MEXICO HIT BY GREAT CYCLONE
A tropical hurricane that swept over Vera Cruz State left lines of communication paralyzed, so that the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region could only be guessed at.
A tropical hurricane and tidal wave strike Vera Cruz State in Mexico, cutting the region off from communication.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.— With all lines of communication paralyzed and only ominous silence from a hundred square miles of territory in Vera Cruz State, laid waste by the tropical hurricane which swept over the region yesterday, the outside world today could only guess at the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region.
Swept by Tidal Wave Fragmentary wireless reports received here from Vera Cruz City stated the hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave. The principal parts of the city were reported under five feet of water, which was still rising.
Fifty smaller centers of population, including Cordoba and Jalapa, were struck by the fury of the storm, and dozens of the smaller villages were virtually wiped off the map.
Four Steamers Wrecked Four steamers in Vera Cruz harbor were reported sunk and their crews lost. Although government officials say it is impossible at present to accurately estimate the extent of the storm damage and the loss of life, it is feared that hundreds have perished.
Efforts by the American embassy to communicate with the American consulate in Vera Cruz and ascertain whether any American lives were lost have been unsuccessful. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
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MEXICO HIT BY GREAT CYCLONE
A tropical hurricane that swept over Vera Cruz State left lines of communication paralyzed, so that the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region could only be guessed at.
A tropical hurricane and tidal wave strike Vera Cruz State in Mexico, cutting the region off from communication.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.— With all lines of communication paralyzed and only ominous silence from a hundred square miles of territory in Vera Cruz State, laid waste by the tropical hurricane which swept over the region yesterday, the outside world today could only guess at the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region.
Swept by Tidal Wave Fragmentary wireless reports received here from Vera Cruz City stated the hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave. The principal parts of the city were reported under five feet of water, which was still rising.
Fifty smaller centers of population, including Cordoba and Jalapa, were struck by the fury of the storm, and dozens of the smaller villages were virtually wiped off the map.
Four Steamers Wrecked Four steamers in Vera Cruz harbor were reported sunk and their crews lost. Although government officials say it is impossible at present to accurately estimate the extent of the storm damage and the loss of life, it is feared that hundreds have perished.
Efforts by the American embassy to communicate with the American consulate in Vera Cruz and ascertain whether any American lives were lost have been unsuccessful. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MEXICO HIT BY GREAT CYCLONE
A tropical hurricane that swept over Vera Cruz State left lines of communication paralyzed, so that the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region could only be guessed at.
A tropical hurricane and tidal wave strike Vera Cruz State in Mexico, cutting the region off from communication.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.— With all lines of communication paralyzed and only ominous silence from a hundred square miles of territory in Vera Cruz State, laid waste by the tropical hurricane which swept over the region yesterday, the outside world today could only guess at the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region.
Swept by Tidal Wave Fragmentary wireless reports received here from Vera Cruz City stated the hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave. The principal parts of the city were reported under five feet of water, which was still rising.
Fifty smaller centers of population, including Cordoba and Jalapa, were struck by the fury of the storm, and dozens of the smaller villages were virtually wiped off the map.
Four Steamers Wrecked Four steamers in Vera Cruz harbor were reported sunk and their crews lost. Although government officials say it is impossible at present to accurately estimate the extent of the storm damage and the loss of life, it is feared that hundreds have perished.
Efforts by the American embassy to communicate with the American consulate in Vera Cruz and ascertain whether any American lives were lost have been unsuccessful. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MEXICO HIT BY GREAT CYCLONE
A tropical hurricane that swept over Vera Cruz State left lines of communication paralyzed, so that the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region could only be guessed at.
A tropical hurricane and tidal wave strike Vera Cruz State in Mexico, cutting the region off from communication.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.— With all lines of communication paralyzed and only ominous silence from a hundred square miles of territory in Vera Cruz State, laid waste by the tropical hurricane which swept over the region yesterday, the outside world today could only guess at the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region.
Swept by Tidal Wave Fragmentary wireless reports received here from Vera Cruz City stated the hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave. The principal parts of the city were reported under five feet of water, which was still rising.
Fifty smaller centers of population, including Cordoba and Jalapa, were struck by the fury of the storm, and dozens of the smaller villages were virtually wiped off the map.
Four Steamers Wrecked Four steamers in Vera Cruz harbor were reported sunk and their crews lost. Although government officials say it is impossible at present to accurately estimate the extent of the storm damage and the loss of life, it is feared that hundreds have perished.
Efforts by the American embassy to communicate with the American consulate in Vera Cruz and ascertain whether any American lives were lost have been unsuccessful. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MEXICO HIT BY GREAT CYCLONE
A tropical hurricane that swept over Vera Cruz State left lines of communication paralyzed, so that the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region could only be guessed at.
A tropical hurricane and tidal wave strike Vera Cruz State in Mexico, cutting the region off from communication.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 29.— With all lines of communication paralyzed and only ominous silence from a hundred square miles of territory in Vera Cruz State, laid waste by the tropical hurricane which swept over the region yesterday, the outside world today could only guess at the extent of the damage and the loss of life in the isolated region.
Swept by Tidal Wave Fragmentary wireless reports received here from Vera Cruz City stated the hurricane was accompanied by a tidal wave. The principal parts of the city were reported under five feet of water, which was still rising.
Fifty smaller centers of population, including Cordoba and Jalapa, were struck by the fury of the storm, and dozens of the smaller villages were virtually wiped off the map.
Four Steamers Wrecked Four steamers in Vera Cruz harbor were reported sunk and their crews lost. Although government officials say it is impossible at present to accurately estimate the extent of the storm damage and the loss of life, it is feared that hundreds have perished.
Efforts by the American embassy to communicate with the American consulate in Vera Cruz and ascertain whether any American lives were lost have been unsuccessful. (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.)
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Washington Times, September 29, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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