction to the west. It entered Santo Domingo by Cabo Engano and crossed the island from east to west. It passed to the north of Ciudad Trujillo and Puerto Principe in Haiti. On September 12, it passed along the north coast of Jamaica and continued on a straight line to the west. It crossed the Yucatan Peninsula and reached Veracruz on the 16th. The wind speed there was 95mph and the pressure was 29.43inches.” END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 MET: At 11:30 pm hurricane stroke Arecibo. DAM: Extensive damage to coastal zone. Damage to grapefruit crops and cane. Several zinc plates, old houses and kitchens blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/12/1931, p.1 DAM: Several houses dismantled, houses unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: Slight damage. Most damage to grapefruit crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: Slight damage, only a few zinc plates blown down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 FLD: Flooding: Bayamon River flooded La Rabua, Santa Cruz and Pueblo Viejo suburbs. END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR, Lajas PR, San German PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: Cabo Rojo river overflowed. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Caguas PR, Cayey PR, Cidra PR, Gurabo PR, Humacao PR, Juncos PR, Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.16 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: Several houses blown down, zinc plates and wood blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: 5 poor people houses blown down. In the urban area, only a garage was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: Slight damage, several electric and telephone poles blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.2 DAM: 14 houses blown down and 86 partially unroofed (houses blown down were property of very poor people). Wood fences, latrines, and poles blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.17 DAM: 3 poor houses blown down, 12 houses partially destroyed. Vegetation destroyed. Two electric poles blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Catano PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.2 SUR: At the harbour, surge destroyed ticket house. DAM: Ornamental trees at harbour blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931,p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage in the urban area. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.1 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.16 DAM: Slight damage. FLD: Flooding: Floods caused by La Plata River. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: Slight damage to property, two houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: Coconut harvest completely lost, roads blocked. 75% of the fruits off. Several houses blow down. NOT: Second most damage in the island (San Juan was first). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: 2 small houses blown down, several houses partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage, just rain. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Fajardo PR, Luquillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: Slight damage, several blown down poles and zinc plates. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage, except for several blown down houses at “Pueblo Viejo” (wood houses). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 DAM: At senator Martinez Nadal's house, the exotic garden and a henhouse were blown down. A lot of trees and palms lost their branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: 3 houses unroofed, slight damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage reported. FLD: Flooding: A river overflowed. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: Slight damage to property. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Hatillo PR, Isabela PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Hormigueros PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 FLD: Flooding: Floods in roads due to small river. END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage, just a few landslides. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931,p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Lajas PR, Mayaguez PR, San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Las Piedras PR, Luquillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: Lots of blowndown trees. Slight damage to agriculture. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/12/1931, p.3 DAM: Slight damage to a few houses. Public clock was broken because of the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.16 DAM: Several houses unroofed, landslides. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/19331, p.5 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Morovis PR, Ponce PR, Quebradillas PR, Utuado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Naguabo PR, Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.16 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/14/1931, p.5 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: La Democracia, 9/11/1931, p.1 MET: Barometic pressure of 29.67. Wind direction N-NW at 40Mph. Center will pass 50 miles from San Juan. END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.335 MET: The hurricane passed by the island only 6 miles from the coast. The wind speed reached 100mph. The lowest pressure was 29.17inches. It lasted 2 hours and 2 people were killed. NOT: [Salivia classifies this hurricane as Type B (only part of the island was affected by hurricane winds (75mph))] END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/14/1931, p.12 DAM: Slight damage. FLD: Flooding: Fooding due to Espiritu Santo River and Rio Grande. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: Floods caused by Rio Espiritu Santo and Rio Grande. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.17 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.1 DAM: 18 houses at Barrios Melilla and Tras Talleres blown down. 13 houses partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.1 DAM: No damage to hospitals. At the harbours, piers 2 and 3 partially damaged. Pier #5 unroofed and partially damaged. A house destined to be an office for the harbour was blown down. Two ships anchored at harbour received severe damaged, one of them ran aground. A transatlantic ship (Sebastian Elcano) was pushed from its position and crashed with an “ancon” that was full of garlic and onions. The ancon sank and the ship was damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.2 SUR: Surge flooded part of Pelayo, Mangle, San Andres and Miranda streets. DAM: Several houses blown down, others unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.2 DAM: Several houses unroofed, balconies blown down. Lateral walls on one of the houses blown down. “Ranchones” (tenant houses) called El Laberinto unroofed. One of the roofs crashed over a trolley car's poles and wires, destroying them. Another “ranchon” sheltering people from Trinidad and St.Thomas was unroofed and damaged by rain. Electric poles and wires blown down, some of the poles were broken in half. Zinc and wood plates were missiles. Billboards blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 DAM: In Barrio Capetillo a lot of the houses were dismantled, trees blown down as well as electric and telegraph poles. Several houses flooded, zinc plates embedded in trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo ,9/12/1931,p.3 MET: “At the lower part of the city there were more damage than the upper part because the second gusts from the southwest attacked warehouses and docks as well as the boats in the harbour.” DAM: At plaza de Baldorioty: blown down trees and a unroofed kiosk. Fence around House of Spain ballroom was partially destroyed. Several commercial buildings suffered broken windows. Billboards and signs blown down. Houses' balconies blown down. One of the houses at San Sebastian street unroofed because of the weight of the water over it. Interior walls of two buildings collapsed when the windows were destroyed. Pavillion at El Morro occupied by the 65th Infantry regiment was dismantled. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Dia, 9/11/1931, p.1 DAM: 5,000 houses dismantled, 100 balconies blown down. Trees pulled out. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.4 MET: Hurricane passed by at 100 miles from San Juan. Maximun wind speed was 60Mph. Since 9:00 pm to 10:00pm the hurricane winds stroke with force, raining a lot. After a moment of calm (15 minutes), the wind started to hit stronger. At this time, wind speed was 75-80Mph. At 11:00pm the wind stopped and at 12:00m everything was calm. Hurricane affected northeast part of the island. At 10:00pm barometric pressure was 29.62in. Maximun wind speed was calculated for a period of 5 minutes to be 100Mph from NW between (9:00-10:00pm); wind from SW was 75-80Mph. DAM: Windows, zinc plates, billboards, plant pots, balustrades, balconies and trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/12/1931, p.1 DAM: 9 houses, the municipal theatre, Tres Banderas theatre and several public buildings unroofed. Shop windows broken in three stores. Fence around Casa Espana ballroom blown down. 4 fallen trees. Windows blown down at Palace hotel, Baldorioty School and R. Schulter shop. Several balconies and walls of houses blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.1 (photo) DAM: Balconied window knocked over. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed house in La Perla suburb. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 DAM: Convalescencia Park completely destroyed. Several balconies blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 (photo) DAM: Scene of the debris from one of the blown down balconies. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.2 DAM: At the offices of the General Consulate of Spain the wind's fury pushed over furniture, broke glasses and lamps as well as caused damage to offset applications on the facade. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/16/1931, p.3 DAM: At military bases, a lot of buildings unroofed, most of the trees blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.332 MET: There was a calm for 15 minutes. After that, the wind started blowing from the southeast instead of the southwest as it had before. DAM: Two people were killed. Many glass windows and light construction were blown down. The damage was limited to a strip of 5-6 miles wide along the north coast of the island, from San Juan to Aguadilla. The part of the hurricane that caused the damage was around 10-12miles in diameter. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.335 DAM: The hurricane blew down many signs, fences, glass windows and trees and palms. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.331 MET: “The pressure was 29.17inches and the wind speed was 90mph.” END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR (Puerta de Tierra) SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.2 DAM: Several houses damaged. Two walls from a house still in construction collapsed. 40% of the vegetation on Munoz Rivera park blown down. An abandoned boat was pushed against a bridge and caused damage to parts of the bridge. Electric poles along two bridges were bent and its lamps broken. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931,p.5 DAM: Several houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 9/11/1931, p.1 DAM: Most trees are on the ground-some pulled up by the roots. Palms have been especially damaged. Warehouses on Streets 15 and 18 unroofed. Several recently constructed houses, mostly of two stories were unroofed, and furniture was damaged by rain. San Juan Stadium dismantled. 18 small houses blown down, 13 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: 6 houses unroofed, one house blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: La Democracia, 9/14/1931, p.3 DAM: Strong rains and winds, no damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931,p.15 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1931 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1931, p.15 DAM: 17 houses unroofed (most of them with palm leaf roofs, 5 were zinc roofs) FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. Reports that the storm caused damage to banana and coffee plantations. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguada PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: Several houses blown down. Damage to coffee, cane and minor fruit crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.3 DAM: 20% of the houses unroofed. 75% of huts and more than the half of wood houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: Floods in the streets due to overflow in several small rivers. Eleven people drowned. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: 11 people died, 6 injured. Damage to schools, electric poles, and houses in poor sectors. In the rural area a large number of houses were blown down or unroofed. Severe damage to crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/1/1932, p.4 DAM: 60 houses blown down; in the rural area, 50% of the houses were blown down. Six rural schools were blown down. Municipal hospital received minor damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: The police station destroyed. Great damage to property. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/4/1932, p.5 DAM: 75% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. Crops were destroyed and the coffee harvest was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Tobacco barns blown down. Coffee, banana, plantain and minor fruit crops destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No substantial damage in the urban area. There was some damage in rural areas. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: Minor damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Minor damage to property. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Aibonito PR, Barranquitas PR, Cayey PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.5 DAM: Tobacco seedbeds destroyed. Severe damage to crops and properties. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Minor damage to houses. 50% coffee loss. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 FLD: Flooding: Bridge over Anasco River was destroyed. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Anasco PR, Mayaguez PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: Mayaguez shows no damage nor does Anasco but cane is partially down throughout this area. FLD: Flooding: There is a great deal of flood water. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950. p.339-340 MET: “A few miles away to the east-northeast of Antigua, and east of St.Kitts, a strong hurricane appeared. Three hours later, it was over Antigua. At 8:00am on the 26th, it was around St. Marteen, St. Bartolome and St. Kitts. It moved toward the west-northwest, at a rate of 10mph. Its wind speed was 70mph. During the rest of the day, its direction of movement varied. During the afternoon, its center passed between St. Thomas and St. Croix.” END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: “Trees close to Arecibo lie southeast.” DAM: “...Arecibo where it appears that the town was hard hit. I estimate that one-third to one-half of the poor homes are damaged or destroyed.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: In the Obrero barrio 5 houses were destroyed and 31 unroofed. In the urban areas 25% of the houses were unroofed. The urban zone suffered more than the rural zone. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, left side, first from top) DAM: Scene of a blowndown building (zinc roof), 24 people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932 (photo, right side , second from top) DAM: Scene of the blown down train station. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 26 died, 52 injured. In “barrio Obrero”, 5 houses blown down, 31 unroofed. In the urban area, 25% of the houses unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 5 houses blown down, 31 unroofed. 255 houses in the urban area were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/28/1932, p.1 DAM: A building made of zinc with a cement facade collapsed, killing 24 people inside it. Several boxcars were pushed by the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 10/3/1932, p.1 DAM: 1064 houses destroyed, 1983 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: Theatre unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: In the urban area a workshop of the Burgos y Quinones blacksmith company was damaged, costing $25. In the rural areas cane fields were lightly damaged, but production won't be harmed. On the coast there was absolutely no damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: Blacksmith's shop unroofed, $25 loss. Minor damage to cane crops, no damage to seacoast. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Minor damage, a blacksmith's shop unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: One dead, 43 injured. 593 houses totally destroyed. Coffee and small fruits totally destroyed. Sugar cane 50% destroyed. 980 families without homes. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 374 houses destroyed, 593 partially destroyed. Coffee and minor fruit crops destroyed. Sugar cane crops 50% destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.8 DAM: 239 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 5. DAM: The rural zone suffered considerably. In the urban areas the hurricane unroofed some houses, but in the rural areas the winds destroyed 90% of the huts/cabins. The ranchos for tobacco were destroyed. 100% loss of small fruits. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 90% of banana plantations were destroyed, 100% of avocados, 20% of coffee, and 80% of the sown tobacco. Some animals were also lost. 20 houses destroyed and 19 unroofed, but these were poor people's homes. The damage was approximately $20 per house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 90% of plantain and banana crops destroyed, 100% of avocado crop destroyed, 20% of coffee lost as well as 80% of tobacco. 20 houses blown down, 19 dismantled (houses of poor people). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.7 DAM: 200 huts blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 7 dead and 54 wounded. The hurricane destroyed the majority of the city. There are thousands of people without homes. The countryside is devastated. Telephone, telegraph, and electrical lines are destroyed. The government archives and offices destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Massive flooding in the rivers. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 7 died, 54 injured. Cyclone destroyed almost all the city. Fallen poles (electric, telephone, telegraph). Municipal and district archives destroyed. FLD: Flooding: Extense flooding. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: “Trees fell toward the southeast.” DAM: “Bayamon is in very bad shape; half the poor type of houses are down and many unroofed, the central Juanita (sugar mill) appears to be destroyed; cane is down everywhere.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, right side, first from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down house, only the foundation and debris were left. Trees surrounding the house appear without leaves on their branches. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Sugar mill completely destroyed”. FLD: Flooding: “There are a lot of flooded districts, roads are flooded but one could drive through”(secretary of the governor) FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: The sanctuary (church) roof blew off and smashed the people who had taken shelter underneath it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “At the south part of Bayamon almost all the palms were blown down, but there were still many houses in good condition”(secretary of the governor). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Bayamon PR (Hato Tejas) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, first from top) DAM: Scene of an unroofed church (well-constructed cement building). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: All the tobacco ranchos were destroyed. Also the tobacco warehouses were destroyed. Losses of small fruits, grains, and cattle are minimal. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932,p.1 DAM: Buildings dismantled, 4 people died, several injured. Schools were damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.5 DAM: All the trees at the central park were uprooted. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 2 died, 14 injured. 200 houses blown down, cattle and poultry loss ($1000). Tobacco barns blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Commercial glass windows destroyed, houses, public clock, Palmer Park, Campo Alegre Theater destroyed. Electric, telephone and telegraph poles and lines blown down. An electric pole was hurled like a missile and destroyed part of a house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 200 houses blown down. About $1000 loss of cattle and poultry. $2500 loss of tobacco and tobacco barns. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.3 DAM: On the road between Caguas and Rio Piedras 70% of the houses were destroyed. A school was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 200 houses damaged. 2 killed and 14 injured. Cattle and fowl lost. Tobacco damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, #3, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a sugar mill (“Central Defensa”), some of its buildings appear to be severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Sugar mill unroofed, roads were passable. To the North of Caguas an increase in damage was evident. Northwest of Caguas most palms were destroyed, but houses were ok. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Sugar Mill was unroofed, but the rest of the town seems to be ok. In the northern part you can notice more damage, to the northwest were a lot of fallen palms” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 50% of the houses in the urban area were destroyed, most of them had wood and zinc roofs. 10% of the houses were partially destroyed, 10% without damage. Town hall, police headquarters and Municipal court house were partially damaged. Rural areas destroyed [no details]. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No personal injuries, but considerable material losses. 45% of houses totally destroyed, and 40% unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 45% of the houses blown down, 40% partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 45% of the houses blown down, 40% patially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 45% of the houses blown down, 2% partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Camuy PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 5. DAM: Camuy suffered greatly. The rural zones were violently attacked by the winds leaving many poor familiies without a place to live. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Caribbean SRC: El Mundo, 10/10/1932, p.12 MET: Peak wind speed was 70Mph when the hurricane struk the Dominican Republic. Barometric pressure was 742. Maximun rain fall was 4.32 in. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/3/1932, p. 5. DAM: 75 percent of houses were destroyed and 500 houses were damaged. The Victoria sugar mill suffered incalculable damage. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 18 dead, 225 injured, and various people unaccounted for. 50% of urban property destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: 18 people died, 220 injured. 50% of the houses were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/4/1932, p. 2. DAM: The basketball courts in the Vizcarrondo and Munoz Rivera schools were completely destroyed. The Cereced theater suffered enormous damage, the Carolina bus line was damaged, the Hispano Casino was completely unroofed. The neighborhoods of Ensanche and Perla were 50% on the ground. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/10/1932, p.6 DAM: 18 died, 380 injured, 1,800 houses blown down, 927 houses damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.1 DAM: A house collapsed, three people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: 100 houses destroyed, 500 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.4 DAM: Victoria Sugar mill was dismantled, the houses surrounding it were blown down. The large chimney of the sugar mill collapsed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 100 houses blown down, 500 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 20 dead and 40 injured. The town almost totally destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Three boats sank. Several boats were pushed toward the coast. Most of the houses blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 2 people died, 40 injured. The town was totally destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/1/1932, p. 8. SUR: Complete destruction of the Heliograph theater whose second floor was totally thrown into the middle of the street. The Wilson bridge was cracked. The light tower located in front of the cemetery was pulled up from its cement base. The electric and telephone lines suffered damage. DAM: The flooding of the dam damaged the few houses that were left by the strong winds. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 4. DAM: Schools, docks, and municipal buildings received considerable damage. Poor “barriadas” were completely destroyed. The streets were filled with debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 4. DAM: Trees yanked up by their roots. Palm trees uprooted and thrown, leaves all over the place. 1300 houses totally destroyed. 1200 houses partially destroyed. 300 houses with some damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #3, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down house, only debris left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Dia,, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 2 died, 40 injured. Almost all the population destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Catano is in a very bad condition. Barrio Amelia completely disappeared” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #6, right side, third from top) DAM: Scene of unroofed houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, first from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down dock. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. FLD: Flooding: One 2-year old child drowned. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: Most of the tobacco barns blown down, as well as seed nurseries. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/4/1932, p.5 DAM: 80% of tobaco barns blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. A great number of houses in the urban area were unroofed, including the police station. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Mostly unroofed houses, including police headquarters. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cayey PR (Las Cruces sector) SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.3 DAM: A recently constructed cement church was destroyed [no details]. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 1 dead and 4 injured. 205 houses destroyed totally and 98 partially destroyed. The radio and telegraph station was totally destroyed. 75% of the sown cane crop lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, right side, third from top) DAM: Scene of Catholic Church unroofed (cement and wood roof). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 205 houses completely destroyed, 98 partially damaged. Radio and telegraph stations totally destroyed. 75% of cane crops destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.7 DAM: 205 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 SUR: Two steamers run aground. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 8 houses destroyed, 78 unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “Slightly more damage to houses and trees (than Barros, Orocovis).” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No dead and 4 injured. 30 houses unroofed, mostly poor people's homes. Farms in the rural areas totally destroyed. 80% of tobacco barns damaged, and 20% totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 4 injured. 30 houses blown down, 20% of tobacco barns completely destroyed, 80% severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 30 houses were dismantled. 80% of tobacco barns were partially damaged, 20% blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 36 houses blown down, 20% of tobacco barns blown down, 2% of tobacco barns partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. Effects of storm in rural areas unknown. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/1/1932, p. 1. DAM: The strongest part of the storm was between 12 and 2 am when one could feel pieces of zinc flying through the air, hitting roofs and walls and causing them to collapse. There was an infinity of totally unroofed houses. More than 60 houses of poor people in the barrios of Cielito and Cuba Libre were destroyed or unroofed. In the rural areas more than 50% of the houses, most of them poor people's homes, were unroofed or totally destroyed. The tobacco barns were destroyed (about 95%). Farms of coffee, banannas, and small fruits were totally destroyed. Seven school houses were destroyed. Most were either one or two room buildings. In addition, a one room school house in the Cejas barrio was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: Trees nearby are lying east and northeast. DAM: “In Comerio the damage lessens considerably (compared to Bayamon) and many houses in the country are standing. The town of Comerio is little damaged. Bananas are down everywhere.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 46 houses totally destroyed, 54 unroofed. In the rural zone the majority of poor people's homes were destroyed. All the tobacco drying barns destroyed. All the sown crops and small fruits were destroyed. The desolation in the countryside is astounding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 46 houses blown down, 54 houses dismantled. In the rural area, most of the houses were blown down. All crops of minor fruits and tobacco destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 46 houses blown down. All tobacco barns destroyed, as well as tobacco and minor fruit crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 20 houses blown down, 40 dismantled. 40% of the houses in the rural area blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: In the urban area, 20 houses blown down and 40 partially damaged. In the rural area, most of the houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/3/1932, p.5 DAM: 50% of the houses in the rural area blown down. 95% of tobacco barns blown down. Seven rural one-room schools blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 46 houses blown down, 54 partially damaged. All tobacco barns destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “At Comerio's dam, water level was high but most of the houses are ok. The town didn't receive much damage. Crops are destroyed. There is a lot of damage on the route from Comerio to San Juan” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: There haven't been great coffee losses, only those plants which were next to big trees. However, the plantations of rice, bananas, and pineapple suffered lots of damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Corozal is in perfect conditions” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No death or injuries. Reports of significant losses. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: Only five houses were left, all others blown down. Two people died, several injured. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/11/1932, p. 1. DAM: 90% of the houses were damaged or destroyed and 42 people were injured. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: 90% of the urban area was destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “Damage becomes worse as we approach Toa Baja and Dorado; conditions in these two towns are bad. There are a great many houses destroyed, especially in Dorado, where half the town seems to be down.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: One death. 90% of urban property damaged. 317 houses totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 317 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 317 houses blown down and partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Dorado PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 10/6/1932, p. 5. DAM: Miss Clara Livingston's hangar blew away during the storm but her airplane remained safe because she buried it in the sand. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 5. SUR: On the beach the sea penetrated the land and destroyed a great number of warehouses. DAM: 60% of the rural property destroyed, 50% of the urban property destroyed. 50% of the cane harvest destroyed. The Fajardo Central Sugar Mill was unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo,#4, left side, third from top) DAM: Scene of blown down houses, lots of debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932 (photo, #3, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of an unroofed church (cement with wood roof). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down school, debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: 400 houses destroyed, 400 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.7 SUR: Surge destroyed warehouses and carried several 'ancones' from Fajardo Sugar Company to the sea. DAM: 75% of the houses unroofed, 80% damaged. Fajardo sugar mill unroofed. Hospital and corporation officers' houses were blown down. FLD: Flooding: 20 people drowned. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/1/1932, p.11 DAM: A mansion, property of Dr. Carlos Matta, was destroyed [no details]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Several houses were pushed to the sea by the wind's force. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Pais, 10/13/1932, p.6 DAM: Damage reports: poor houses blown down = 836 (rural area), 811 (urban area) poor houses partially damaged = 54 (rural), 257 (urban) rich houses blown down = 40 (rural), 86 (urban) rich houses partially damaged = 49 (rural), 227 (urban) FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #5, left side, fourth from top) DAM: Picture of an unroofed house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. SUR: The sea caused lots of damage and caused houses to turn into piles of debris, and drowned lots of animals. DAM: Half of the cane crop lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 SUR: Surge drowned several domestic animals at Fajardo Playa hamlet. DAM: 50% of the cane harvest was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Florida PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: “Trees lying south.” DAM: “...turning inland from Arecibo toward Florida cane is down but houses appear to be in good condition. No damage visible in the village of Florida.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries and no property damage. FLD: Flooding: Flooding in the river. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No injuries or death. Fallen trees. Loss of fruit trees. In the city no damage to buildings, only fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: Landslides and fallen trees blocked the roads. Agricultural loss, 15% of oranges, 25% of bananas. No damage was reported in the city. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Landslides and fallen trees. Agriculture loss of coffee (10%), oranges (15%), bananas (25%). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: No deaths or injuries and no property damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/18/1932, p. 4. DAM: 70% of weak and humble houses were destroyed and the rest that remained standing were unroofed. The ranchos for drying tobacco were also completely destroyed. The coffee plants and shade trees were either torn up by their roots or had most of their branches and leaves torn off. 70% of the coffee plants and 40% of the shade trees were destroyed. Wire fences were knocked over, and other agricultural buildings destroyed. Also, 5 school houses were completely destroyed, one in Barrio Hato Nuevo, two in Barrio Mamey, one in Sanadora and one in Juana Ramos. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/15/1932, p. 4. DAM: The barrios Amelia and Sabana were destroyed almost in totality. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 2. DAM: 400 houses where 1000 underpriviledged people live were destroyed by the winds. None of the 12 to 15 houses still standing can be salvaged for living in. Everything is ruined and desolate. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 5. DAM: St. Paul's church in Puerta de Tierra, four chapels, one kindergarten, and a minister's residence were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 20 dead and 20 injured. 35 houses destroyed. 69 houses unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, fourth from top) DAM: Scene of a completely blown down house, only the foundation was left with a few pieces of furniture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 DAM: 20 people died, 20 injured. 35 houses blown down, 69 unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 35 houses blown down, 59 houses unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a cement house unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 95% of the houses were damaged [no details]. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/5/1932, p.5 DAM: 167 houses blown down in barrio Mamey. Survey reported 90% of the houses in the rural areas were destroyed. In the urban area, 17 out of 20 buildings were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: 1 person died, 3 injured. Total and partial loss of schools and private houses. An estimate of 800 families lost their houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/3/1932, p.5 DAM: In the urban area 86 houses blown down, 186 partially damaged. Schools were severely damaged, one was blown down. In the rural area, 90% of the houses were blown down; 19 out of 20 classrooms were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Minor damage to the city. Roads were passable. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “The town is in good condition, no damage to roads” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 76 houses destroyed and 86 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 10 injured. More than 50% of the poor people's houses were destroyed in the rural zone. Cane and coconut plantations have suffered great losses. The top floor of the school building was cracked. The two-room school house in Capaez barrio was totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 76 houses blown down, 86 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 76 houses blown down, 86 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/15/1932, (photo, #5, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of several unroofed houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, left side, first from top) DAM: Sugar mill appears with several dismantled buildings. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: 2 dead and 5 injured. 30% loss of cane, 100% loss of bananas, 90% loss of small fruits. Two sugar mills suffered substantial damage, as well as the village of Punta de Santiago. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 2 died, 5 injured. Agricultural loss: 30% sugar cane, 100% bananas, 90% minor fruits, 25% coconut palms, 75% palms destroyed. Considerable damage to Pasto Viejo and Ejemplo sugar mills, as well as in Punta Santiago hamlet. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.9 DAM: Most of the telegraph poles blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/11/1932, p.5 DAM: 50% of the houses were destroyed and dismantled by the wind. In one of the barrios, 163 houses were blown down. “This kind of construction is really deficient, the place is full of poor people, but there were a few well-constructed ones that the wind didn't respect.” Minor fruit crops were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: “Trees lying south or southeast.” DAM: “Towards Isabela the wind was evidently stronger and a number of country houses are down. Bananas and cane appear to be flat on the ground. At the town of Isabela and nearby it appears that about 50% of the houses have suffered damage to the roofs.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: 5 people died, 45 injured. 60% coffee loss, 25% cane loss. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: No personal injuries or deaths. Losses on plantations. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: Minor damage to coffee, banana, plantain, cane and minor fruit crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/15/1932, (photo, first from top) DAM: Scene of Juncos' sugar mill, several buildings blown down, debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 2 died, 24 injured. 11 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 25% of the houses were blown down, 60% were damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: 2 dead and 24 injured. 11 damaged houses. Reports of considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Minor damage to the city. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “No damage” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: Minor damage to houses. Several roads blocked due to fallen trees. Considerable damage to cane and minor fruit crops. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lajas PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: Minor damage to houses, several roads blocked by trees and fallen poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lares PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “The Royal palms show considerable damage and banana plants are down all the way over to Las Marias. Some of the poor houses are unroofed.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No death or injury. Four or five houses were partially unroofed. Considerable damage to banana plantations. 25% loss of coffee. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: 5 houses partially unroofed. Considerable damage to banana crops, 25% of coffee lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Lares PR, Utuado PR SRC: El Regionalista, 9/28/1932, p.1 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Las Marias PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: 80% loss of minor fruits and 40% of coffee. Extensive damage to private property. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Las Marias PR, Mayaguez PR, San Sebastian PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: The few trees down appear to be lying toward the west. DAM: There is no apparent damage to the town of Las Marias, nor is there any apparent damage to San Sebastian. Power lines around San Sebastian and between San Sebastian and Mayaguez are all right. Cane is down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 3. DAM: Reports of 3 dead and 2 seriously injured. Various houses destroyed and a great number of damaged houses in the urban zone, including the police station. Telegraph and telephone communications interrupted. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 3 dead, 4 injured. Several houses blown down, others were unroofed. All kinds of communications were interrupted. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo,9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Fallen palms, but it looks like just some minor damage was done” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 13 dead and 73 injured, some seriously. Incalculable damage to property. In the urban zone there isn't a house that hasn't suffered some damage. 126 totally destroyed houses and 122 partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 13 died, 73 injured. 126 houses blown down, 122 partially destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 2,000 houses blown down in the urban and rural areas. 12 people died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 76 houses blown down, 86 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 4. SUR: The sea carried away three houses. DAM: The winds totally destroyed the San Miguel sugar mill. 60% of the residences were destroyed, and 80% seriously damaged. In Barrio Mameyes there wasn't a single house standing. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: One dead and numerous injured persons. 66% of homes in the urban zone were totally destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: 66% of the houses totally destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.7 SUR: Surge destroyed three houses. DAM: 60% of the houses were blown down, of the rest about 80% were damaged. San Miguel sugar mill was completely destroyed. A honey reservoir of 60,000 gallons was pushed about 3 miles from its original place. In the rural area, almost all the houses of poor people were blown down. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: The central (sugar mill) was totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, first fromm top) DAM: Picture of San Miguel sugar mill. Its main building appears completely destroyed, no roof, walls blown down, metal frame bent. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No dead and 4 injured. 40 houses totally destroyed and 177 damaged. In the rural zone 85% of the grapefruit crop destroyed, 50% of cane plantations, 100% of small fruits, fruit packing houses totally destroyed. 50% of rural houses destroyed or damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 4 injured; urban area damage: 40 houses blowndown, 177 houses damaged. In the rural area: 85% of grapefruit crop destroyed, 50% of sugar cane, 100% of minor fruits. Packing fruit companies completely destroyed. 50% of the houses in the rural zone were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.8 DAM: 60 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/4/1932, p.8 DAM: 50% of the houses in the rural area were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 40 houses blown down, 177 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: Trees lie southwest. DAM: The sugar mill of Manati seems to be in good condition and the damage to the town is slight. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Manati, from the air, doesn't seem to be damaged. Minor damage” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Maricao PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: Minor damage to houses. Banana crops completely destroyed. Minor damage to coffee crops. Roads partially blocked because of landslides. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.5 DAM: Electric, telephone and telegraph poles and lines severely damaged. FLD: Flooding: Rio Yaguez caused floodings in the town and Playa, Marina Septentrional and Marina Meridional sectors. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: One dead and no injured. In the urban zone and surrounding areas, 45 unroofed houses, 43 belonging to poor people, 3 totally destroyed houses. Great damage to agriculture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 45 houses unroofed, 3 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/4/1932, p.11 DAM: In the urban area 44 houses blown down and 20 partially damaged. In the rural area, 960 houses blown down and 556 dismantled. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/7/1932, p.14 DAM: 50 houses blown down, 75 houses dismantled, 110 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 45 of the houses damaged, 3 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Moca PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “The town of Moca appears to have suffered no damage.” FLD: Flooding: “Central Eureka shows no damage except flood water.” FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 1 person died, 2 injured. 60% of the houses in the urban area were blown down, including police headquarters. Minor fruit crops completely destroyed. Electric, telephone and telegraph poles and lines destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 1 dead and 2 injured. In the urban zone, 60% of the houses destroyed either partially or fully, including the police station. Small fruit crop totally destroyed. Light, telephone, telegraph totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: 17 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: 60% of the houses partially or totally damaged. Municipal hospital unroofed (zinc roof). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 60% of the houses blown down or damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/1/1932, p.4 DAM: In the rural area, 15 schools were unroofed; 8 schools unroofed in the urban area. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No dead or injured. School buildings seriously damaged. Traffic to Bayamon interupted because of fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: Considerable damage to schools and houses. Road to Bayamon was blocked due to landslides. Electric, telephone and telegraph poles and lines destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “The town seems to received very little damage” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 20 houses were blown down. About 75% of minor fruit crops destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 20 damaged houses in urban zone. Small fruit crop loss of 75%. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Pais, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: 20 houses damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: The damage to the town of Barros was slight. Foliage of forest trees appears intact from the air. Bananas are all destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.13 DAM: 4 houses blown down in the urban area. Two tobacco barns blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. Small fruits, bananas, plantains totally destroyed, also coffee. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Damage to minor fruit, plantain, banana and coffee crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No property damage. Loss of 70% of banana crop. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: First corn harvest completely destroyed. 70% of banana crop destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: Damage doesn't amount too much. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No deaths or injuries. No material damage in the urban area. Small fruit, coffee, and banana crop losses. Communications down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: Minor damage to plantain and banana crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 MET: “Wind speed was not enough to blow down green coffe grains” FLD: Flooding: Bridge at Central Cortada area was destroyed. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Ponce PR (Coto Laurel) SRC: El Dia, 9/27/1932, p.5 DAM: Several fallen trees, banana crops blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 10/11/1932, p.1 DAM: 69 classrooms in the urban areas and 135 in the rural areas of Puerto Rico were blown down (classrooms are property of the government). 21 rented classrooms blown down in the urban area, 118 in the rural areas. 148 public clasrooms were unroofed in the urban area and 264 in the rural area. 22 rented classrooms unroofed in the urban area and 116 in the rural area. Total of 343 classrooms blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 10/17/1932, p. 7. DAM: General discussion of agricultural damage in Puerto Rico. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 10/7/1932, p. 1. DAM: Zones where the telephone links were most badly damaged: Santurce, San Juan, Hato Rey, Rio Piedras, Bayamon, Carolina, and Fajardo, followed by Arecibo, Manati, and Humacao. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 10/3/1932, p. 1. DAM: 36 municipalities suffered the effects of the disaster. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 10/1/1932, p. 1. DAM: Four disaster zones were created. One from San Juan through Rio Piedras, Carolina and Fajardo up to Cidra. Another through Guaynabo, Caguas including Aguas Buenas, Gurabo, San Lorenzo, Las Piedras, Humacao as far as Naguabo. Another from Bayamon through Toa Alto, Manati and Arecibo, as far as Isabela. The last includes the towns to the southeast of San Juan not included in the first disaster zone. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 6. DAM: Numbers of dead in some of the municipalities. Comparison of damage to sugar mills in various municipalities, but no concrete damage reports. FLD: END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 13. DAM: Comparison of San Ciprian (1932) and San Felipe (1928) hurricanes. The 1932 hurricane is also known as San Eusebio. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Dia, 7/23/1932, p.4 MET: Barometric pressure was 29.05. Movement of 12 Mph, small diameter, strong gusts. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 MET: Maximum calculated wind speed of 120Mph. The hurricane landed on Ceiba moving in a W-NW direction, are left the island by Vega Baja and Dorado. Barometric pressure at 1:00am in San Juan was 28.95in., a non-official pressure of 28.65in. was reported in Pueblo Viejo [Catano PR?]. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Humacao and the south coast didn't get any damage” (secretary of the governor). END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 10/2/1932, p.4 MET: “Three zones of different damage intensity. The zone with most damage includes: Ceiba, Fajardo, Luquillo, Mameyes, Rio Grande, Loiza, Carolina, Catano, Guaynabo and Bayamon. The second most damaged zone includes Arecibo, Hatillo, and Quebradillas to Isabela. The third zone is the rest of the island.” NOT: 207 people died. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo,10/22/1932, p.4 NOT: “The heaviest constructions, using bricks and reinforced concrete with tiles cemented on were the only ones that resisted the wind speed. Concrete walls made of a poor mix or with reinforcements widely spaced, with poorly built roofs were destroyed, causing lots of deads. Popular roofs made of galvanized iron, nailed with plain nails, were close to be pulled out by the wind. When the same kind of material was used in well built constructions and attached with screws it resisted the winds” END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 10/22/1932, p.4 MET: Minimun barometric pressure 28.95”; period of hurricane winds 6hrs.; wind maximun speed 120Mph; maximun rain fall 16 in. NOT: 30 million dollars total loss, 232 people died. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950. p.341 DAM: Many people were killed by flying zinc plates and rafters. Many other people died when their houses were blown down. Only the cement buildings with tile roofs remained undamaged. Several cement walls made with poor construction methods as well as poorly constructed roofs were blown down. The total loss was estimated at $30 million. 75,000 to 125,000 people lost their houses. The minor fruit crop was lost for just one harvest, the coffee and citrus crops were most damaged. The coffee crop would take several years to regenerate. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 5. DAM: A great part of the houses in Quebradillas were unroofed by the winds, but in the surrounding rural areas, almost all of the homes were totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “Around Quebradillas many small country houses are down and in the town the slum district is considerably damaged, but the remainder of the town shows no ill effects.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: Three people gravely hurt, 2 dead and 26 injured by the destruction of the Colonial House San Patricio in Cambalache. 60% loss of cane, and 40% of coconuts uprooted. Considerable loss of coffee crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: 2 people died, 26 injured. Cane crops had 60% loss, 405 of coconut palms destroyed. Considerable damage to coffee crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Region: North Coast of PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: About 10% of the palms along the coast were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rincon PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/7/1932, p.2 DAM: 123 houses blown down, 288 houses patially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rincon PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Minor damage to houses and crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 6 dead and 26 injured. 90% of houses totally destroyed, both urban and rural. Considerable damage to cane and fruit. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 6 died, 26 injured. 90% of the houses were totally destroyed. Considerable damage to minor fruit and cane crops. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: 96% of cattle are dead. All the stables fell down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: Extensive blowndowns of sugar cane. Cattle stables blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Sabana Llana PR ** SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 13. DAM: A concrete block building which had always been used as a storm refuge by the residents was blown in while 30 people were inside - killing 5 and seriously wounding 5 others. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. The cane (Gran Cultura) was partially destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Partial damage to cane crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.7 DAM: Several well-constructed houses blown down. A house in front of Martin Pena bridge was pulled over and its front side turned to the opposite side from its original position. Another house was moved and thrown 100 feet from its original place. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 10/6/1932, p. 9. DAM: The roof of a house blew off with damage to what was inside. The garage exploded because it had been nailed tight. The roof went off and then the walls fell outward. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 8 dead and 106 injured. Considerable damage to houses in Puerta de Tierra. Damage to businesses. In Puerta de Tierra 18 houses destroyed and 251 damaged. The city of San Juan, Santurce and other barrios suffered considerably. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #6, right side, third from top) DAM: Scene of debris, blown down houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of Tres Banderas theatre, completely unroofed. Most of the structure was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 8 people died, 106 injured. 11 commercial buildings damaged. In Puerta de Tierra, 18 houses were blown down and 251 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.1 MET: At 1:00am hurricane reached its peak force. DAM: Zinc plates as missiles; fallen telegraph poles, broken glass windows. Commercial buildings destroyed, lots of debris. In La Perla most of the houses were blown down, Market Center unroofed, vegetation in Munoz Rivera Park was destroyed. A metal crane of a charcoal company was bent by the wind. Several docks destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: Cement building of the Employment Department was unroofed. All kinds of office materials were lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/5/1932, p. 1. DAM: Lots of debris, branches, and leaves in the streets - especially in Santurce. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/1/1932, p. 1. (photo) DAM: Photo of the interior of the Teatro Tres Banderas which shows that the roof caved in. The walls are aparently still standing. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: Damage to the aqueduct and tanks - the roofs of the tanks blew off, 20 meters of banister were folded in half. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 3. DAM: The roof blew off at the Domenech home in San Juan. The winds also blew away the goldfish bowl - while no tears were shed at its loss - it was recovered in the yard without a crack. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 5. MET: Some general information and barometer readings. DAM: La Fortaleza suffered broken windows and doors - and thus received some rain damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 13. DAM: The roof flew off a house and it (the roof) shook like a trolly car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #3,left side,second from top) DAM: Picture of a metal radio tower bent by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of metal frame warehouse from the Porto Rico Coal Company, metal frame bent, unroofed, wall blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, first from top) DAM: Scene of an unroofed warehouse, some walls blown down. (metal frame structure). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado,10/1/1932, (photo, left side, third from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down harbor, wood structure was pushed from its place and collapsed into the water. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, first from top) DAM: Scene of an unroofed warehouse. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, third from top) DAM: Scene of the San Juan Stadium unroofed and lots of debris surrounding it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a racetrack (Quintana and Las Monjas), unroofed, seats destroyed, only the metal frame was left. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Dia, 9/27/1932, p.4 DAM: Most of the houses unroofed, fallen electric poles and trees. Radio station tower blown down. Most of the harbours were destroyed, almost all buildings unroofed and walls blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.7 DAM: Almost all the shop windows in the city were broken by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, first from top) DAM: Scene of Liberty theater, its structure (made of cement) collapsed. Completely unroofed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Barrio Obrero) SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Most of the houses unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado, Hato Rey, Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: The damage this time was a lot greater than in other storms and many houses that registered terrible damage in past storms have fallen in this storm and become mere debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, fourth from top) DAM: Scene of train boxcars pushed over. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, left side, first from top) DAM: Scene of blown down houses, lots of debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, right side, third from top) DAM: Scene of electric poles and wires, pushed toward the street by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/15/1932, (photo, last picture from top) DAM: Scene of trees without leaves, a damaged house and debris. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Hato Rey) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a blown down house, only debris was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.7 DAM: 187 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Imparcial, 10/3/1932, p. 5. DAM: Rio Piedras - Barrio Capetillo - almost all of the houses were on the ground. On eleventh street, only one house was standing and all the rest were a pile of debris. In Barrio Venezuela, the storm didn't leave a single house standing, giving the impression of a chaotic circus. The wind pulled up houses by the roots and threw them, destroying everything. Barrio Buen Consejo - in this poor neighborhood, everything was destroyed, not a house escaped the wind's fury. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: Puerto Rico, 10/1/1932, (photo, #2, rigt side, first from top ) DAM: Scene of a blown down school, only the foundation with its desks (nailed to the floor) were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932,p.4 DAM: 10 dead, 600 injured. At the center of the town 25% of the houses destroyed, at the “barriadas” 75% of the houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: The building of the Department of Agriculture was completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 10/2/1932,p.1 DAM: At University of Puerto Rico, some of the houses on the campus were blown down. All the wood parts of the meeting room were blown down, only the cement walls were left. Several parts of the metal roofs from two cement buildings were partially destroyed. A large part of the adobe tiles roofs on one of the cement buildings was pulled off. Almost all the wood buildings were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia. 1950. p.337 DAM: Salivia's cement and zinc roof house was unroofed, it also lost the doors and the furniture. 15 people were killed and more than 700 were injured. 30% of the town was blown down. 75% of the suburbs was lost. All the government and public buildings suffered severe damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Imparcial, 10/6/1932, p. 1. DAM: Some electric posts were split into two, others fell over, others were leaning precariously and many of the wires were in bad condition. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, #6, left side, fourth from top) DAM: Scene of several palms that lost their crowns. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.1 DAM: A bust of don Luis Munoz Rivera at University of Puerto Rico was pushed five meters from its original place. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras, Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 2. DAM: Houses in Rio Piedras were totally destroyed. At Santurce Central High School, the roof of the auditorium fell in and lots of the shingles/tiles of the roof flew off. The roof of the gallery blew off, windows broke, and the floors were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.2 DAM: Several well-constructed houses like “chalets” and mansions destroyed and dismantled. Many houses blown down with just their foundations left. Lots of fallen trees and poles. Damage to Central High School and other schools. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, first from top) DAM: Scene of a recently constructed church, blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/8/1932, (photo, right side, second from top) DAM: Scene of blown down houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 10/3/1932, p. 4. DAM: Of 192 electric towers in Santurce, 96 fell over. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Juan PR** SRC: Puerto Rico Ilustrado, 10/1/1932, (photo, left side, second from top) DAM: Scene of a car crushed by a metal girder. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 40% of urban houses destroyed or unroofed and 60% of rural houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: In the urban area 40% of the houses were destroyed, in the rural area 60% of the houses destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. MET: “Trees are lying south and southeast.” DAM: “Circling Dorado and heading for Toa Alta, the damage lessens though Toa Alta appears to have suffered somewhat. Estimate not more than one-third of houses in Toa Alta are damaged or destroyed. Cane is down everywhere. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No deaths or injuries. 19 urban houses destroyed and 38 unroofed. An additional 32 damaged. In the suburb of Cuba Libre 12 destroyed houses and 11 unroofed. Reports suggest that damage has been general - including fruits and ranches. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 31 houses completely destroyed, 70 houses partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 1. DAM: All the fruit trees were destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The Rio La Plata flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Apparently Toa Alta did not receive considerable damage” (secretary of the governor). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.1 FLD: Flooding: La Plata River caused severe floods. END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: 2 people died, 26 injured. 80% of the houses destroyed. Considerable loss to Sugar Cane Industry. In the rural area of Palo Seco 43 houses were completely destroyed, 35 houses partially damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 2 dead and 26 injured. 80% of houses damaged or destroyed. Lots of losses for the Toa Baja sugar company. Barriada de Palo Seco - 43 houses destroyed, 36 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932,p.7 DAM: 48 houses blown down, 158 houses unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “Damage becomes worse as we approach Toa Baja and Dorado; conditions in these two towns are bad. There are a great many houses destroyed, especially in Dorado, where half the town seems to be down.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: All the schools blown down (rural and urban). Concrete walls at the Catholic church were broken and opened due to wind speed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: 1 dead and 8 injured. The countryside has been totally razed. Country people's houses totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.4 DAM: Rural area completely destroyed [no more details]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.7 DAM: 40 houses completely destroyed, 80 partially damaged. Catholic church, a slaughterhouse and a school were damaged [no details]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/13/1932, p.11 DAM: Barrio Carraizo:128 houses blown down, 101 partially damaged. Barrio Dos Bocas: 125 houses blown down. Barrio Cuevas: (most populated) 373 houses blown down. Barrio Quebrada Grande: 178 houses blown down, 52 partially damaged. Barrio Quebrada Infierno: 159 houses blown down, 51 partially damaged. Barrio Quebrada Negrito: 97 houses blown down, 123 partially damaged. Urban area: 50 houses blown down, 51 partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 6. DAM: No deaths or injuries. Light damage to property in the cities. Some damage to plantations. Highways partially obstructed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.5 DAM: Roads were blocked due to fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Minor damage to houses in the urban and rural areas. Only three houses received considerable damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “In Utuado there is no damage in the town visible from the air, power lines are standing but most bananas are down.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Mundo,9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: “90% of the houses were damaged, most of them were blown down”. (Arturo Rivera, mayor of Vega Alta) FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No dead, 10 injured. 119 unroofed houses in urban area, 257 urban houses completely destroyed. 95% of grapefruit crop on ground, cane was severely attacked by the winds. Carmen sugar mill was one of the buildings unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/1/1932, p.11 DAM: In the urban area 31 houses were blown down; 80 large houses and 22 small ones were partially damaged. Major's office unroofed, several municipal building partially damaged. Rural schools unroofed. Municipal hospital partially unroofed, hospital interior was damaged because of the rain. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.8 DAM: “Vega Alta seems to be in good condition, just a few palms with leaves off. All the houses are ok” (Woodfin L. Butte, secretary of the governor). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Alta PR SRC: El Dia, 10/1/1932, p.1 DAM: Apparently no damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR,9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: San Alberto hospital was dismantled. Milagrosa Virgin church, made of concrete was completely destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: Porto Rico Progress, 9/29/1932, p. 9. DAM: “Approaching Vega Baja from Manati the damage becomes more serious and this town shows considerably more damage than Manati. Central San Vicente (sugar mill) is unroofed and the roads are flooded; the telegraph poles appear to be standing everywhere in this area. Central Carmen is unroofed and cane is down everywhere. Many houses are destroyed along this coast. Central Constancia appears to be in good condition.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 3 injured. 200 houses unroofed in the urban zone. Country school houses destroyed and some unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/6/1932, p. 2. DAM: Excerpts from an account of the storm: The light posts started to shake and sway, and the lamps started to dance back and forth...pieces of zinc (all types) started to fly around... most of the electric and light posts fell...roofs flew off making a terrible noise...the doors of the second floor of the house flew off and let the rain in...in town, lots of houses without roofs, balconies and patios torn off, houses completely destroyed such that only their foundations were left...the Protestant church was destroyed, trapping two people and the Baptist church lost its roof...the catholic church lost its facade and its belltower was on the ground, and the rest of its roof was precariously perched on top of the building...several concrete buildings were just debris...the central market lost its roof...all of the trees in the plaza were shredded as were the trees in the rest of the town...the telegraph office was completely destroyed...trees were pulled up by their roots and others lost their branches and leaves. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 4 dead, 2 injured, and 2 disappeared. Considerable property damage; 60% of houses either totally destroyed or damaged. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Dia, 9/30/1932, p.1 DAM: 4 people died, 2 injured. 60% of the houses were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Dia, 9/29/1932, p.3 DAM: Most of the houses were destroyed, all others severely damaged. Episcopal church blown down, two people were found dead under the debris. Schools did not suffer considerable damage, just one of them was unroofed. Benitez Sugar Mill was blown down, only a crane and chimneys were left. Six people died. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: La Correspondencia de PR, 10/5/1932, p.8 DAM: Houses blown down, balconies destroyed. Protestant church blown down; Baptist church unroofed; Catholic church lost its facade, its bell tower blown down. Theatre (made of concrete) blown down as well as another concrete building. Main market place unroofed; trees in the main park blown down. Radio-telegraph building (made of wood) blown down. Electric wires and poles blown down, trees uprooted and boats disappeared in the sea. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: 80% of banana plantations damaged. Little serious damage to coffee and cane. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: Severe damage to coffee, plantains and bananas crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1932, p.13 DAM: Two schools unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1932, p. 8. DAM: No property damage in either rural or urban areas. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1932, p.4 DAM: No damage. FLD: Flooding: Floods across the town due to overflow of Yauco River. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1932 LOC: Yauco PR, Guayanilla PR, Guanica PR SRC: El Dia, 9/28/1932, p.4 SUR: Rise in ocean level was reported in Guanica. DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1933 LOC: Cuba SRC: El Dia, 9/4/1933, front cover DAM: The Panchita and Sierra Morena beaches were completely devastated. END: HUR: P1933 LOC: Cuba SRC: El Mundo, 9/2/1933, p.3 MET: The hurricane passed 100 miles to the north of Cuba at 9:30 in the morning. Its maximum wind speed was registered at 98mph. The minimum pressure was 738.25 mm/Hg. DAM: Many poor people's houses were blown down. Several roofs and signs that were blown down were floating in the bay. FLD: Flooding: Many towns were flooded, including the Malecon sector in La Habana. END: HUR: P1933 LOC: Nassau (Bahamas Islands) SRC: El Dia, 9/4/1933, front cover DAM: Many buildings and churches were unroofed. Small houses and docks were blown down. The radar station was blown down. Some small boats sank. END: HUR: P1933 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/2/1933, front cover MET: A hurricane was located 170 miles to the northeast of San Juan. Its direction of movement was west-northwest. END: HUR: P1933 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Regionalista, 9/1/1933, front cover MET: A hurricane located in the Bahamas (with a wind speed of 200 kmh) did not represent any danger to Puerto Rico. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/16/1943, p.12 DAM: Many plantain and corn crops were slightly damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 DAM: A few plantain and corn were slightly damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Aguadilla PR, Bayamon PR, Cabo Rojo PR, Caguas PR, Mayaguez PR, Ponce PR, Salinas PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.350 FLD: Flooding: Many floods were reported in these municipalities. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Aguadilla PR, Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/15/1943, p.7 SUR: Dangerous surge was reported in these municipalities. DAM: Many landslides were reported. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Aguadilla PR, Cabo Rojo PR, Mayaguez PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.350 MET: In Mayaguez, the wind speed was 40-50mph. DAM: Many houses were unroofed. Many fallen trees and utility lines. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.348 MET: “A tropical storm of small diameter was located at latitude 14 north and longitude 62.30 west. Its movement was to the west-northwest at 12mph. Its wind gust speed was 50-60mph.” Weather Bureau on October 11. On October 12, the pressure was 29.82. The temperature was 28 degrees C. At 5:00 pm. the Weather Bureau sent the following report: “The hurricane will not affect the island. It is classified as moderate intensity. An extensive area of low pressure on the east side of the Caribbean Sea covers the area. There is no defined center. There was rain reported in the area between latitudes 14 and 17 degrees north and longitudes 62-65 degrees west. No dangerous winds were reported on the west side of the Caribbean.” On October 13, the hurricane was moving on a straight line across latitude 13.75 north. On that night, 300 miles to the south of Puerto Rico, it moved to the north toward the southwest of the island and the Mona passage. On October 14, the hurricane was moving at a rate of 12-14mph. Its wind speed was 50-60mph at the west coast of the island. It passed between the Mona passage and the east coast of Santo Domingo. Strong surge and floods were experienced. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/15/1943, p.7 FLD: Flooding: Several floods due to the amount of rain. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Caguas PR, Salinas PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 10/15/1943, p.6 FLD: Flooding: “Caguas and Salinas aslo had floods caused by overflowing rivers and possibly at Salinas, it was feared, some lives may have been lost.” END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Caguas PR, San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/115/1943, p.7 DAM: The road that connects both municipalities was blocked by fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: The Turabo bridge was dragged by the river's flow. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 FLD: Flooding: Many floods were caused by overflowing rivers. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Isla de Mona PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/1943, p.12 DAM: A little country house, property of the N.Y.A., was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Isla de Mona, PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 DAM: The country house of the N.Y.A. was unroofed. This was the worst reported damage caused by the hurricane on this island. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/29/1943, p.12 DAM: The coffee, minor fruit, plantain, banana and tobacco crops were lost. A loss of $303,000 in agriculture was estimated. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 10/15/1943, p.6 MET: “Winds of 40-50 mph were blowing along the Mayaguez coast.” DAM: “The reports added that telephone and telegraph posts were thrown down, interrupting communications with the city.” FLD: Flooding: “The reports also showed that floods swept some sections of the western part and that strong seas prevailed along the western coast.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/9/1943, p.9 DAM: The plantain, banana and minor fruit crops suffered a 50% loss. The cane crop was severely damaged by the wind, except for the sprouts. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/6/1943, p.12 DAM: Damage to private property was scarce. Several boats were damaged. FLD: Flooding: The Portugues river overflow flooded several sectors. Several houses were destroyed by the river's flow. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 10/15/1943, front cover MET: At 7:15 pm, the hurricane was located near the Mona Island (west of Puerto Rico). Its maximum wind speed was calculated at 51mph. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 10/15/1943, front cover MET: “At 9 o'clock last night the island was reported to be entirely out of danger when the Weather Bureau issued its last bulletin as follows: Tropical storm of small diameter but near hurricane intensity over a small area near the center is located at Lat 19 degrees north, Long 67 west which is about 50 miles northwest of the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico. The storm is now moving more rapidly northward at about 12-14 miles per hour. Hurrricane alert terminated for western Puerto Rico and Mona Passage. The storm was attended by winds of 50-60mph along the west coast of Puerto Rico this afternoon. Weather conditions in the Hispaniola and Puerto Rican area will return to near normal by Friday noon but caution is advised for vessels in the path of the storm.” END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/15/1943, p.7 FLD: Flooding: Several floods ocurred around the municipality. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 SUR: The surge destroyed several houses' kitchens. One of the houses was completely dragged by the waves, and furniture and clothes were lost. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 FLD: Flooding: The river flooded some of the roads and impeded communication to the rest of the island. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 FLD: Flooding: The river flooded the center of the town. END: HUR: P1943 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Imparcial, 10/16/1943, p.6 DAM: Many small boats sank and many others were reported as missing. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.355 MET: “A small hurricane formed at 10:30pm on September 21-22, near latitude 16.3 north and longitude 64.5 west, 100 miles to the south-southwest of St. Croix. Its wind speed is 60mph at the center. It was estimated that its wind speed is going to reach hurricane strength in the next few hours. The hurricane was moving to the west-northwest at 12mph.” Weather Bureau, September 22, 1943. “The hurricane is in the east Caribbean, at 6:00pm, near latitude 17.5 degrees north and 66.6 degrees west. It was located 40 miles to the south of Ponce. Its wind gust speed was 150-200mph at a radius of 25 miles.” Weather Bureau. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Antilles SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.358 MET: “The hurricane formed in the Caribbean Sea 150-200 miles to the southeast of St. Croix. It formed during the morning of September 21. Its track was to the north-northwest. It passed to the southwest of Puerto Rico on September 21, 30 miles from the coast of Cabo Rojo. The maximum wind speed was reported as 38mph from the east, at 10:00pm. The pressure was 29.83 inches. At Ramey Base in Aguadilla, the maximum wind speed was 64mph.” END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1949, p.9 DAM: A young tree at the side of the road to Arecibo was pulled down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Diario De Puerto Rico, 9/23/1949, p.10 FLD: Flooding: Several 'barrios' were flooded. No major damage. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Caguas PR, Cidra PR, Guayanilla PR, Jayuya PR, Santa Isabel PR, Toa Alta PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.359 DAM: “Several areas suffered damage losses across the island: Yabucoa, Toa Alta, Santa Isabel, Cidra, Caguas, Jayuya, Guayanilla.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: Most of the tobacco barns and nurseries were severely damaged by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1949, p.9 DAM: Twelve fallen trees and many branches blocked the road to Isabela. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, p.14 DAM: The coffee and minor fruit crops suffered considerable damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: Several barns and houses were blown down. Many crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/25/1949, p.9 DAM: Many fallen trees blocked the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/23/1949, p.10 DAM: Fallen trees blocked the roads from Mayaguez to Aguadilla. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.359 DAM: “A bunch of “tijerillas” passed over Morovis and the wind blew down 29 at the town.” Salivia quotes from the “El Mundo” newspaper form September 22, 1949. NOT: [The meaning of “tijerillas” is unknown. The report did not indicate the kind of items listed as blown down.] END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of a pushed over house at the sea shore. The house lies on one of its corners. Several pieces of fallen branches and a fallen palm were part of the scene of destruction. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/23/1949, front cover DAM: The winds knocked over several trees and fences. FLD: Flooding: The streets were flooded more than a foot deep. At Clausell neighborhood the flood was about 5 feet deep. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: Many people were injured due to fallen trees. Most of the crops were destroyed. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/22/1949, p.16 MET: “The hurricane was located yesterday 80-90 miles south-southeast of Ponce (17.2 degrees N and 63.3 degrees W). Its movement was west-norhtwest at 12mph.” END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Puerto Rico, Ponce PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.359 MET: “The hurricane disappeared in Santo Domingo. It was not possible to locate the center of the hurricane.” DAM: “The losses were insignificant. About $75,000 loss in coffee, minor fruit and blown down poorly constructed houses.” Salivia. “Strong wind gusts were experienced in Ponce. Two boats sank.” FLD: Flooding: “The rain caused several rivers to overflow. The rain caused damage to the crops in the west. The road from Cabo Rojo to Hormigueros was flooded.” NOT: [All reports were quoted by Salivia from the “El Mundo” newspaper of September 23, 1949] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover SUR: The surge destroyed part of the road to Ponce. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/23/1949, p.10 SUR: Three houses were severely damaged due to the surge. Many neighbors had built stone walls during the surge to protect their houses from the waves. Half of the road next to the coast was destroyed. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/24/1949, p.2 SUR: Two houses were destroyed by the surge. The waves knocked down many trees along the road near the coast. END: HUR: P1949 LOC: San German PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, p.14 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1949 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 9/23/1949, Front Cover Photo DAM: Scene of a fallen tree whose branches caused slight damage to a wood/zinc house near it. The tree was uprooted. Many men were helping to cut its branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, p.14 DAM: Several tobacco barns were unroofed. The minor fruit crop was destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: Several houses were blown down. A tree at the plaza was pulled down by the wind and fell over a man. Another tree fell over the road and blocked the traffic. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/24/1949, front cover DAM: Many houses were either completely or partially destroyed. Many minor fruit and sugar cane crops were destroyed. The municipal roads were blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1949 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Historia de los Temporales de Puerto Rico, Salivia, 1950. p.359 DAM: “20 houses were blown down.” Salivia quotes from the “Imparcial” newspaper of September 23, 1949. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/24/1950, p.14 DAM: Several fruit crops suffered severe damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Florida (Cedar Key) SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/7/1950, front cover MET: Maximum wind speed of 125mph was reported. DAM: All the 200 buildings of the town of Cedar Key were damaged, 75% of them were completely destroyed. Fallen trees and poles blocked the streets. A small factory was blown down and the fishing fleet sunk. END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/2/1950, front cover MET: The maximum wind speed was reported at 140mph. The hurricane's radius was calculated at 60 miles. Its center was located at latitude 17.5 N and longitude 63.1 W; 210 miles south of San Juan. It was moving at a speed of 10-12 mph to the northwest. END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/24/1950, front cover DAM: Many fallen trees and branches caused damage to telegraph wires, interrupting service to several places around the island. END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Diario de Puerto Rico, 9/2/1950, front cover MET: The hurricane was located 220 miles from San Juan. It was moving at a speed of 10mph. END: HUR: P1950 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 9/2/1950, p.2 MET: The hurricane was located 180 miles from Fajardo and 200 miles from San Juan. END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Aibonito PR, Bayamon PR, Carolina PR, Dorado PR, Humacao PR, Lajas PR, San Juan PR (Hato Rey, Puerto Nuevo), Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/9/1955, p.21 DAM: No damage. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.16 SUR: 25 houses were destroyed by the surge. “The sea hit the houses, detaching them from their foundations.” END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/8/1955, p.21 SUR: The surge destroyed a boat and a hut at the sea shore. END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Caguas PR, Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.5 DAM: Many signs and tree branches were knocked down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Canovanas PR, Carolina PR, Rio Grande PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.5 DAM: Several roads were blocked due to fallen trees and debris. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Cayey PR, Cidra PR, Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.5 DAM: The roads connecting these municipalities were blocked by fallen trees and branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/9/1955, p.21 DAM: The strong winds caused severe damage to the plantain, banana and coffee crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/9/1955, p.21 SUR: The surge destroyed the dock of the Mayaguez Fishing and Hunting club as well as a restaurant. END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.23 DAM: Several roads were temporarily blocked by fallen tree branches. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/6/1955, p.16 MET: At 10:00 pm, the hurricane was located 400 miles east of Puerto Rico, near 18.5 north latitude and 58.9 west longitude. END: HUR: P1955 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.16 MET: Hurricane Connie caused a tornado that hit the Isla Verde area at 3:50 pm, half a mile from the airport. It moved at 50mph from North to South. Wind gusts of 75mph were reported. Its maximum wind speed was 135mph. END: HUR: P1955 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/8/1955, p.5 DAM: Several utility poles were blown down, blocking the main road. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Considerable damage to agriculture; 50% of the coffee harvest was destroyed, minor fruit crop damaged. Slight damage to houses. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Adjuntas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Mostly damage to agriculture: coffee 50%, bananas 90%, plantains 100%, cider 50%, minor fruits 50%. Damage to buildings estimated at $6,000. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.14 DAM: 500 houses were blown down, sugar warehouses of the Central Coloso were dismantled, woodland at Colon City Park were blown down. One of the destroyed houses was property of Mr. Manolin Lopez at Comercio street [construction unknown]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.21 (photo) DAM: Scene of the wood/zinc building of the Popular Party headquarters, only two walls stayed. Structure of the building was wood frame. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of zinc plates blown down into the street in front of a house. The zinc plates look like part of a blown down roof. They were still attached by wood rafters. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR (Ramey AFB) SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/14/1956, p. 3. (photo) MET: 115 mph winds. DAM: Photo - “Wooden buildings in 'Concessionaires Row' at Ramey AFB were destroyed by Betsy. Air Force photo shows what 115 mph winds did to temporary buildings which were scheduled to be razed when new building space became available.” Text - The hurricane “chopped” the base into a tangled mass of uprooted trees and streets filled with litter. At the height of the blow, the radar and wind equipment atop one of Ramey's big hangars went the way of the tree tops. Tree limbs popped like champagne corks up and down the street, whole trunks gave way and fell into the street. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR (Ramey AFB) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.13 MET: The instrument to measure wind speed was broken when it registered 124 Mph. DAM: Two heavy airplanes were lifted and thrown. Buildings, barracks and other installations were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR (Ramey AFB) SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.13 MET: Barometric pressure registered was 28.8 in. The eye of the hurricane passed over the military base. Meteorological instruments were damaged, wind speed of 115 Mph. DAM: Hurricane destroyed several warehouses and a commercial zone within the facilities of the base. Equipment used to repair airplanes was damaged. Almost all the roads in the base were blocked by fallen trees and palms. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR (Ramey AFB) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.18 MET: 115 mph winds were registered in Aguadilla. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguadilla PR (Ramey AFB) SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 3. DAM: The hurricane did considerable damage at the base, knocking down hundreds of trees. Some temporary buildings in the PX area were totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.2 (photo) DAM: Picture of a wood/zinc house at the rural zone in Aguas Buenas. The house was blown down, only the foundation was left. One of the houses around it appears unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aguas Buenas PR, Caguas PR, Cayey PR, Cidra PR, Comerio PR, Maunabo PR, San Lorenzo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.1 DAM: One classrom schools destroyed or seriously damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.3 DAM: 100 families lost their houses because of the hurricane's destruction. A part of the roof of the municipal hospital was lost. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 1. DAM: Some 100 families without homes, roof of hospital blown off. No water supply. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Municipal Hospital partially destroyed, 4 schools completely destroyed, 7 schools partially damaged. 500 houses blown down, 200 tobacco barns completely destroyed. 10,000 chickens died, damage to minor fruits crops. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.2 DAM: Municipal Hospital was partially destroyed (wooden roof). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.13 DAM: Two industrial buildings were blown down. Municipal Hospital was severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.23 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Municipal Hospital, appears to be unroofed [windows frames suggest building made of wood and zinc]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1 MET: At 9:30 am the hurricane was just above the town. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: 1000 houses destroyed in the urban and rural zones combined and another 1000 seriously damaged. Almost all the windows and glass displays in the business district were destroyed because of the wind. The cane, pineapple, coffee, and fruit harvests were seriously damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.7 DAM: An airplane hangar at the airport was knocked down by the wind. Telephone and electric lines were knocked down. In Arecibo, there were a great number of houses without roofs, and a number of smaller houses were knocked down, especially in the barrios of Santo Domingo and La Playa, and those situated near the ocean. FLD: Flooding: In other parts, the cane fields were completely flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.25 (photo) DAM: Scene of blown down wood/zinc houses, only planks and rafters were left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.25 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen utility pole, blocking the street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.8 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree blocking a road, a few men trying to remove it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Damage to Municipal Hospital, town hall, slaughterhouse, Municipal Garage, cemeteries (urban and rural), stadium and Main Plaza (center of town) [wind damage]. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR, Orocovis PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.25 MET: At 10:30 am the vortex of the hurricane was sighted near Orocovis. It was moving towards the northwest and was sighted at Arecibo at mid-day. The hurricane was moving at about 15 mph and followed a trajectory similar to that of San Felipe in 1928. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arecibo PR, Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, DAM: These towns did not receive severe damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 25% of the houses were blown down. Coffee plantations were completely destroyed, 30% of sugar cane destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, DAM: Several houses dismantled, fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: Flooding because of Niguas River overflow. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a bar saloon located on a dock, only debris was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Arroyo PR, Guayama PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: So many fallen trees that the highway seemed like a forest. There were 500 leaning utility poles and so many branches in the street that it was impossible for cars to pass. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: The town apparently suffered the greatest damage of any location along the north coast; there are indications that the vortex passed just above the town. Many highways were closed because of fallen trees. In Barceloneta, the hurricane destroyed 12 wood frame houses and unroofed 35 others. In the rural neighborhoods, about 150 houses were destroyed. In the combined urban and rural areas, about 300 houses were destroyed. The Pentecostal temple was destroyed by the wind, in addition to a school and its cafeteria - all reduced to debris. In the central plaza, there were large losses. Buildings and warehouses full of sugar were unroofed. A 50 boxcar train was lifted off the rails and pulled several meters. Some of the boxcars were so smashed they looked like an accordion. The highway to Florida was obstructed by fallen trees and also electrical and telephone poles - some of which were knocked over and others of which were split in half. The wires were all over the road. FLD: Flooding: The level of the Manati river rose above the lowest parts of the bridge, flooding the bridge and parts of the valley. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of a wood school dining hall completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.15 DAM: 167 houses blown down, 256 damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 (photo) DAM: Picture of a brick wall, partially collapsed because of the strength of the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barceloneta PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: FLD: Flooding: Manati River overflowed causing flooding in Barceloneta END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 DAM: In the fields the hurricane caused great destruction. Scenes of destroyed houses, empty foundations with piles of debris alongside. FLD: Flooding: Flooding on the La Plata and Bayamon Rivers. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Barranquitas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 80% of minor fruits crops destroyed. 400 houses blown down, 1,000 houses damaged. Three schools completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.25 (photo) DAM: Picture of a tobacco barn destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/22/1956 DAM: 8 barns blown down, 4 school classrooms buildings blown down, 2 schools unroofed, 2 school dining halls destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956 DAM: Three wood/zinc houses (poorly constructed) blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.25 DAM: Electric lines were downed because of fallen trees. FLD: Flooding: The Bayamon river flooded the military highway. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.8 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Flooding in Bayamon from the river Bayamon to the southern sector of the military highway to Catano and Punta Salinas. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR to Barranquitas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.7 DAM: Telephone lines 80% destroyed (because of fallen trees and poles). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Bayamon PR, Carolina PR, Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo,8/13/1956 FLD: Flooding: Rio Grande de Loiza caused extensive flooding. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR, Mayaguez PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 1. DAM: “Scant damage except from rain in fields and on crops. One man killed because blown off roof.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1 MET: 85 mph winds. DAM: Lots of houses were dismantled. The forested park was completely destroyed. An anacahuita tree was split into two and others were uprooted. Near the entrance to the city, a garage collapsed on top of the cars inside. The highways were blocked with fallen trees and power lines. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 1,063 houses blown down, 395 houses partially destroyed, 888 houses unroofed. 270 tobacco barns destroyed; 80% of minor fruits crops destroyed. 10 classrooms blown down (in rural zone) FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, (front cover photo) DAM: Scene of a wood/zinc destroyed dairy. Its walls collapsed leaving the zinc roof on the ground. Another building was unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.45 DAM: 1,063 houses blown down, 395 partially destroyed, 888 houses unroofed, 270 tobacco barns destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.8 (photo) DAM: Picture of a wood/zinc semi-destroyed house, unroofed, fallen walls. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of several telephone poles inclined due to wind strength. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Camuy PR, Quebradillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Small houses destroyed and wood houses unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caribbean SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 MET: On August 14,1956, hurricane Betsy was at 295 miles from Miami, Florida. Its maximun wind speed was 190 kph (120 mph), with winds of 120 kph (75 mph) at a distance of 70 miles from the eye. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Caribbean SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.18 MET: At 6:00 pm Betsy was located at 19.4N and 68.4W (160 miles NW of San Juan). Forward speed was 17mph. Peak winds of 125mph. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 FLD: Flooding: The outskirts of town were completely flooded by the Rio Grande de Loiza. A 10 mile area was flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.18 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a flooded street because of Rio Grande de Loiza overflow. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.14 DAM: The winds uprooted many trees and threatened to dismantle houses near the beach. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.14 DAM: In Catano, Betsy left an enormous number of fallen trees and telephone and electric lines, but there was little damage to property. Fallen trees obstructed traffic; roads to Bayamon, Fuerte Buchanan, Bay View and Bahia were blocked. In town, in front of the telephone office, two giant trees more than 10 feet in diameter were uprooted and fell on the telephone lines. A giant tree in the cemetary was uprooted, destroying the concrete path and toppling crosses. The marquee of a theater was destroyed and a streetlight fell over. A giant almond tree fell on top of a six-foot tall electric fence, knocking it over. More than 10 trees fell over at the Munoz River school. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Catano PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.14 DAM: Fallen trees and telephone lines blocked the roads. One of the trees was 10 ft. in diameter. A traffic light was destroyed. A cyclone fence was partially destroyed when a tree fell over it. Slight damage was reported to houses and other buildings. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Catano PR (barriada Juana Matos) SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.2 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of Nueva street at barriada Juana Matos, the area appears flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Catano PR (barriada Juana Matos) SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.2 SUR: Ocean rised after 6:00 pm and flooded Juana Matos sector above 2ft. FLD: Flooding: Flooding caused by Bayamon River overflow. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/17/1956, p.16 DAM: 800 houses blown down, 1,800 houses damaged. Agricultural loss estimated at $500,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 20 houses unroofed, damage to agriculture estimated at $20,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 10 houses destroyed, 1,000 houses unroofed or damaged. 1,000 barns destroyed, 100 barns damaged. Damage to agriculture, business and public property. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956 DAM: 100 houses blown down, 1,500 damaged. 1,000 tobacco barns blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, (front cover photo) DAM: Picture of a two story building,lower story was destroyed, leaving the upper one practically hanging in the air. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ciales PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956 DAM: Fallen trees, two classrooms in the same school were blown down, Milk Station destroyed, several houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Great damage to school buildings and electric poles. Agriculture was devastated, dairies and barns destroyed, cows and chickens killed. 354 houses reported as blown down plus an estimate of 400 not reported. 366 houses damaged, plus an estimate of 500 not reported. $224,088 total loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.6 DAM: 354 houses blown down, 366 houses damaged. Fallen trees and landslides destroyed several telephone poles. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.6 DAM: 354 houses blown down, 366 partially damaged (estimated not reported: 400 houses blown down, 500 houses partially damaged). Roads blocked because of fallen trees and landslides. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.12 DAM: Destroyed and damaged houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Houses blown down. Serious damage to agriculture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: Houses destroyed or damaged, agriculture losses (coffee and other crops, $350,000); poultry $10,000). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 DAM: In rural Comerio, virtually all the trees on the hillsides were blown down. Big houses and ranches were completely destroyed. In the town of Comerio, many houses in the poor neighborhoods were destroyed, but in the richer barrios, the houses didn't suffer that much damage. Hillsides were covered with zinc plates and debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/20/1956, p. 3. DAM: 60-65% loss of homes - area was declared a disaster area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/17/1956 DAM: All rural schools were blown down. Extensive damage to agriculture (tobacco, minor fruits), $3 million loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/21/1956, p.1 (photo) DAM: Picture of a tormentera (hurricane shelter). The family's house was blown down. The tormentera did not receive any damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of rural area on the way from Comerio to Barranquitas, many houses appear to be unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 30 small houses blown down in rural zone, 5 barns destroyed, slight damage to agriculture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Slight damage. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: No damage FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956 DAM: 4 school classrooms dismantled, school unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.2 DAM: 79 houses blown down, 276 houses damaged, 609 barns and garages destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: No damage FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: No damage FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.30 DAM: 69 houses blown down, 207 severely damaged, 30 barns blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: 105 houses damaged and 34 totally destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Hatillo PR SRC: EL Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 205 houses blown down, 428 houses unroofed, $150,000 total loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo , 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 400 houses damaged, 260 houses blown down. 8 schools damaged, 4 public buildings destroyed. Damage to agriculture ($600,000), also damage to private buildings (sugar mills) estimated at $875,000 (property of Eastern Sugar and Antonio Roig). Three “ancones” (barges) sunk in Punta Santiago. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.15 (photo) DAM: Aerial scene of blown down palms FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Humacao PR (Punta Santiago) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p. SUR: Rise in ocean level caused floods. DAM: National Guard headquarters unroofed. Seven boats sunk. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956 DAM: 200-300 houses completely destroyed, considerable damage to agriculture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: 50% of the coffee harvest lost. 75 houses destroyed, 10 commericial buildings destroyed, and the public plaza was destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p. DAM: 75 houses blown down. $160,000 agricultural loss (bananas, plantains, minor fruits). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/17/1956, p. DAM: 180 houses blown down or damaged. Agricultural losses: coffee 50% and bananas 80%. Roads damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Rural houses were the most damaged. Agriculture losses estimated at $1 million (esp. coffee crop). Municipal roads were seriously damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Jayuya PR, Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Telephone lines completely destroyed because of fallen trees and poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: 5 houses blown down, 22 houses damaged, 2 commercial buildings damaged. agricultural loss of $40,000 loss. Fallen utility poles and wires. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 22 houses damaged and agriculture losses estimated at $50,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.30 DAM: Three school diners were blown down. Severe damage to agriculture. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p. DAM: Rural roads were blocked. Three school dining halls unroofed. Agriculture seriously damaged, 95% of plantain crops, 40% of coffee, 80% of minor fruits. Several schools suffered damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Las Marias PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 12 houses destroyed, 42 houses damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 350 houses damaged or blown down ($80,000 loss); damage to public property, business and agriculture, $175,800 loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 14 houses damaged, agricultural loss of $24,000. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Houses and shops unroofed and some destroyed, especially on the outskirts of town and in the high population areas. In the area around the railroad station, various houses were reduced to debris and there were home furnishings and clothes scattered around the whole area. Throughout the area there were fallen trees, coconut palms, and leaves on the farms and on the sides of highways. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, (photo) DAM: Scene of barriada Ferrocarril showing lots of debris and destroyed houses. FLD: Flooding: A lagoon was formed at the entrance of the neighborhood isolating the area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Manati PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Damage to public and private property ($58,000 loss). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p. 22 DAM: 80% of rural homes were destroyed and the personal belongings of the inhabitants were lost. In the urban areas, 25% of the homes were damaged or destroyed. 90% of the crops were lost and 25% of the cattle. The hurricane dismantled a sugar warehouse and part of a factory building. FLD: Flooding: The central cane plantations were flooded causing losses in the cane crop. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 DAM: 200 houses destroyed or damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 80% of rural houses blown down, 25% of urban houses destroyed, roads blocked. $107,000 property loss; $500,000 agricultural loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.20 (photo) DAM: Scene of the rubble of a blown down wood/zinc school. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: This was the only isolated town on August 14, 1956 at 10:00 am. Roads were blocked with fallen trees and poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/22/1956, DAM: Winds moved an empty coffin that was inside a cabin and later found hanging in a tree, about 400 feet from its original location. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, (photo) DAM: Scene of a beach in Maunabo (where the hurricane landed) showing many palms blown down and houses unroofed, debris on the ground. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Maunabo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.1 DAM: Hundreds of fallen utility poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.2 DAM: Electric poles blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.45 DAM: 13 small (poor) houses blown down ($4,500 loss). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Moca PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956 FLD: Flooding: Floods because of Culebrinas River overflow. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956 DAM: 3,000 houses blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Morovis PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, (photo) DAM: Scene of wood and tobacco warehouses destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 300 houses damaged, 80 houses blown down, 6 barns dismantled. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 DAM: Houses destroyed. A large 6 room home with blue interior walls was completely dismantled. The trees on the hills and mountains lost leaves, some twisted, and some completely knocked down. Palms lay fallen across the roads. In the rural zone, plenty of houses were destroyed. Some houses were thrown around by the wind so that only the foundation and the tormentera were left. These houses belonged to peasants. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 MET: Vortex of the hurricance passed above the area. DAM: All the plantain and banana fields were destroyed. Of every 10 tobacco plantations, at least 7 were completely destroyed and the rest were damaged. On some sites you could only see the foundation of the ranches, with wood and zinc roofs strewn on the mountainsides. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Residential and commerical buildings damaged or destroyed. 2 valuable commercial buildings destroyed, 100 houses destroyed, (45 urban and 55 rural). 10 commercial buildings damaged, and 400 houses damaged (250 urban and 250 rural). Damage to schools, school dining halls, telegraph and telephone. The highway was blocked by fallen trees and electrical poles. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Mundo , 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Damage estimated at $500,000. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Orocovis PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/13/1956, p.2 FLD: Flooding: Flooding. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Orocovis PR to Corozal PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col. 5 DAM: Road between Orocovis and Corozal was blocked due to a landslide of 6,000-8,000 cubic meters. About 400 men were working to clear the road. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.14 DAM: Houses unroofed, severely damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: No damage FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Penuelas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: No damage FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: 25 destroyed homes, considerable agricultural losses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1 DAM: The town and its suburbs didn't suffer major damage; only a few bent antennae, some fallen trees and twisted grilles. A Dominican schooner overturned. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 1. DAM: Roads clear, little damage in the city. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 DAM: $3 million loss. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956 p.12 col. 5 DAM: $3 million agricultural loss. $60,000 loss in damage to schools and roads. NOT: “The most affected towns were Adjuntas, Jayuya, Villalba and Orocovis” Miguel Rivera, reporter END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1 MET: The hurricane touched ground on the coast near Maunabo at 7:35 am and continued towards the northwest passing above Cayey, Aibonito, Comerio, and Orocovis. It left the island at Arecibo at 11:15 am. The Weather Bureau said that the gales were up to 85 mph at the southeast coast between Humacao and Guayama. In San Juan the winds were registered at 95 mph. The winds strengthened to the southwest of the Bahamas and reached hurricane strength near Turcos Island and reached central Bahamas near mid-day. On Aug 12 the hurricane was at lat 18.7 north and long 67 west at mid-day; this is about 60 miles to the west of San Juan. The maximum winds were estimated to be 100 mph in a radius of 24 miles from the vortex. The gales extened 150 miles north of Betsy and 75 miles south. At 6 pm August 12, Betsy's estimated location was 19.4 north and 68.4 south, 160 miles to the northwest of San Juan, moving at 17 mph. Near the center, the winds were estimated to be 125 mph. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 DAM: The following municipalities were seriously damaged by the hurricane: Aibonito, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barranquitas, Camuy, Cayey, Ciales, Cidra, Comerio, Corozal, Guayama, Jayuya, Orocovis, Las Piedras, Maunabo, Naranjito, Patillas, San Lorenzo, Yabucoa END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/11/1956, p. 1. MET: Saturday Aug 11 the hurricane was located about 400 miles southwest of San Juan and was bearing down on the Dominican Republic. It was moving west-northwest at about 16 mph with a wind force of 120 mph and a 30 mile central radius and gale winds of 35-55 mph extending outward approximately 125 miles to the north and 70 miles to the south. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 1. MET: Chart of Betsy's Path: 6pm Sat - Betsy located 270 miles east-southeast of San Juan moving west-northwest at 15 mph. 10pm Sat - Betsy is now 200 southeast of San Juan, winds are estimated at 100 mph, gale winds extend outward 100 miles to the north and 50 miles to the south. Midnight Sat - Betsy is at lat 16.7 north, long 63.9 west, or about 180 miles southeast of San Juan moving west-northwest at 18 mph. Highest winds estimated at 100 mph over a small area near the center. Gale winds extend 100 miles in a northern semicircle, 50 miles in a southern semicircle. 3am Sun - Betsy now 140 miles southeast of San Juan. 6am Sun - Betsy centered near lat 17.6 north long 65.4 west, or about 80 miles southeast of San Juan, highest winds estimated at 108 mph over a small area near the center. 9am Sun - The hurricane has just crossed the coast in the vicinity of Maunabo and is located approx 35 miles south of San Juan. 10:30am Sun - Betsy over Orocovis, weakened but still dangerous. Noon Sun - Betsy 18.7 north, 60.0 west, about 60 miles west of San Juan, moving west-northwest. 3pm Sun - Hurricane Betsy located about 80 miles northwest of Arecibo, moving away from PR in a west-northwest direction at about 17 mph. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 3. DAM: 10 mile swath of damage - small homes built on the sides of the low foothills appeared to be demolished. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.1 DAM: Betsy destroyed 5,000 houses and damaged another 12,000. NOT: [This was an overall report for American Red Cross]. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956 , p.1 DAM: A total loss of $16 million in agriculture. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956 MET: Betsy registered winds of 115 mph in Aguadilla (Ramey AFB) and 92 mph in San Juan. DAM: “Betsy destroyed 20,000 houses and caused damage to many other houses. Total damage can be estimated in millions of dollars” Ralph Higgs, meterologist. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 8/13/1956, p.25 MET: Betsy lost intensity when it passed over the mountainous areas of Orocovis and Aibonito. The size of the eye region oscillated between 12 and 14 miles in diameter. Betsy lasted 4-5 hours over land. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Imparcial, 8/20/1956, p.2 NOT: The Governor declared two thirds of the island as disaster zones. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/20/1956 DAM: 156 classrooms blown down, 315 damaged. 44 school dining halls destroyed, 104 damaged. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/17/1956 MET: “Hurricane Betsy (apparently) crashed against the Yabucoa mountains, returned to the ocean and then entered the island again to cross it and leaved by Arecibo” Rafael Pico, geographer and Secretary of the Tax office. He used the radar information to create a map of Betsy's trajectory along with additional information. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/18/1956, p.1 DAM: 90-95% of tobacco barns in the island were blown down. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 DAM: The most dameged municipalities were: Guayama, Arroyo, Patillas, Maunabo, Las Piedras, Cayey, Aibonito, Cidra, Barranquitas, Comerio, Naranjito, Orocovis, Corozal, Morovis, Ciales, Jayuya, Arecibo and Camuy. Based on damage to houses, telephone lines, water service, agriculture (coffee, tobacco, cane, plantains, minor fruits). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/17/1956 DAM: Yabucoa and Maunabo were the areas most affected by Betsy. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Considerable loss, houses destroyed or damaged, agriculture devastated. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956 DAM: 111 houses blown down, 445 houses damaged in rural areas. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Quebradillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956 DAM: Roads were blocked by fallen trees and poles, just a few houses were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Adjuntas PR to Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Telephone lines completely destroyed because of fallen trees and poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Arecibo PR to Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.7 DAM: Telephone lines 50% destroyed (because of fallen trees and poles). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Arecibo PR to Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Telephone lines completely destroyed because of fallen trees and poles. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Bayamon PR to Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.7 DAM: Telephone lines 60% destroyed (because of fallen trees and poles). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Caguas PR to Cayey PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.24 (photo) DAM: Scene of a wood/zinc house that appears pushed over due to the strength of the wind. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Humacao PR to San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.7 DAM: Telephone lines 25% destroyed (because of fallen trees and poles). END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Region: Patillas PR to Maunabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.1 (photo) DAM: Scene of a large tree fallen onto on the road, with several people trying to cut its trunk. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Rincon PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.41 DAM: 100 families in the rural area without homes. Agriculture losses: 50% coffee, 15% sugar cane, 35% minor fruits. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.12 DAM: 149 houses were blow down in the rural zone, 508 houses were damaged in urban and rural areas. An industrial building and the stadium were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/16/1956, p. 3. DAM: Salinas Training Area for the Army - photo of former mess hall which is now just a pile of boards. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Salinas PR (Army Training Camp) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.10 DAM: 80% of the buildings were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Salinas PR (Army Training Camp) SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.13 DAM: 80% of the property was destroyed or severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1,25 MET: DAM: Along Ponce de Leon ave. there were many downed trees and fallen power lines. Near the naval station, the streets were blocked by pines, almond trees and many other types of trees. A huge Laurel of India tree near the School of Music was uprooted and blocked a street. Construction support structures, scaffolding, and zinc plates had fallen and blocked the streets. Showcases were shattered in the New York Department store. Lots of fallen trees in the park, many split down the middle. Chimneys fell at a bakery in Rio Piedras. So many trees fell in Condado and Miramar that all communication was lost. A “quenepas” tree fell on autos of the Puerto Rico Auto association. Fallen trees obstructed Parque street in barrio Terraza del Parque. FLD: Flooding: Flooding at the Supreme Court. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.25 DAM: Near the naval station, all the trees along the highway had fallen down. FLD: Flooding: Rio Bayamon flooded. In San Juan there were houses completely surrounded by water so that they looked like tiny boats in the middle of huge lakes. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956 DAM: The hurricane winds destroyed two 10 by 6 ft windows and a glass door in the new Supreme Tribunal building. A table, curtains, and office materials were also destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 3. DAM: Santurce police report damage because of broken windows. The damage to the Hotel Hilton Caribe was of the “nuisance” variety. Sand and mud were blown into much of the hotel, the tennis courts were damaged, as were most of the cabanas, and glass was broken in the lobby. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 3. DAM: Air National Guard's new hangar at the International airport received only light damage. There were two broken windows and two broken ventilators. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/13/1956, (Front Cover Photo) DAM: Scene of a tree fallen down over a car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen trees in front of the Musical School. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.18 (photo) DAM: Picture of a big tree fallen over the fence of a house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Fort Buchanan) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of the traffic lights at the entrance of Fort Buchanan; lights appear to be destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Isla Grande Naval Base) SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 3. DAM: The Navy reported that the only damage at the Base was to trees which were felled and uprooted. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1,29 DAM: Fallen trees in the streets cut all types of communication. The weakest roofs fell and commercial signs went flying through the air. The winds started at 8:30 am and by 9 am were so strong that cars could barely move. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.1,29 DAM: The damage in La Perla was not as bad as expected given the risky, exposed condition of the homes; the barrio is right next to the ocean. The major damage was the dismantling of cardboard roofs. In the Munoz Rivera park, there were dozens of fallen, yanked-up, and mutilated trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956 DAM: 46 houses were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.18 DAM: Two houses unroofed (cardboard roofs). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar) SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956 DAM: Vegetation completely blocked streets in town. A huge Laurel of India fell. A big tree fell on Concordia street. Lots of fallen trees and branches; streets and surrounding areas were filled with folliage. One women praised the old houses which withstood the winds. A huge billboard fell in Parada 12, but small signs withstood the winds. Lots of the windows were still intact. A small launch (motorboat) lost some parts. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956 DAM: The winds prevented many cars from moving. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Roosevelt Avenue) SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.13 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree fallen over a police dept. car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/18/1956, p.10 DAM: School damaged, fence and school dining hall blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.25 DAM: Fallen phone and power lines because of fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/13/1956, p.12 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a street completely flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.6 DAM: 30 houses destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 FLD: Flooding: 12 houses were levelled because of flooding. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956 DAM: 50% loss sugar cane, 90% minor fruits, 50% citrus fruits, 90% avocados and other fruits, $145,000 damage to public and private property [cause ?] END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: 37 homes destroyed. 5 commercial buildings and 31 residences damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 37 houses blown down, 31 houses damaged FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Toa Alta PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, DAM: 423 houses blown down, 396 houses damaged, 17 public buildings damaged, 16 people hurt. Agricultural damage estimated at $500,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Toa Baja PR (Central Toa) SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.30 FLD: Flooding: Houses completely flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.5 DAM: 15 houses were destroyed. 9 houses destroyed in Hoyo del Papeles and later 5 houses in Marina street. FLD: Flooding: Hurricane caused flooding. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.2 DAM: Stadium's fence and lighting blown down. FLD: Flooding: Carraizo dam overflowed, flood waters dragged 14 houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.18 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of the Municipal Jail, appears flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.18 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a bridge and quarry machinery floating in the water of Rio Grande de Loiza. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/13/1956, p.6 FLD: Flooding: Flooding. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 18 houses blown down, 300 houses destroyed, 200 houses damaged. Damage to public property (roads and schools) estimated at $132,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El mundo, 8/17/1956, p.16 DAM: 78 houses blown down, 177 houses damaged. Three schools destroyed, 8 schools damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.14 DAM: Many houses were unroofed. FLD: Flooding: A great lake was formed that flooded cuerdas of cane. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Mundo , 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Five houses blown down, five houses damaged, agriculture devastated, damage to public property. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: 300 damaged homes (50 urban 250 rural), 31 destroyed homes, 6 commercial buildings damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: 31 houses destroyed, 300 houses damaged (total loss $21,500). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/15/1956, p. 3. DAM: “The town is a shambles. Over 500 homes are destroyed and another 1000 to 1200 damaged. Only a housing project of some 20 large apartment buildings and the high school escaped damage.” FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: 85% of the buildings in the urban zone were destroyed. Pharmacies destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.1 DAM: In the urban area an estimated 500 houses were destroyed and more than 75% of the schools. Several hundred houses were completely destroyed in the urban areas. The roads and highways in the municipality were unpassable, so it was impossible to ascertain the number of destroyed houses in the rural areas, although preliminary figures suggest thousands of houses. All of the telephone poles fell over. There was no water to the city because the reservoir was choked with trees. The fields sown with small fruits were totally destroyed, and at least 80% of the cane crop was destroyed. Two of the three pharmacies lost at least half of their medicines because their roofs blew off. Wood framed grocery stores lost their merchandise because the roofs blew off. Many poles fell on top of houses. The only means of transportation was walking or jeep, but one needed a machete to get to the highway. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/14/1956, p. 3. DAM: All the roofs in the town were blown off. The church roof is gone, as is the roof of the Roig sugar mill at the edge of town. Yabucoans are saying that Betsy was rougher on their town than the San Felipe storm of 1928. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/15/1956, p. 1. (photo) DAM: Aerial view of Yabucoa. Streets piled with debris. Lots of roofs gone and some houses completely smashed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.12 DAM: 60% of the houses unroofed, many houses damaged. One of the electric substations was completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.12 DAM: 85% of the houses in the urban area were damaged or completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, (Front Cover Photo) DAM: Scene of “El Sapo” street, many of the houses appear blown down, some of them unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/14/1956, p.47 DAM: The most damaged building were: police headquarters, the Protestant Church, schools, the electric substation and dam. Completely destroyed buildings were: houses at Jose Facundo Cintron, Baldorioty and El Sapo streets. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of a partially destroyed house surrounded by debris. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of what used to be the Popular Party headquarters (blown down). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.15 (photo) DAM: Picture of El Sapo street, most of the houses destroyed or unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.16 (photo) DAM: Scene of Baldorioty street. A garage was destroyed, lots of debris blocked the street. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/15/1956, p.17 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street, many people looking for their belongings in piles of blown down houses. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, (photo) DAM: Scene of an old church unroofed [made of cement, wood roof] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, (photo) DAM: Scene of a “well built” house, property of an affluent family, only two walls stayed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/16/1956, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street with debris and fallen wires; there is a house at backgrounds that seems to be in good conditions. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Imparcial, 8/16/1956, p.23 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street blocked with debris, zinc plates and utility poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.12 col.5 DAM: Coffee plantations and minor fruit crops completely destroyed. Damage to municipal roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: Puerto Rico World Journal, 8/13/1956, p. 1. DAM: “No damage”. FSC: F- END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 FLD: Flooding: 200 families had to be evacuated because of flooding. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/14/1956, p.22 FLD: Flooding: Several sectors flooded. END: HUR: P1956 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/15/1956, p.1 DAM: Three deaths, damage to agriculture, hundreds of people without homes, damage to public property, mostly schools. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 FLD: Flooding: Two bridges were destroyed by the river's current. The town was incommunicado to San Lorenzo and barrio Borinquen. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Caribbean (San Martin) SRC: El Mundo, 9/6/1960, front cover DAM: Many houses were blown down and many others were unroofed. Several roads were blocked due to fallen tress and utility poles. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Caribbean (San Martin) SRC: El Mundo, 9/16/1960, p.18 DAM: 75% of the houses were blown down. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 FLD: Flooding: 10 houses were destroyed and 11 were partially damaged. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Ceiba PR, Naguabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/6/1960, p.2 DAM: The road between Ceiba and Naguabo was blocked by several fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Cidra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 DAM: The roads to barrio Rabanal, Cayey and Caguas were blocked. A house was blown down. Another house was partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 DAM: Three houses were destroyed and several were partially damaged. Most of the roads were blocked due to fallen trees and utility poles. The agricultural loss and the damage to public buildings were estimated at $50,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/8/1960, p.18 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of the ruins and debris of a house that was destroyed by the river's current. Many other houses were destroyed in the same way at the municipality of Humacao. Many people was killed by the flooding waters. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 DAM: Several roads were blocked due to fallen trees and utility poles. The agricultural loss was estimated at $10,000. FLD: Flooding: Several bridges were destroyed by the river's current. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 SUR: 16 houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, front cover DAM: A landslide that occurred at barrio Sonadora killed two families inside their houses. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/6/1960, front cover MET: The maximum wind speed was estimated at 125 mph near the center of the hurricane. Hurricane winds extended 75miles from the center. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/7/1960, p.35 DAM: A man who was driving a motorcycle was killed when a tree was knocked down as he passed in front of it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/6/1960, p.2 DAM: Several fallen tree branches interrupted the traffic along Loiza and Condado avenues. FLD: Flooding: Several sectors of Santurce were flooded. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/6/1960, p.3 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree with some of its branches knocked down by the wind. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 SUR: A boat was dragged by the surge and hit a bridge. A tug sank trying to pull the boat out of the area. Several other boats at the Nautical club were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.15 FLD: Flooding: 65 houses were destroyed and 30 were partially damaged by the floods. END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 DAM: 40 houses were destroyed. Several roads were blocked due to fallen trees, landslides and utility poles. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/6/1960, p.21 DAM: “23 houses were destroyed, property damages estimated at $40,000 minimum, but no casualties.” NOT: [It's not clear if these houses were destroyed by wind or by flooding] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/8/1960, p.4 DAM: Four houses were blown down, 200 houses were partially damaged. The agricultural loss was estimated at $25,000. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1960 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/7/1960, p.16 FLD: Flooding: 15 houses were dragged by the river's current. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1963, p.16 DAM: Many fallen trees blocked the roads to Mayaguez. A large tree fell over an electrical wire causing the interrruption of service. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1963, (front cover photo) DAM: Scene of bent cane plants in a crop field. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/28/1963, front cover DAM: The cane crop was completely destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.7 SUR: The surge caused severe damage to a public school. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.7 FLD: Flooding: The road to Ponce was flooded. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.7 DAM: A high voltage wire was blown down by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.5 SUR: Due to strong winds and surge, more than 15 little houses were dragged by the sea. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.7 SUR: Seven houses were partially destroyed. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/28/1963, p.7 SUR: Three houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1963 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Mundo, 10/3/1963, p.16 DAM: Six houses suffered severe damage, estimated at $3,350. NOT: [Kind of damaged or cause not specified] END: HUR: P1964 LOC: Caribbean (Guadeloupe) SRC: El Imparcial, 8/27/1964, p.36 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house. Around 10,000 houses were blown down. Debris and zinc plates were left. END: HUR: P1964 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/22/1964, p.43 MET: The maximum wind speed was 140 mph in a small area near the center of the hurricane. END: HUR: P1964 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/24/1964, front cover page MET: Hurricane Cleo was located 220 miles southwest of San Juan. Its maximum wind speed was 140mph at a radius of 40miles from the center. END: HUR: P1964 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/34/1964, p.20 MET: At 7:00 am, hurricane Cleo was located at 75 miles south of Ponce, it was no longer a danger to the island. END: HUR: P1964 LOC: Region: South Coast SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/25/1964, p.30 (photo) DAM: Scene of a cane crop that was severely bent by the wind. FSC: F0* END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/29/1966, p.16 DAM: A fallen tree destroyed electrical lines. Two fallen palms blocked the road to the Joyuda sector. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR, San German PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1966, p.53 DAM: Several fallen trees blocked the road between the two towns. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Caribbean (Guadeloupe) SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1966, (Front Page Photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house. Only the foundations were left with pieces of wooden walls and rafters. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Caribbean (Guadeloupe) SRC: El Mundo, 10/1/1966, p.20 DAM: More than 5,000 wood/zinc houses were blown down. 85% of the banana crop was lost and 85% of the cane crop. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Caribbean (Haiti) SRC: El Mundo, 9/30/1966, front page MET: The maximum wind speed reported was 120-140mph. DAM: The wind destroyed 200 houses, 15 people were injured. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Caribbean (Haiti) SRC: The San Juan Star, 10/3/1966, (front page photo) DAM: Scene of several cement houses that were unroofed. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Caribbean (Santo Domingo) SRC: El Imparcial, 10/19/1966, p.2 MET: The hurricane struck the island with a maximum wind speed of 250km/hr. SUR: The hurricane caused a surge of 5 feet. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Maricao PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1966, p.53 DAM: Strong wind gusts were reported at this area. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/29/1966, (front cover photo) DAM: Scene of several palms being hit by gale strength winds at the Ponce beach. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1966, front page SUR: Several houses were damaged by the surge. END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/27/1966, front page MET: “Whipping up top winds of 150mph, Hurricane Inez aimed its killer potential at a seaport town in the Dominican Republic last night after brushing Puerto Rico's south coast with light gales.” END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/27/1966, p.14 MET: “Residents of Puerto Rico's south coast, repeatedly forewarned against stiff gales and swelling seas from Inez's whipping fury, largely ignored the warnings and went about their business as usual yesterday. Both the gales and high seas failed to materialize as predicted.” END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/27/1966, p.14 MET: “At 9pm. yesterday, Inez's center was located near latitude 16 north and longitude 57.7 west. This placed it 250 miles east of Guadeloupe.” END: HUR: P1966 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/28/1966, front page MET: “However, forecasters expected the dangerous storm to pass 60 to 80 miles south of Puerto Rico early today, brushing the island with strong gale force winds. That expectation was based on the assumption that Inez continued on its westerly course.” END: HUR: P1966 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Imparcial, 9/30/1966, p.53 SUR: Many houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/14/1967, p.42 DAM: Two boats were dragged by the wind and lost at sea. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1967, front page SUR: A wood/zinc house was destroyed by the surge. Many boats were destroyed at the seashore. Several comercial buildings were completely destroyed. DAM: A 20-foot boat was dragged by the wind and sank. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/13/1967, front page DAM: Several roads were blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/13/1967, p.17 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree blocking the entrance of a house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1967, front page SUR: A concrete wall at the seashore was destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Imparcial, 9/14/1967, p.42 SUR: The surge destroyed a building's wall. FLD: Flooding: The floods caused damage to several roads. END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Lajas PR (La Parguera) SRC: El Mundo, 9/12/1967, front page SUR: More than ten houses were destroyed by the surge. END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: Sunday San Juan Star, 9/10/1967, front page MET: “The 12 midnight Weather Bureau bulletin located the hurricane near latitude 17.1 north, longitude 67.2 west, 70 miles south of Cabo Rojo. It was moving toward the northwest at 11 miles per hour.” END: HUR: P1967 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/10/1967, p.14 MET: “The 9p.m. Weather Bureau bulletin said that Beulah's maximum winds were 125 miles per hour over a radius of 25 miles from its center and that gale-force winds extended 125 miles in all directions.” END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Cayey PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/18/1975, p.12-A DAM: “The Dansmack family reported $1,200 in damage to their house's roof and car caused by the wind.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1975, p.24 (photo) SUR: Scene of the streets at the seashore sector in Guayanilla. The surge destroyed the road pavement. Debris, zinc plates and fallen fences appear as part of the damage. END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1975, p.8 DAM: Several houses at the seashore sectors were severely damaged and some others were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/17/1975, p.3 DAM: Practically all of the roads on the island were blocked by fallen trees, utility poles and landslides. END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/17/1975, (front cover photo) DAM: Scene of a house with its roof partially damaged by the wind. The roof's frame appears bent. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1975 LOC: Utuado PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1975, p.29 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a car that was dragged by the current of Rio Vivi. It appears stuck between a pile of debris and the facade of a house. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Aguadilla PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/3/1979, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of a 40-year old fallen “Ceiba” tree next to a little business house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 DAM: 11 houses were partially destroyed. Many houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/2/1979, p.4 DAM: 52 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 SUR: “16 houses damaged by waves on seashore.” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Arroyo PR, Barceloneta PR, Carolina PR, Jayuya PR, Toa Baja PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/2/1979, p.3 DAM: “Confirmed total destruction of some homes” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Barbados SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/29/1979, front page DAM: Communications were knocked down and air traffic was halted. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/1/1979, p.2 DAM: Several roads were blocked due to fallen trees and electrical poles and lines. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/1/1979, p.2 FLD: Flooding: Several areas were flooded. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979,p.18 DAM: “Eight houses and two chicken coops destroyed.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Guanica PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 SUR: The surge flooded several sectors. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/5/1979, p.13 DAM: 51 persons lost their houses and all their belongings. 62 other houses were damaged. The coffee and plantain crops were destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 SUR: The surge flooded several neighborhoods located on the coast. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Guayanilla PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/1/1979, p.12-C (photo) SUR: Scene of a structure at the sea shore that was almost destroyed by the surge. The structure lost part of its walls and debris appears surrounding the area. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.2 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen electrical pole. Several sectors were deprived of the electrical service due to this fallen pole. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 DAM: “Two wood homes in Barrio Junquillo lost their roofs.” FLD: Flooding: “Highway 3 flooded in front of the Squibb factory.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Isabela PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/3/1979, p.8 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen trees and a split utility pole in front of a house. The fallen trees formed a pile of debris. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 FLD: Flooding: “Floods in Vega Linda and Santa Clara urbanizations.” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 SUR: “All houses in Barrio Pastillo's fishing village were destroyed by waves.” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Las Marias PR, Maricao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/1/1979, p.12-A DAM: The coffee, plantain, orange and banana crops were completely lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 DAM: “Roofs of stands at the municipal baseball park were blown off and a 38,000-volt cable broke on Highway 3.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Maricao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 DAM: The coffee crop was lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/31/1979, p.16 DAM: An old man was killed by a fallen tree. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 DAM: More than 500 houses were damaged. FLD: Flooding: Several uraban sectors were flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.5 DAM: Several fallen trees and utility poles blocked the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 DAM: “Two municipal buildings on Hucares beach were destroyed.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/1/1979, front page DAM: 100 houses were either destroyed or damaged. Considerable damage was suffered by agriculture in the south area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 DAM: “Two main streets in town, blocked by fallen trees and utility poles.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/31/1979, p.14 MET: “Gusts of more than 55 miles per hour were reported by the Federal Aviation Administration at Ponce's Mercedita Airport. Winds at the airport averaged about 15 mph in the morning and some 25 mph by mid-afternoon.” SUR: “Swells at the offshore Caja de Muertos island were estimated at more than 20 feet.” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Ponce PR, San Juan PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/31/1979, p.14 DAM: “Two large signs on Route 52, the San Juan-Ponce expressway, were twisted by the wind and almost ripped from their metal posts.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 8/31/1979, p.19 DAM: In many sectors, tree branches were broken off. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.2 DAM: The coffee crop reported a $55 million loss. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.2 DAM: More than 100 houses were destroyed. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.4 DAM: Most of the damage suffered by the electrical lines was caused by fallen trees and branches. A large number of fallen utility poles was reported. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/5/1979, p.4 DAM: 851 houses were destroyed and 5,916 houses were partially destroyed. A total of 7,138 families lost their houses. Five people were killed and 49 were injured. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/3/1979, p.3 MET: “..the diameter of its eye (David's started at 9 miles and is now up to 20)..and how high the airmass rises (David's top was 60,00 feet high)” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/31/1979, p.14 MET: “..Steady winds of 150mph near the eye, tapering to 75mph away from the center.” END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Vocero, 9/1/1979, p.6 DAM: The agricultural loss was estimated at $50 millions. The coffe crop loss was 50% and 60% of the plantain crop was lost. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Region: South coast, PR, Cayey PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/31/1979, p. 14 DAM: “Branches from trees littered several roads along the south coast and as far inland as Cayey.” FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/1/1979, p.2 DAM: Many electrical poles and wires were knocked down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/1/1979, p.6 DAM: Several roads and bridges were severely damaged. 75 houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.5 DAM: A traffic accident was caused by a fallen tree on the road. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San German PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/1/1979, p.18 DAM: “Deputy Mayor Ruben Velez Santiago reported dozens of roofs torn off homes in the rural areas..” FLD: Flooding: “and about 10 percent of the town under water and only one road into the town open.” FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 8/31/1979, p.18-A (photo) DAM: Scene of two fallen palms at a park in San Juan. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/1/1979, p.2 DAM: The roof of a bar was destroyed by the wind. Two houses were unroofed. A glass front of the Minillas center was broken by the wind. Several zinc plates were pulled out. Several trees were uprooted and fell over utility lines, autos and fences. At El Condado, a zinc plate blind was blown down and fell over another business' neon sign, destroying it. Four glass windows at the Mercantil Bank were destroyed by the wind. A tree at Hato Rey fell over a car, severely damaging it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.3 DAM: A man was killed when his car was moved by the wind gusts and hit another car and a road fence. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.9 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree knocked down by the wind that fell over a car, destroying the back side of it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/1/1979, p.12-B (photo) DAM: Picture of a fallen tree that blocked the road between the Medical Center and Villa Nevarez urbanization. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Juan PR (El Condado) SRC: El Mundo, 8/31/1979, p.18-A (photo) DAM: Scene of a zinc blind of a store that was blown down. The blind was bent and broken in pieces. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.3 DAM: A man was killed when a tree was knocked down by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: San Sebastian PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/31/1979, p.5 DAM: The town was incommunicado due to landslides and fallen trees along the roads. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/5/1979, p.13 DAM: “Two families lost their homes, 125 houses were damaged and “several” roads and bridges were destroyed.” FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Santo Domingo SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/3/1979, p.7 (photo) DAM: Scene of a small plane that was lifted and thrown over a building. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Santo Domingo SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/3/1979, (front cover photo) DAM: Scene of a twin-engine plane flipped atop a building at the Santo Domingo Airport. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Santo Domingo SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/3/1979, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of several cars and buses that were either moved or overturned by the wind. END: HUR: P1979 LOC: Yauco PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/3/1979, p.8 (photo) DAM: Scene of a large fallen tree blocking the road. This was one of several trees that fell on that road. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Arroyo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.2 SUR: The surge flooded part of the beach neighborhoods. DAM: Several electrical lines were blown down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Barbada SRC: El Reportero, 8/4/1980, p.5 SUR: The coast areas were flooded by the surge. DAM: Many houses were unroofed. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Barbados SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.3 DAM: 30 houses were unroofed. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.2 DAM: A tree fell over a house and caused damage to a car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: La Semana, 8/7/1980, p.80 DAM: Only two trees were pulled down. One of the trees fell over a house and a car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Caribbean SRC: El Reportero, 8/7/1980, p.2 MET: Hurricane Allen struck Cuba, Jamaica and the Cayman islands with pouring rains and 160mph winds. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/6/1980, p.18 DAM: “Gusts of wind of up to 60mph blew in Fajardo.” END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Guayama PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.2 DAM: Three houses were unroofed. A house was blown down. Several electrical lines were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Haiti SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/6/1980, p.2 DAM: Many houses were unroofed and roads were destroyed by flooding. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.2 DAM: Road #31 was blocked due to fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Jamaica SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/7/1980, p.3 DAM: Thousands of houses were blown down. The banana crop was destroyed. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Juana Diaz PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.2 SUR: The surge flooded several beach sectors. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Mayaguez PR, Ponce PR, San Juan PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/6/1980, p.16 MET: “The highest confirmed winds were of 40mph in San Juan and 30mph in Ponce and Mayaguez.” END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 8/5/1980, p.1 DAM: Many tree limbs were broken off. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Vocero, 8/4/1980, p.2 MET: Hurricane Allen's track was at 100 miles from Ponce. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Vocero, 8/6/1980, p.2 MET: The hurricane passed 200 miles from the south coast of Puerto Rico, leaving rains in the south and southwest coasts of the island. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/4/1980, p.2 MET: The hurricane was moving to the west at 25mph. END: HUR: P1980 LOC: Saint Lucia SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 8/5/1980, p.3 DAM: Several buildings and airplanes were damaged. END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/10/1988, p.2 DAM: A wood/zinc house was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Arecibo PR, Fajardo PR, Loiza PR, San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/10/1988, p.2 DAM: 4 houses were blown down. In Fajardo, a tree fell over a wood/zinc house destroying its roof. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/10/1988, p.2 DAM: Several trees fell over utility wires and blocked roads. At highway #887, a tree fell over a car but the people inside were unhurt. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/12/1988, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of several men clearing off a fallen tree that interrupted the electrical power. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/13/1988, p.2 DAM: A tree fell over a car. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/13/1988, p.2 SUR: Several families had to be evacuated from the beach sector due to the surge. END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/10/1988, p.2 DAM: A tree fell over the roof of a house, partially destroying it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/11/1988, Front page DAM: “It was the wind more than the rain itself that caused much of the damage..it blew down electrical lines, toppled utility poles and downed trees or tree branches which hit power lines.” Isabel Sanchez, communications director for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Agency. END: HUR: P1988 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/13/1988, p.2 DAM: 24 trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1988 LOC: San Juan PR (Barrio Obrero) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/10/1988, p.2 DAM: The wind knocked down the communication antenna of the Police headquarters. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Adjuntas PR, Utuado PR, Yauco PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/89, p. 41 DAM: 80% of the coffee harvest was lost. The banana and orange crop also severely damaged. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Aibonito PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p.8 DAM: 50 ornamental plant nurseries were blown down, a $60,000 loss. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Anasco PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1989, p.15 DAM: Fallen trees on Road 10. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Arecibo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 40 DAM: Highways were blocked by fallen giant trees, fallen electrical wires and piles of dirt. Rt. 129 in Arecibo, Rt. 490 in Quebrada Barrio, Rt. 2 that goes from Hatillo to Arecibo, etc. were blocked. A high tension wire fell in Barrio El Cotto. FLD: Flooding: The Rio Grande de Arecibo and Rio Cibuco de Barceloneta were overflowing because of the rain and winds. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Bayamon PR, Carolina PR, Ceiba PR, Fajardo PR, Humacao PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: EL Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.26 DAM: Many industrial buildings were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Cabo Rojo PR (Boqueron, Joyudas, Puerto Real) SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1989, p.15 SUR: Rise in ocean level. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.24 (photo) DAM: Scene of a hardware store unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Caguas PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/20/1989, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen poles blocking a street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Caguas PR, Cayey PR, Cidra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: No access to these municipalities from Caguas (roads obstructed). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Canovanas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.6 DAM: Acoustic ceiling of Mayor's office was blown down, a conference room suffered damage. In the backyard there were a lot of zinc plates from buildings in the town. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Canovanas PR (Villa sin Miedo, Villa Realidad) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.7 DAM: 40 of 47 wood/zinc houses were blown down, in Villa Realidad, the rest were partially damaged. 75% of 500 wood/zinc houses were blown down in Villa sin Miedo. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/20/1989, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of a group of men clearing up a street blocked by blown down poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Carolina PR (Pinones) SRC: Dialogo, 8/1989 issue num 7 (monthly newspaper), (photo) DAM: Scene of the Pinones beach with palms fallen. A great quantity of sand got into the mangrove forest (smaller photo). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Carolina PR, Loiza PR (Pinones) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p.24 DAM: 75% of the forest was destroyed, and the combined effect of wind and sand burned the bark of trees and mangroves. Connecting canals from Pinones lagoon to other water bodies were blocked by fallen trees, debris and zinc plates [increasing the possibility of flooding]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Catano PR, Guaynabo PR, San Juan PR (Puerto Nuevo, Rio Piedras) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.19 DAM: Some houses were partially unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.10 MET: Reports of 140 mph winds. DAM: Photo of a piece of wood driven 3 inches into a wall. 450 unroofed houses, some totally destroyed or with walls down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Mundo,9/22/1989, p 21 DAM: Most schools are OK; some lost aluminum, wood and zinc; tree debris blocked entryways. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Ceiba PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 MET: 140mph wind speed reported in Ceiba. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Ceiba PR, Humacao PR, Naguabo PR, Yabucoa PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: No access to these municipalities from Humacao (roads obstructed). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Coamo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.28 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of Rio Coamo dam, a backhoe removing debris to facilitate river flow. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Comerio PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.22 DAM: $40,000 loss in chicken industry. Barns blown down, 10,000 chickens died. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/27/1989 (front cover photo) DAM: Picture of extensive plantain tree blowdowns, showing most trees down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Corozal PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.22 DAM: $300,000 in lost plantain and pumpkin crops. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.2 DAM: 80% of the houses were destroyed. FSC: F3 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 11 (photo) DAM: Scene of hospital building with about half of the roof missing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/89 (front cover photo) DAM: Aerial photo of destroyed neighborhood, showing most houses reduced to piles of rubble, a few houses standing but unroofed, one or two houses more or less intact. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.17 DAM: Photo of house without roof, interior walls appear to be gone, but exterior walls remain standing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1989, p. 5 DAM: Motor boats in Culebra were damaged and blown on top of mangroves. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/20/1989, p.18 DAM: Las Marinas were completely destroyed, 80% of the glass windows were broken. 3,000 houses were severely damaged. The ferry boat was pushed over the road. NOT: [Las Marinas are two condominiums located on a small island 3km from the coast of Fajardo] [The ferry transports cars and people to Vieques and Culebra, the road is located next to the dock] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1989, p. 21 DAM: Streets were filled with branches and tree trunks. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Oriental, 9/27/1989, p.15 FLD: Flooding: Loss of houses by flooding ($3 million). END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 12 DAM: Partial or total destruction of 2,000 houses (mostly wood/zinc). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 14 DAM: Hundreds of large billboards lying in the streets, trees pulled up by the roots, roofs and zinc screens (cortinas) flying through the air as projectiles, wood walls and windows fell and shattered, exposing the insides of homes and businesses to the wind and rain. Auto dealerships damaged; cars were seen to be moved about by the wind as if they were toys. Houses destroyed. Most of the streets in the town were obstructed because of fallen street lamps, street lights, electric and telephone poles, billboards, street signs, and advertisements. The prison in the Humacao district was whipped by the winds. Annexes of the prison lost their zinc roofs which went flying in the wind. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 14 DAM: Overnight the covered tennis court lost its roof. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.12 DAM: Streets were obstructed by trees and utility poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: Cabins at Punta Santiago Resort were covered by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.9 (photo) DAM: Scenes of obstructed roads with fallen trees and electric poles. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 MET: Only 3 inches of rain were reported (10 in. expected). 95mph wind speed reported at the airport [page 30]. DAM: Most of the damage on the east coast was caused by wind. The overall damage was less than the expected [page 31] NOT: Humacao was classified by the governor as the area most affected by Hurricane Hugo. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR (Junquito) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p. 8 DAM: Landslides affected nine wood/zinc houses. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR (Punta Santiago) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 12 DAM: Sunday night, before Hugo hit, 7 telephone poles fell down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR (Punta Santiago) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 12 SUR: Flooding on Highway 3. DAM: The Refugio de Vida Silvestre (nature preserve) was destroyed by the rain, wind and waves. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Humacao PR, Naguabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 SUR: The ocean level rase to Highway 3. DAM: Highway 3 from Humacao to Naguabo was completely obstructed by fallen trees and power lines. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Jayuya PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.8 DAM: 80% of agricultural crops were lost. Photo of smashed coffee crops. Winds opened up a chicken house. A cement house was knocked down and there were lots of fallen trees. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Juncos PR SRC: El Oriental, 9/27/1989, p.8 DAM: 700 houses were blown down, 780 houses with minor damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: 300 houses were affected, some unroofed, some blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/22/1989, p. 21 SUR: Highway to Pinones had 6 feet of sand. DAM: 60% of houses were wood and zinc, most were destroyed or seriously damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 16 SUR: The ocean swell attacked the plaza, and the waves destroyed the kiosks on the beach. Waves attacked the theater, town hall, and church so hard that the walls vibrated. DAM: A brick or cement block wall in the municipal garage fell over onto heavy vehicles (garbage trucks, etc.) and prevented them from being moved. The winds broke the windows of the beach front condominums; the winds were strong enough to blow furniture out of the apartments and some fell on the cars parked below. The stands in the soccer area were blown away “as if they were pieces of paper.” Winds blew the paint off of cement houses. The town hall filled with water and a tree fell in the parking lot, smashing two cars. In the barrios of Junquito, Pasto Viejo, Mambiche and Anton Ruiz where most of the houses were constructed of wood and zinc, “everything blew away.” The wind broke the windows of most of the area's businesses. The sports complex (Polideportivo) and a gymnasium lost their roofs and filled up with water. The streets were blocked by fallen street lamps, trees, and electric power poles. In the Conovanillas barrio, several residences were knocked down. Second floors of wood were levelled and roofs gone. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.8 DAM: In El Yunque, 80% of the forest was damaged, 3 of 5 USFS observation towers were down, and lots of branches and leaves were down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Luquillo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.5 (photo) DAM: Photo of 2/3 of trees down, remaining trees were branchless and leafless. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Maricao PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1989, p.15 MET: 1.45” of rain. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Maunabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p.12 DAM: Plantain crops were completely destroyed ($7 million). FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1989, p.15 MET: 42 hundredth of rain. DAM: Some power lines were blown down. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.5 (photo) DAM: Photo of bare frame of a wood/zinc house. Many wood/zinc houses were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: 200 houses were affected, some unroofed, some blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Oriental, 9/27/1989, p.8 DAM: 1,870 houses were damaged, 66% blown down and 34% unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.10 DAM: Dozens of unroofed buildings. Partially or totally destroyed trees blocked streets. Telephone and electrical poles were down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naguabo PR (forest) SRC: El Nuevo Dia , 10/2/1989, p.10 DAM: The Naguabo forest was one of the most affected forest areas, endemic species of trees were lost. NOT: [Naguabo Forest is a sanctuary for some endemic tree species]. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Naranjito PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/24/1989, p.21 (photo) DAM: Scene of plantain trees blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/29/1989, p.26 DAM: 2,100-2,200 cuerdas (32%) of Carite Forest were damaged. Lots of fallen trees (esp. Tabonuco and Sierra Palm). Most of the trees suffered defoliation. After the hurricane a rise in forest temperature during daylight was reported. NOT: [Total area is 6700 cuerdas] FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Patillas PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p.22 DAM: Winds destroyed forest canopy and understory, particularly in Charco Azul, Cero de Vuestra Madre, Bosque Enano and Recreativa Real De Patillas areas. Photosynthetic capacity of the forest was diminished 40-50 %. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 37 DAM: The Ponce basketball colliseum's roof was damaged by the winds. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/17/1989, p 21 NOT: Historical article about hurricanes in Puerto Rico. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.22 DAM: Winds and rains affected most of the northeast and east municipalities. Vieques and Culebra were destroyed. Winds caused extensive damage costing thousands of dollars due to highways blocked by fallen trees, flooding, destruction of public and private property, and disruption of businesses and normal life. The west part of the island did not suffer any damage. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Vocero, 9/20/1989, p. 6 DAM: The governor of Puerto Rico declared 55 municipalities as disaster zones for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) funds. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p. 10 DAM: “Out of 101,000 cuerdas of land that we manage, 100,000 trees were destroyed, a loss of approximately $40 million” Diego Jimenez, Director of the Puerto Rico Forest Service. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Mundo, 9/26/1989, p. 5 DAM: $1,000 million loss from Hugo, according to the Governor. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Puerto Rico (northeastern) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 2 DAM: Thousands of houses were without roofs, destroyed or semi-destroyed by hurricane winds. Entire forests where the trees, including mangroves, were pulled up by the roots. FLD: Flooding: Whole areas flooded. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Region: Patillas PR to Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 10/1/1989, p.10 DAM: 1,400 houses were destroyed, 5,000 houses unroofed or otherwise damaged. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Rio Grande PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.6 DAM: The sports ground, stadiums, Mayor's office and Municipal Library were damaged. Almost all of the gas stations in Rio Grande were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: Salinas Hoy, 8/1989, yr.3 num 18, (Front Cover Photo) DAM: Scene of a wood/zinc house completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Salinas PR SRC: Salinas Hoy (regional news), 8/1989 yr.3 num.18, p.2 DAM: Some houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 7 (photo) DAM: Scene of fallen trees with roots exposed and a mangled chain link fence (Tous Soto de Baldrich street). Scene of a wood frame house with roof gone and all exterior walls gone (Parana street). FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/21/1989 p. 6 (photo) DAM: Many works of art in the San Juan Museum of Art and History were destroyed. The roof fell in on a canoe from Surinam. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.67 DAM: The white house gardens were ripped up. Trees were down, balconies down. The Institute of Culture suffered roof damage. 20% of art objects were destroyed. The roof fell in and the sound system was lost. The roof of an art studio in Ocean Park was blown off. Windows were broken in museums. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p. 12 DAM: Flying pieces of metal, glass and wood. In an apartment building, three apartments lost their exterior walls. The winds found the weakest part, i.e. windows and weak walls made out of gypsum board and cement. Several interior walls also blew down. Couches went flying and cabinets ripped off walls. Lots of similar damage in other high rise apartment buildings. Chimneys and windows were broken. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/29/1989, p. 4 DAM: Severe damage to Carnegie Library and General Archives buildings. Many books were damaged, and the Puerto Rican Collection was destroyed. The Carnegie Library lost part of its roof, and the rain damaged thousands of books and documents. At the General Archives, a few windows were broken, and most of the documents got wet. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 5 (photo) DAM: Fallen stop lights. Debris on roof of building at the Hotel Caribe Hilton. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 25 DAM: The street lamps on the highway from the Mercantil Plaza to the lands of the old bus station (Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses) were leaning into the avenue. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p.31 (photo) DAM: In La Fortaleza, a palm broke about 1/5 of the way up and fell on the executive mansion. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 36 DAM: A violinist and widow were trapped in their respective houses by fallen trees which blocked the doors. All the fruit trees in the widow's garden were knocked over. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 37 DAM: At the San Juan racing track, pieces of the grandstand roof blew off onto the race track. All the ornamental vegetation and the gardens were yanked up by the winds. Betting booths were also blown away. About a dozen of the street lamps used to light up the race track for night betting were blown over. Building damaged was limited to roofs, but lots of shade trees were blown over. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.14 DAM: Fallen trees in Ocean Park, Calle Lichetz and Mcleary. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 22 DAM: Wood windows and doors at El Morro and San Cristobal forts were seriously damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.16 (photo) FLD: Flooding: Scene of a man trying to get his furniture from a flooded area. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (airport) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p.18 DAM: Lots of billboards and signs fell down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (airport) SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1989, p.11 DAM: Radar out of service. Lots of airplanes destroyed. New facilities of American and Eastern Airlines were considerably damaged. The International Tower (telephone communication) blew down and the island was incommunicado. No air traffic for a few days. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.12 DAM: Ashford avenue was blocked by fallen trees. Glass windows were destroyed by flying zinc plates. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.12 (photo) DAM: Scene in front of the Condado Plaza Hotel showing fallen palms and debris. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.12 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree blocking Magdalena street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Condado, Old San Juan) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.13 DAM: A satellite dish fell over onto a Blazer truck. FLD: Flooding: Floating cars crashed against police hadquarters. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (harbor) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.15 (photo) DAM: Truck trailers were pushed over. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Isla Grande Airport) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 31 (photo) DAM: Scene of a single engine plane lying upside down with one wing and the tail broken off. The airplane hanger lost its walls and roof. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Isla Grande Airport) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.16 DAM: 2 airplane hangars were destroyed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Isla Grande Airport) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.17 (photo) DAM: Scene of an airplane tossed over a commercial building. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Isla Verde) SRC: EL Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.12 DAM: Winds blew in glass windows of condominiums. FLD: Flooding: The road between San Juan and Isla Verde was completely flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 31 (photo) DAM: Scene of three utility poles leaning at 45 degrees, with downed power lines. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 35 DAM: A “plastic zinc” (fiberglass) roof blew off a house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (La Perla) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 35 DAM: Most of the damage in La Perla occurred on Cementerio Ave., where more than 25 houses lost their roofs. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Milla de Oro) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.18 DAM: Most of the glass windows in 13 bank buildings were destroyed. Billboards and signs fell down. NOT: [Milla de Oro (Golden Mile) is a bank and business sector in Hato Rey, San Juan] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Miramar Naval Base) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 37 DAM: The Basketball Federation's offices were flooded, their air conditioning blew away, and lots of trees fell over. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Ocean Park) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.20 (photo) DAM: Scene of a group of people trying to rescue a satellite dish. FLD: Flooding: The area appears flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Ocean Park, Santurce) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/22/1989, p.14 (photo) DAM: Debris, including downed trees, pieces of zinc and aluminum, and wood boards. Photo of downed branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Puente dos Hermanos) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 24-25 SUR: The docks of the Nautical Club were smashed. DAM: Many motor boats and speed boats were overturned by the hurricane winds. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 9 (photo) DAM: Scene of sagging electrical/telephone lines, wooden utility pole leaning at 45 degrees, roofing material in the streets, and fallen signs. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 12 (photo) DAM: Scene of a family cleaning up a home. Telephone pole at 45 degrees, broken branches and vegetation, metal siding or parts of a tin roof on the ground. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 25 (photo) DAM: The aluminum roof of the Gomez Hermanos Toyota dealership was blown off. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 25 (photo) DAM: Scene of large, uprooted trees lying in Salamanca St. in University Gardens. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 35 DAM: All of the trees on Salamanca St. of University Gardens were knocked down except for one tree. This tree happened to be home for a street person, who stayed under the tree during the entire storm. Photo of the street person. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/89, p. 44 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street with almost all of the trees blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.19 DAM: The Catholic church lost part of its zinc roof. NOT: [This is a big church, made of cement. Roof is mostly cement with some parts of zinc.] FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.18 DAM: 95% of the trees at the Botanical Garden had broken branches or were blown down. Many unique species, like “nuez de Macadamia”, were seriously damaged by the wind. The Orchid and exotic plant nurseries were unroofed, and 2,000 orchids lost. NOT: “It will take thirty or forty years to regain its splendor” Anamae Pamier de Betancourt, Deputy Administrator of the Botanical Garden. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.18 DAM: Photos of wood/zinc house with its roof ripped up a bit and walls twisted. Other houses were damaged, but owners acknowledge that they were a bit fragile. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 8 (photo) DAM: Scene of Santa Cecilia St. Downed power and electric lines, fallen roof materials. FLD: Flooding: Flooded streets. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo 9/20/1989, p. 10 (photo) DAM: Scene of a street with utility pole snapped about 1/5 of way up and leaning into street at a 45 degree angle, lots of tree branches lying in the street, some may be entire trees. Pieces of zinc roofing, wood and glass in the street. Some of the glass and wood apparently blew out of the neighboring apartment buildings. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 20 (photo) DAM: Scene of people collecting the zinc plates that fell off of businesses and homes. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.19 DAM: Zinc roofs blew off, but the houses were weak wooden houses. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Villa Palmares) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 3 (photo) DAM: Three men replacing torn off tin roofs. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Villa Palmeras) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/1989, p. 41 (photo) DAM: A large tree fell on high tension wires. Almost all of the streets in the neighborhood were blocked by similar blowdowns. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Juan PR (Villa Palmeras, Santurce) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p. 5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a utility pole fallen over electric or telephone wires. Houses and stores destroyed. FLD: Flooding: The area appears completely flooded. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: 150 houses affected, some unroofed, some blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/27/1989, p.10 DAM: 1,600 houses were damaged, of these 1,000 were blown down. The Transportation and Public Works building and the Municipal sports arena had serious damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Toa Baja PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/20/1989, p.23 DAM: Fallen trees blocked streets, 1,334 houses were damaged (mostly unroofed). FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Toa Baja PR (Levittown) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.19 DAM: More than half of the trees and palms in Levittown beach were blown down or broken. FLD: FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/29/1989, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree blocking the only exit of Sector Las Lomas. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.29 FLD: Flooding: Carraizo dam overflowed due to the lack of electric power to open its floodgates. END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR (Carraizo) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p 5 DAM: Branches and rubble in the streets. FLD: Flooding: 10-15 feet of flooding over the Carraizo dam. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Trujillo Alto PR (Interamericana Gardens) SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/89, p. 20 (photo) DAM: Scene of an electric pole that fell on top of a Ford truck, destroying it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/20/89, p. 39 (photo) DAM: Photo of a house with only internal walls left. From the houses around it only debris was left. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Mundo, 9/19/1989, p.2 DAM: 1,000 houses blown down, 70% of utility poles destroyed, part of the main dock destroyed, municipal hospital unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/27/1989, p.10 DAM: Most of the trees were blown down or defoliated. 1,100 houses (out of 3,000) were blown down. The Fishermen Association's building was completely destroyed. Villa Esperanza resort was blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/23/1989, p.8 (photo) DAM: Picture of two men repairing electrical lines on an fallen utility pole. The area around them appears full of fallen tree branches. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Villalba PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/24/1989, p.21 DAM: 800 cuerdas of pigeon peas crops were completely destroyed. 635 houses were damaged, 112 blown down. $15 million loss. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/19/1989, p.8 DAM: 200 houses were blown down, 600 unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1989 LOC: Yabucoa PR SRC: El Oriental, 9/27/1989, p.7 DAM: Agriculture was completely destroyed, 2,000 cuerdas of plantain crops, also sugar cane, “name” and minor fruits. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Aguas Buenas PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/7/1995, p.4 DAM: Road #174 was blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Carolina PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.26 (photo) DAM: Picture of the “Playita I” restaurant. The building was unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.19 (photo) DAM: Scene of the Fajardo dock, the canvas cover for the boats appears partially destroyed. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.19 SUR: Picture of the seaside road at Costa Azul beach sector. The pavement appears cracked due to the surge. END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Guaynabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.27 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree that fell over the electrical wires. A large amount of debris appears around the tree. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/7/1995, p.4 DAM: Road #924 was blocked by 5 fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Patillas PR, San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/7/1995, p.4 DAM: The road between these two towns was blocked by fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.21 DAM: The plantain crop at the east and central east part of the island suffered damaged due to rain and wind of the storm. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/11/1995, p.10 DAM: The agricultural loss was estimated at $10 million. The coffee, fruit, plantain and ornamental crops were the most affected. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/7/1995, p. 3 DAM: “Its westernmost winds tore off roofs and uprooted trees while its heavy rains provoked sporadic flooding..” END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/8/1995, p. B-44 DAM: “Most damages ocurred in the 15 municipalities in the east and east central part of the island, most of them plantain, passion fruit and acerola crops..” FLD: Flooding: “..and pastures flooded.” Neftali Soto, Agriculture Secretary. END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/8/1995, p.B-44 DAM: “The company received about 50 claims Thursday, mostly for blown down signs and minor property damages” END: HUR: P1995a LOC: San Juan PR (Santurce) SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/7/1995, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree being cut by the Civil Defense in order to reopen a blocked street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/8/1995, p.6 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree branch that fell over an electrical wire. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Vega Baja PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/7/1995, p.4 DAM: Road #646 was blocked due to fallen trees. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/7/1995, p.20 DAM: Two houses suffered minor damage to their roofs. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Carolina PR (Pinones) SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.30 (photo) DAM: Scene of an uprooted palm. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1995, p.19 (photo) DAM: Scene of the ruins of a house, rafters and wood pieces were in the area. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1995, p.18 (photo) DAM: Scene of a house with the second story blown down. Only rafters and wood pieces were left. The first story apparently didn't suffer damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/19/1995, p.3 DAM: Several houses were blown down. The Baxter factory's building suffered light damage. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, (front cover photo) DAM: Picture of several damaged houses. Three of the houses appear unroofed, one of them lost its windows. A cement house and another wooden house appear undamaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.3 DAM: “Preliminary estimates that at least 250 homes were destroyed or severely damaged.” J. Marino, reporter. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.13 DAM: “Luis Angel Acosta, 37, was inside his wooden house when high winds ripped off its roof and then bashed in a back room where he had taken refuge. “I never left”, he said, adding that he was able to see another house fly away through a hole torn in his house's wall.” M. Gerard, reporter. The Post Office building, Marta's seafood restaurant and El Batey restaurant were partially unroofed and damaged. A house's roof was ripped off all but one room, and water and wind had destroyed most of the articles inside. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.29 (photo) DAM: “Pieces of damaged houses and other debris littered the low hillsides of Culebra like confetti after the island took almost a direct hit from Hurricane Marilyn.” Several houses appear unroofed while other houses were almost completely destroyed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/20/1995, p.B-56 (photo) DAM: Scene of a half dismantalted house. It lost most of its walls as well as its roof. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/22/1995, p.4 DAM: “Hurricane Marilyn hit 250 families, leaving 85 of them with nothing, Mayor Anastacio Soto said.” A. Alfaro, reporter. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/18/1995, p.2 MET: Wind speed was estimated at 100mph. DAM: About 70% of the 350 houses affected by Hurricane Marilyn had to be reconstructed. 40 houses were unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/18/1995, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed house, another house appears partially unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/18/1995, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down house, lots of rafters and debris were left around the area. Another house appears partially unroofed. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/18/1995, p.10 DAM: 250 houses were blown down, several other buildings were severely damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/19/1995, p.18 (photo) DAM: Scene of three small airplanes. Two of them appear overturned by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.3 DAM: “At least 200 families in Culebra were displaced by the storm. Roofs were torn off dozens of homes. Light planes were turned upside down on their wings.” M. Gerard Delfin, reporter. A satellite dish was torn off its base. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/21/1995, p.2 DAM: 180-200 houses were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/18/1995, p.2 (photo) DAM: Scene of two wood/zinc houses that were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/18/1995, p.10 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed house, it lost part of its walls. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.26 (photo) DAM: Scene of two small airplanes flipped upside down at the Culebra airport. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Culebra PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/13/1995, p.6 DAM: “Broken coral, soil erosion, crushed turtle eggs and lost leaves from mangrove trees are some of the ecological problems...” “The leaves from the mangrove trees look like they were burned off...Eight or nine feet of sand that was once part of the beach is now in the bottom of the bay.” P. Gelabert, DNER Secretary. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.4 DAM: Fallen trees along the Highway 191 blocked the road. Two homes in the Daguao sector lost their roofs. Many downed trees. FLD: Flooding: River flooding. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Naguabo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.30 (photo) DAM: Scene of a man clearing away a fallen tree on Highway 31. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/18/1995, p.10 DAM: The plantain crop was the most affected, at a $3.6 million loss; coffee crop loss was $2,879,000; banana crop loss was $177,466 and the cattle loss was $101,495. END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Region: Southeast PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995,p.29 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down road sign. END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Vieques PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/17/1995, p.3 DAM: “Vieques Mayor Manuela Santiago said at least 40 homes were destroyed when winds began pounding her island.” M. Gerard Delfin, reporter. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/18/1995, p.56 DAM: 20 houses were blown down. Fallen trees and utility poles and wires. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/20/1995, p.20 (photo) DAM: Scene of a wooden house mostly destroyed. It was unroofed and part of its walls were blown down. Clothes were blown out. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1995b LOC: Vieques PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/21/1995, p.2 DAM: 300 houses were damaged. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p.5 DAM: Highway 864 was obstructed by electric high tension wires. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Caguas PR, Canovanas PR, Carolina PR, Catano PR, Ceiba PR, Dorado PR, Loiza PR, Naguabo PR, San Lorenzo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p.5 DAM: Rt. 165 from Catano to Dorado, Rt. 187 from Pinones to Loiza, Rt. 951 from Loiza to Canovanas, Rt. 183 from San Lorenzo to Caguas and Rt. 3 from Ceiba to Naguabo were obstructed by fallen tree branches and were flooded - making them impassable. On Rt. 172 from Caguas to Cidra there were reports of upturned earth. FLD: Flooding: Highways were flooded (see above) FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 7. DAM: As soon as the hurricane landed, the winds destroyed three wood houses and blew roofs off houses, knocked over a church, and knocked down high tension wires. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 7. DAM: In the streets one could see loose objects (like garbage cans) in the patios of businesses and people's houses and in the parking lots. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Culebra PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 7. MET: The eye of the hurricane passed over Culebra and was there for a space of 45 minutes. The vortex passed close by, but not on top of the island. Bertha's strong winds began to be felt at about 2 pm. END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 10. (photo) SUR: High tide reached road level. DAM: Fallen trees. Photo of a ferry that smashed against a dock and broke it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Fajardo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 7/9/1996, p.2 DAM: Reports of roofs caved in and trees blown over. Ferry dock was partially smashed when a houseboat flew into it. Winds felled electrical lines. A gust of wind blew the roof off of a house in Mansion del Sapo, right by the waterfront near the ferry. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Gurabo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 11. DAM: On Rt. 901 in Barrio Camino Nuevo high tension wires fell onto the pavement. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 11. (photo) DAM: Damage reports include: fallen trees and power lines, blown-off roofs, and an explosion in an electrical transformer. Picture of a large chunk of zinc roof blown off a house. Another photo of a fallen street lamp. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 11. DAM: Part of Rt. 908 in Humacao was obstructed by a fallen tree and trees were hung up in the wires. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Las Piedras PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 11. DAM: Rt. 917 in town was covered with bamboos. FLD: Flooding: Rt. 936 was the only highway in the region reported to be flooded. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p.4 (photo) DAM: Picture of a poor wooden house which lost its roof. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Loiza PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 16. (photo) DAM: Picture of a street filled with fallen branches. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 7/9/1996, p.3 MET: The storm passed about 30 miles from Fajardo and 50 miles from San Juan. END: HUR: P1996a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 9. (photo) DAM: “Apart from the occasional fallen tree, pulled-up signs, and corrogated metal roofs lifted up by the winds,” the damage was not nearly as bad as Hugo. The winds knocked over a wall made of corrogated metal sheets at a business in Puerta de Tierra. In Miramar, the Justice Dept. building had some damage to its facade and entrance hall. Along the Ave. Ponce de Leon there were fallen signs, twisted palm trees, and metal roofs yanked off buildings - especially in the area of El Condado. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 16. (photo) SUR: High waves at La Fortaleza. DAM: Picture of a fallen zinc roof. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 7/9/1996, p. 4. (photo) DAM: A roof of corrugated metal fell over power lines in Loiza street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p.6 MET: The winds at the NWS (servicio nacional de meterologia) were 45 mph with gusts of 55 mph. END: HUR: P1996a LOC: San Juan PR (Rio Piedras) SRC: The San Juan Star, 7/9/1996, p.3 FLD: Flooding: A flood watch was in effect Monday. Several rivers in Rio Piedras were noticeably swollen, in the neighborhood of Los Paseos, among others. END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 8. DAM: According to the mayor, even though the wind gusts were strong, the only damage was blown-off roofs, and fallen tree branches. One light post fell, and Municipal gym's window broke. The greatest danger was fallen branches, zinc plates from fences and roofs which became projectiles in the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 7/9/1996, p. 7. (photo) DAM: Picture of a rather large tree which fell on top of phone/power lines. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996a LOC: Vieques PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 7/9/1996, p. 6. MET: 85mph gusts. DAM: Prelimary survey of damage revealed that 25 homes were severely damaged after the storm passed. Trees blown over by the winds made it difficult to reach some of the isolated communities on Vieques. By midday of the storm, zinc roofs were blowing off. Monte Carmelo, a squatter community on Navy-owned land, faced 85 mph gusts that blew off some zinc roofs. Some utility wires were down. The Hotel Villas Boheme sustained no apparent damage. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Bayamon PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.12 (photo) DAM: Scene of a big fallen tree that blocked part of the road to Comerio. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.4 (photo) DAM: Scene of an electrical pole that was inclined by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of an electrical pole that was broken in half due to wind speed. It appears fallen on the ground with wires still attached to it. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.13 (photo) DAM: Scene of an unroofed masonry/zinc house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.13 (photo) DAM: Scene of a little wood/zinc house that was partially destroyed by a fallen tree. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Cabo Rojo PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/12/1996, p.17 (photo) DAM: Scene of a tree and a sign almost blown down by the wind. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ciales PR, Jayuya PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.15 DAM: Many fallen trees and electrical wires. Many wood/zinc houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Humacao PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/11/1996, p.8 DAM: The wind broke a wall of a house. A child was killed by the fallen wall. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Jayuya PR, Las Marias PR, Maricao PR, Yauco PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.21 DAM: The coffee crops were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.5 (photo) DAM: Scene of an old woman's wood/zinc house that was blown down. The house was reduced to a pile of zinc plates and rafters. Only the refrigerator was left standing. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Lares PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.15 DAM: About 30 wood/zinc houses were unroofed. The coffee, banana and plantain crops were mostly lost. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/11/1996, p.5 MET: The reported wind speed was 80mph. DAM: Many houses were unroofed. A large number of trees were blown down, blocking the roads. The coffee, plantain and citrus fruit crops were severely damaged. A wood/zinc house was blown down. A blown down zinc roof fell over a cement house. Dozens of trees at the Federal Experimental Station, road #100 and route #2 were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/12/1996, p.8 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down wood/zinc house, only the foundation was left. The zinc roof appears close to the house. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.21 DAM: Several houses and a mechanical shop were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Mayaguez PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.21 DAM: The coffee and plantain crop were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.11 DAM: At Punta Diamante barrio, several wood/zinc houses were unroofed, one of them was blown down. Many fallen trees blocked the roads. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.20 DAM: More than 500 houses were destroyed or partially damaged. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/11/1996, p.6 DAM: About 100 houses were unroofed. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/11/1996, p.22 (photo) DAM: Scene of an big uprooted tree at the front of a house. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/12/1996, p.8 (photo) DAM: Scene of a huge tree that fell over a house due to the force of the wind. The wood/zinc house appears smashed by the tree. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Ponce PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.20 DAM: More than 2,000 trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.4 DAM: At 22 municipalities on the southeast side of the island, 650 houses suffered considerable damage. The agricultural loss was calculated at $127 million, the most affected crops were coffee, plantain, minor fruit, citrus fruits and avocado. END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/16/1996, p.B-34 DAM: About 40% of the island's coffee crop was blown down. A total of 60 telephone towers were blown down. END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Puerto Rico SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/15/1996, p.10 DAM: “Damaged roofs and fallen fences as well as leveled trees were the problems faced by the Sports and Recreation Association” END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.40 DAM: A big tree fell over a police headquarter's car. A lot of trees fell over electrical wires. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Sabana Grande PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/13/1996, p.21 DAM: Most of the coffee crop, as well as the fruit and vegetable crops, were lost. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: San Juan PR SRC: The San Juan Star, 9/12/1996, p.7 DAM: 50 houses were destroyed. 1000 trees were blown down. FSC: F2 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.82 (photo) DAM: Scene of a fallen tree blocking part of the street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/14/1996, p.14 (photo) DAM: Scene of a big-old tree that was knocked down by the wind and blocked a street. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: San Juan PR SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.82 DAM: Several glass windows at the Hilton hotel were broken by the wind. FSC: F0 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: San Juan PR (Ocean Park) SRC: El Nuevo Dia, 9/11/1996, p.15 DAM: Several trees were blown down. FSC: F1 END: HUR: P1996b LOC: Santa Isabel PR SRC: El Vocero, 9/11/1996, p.23 (photo) DAM: Scene of a blown down highway sign. FSC: F1 END: