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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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A freak gale with 30 mph winds and rain struck the harbor this morning, causing boats like the Evangeline and Triton to break moorings, smash docks, sink one vessel, and destroy another with no reported human casualties.
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A freak gale swept in from the north this morning early, with wind velocity reported by the Weather Bureau at 30 miles maximum.
About one-third of an inch of rain accompanied the wind.
In its wake, the gale left some damage to waterfront craft and docks, caused chiefly by boats held on insecure moorings.
The schooner Evangeline, anchored in the harbor, dragged its anchors and came down on the motor vessel, Triton, owned by Milton Curry.
This caused the Triton's moorings to break loose, and both boats piled into the Demeritt Bros'. fish dock, smashing away about fifty feet of it, and landing it up against Bayly's marine ways.
Anchored on the other side of the dock was the Chantey, of Provincetown, Mass., a 32-foot cat boat, which broke loose partially, with the stern rope holding.
A motor fishingboat owned by Begley Filer broke loose, and was sunk near Bayly's ways with the starboard side stove in. Also on the other side of the dock was a sailing sloop owned by a grunt-fisherman, which went ashore with no damage done.
Still another small sailing vessel was destroyed completely.
The Evangeline ended up against Lowe's Fish dock, with several holes in her side.
Still another boat, the 250-foot yacht, Bymar dragged anchors and bumped against Curry's Dock.
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This Morning Early
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damage to waterfront craft and docks; schooner evangeline dragged anchors and damaged; motor vessel triton moorings broke; both piled into demeritt bros' fish dock, smashing fifty feet; chantey partially broke loose; begley filer's motor fishingboat sunk with starboard side stove in; sailing sloop went ashore undamaged; another small sailing vessel destroyed; evangeline ended up against lowe's fish dock with holes in side; 250-foot yacht bymar dragged anchors and bumped curry's dock
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A freak gale swept in from the north with 30 mph winds and one-third inch rain, causing boats on insecure moorings to break loose and damage docks and vessels in the harbor