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Show SilES Travel 200 Miles in a Day and Cause Much Damage Washlngtou, Sept S. The tropical disturbance, which caused considet-able considet-able damage in Porto Rico, the nlgbt of Tuesday, ami was central yester-' yester-' day off Santo Domingo, has advanced advanc-ed on its westward course to about 15n miles from Porto Rico. It left in Its wake destruction of property In San DoAiingo and Haytl. According to reports to the weather bureau today, It was centered app.n-ently app.n-ently southwest of Haytl and eastern east-ern Cuba, heading toward Jamaica. The winds reached a velocity of 72 miles an hour. Keywest. Fla., Sept. S Heavy squalls from the northeat accompanied accom-panied by rain anil a falling barometer, baromet-er, early this morning. Indicated the approach of the tropical storm which was reported by the weather bureau off Porto Rico yesterday. It Is estl mated that the storm Las travelled 200 miles since yesterday. |