Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1877-10-16 | Page 2 | Destructive Hurricane |

Type	issue
Date	1877-10-16
Paper	Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Destructive Hurricane
Type	article
Date	1877-10-16
Paper	Salt Lake Herald-Republican
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	2
OCR Text	Show Destructive llnrrlcane. ' Havana, 15. St. Thomas advices Btate thai a faarful hurricane visited Curacoa and the neighboring islands on September 23J, and caused great damage. . Tbe wid blew from all! quarters- The sea waahed away the lower partof the town of Wilhainsladl Nearly every house in what is known as Petrimay quarter .was destroyed, and the fortifications are in ruinn. Many families are destitute. The damage to property is estimated at over nlf a million. A Dutch man-of-war and two Dutch schooners were wrecked and several lives lost. All the salt ponds in the neighboring Island of Bonaire are ruined.
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