uprooted and weather instruments were destroyed on the island. Nearly a foot of rain fell in just 24 hours. Dozens of boats were lost in the harbors and out at sea. The confirmed death toll for Saint Vincent was about 300. There was minimal damage in Grenadines, except for Bequia, which was severely affected. At Guadeloupe, the sloop Marie Stella capsized offshore Goyave, drowning nine people. An additional nine deaths occurred after a landslide in Trois-Rivières buried two homes. On St. Lucia, impact was mostly limited to rain and landslides. See also List of Atlantic hurricanes References External links 1898 Monthly Weather Review The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996 1890s Atlantic hurricane seasons 1898 Windward Islands Category 2 Atlantic hurricanes Hurricanes in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Hurricanes in Barbados Hurricanes in the Windward Islands British Windward Islands History of British Saint Vincent and the Grenadines History of the Colony of Barbados 1898 natural disasters 1898 meteorology