Show New Hurricane n Threatens to Hit Florida Coast Schools Are Ordered to Close and All Available Police Are Ax Called Out HAVANA IS STRUCK Storm Moving Northward Leaves Homes in Cuban Cuban Cuban Cu Cu- ban Capital Wrecked HAVANA Oct 20 p. p m. m United Press Press Unconfirmed Unconfirmed re reports reports reo re- ports from the t town wn of r ran jo ten miles from Havana said today that six six persons had been killed there and seventeen injured during the hurricane which buffeted this part of Cuba today One person was reported to have been killed here Lack Lak of telephone communication this afternoon was was was' hampering the police in their effort to obtain authoritative reports of the storm damage HAVANA Oct 20 AP The AP-The The terrific terrific ter ter- windstorm which struck Havana Havana Havana Ha Ha- vana today died down this afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon after a violent burst which for fora a few minutes reached hurricane force The waves along the waterfront waterfront waterfront water water- front still continue very high but merchants and workmen in the city itself began egan cleaning up wreckage preparatory to reopening for busi busi- ness I TAMPA Fla Oct 20 United Press Press Weather Weather bureau officials late today predicted a miles fifty-miles- hour an-hour gale would strike here to tonight night The barometer at 2 p. p p m. m m stood at 2975 and was falling slowly WEST WEST- WEST BALM BEACH Fla Fa Oct 20 AP Aj Schools vere were vere closed yachts in harbor scurried scurried ried ned to safety and plate glass windows windows windows win win- dows in the business district were board boarded d up as th the the-j Palm Beaches prepared today for the third tropical tropical trop trOp- ical leal hurricane of or the year Newspaper offices were filled with excited groups anxious to learn the latest government storm reports The barometer at 1 p. p m. m had dropped 18 points from 2333 at 6 6 o'clock this thil morning Coast guard stationed here was ordered lo to to stand by to toL L' L render any assistance MIAMI Fla FLit Oct 20 United Press Press Lifting its head from the ruins of the recent tropical hurricane hurri burn cane which took a toll of lives In the area Miami to today today today to- to day was as feverishly making plans to battle the new gale expected here tonight All available police police have have been or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered for continuous duty and many reserve ambulances are being hel helIn held In iii readiness RELEASE PRISONERS City Manager F. F II H. Wharton to today today today to- to day ordered a all schools closed at noon and released married pils- pils from froni rom jail to enable them to pro protect tee their homes The Florida east coast railway offices were besieged for Information tion about trains and scores learned learnell that egress by railways was impossible impossible im- im possible th first northbound train being scheduled to reach West Vest Palm f Beach at 8 p. p m. m when the storm stormI I la I. I herp C County t officials i is are making preparations preparations preparations prep prep- to shelt shelter r citizens in the tho sturdy courthouse Red Cross officials and workers on the scene of the recent disaster have or organized their forces and a ale aze e prepared to combat the storm It was said WARNINGS HOISTED Storm warnings h have ve been hoist hoist- ed A light wind at noon brought scores cores to the streets streetS' despite the driving rain which was believed tobe to tobe tobe be heralding the approach of the Continued on page 4 4 |