DISASTROUS HURRICANE.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE-MANY LIVES LOST. [PXB MAIL STEAMER.] The recent hurricane in the West Indies was the worst on record. Three hundred house* in Turk’s Island were destroyed, and all the rest damaged. Over 400,000 bushels of salt were spoiled, and twenty one lives were lost, Three large vessels, names unknown, went down with al! on board, In the Caicos Islands a flood swept away all the provisions, leaving the people starving. Natives are dying every day from injuries received during the hurricane,
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 257, 7 February 1889, Page 3
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85DISASTROUS HURRICANE. Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 257, 7 February 1889, Page 3
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