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Show CUBA SWEPT BY HURKtTNE. Village Destroyed, Forty-fivo Dead and Score Missing. , Advices from Santiago do Cuba, un- V der dato of Juno 1G, etato that tho worst storm of a decado bogan Friday and culmlnatod Monday night In fourteen four-teen Inches of rain, which foil in flvo hours, accompanied by a hurricane Tho lower vlllago of El Cobro has been dostroyed. Forty-flvo persona nro known to bo dead, and scores aro missing. Bodies aro floating In tho Cobro river. Twenty bodies havo been recovered by boats patrolling tho bay. AH tho bridges on. tho Cobro railway rail-way aro out and many bridges havo boon lost on tho Cubnn railway. A train which loft Havana Saturday Is held between washouts, forty mllea inland. A relief train bringing mall and passengers was wrocked at Moron. Mo-ron. Tho fireman nnd mall agont wcrs killed and two of tho employees wero Injured. Tho passengers nro safo. Tho mines at D'AquIrl aro crippled and six employes havo beon drowned. Tho pier has been damaged. Tho city's property loss la enormous. |