Carbon County News | 1909-11-19 | Page 2 | Floods in Jamaica

FLOODS IN N JAMAICA record l causes danrige estimated at half a million dollard Do lr kingston jamaica from the fragmentary reports arriving here from the countryside the damage resulting from the storms and floods that bare have raged throughout this lal and since lait wit la it friday Is enormous A portion of the railway and this coast line on the north aide side of tho the island has been seriously damaged land elides glides arc are numerous on the main rail road and communication baa has been completely cut off many bridges also have been carried away property in and around kingston suffered ered severely the damage sustained thus far being estimated at the intake and the main culverts cul verta of the city a water system have been destroyed and because of the continued downpour it has been impossible to effect repairs