Show KEY WEST IN RUINS I a 1 HURRICANE WHICH STRUCK COAST OF FLORIDA CAUSES t J LOSS OF MILLIONS H f1 < Great Damage Also Done at Havana and Over Island of Cuba by One r of the Worst Storms Since the J mi Disastrous Blow of 1906 Koy West FlaAs a result of tho hurricane which struck tho southern < coast of Florida on Monday Key fA West Is a mass of wreckage and tho l Ay v damage to property Is estimated at iff jj 2000000 Martial law was proclaimed J pro-claimed and tho Key West guards t A I took charge of the pity r 6 The United States government has been asked to dispatch troops hero a without delay Chaos reigned on rfi every hand and few people remained in their homes Hundreds of houses r wore totally wrecked or damaged V Ono hundred vessels were In the harbor but live remained at anchor 1 r Jr the others having gone to sea or being be-ing washed upon tho beaches Streets 1 > 1 along the water front are a mass of i wreckage t Brick as well as frame buildings t throughout the city suffered from rt the hurricane and many miraculous ff escapes from death have been reported f re-ported Almost every nationality Is represented jt repre-sented among tho citys population of more than 20000 about onehalf oft ° of-t i whom are employed In cigar manufacture l manu-facture spongo fisheries and salvage M v companies HavanaTho most serious tornado since the big blow of October 17 r t 1906 struck Cuba early Monday devastating t t de-vastating the western portion of the n rlt Island In Havana many minor II buildings were blown down or unroofed un-roofed five persons were killed and about twenty five were Injured The t greatest damage dono was In the I harbor where forty or fifty llghtprs launches and small tugs were either t v sunk or blown ashore i < At Casa Blanca great anxiety was ii folt throughout tho day for the safety safe-ty waf the Ward liner Morro Castle r from Now York and the Plant Line I Bteamer Miami from Key West I I Both of these steamers however art I ar-t 1 rlvad safely at 630 Monday afternoon i r f after-noon The total damage In Havana and I vicinity Is estimated at 1000000 |