The Santa Fe New Mexican/1911/10/12/Storm Sweeps West Mexico
STORM SWEEPS WEST MEXICO
Eighteen Persons Perished on the Coast Near Guaymas, Sonora
DAMAGE RUNS INTO MILLIONS
Food Is Running Short and the Water Supply of Rosalia Has Been Cut Off
By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican
Tucson, Ariz., Oct. 12―Official reports received today by the Southern Pacific lines in Mexico, state that the damage wrought in Guaymas by the recent storm would total from $250,000 to $300,000. No loss of life was reported in Guaymas.
Eighteen Perished
Nogales, Ariz., Oct. 12―Eighteen persons are dead as a result of the storm which swept the western coast of Sonora, Mexico, a week ago today. Many more are missing. Rosalia, with 5,000 people, has been for five days without water excepting scant supplies sent irregularly from Guaymas.
One mining property suffered damage estimated at $2,000,000.
Food supplies are short, in and about Guaymas and Rosalia.
Causeway Washed Out
El Paso, Texas, Oct. 12―A special to the Herald says that the tidal wave which struck Guaymas, Sonora washed out a causeway three kilometers long over an arm of the bay. The tidal wave leaped a sea wall and water ran three feet deep in the streets. Trains from the south are running only as far as Hermosillo.
Big Property Loss
Mexico City, Mex., Oct. 12―Reports received here today indicated that there was a big property loss but few fatalities in the storm that swept the coast of Sonora last Thursday. The telegraph wires were not restored until last night, when the government received its first word of the disaster.
San Jose Destroyed
According to official advices, San Jose de Guaymas was practically destroyed. The railroad stations at Em palme and Ortiz were torn down.
The lower part of Guaymas the port city, was inundated by the sea to a depth of two feet. No lives were lost there.
Lighters Driven Ashore
The wind rose at 3 o'clock in the morning, and attaining hurricane velocity, continued for some hours. Iron roofs on many buildings, including the custom house, were blown away and smaller structures were levelled at Guaymas. A few lighters in the harbor were driven ashore. One man was killed at Em palme. Communication with San Jose de Guaymas has not yet been re-established.