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Show One Hundred Perish in Storm Hurricane in Cuba Caused Great Destruction to Xifo and ' Property. ' SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 17. The recent fall of fourteen Inches of rain In five hours, accompanying accompany-ing a hurricane; has resulted In the death of more than one hundred persons. The most severe loss was at the village of El Cobre, where some sixty persons were drowned. The river rose ranldly, destroying the lower part of the village. Bodies were carried eight miles to the bay. Thirty bodies iere recovered. Sbi persons were drowned at Daiquiri, Dai-quiri, fourteen at El Cancy and many In the surrounding country. The list Is still Incomplete. All the bridges at Cobre, several at Daiquiri and four of the Central railroad bridges and miles of track have been destroyed. In the wreck of the relief train at Moron two employees were killed, but the passengers are safe. No trains arrived ar-rived from Saturday to Thursday and all thc telegraph lines and cables are interrupted. One hundred and fifty houses were destroyed or damaged In Santiago, and five persons lost their lives In and about Santiago the property loss Is enormous at the mines, on the . railroads rail-roads and In cattle and merchandise. |