Show Florida Story Florida Story I Brief I t By The Associated Press STEADILY S mounting figur figures s son on the toll of the West Indian In In- In Indian dian hurricane in southe southeastern stern Florida placed the dead at more than 1000 and prope property iy damage in excess of The dead in Miami was estimated at with victims listed at Hollywood nd f at Hialeah b both th su- su suburbs suburbs su suburbs of Miami l One hundred were believed to have been killed at Fort Lauderdale ana antt adl a similar number number- at Moore Moore- Moore haven haven where the wind vind whipped huge waves over Lake Okeechobee dikes flooding the city Forty of those re- re reported reported re reported ported drowned ned were women and children hildren The injured toll was placed d at 2000 with more than homeless Three hundred special police were sworn in at Miami where looting was reported and at H Hollywood Public utilities were dis disabled bled throughout the s storm storm- swept storm onn- onn swept district and search for forT victims were carried on by candle light An appeal was made by the sheriff at at- Miami for Goy Goy Goy- Goy Martins Martin's aid in obtaining COO coffins Temporary morgues and hospitals were were established to care for the victims Special trains rushed medical medial aid and supplies into the stricken area The story 18 Meyer Meyer-Kiser bank hank building costing 1 1 was the only large structure believed seriously damaged in Miami although virtually all buildings bore marks marks from the hurricane Tile The grandstand of the Miami Jockey club and of the thel l Miami Kennel club were razed Raging on the east coast for for nine hours where it at- at at attained tamed an estimated velocity of mi mites miles es an hour the hur hur- hur- hur hurricane hurricane swept the fhe he Everglades to the west est coast where it passed Into the Gulf Gulf- of or Mexico at a velocity of f between ii 15 90 75 to to an hour escaped Ite I a rious damage however 1 I |