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t%* Ii iA severehurncani struck Jamaica's dependency, the Turks and Caicos Islands, between thi night of Thursday and Friday, September 13-14. Nc loss of life has been reported at Grand Turk, the principal island in the group, but no reports have come ir yet from the other islands. Damage to pro perty has been extremely excessive at Grand Turk, making relief on a large scale necessaiy. Food sup-ies are adequate, however.Off idol word of this latest disaster to strike the tiny little group of islands, near the Bahamas, in the Caribbean area has come to Jamaica in a cablegram from the Commit sioner, Mr* E* P. Arrowsmith, to the Jamaica Government Further reports will follow, as soon as more information u available, his message said*A reply has been sent by the local Secretariat to the. Commissioner’! message, conveying the sympathy of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, Hon. H. M. Foot, O.B.E., to all those who have sufferer loss in the hurricane, the island’s regret at the news and making a promise of assistance, if that is needed. .PiWORSE THAN 1926Described as worse than the great hurricane of September 1926 which smashed the dependency, the severe hurrieane which was roaring around the Caribbean area Thursday night, struck the. Turks Islands early, Friday morning, causing “colossal destruction”.Details of the damage done by the storm have not yet reached Jamaica, but indications are that, in view ol the comparison .made with the 1926 disaster, which - wreaked terrible havoc there; the dependency had been ruined by this latest blow.A cable to the “Gleaner* from Turks Island correspondent described the-damage-as “devastating”. According, to him, the dependency was devastated . ‘ by “severe hurricane”, with apparently more damage than that caused in the “great” 1926 hurricane.The Turks Islands were ^ravaged by that disastrous blow 19years ago—Incidentally In thesame month, September, and. on . almost the same date. Sweeping the area (inelndixffc the Caicos Islands) on the afternoon of September 16, the hurricane left the inhabitants staggering under its appalling consequences.Its salt industry,' ruined for. many months to come; almost every building, public and private, severely damaged and all wharves and sea walls swept away by the gigantic seas which raged for many hours accompanied by a tidal wave—the whole dependency was faced with a grave situation. ,That hurricane was believed to haye been the worst in the historylt;* the islands. The wind was... as-fimated to have reached a velocity of 150. miles per hour, and the damage done to property estimated at over half • a million pound*.Official MessagesTell Of Hurricane• | •' A Pre^s Communique issued fronthe Secretariat, Jamaica, . yesterdayafternoon, said:“The following messages ‘ havebeen exchanged-in connection witha hurricane which struck GrandTurk oh the 13th of September.1945:— .m: From Commissionerf'Severe hurricane struck Be-_ pendency last night. No loss of-life reported at Grand Turk but no reports yet. from other islands. Damage, to property extremely . extensive at Grand Turk making relief on large, scale necessaiy. Food supplies adequate. Further reports will follow”.To CommissionerIMMEDIATE *“Your telegram September 14th. Hurricane. Have learnt with much regret of damage in Turks Islands. The Acting Governor directs me to convey - His Excellency’s sincere sympathy to all those who have suffered loss. Shall be glad to receive detailed report as soon ajrpossible and to learn whether you need assist* ance from Jamaica and if so in. what form”. ^Menacing Storm Puts(Special Cable to .The Gleaner* Frtmv-Our Turks Island correspondent).TURKS. ISLAND, SeptemberU (9Planes Shifted trom Danger Zonesvastated by severe hurricane Thursday night, Apparently more damages today than with great hurricane 1926.FIRST WORD OF STORMFirst- word of Friday’s disaster to reach Jamaica came by private cablefrom Turks Island early in the fore-(Continued on page 16)As ail interests fin the Florida peninsula were told Thursday night toremain -TSh the alert for frequentweather bureau advisories Friday and Saturday, efforts were being made to get as many planes as possible out of the danger zone.U.S. Navy fliers began Thursday evacuating all planes from the huge air station at Opa-locka and at theFort Lauderdale air station; while workers at the Miami Air Technical Service Command’s big depot started
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Kingston Gleaner
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Sat, Sep 15, 1945
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