One steamer was wrecked on the coast and 10 smaller vessels were driven ashore. One fatality was reported and damage was estimated at $200,000. Tropical Storm Ten A ship observed a tropical storm north of Panama on November 7. The storm strengthened and headed northeastward across the central Caribbean Sea. It curved northward on November 8, around the time of peaking with winds of . Later that day, the storm made landfall in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica at the same intensity. Thereafter, the system weakened and struck extreme western Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba with winds of on November 9. It continued to weaken while crossing the island and emerged into the southwestern Atlantic Ocean later that day. The storm curved northeastward and passed through the Bahamas on November 10. It then weakened to a tropical depression, several hours before dissipating about southeast of Bermuda. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rainfall to Jamaica and Cuba. Significant damage was reported at Port Antonio, Jamaica, especially the property and agriculture of the United Fruit Company. Several districts of Saint Thomas Parish became isolated and the town of Morant Bay was "shattered". In Cuba, rainfall peaked at in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Damage to buildings and crops were reported in the region. Four fatalities occurred when a tree fell on their farmhouse in Manzanillo, Granma Province. See also Atlantic hurricane season List of tropical cyclones References External links Monthly Weather Review Articles which contain graphical timelines 1899 meteorology 1899 natural disasters