Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1909-11-19 | Page 4 | Floods in Jamaica

FLOODS IN JAMAICA record rainfall causes damage estimated at half a million dollars kingston jamaica from tho the fragmentary reports arriving hers here from the countryside the damage resulting from the storms and floods that have raged throughout this thia island since last friday Is enormous A portion of 0 the railway and the coast line itile on th the north side 0 of the island has been seriously damaged landslides are numerous on the main railroad and communication has be been en completely cut off many brid bridges g es also have been carried away property in and around kingston suffered severely the damage sustained bained thus far being estimated at the intake and the main cu lverts 0 or the cites water system have been destroyed and because of the continued downpour it has been impossible to effect repairs