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Show ::, t 1 1 n m racing ONTIW & tji Hurricane Sweeps .froni.Cuba to Florida Coast. Doing Much Damage. At the Town of Miami Fully One Hun-dred Hun-dred Houses Were, Blown Down and the Town Is In a Demoralized Demor-alized Condition. St. Augustine, Fin. Frequont messages mes-sages havo boon received at tho wlro-less wlro-less station hero giving tho progress of a severe hurrlcano which swept from Cuba to tho lower cast coast of Florida on Thursday. Early Thursdny morning tho storm was reported in tho vicinity of Havana, Hav-ana, doing great damage thoro, but dotnlls aro lacking. Later tho storm reached Key West, blowing down, houses nnd trees, being particularly severe along tho water front. As the day wore on the storm reached Jupiter, Jupi-ter, whoro, It Is said, tho wind blew sovonty-flvo miles an hour. Trains In from Mlnmt bring tho news of torrlblo destruction by the hurricane thoro. Fully 100 houses wore blown down and tho city is in a demoralized condition. con-dition. Tho handsorao churches of tho Eplscopnl and Methodist denominations denom-inations woro both blown down. Tho concreto Jail Is leaning with danger of turning over and the prisoners had to bo removed. Tho car sheds aro down nnd tho top was blown off the Ponlnsula & Occidental steamer sheds. Ono two-story brick building collapsed. |