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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
August 10, 189910 de agosto de 1899 · St. Paul, Minn. · Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas

The Saint Paul globe

SourceFuente: The Saint Paul globe · St. Paul, Minn. · August 10, 189910 de agosto de 1899
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90059523/1899-08-10/ed-1/?sp=3

In contextEn contexto

Grant Annexation Debates & Bondholder PoliticsDebates de Anexión de Grant y Política de Bonistas · 1865–1905

President Ulysses S. Grant championed a treaty to annex Santo Domingo (1869–1870), sparking a historic Senate battle led by Charles Sumner. Later coverage tracked President Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) and crushing European bond debt.El presidente Ulysses S. Grant promovió un tratado para anexar Santo Domingo (1869–1870), provocando una histórica batalla en el Senado con Charles Sumner. Informes posteriores siguieron al presidente Ulises Heureaux (Lilís) y la deuda externa.

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More on Storms & DisastersMás sobre Tormentas y desastres

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A dispatch from Puerto Plata, dated August 9, reports that a hurricane has swept the north coast since the previous night and is increasing in violence. Shipping in the port is in peril, but up to that hour no vessel has been damaged, and the destruction on land will probably be considerable.

Un despacho de Puerto Plata, fechado el 9 de agosto, informa que un huracán ha azotado la costa norte desde la noche anterior y aumenta en violencia. La navegación en el puerto está en peligro, pero hasta esa hora ningún buque había sufrido daños, y la destrucción en tierra probablemente será considerable.

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The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

WAS OF GREAT SEVERITY

ON THE COAST

ELEVEN DEAD ARE REPORTED

TWO HUNDRED HOUSES SAID TO

HAVE BEEN SWEPT AWAY

BY THE STORM

DETAILS ARE JUST COMING IN

Telegraph Wires Down and Much

Difficulty Experienced fn Ascer

taining tlie Extent of the Damage

Done Tidal Wave DcHtrojs a

Million Dollars Worth of Proper-

at Valparaiso, Chill.

PUERTO PLATA, Aug. 9.—A hurri

cane has swept the north coast since

last night and increases in violence.

Shipping in the port is in peril, but up

to this hour no vessel has been dam

aged. The destruction on land will prob

ably be considerable.

ST. THOMAS, Isle of Dwight, Aug. 9.—

L.ater advices from St. Kitts said that

on Monday afternon a very severe hur

ricane, with a velocity of seventy-two

miles, destroyed about 200 small hou-es

in the towns, and did considerable dam

age to the estates. No Injuries are re

ported, b

Aquina also suffered severely in dam

age to estates and buildings in towns.

There were few fatalities.

Later details from St. Croix increase

the amount of damage done there. Near

ly every estate has been wrecked, the

large buildings in the town have been

unroofed, stock have been killed and a

minimum of eleven deaths have occurred

among the laborers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Meager de

tails of the West Indian cyclone began

to reach the navy and war department!*

late this afternoon in the shape of the

following messages:

San Juan de Porto Rico, Aug. fi.—Adju

tant General. Washington: Terrible hur

ricane; cavalry barracks destroyed;

storehouse and other buildings damaged;

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Saint Paul globe. (1899). St. Paul, Minn., 1899-08-10. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn90059523/1899-08-10/ed-1/?sp=3

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Saint Paul globe, 1899-08-10.

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