Key West, Florida, USA
1909 - KEY WEST IN RUINS. Hurricane Which Struck Coast Of Florida Causes Loss Of Millions.

Great Damage Also Done at Havana and Over Island of Cuba by One of the Worst Storms Since the Disastrous Blow of 1906.

Key West, Fla. - As a result of the hurricane which struck the southern coast of Florida on Monday, Key West is a mass of wreckage, and the damage to property is estimated at $2 000 000. Martial law was proclaimed and the Key West guards took charge of the city.

The United States Government has been asked to dispatch troops here without delay. Chaos reigned on every hand and few people remained in their homes. Hundreds of houses were totally wrecked or damaged.

One hundred vessels were in the harbor, but five remained at anchor the others having gone to sea or being washed upon the beaches. Streets along the water front are a mass of wreckage.

Brick, as well as frame buildings throughout the city suffered from the hurricane, and many miraculous escapes from death have been reported.

Almost every nationality is represented among the city a population of more than 20,000, about one-half of whom are employed in cigar manufacture, sponge fisheries and salvage companies...

The Carbon County News
Price, Utah
October 15, 1909

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