The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 1

"V-s A 4 tV At least two dead 5000 left homeless Entire region suffers damage VVIV tfCJ '3 f1 V- Vi 4 J-" 'U i w- i-i the hurricane chewed through the fy 1 I trailer park he lives in near US 1 and 1 jji i By ARNOLD MARKOWITZ Herald Staff Writer Hurricane Andrew the most fearsome storm to hit South Florida in decades howled ashore early today with 138-mile- an-hour winds killing at least two and leaving a path of destruction from Fort Lauderdale to the Florida Keys Complacency growing almost without interruption since the last major hurricane hit the southeast coast in 1965 fell down with uncountable trees power lines and assorted debris Five thousand people were left homeless by the storm Metro Police Director Fred Taylor announced be moved into shelters in North Dade Taylor declared parts of South Dade a restricted area meaning people are prohibited from going in The center slashed ashore 28 miles south of downtown Miami went ripping through the suburbs around a pulsating eye nearly 20 miles across The strongest gust recorded before 4 am when instruments at the National Hurricane Center in Coral Gables were blown out of commission PLEASE SEE ANDREW 3 FURY 9 pages of coverage 3-11 jJ'fSP'-! NOT MUCH LEFT: Vidal Martinez fTy -f ri I 4 CW GRIFFIN Miami Herald Staff Southwest 124th St 1 K'J- mmIl Associated Press CNN Ml a'V vv- Tpr jRlilMj i-Essa: liWSB- A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER Among the great traditions of newspapering is an Extra edi tion It is quite rare used almost always only with news events of great moment This past day these past hours furnish such a moment You will find 28 pages in English and in Spanish focusing on the power of Hurricane Andrew and the pain of those in its path in the neighborhoods of our community people already have emerged to marvel and often weep at the damage and to begin the task of rebuilding You can already feel the spirit of a community that will use this occasion to come closer together Hundreds of Herald and El Nuevo Herald people were at their posts sleeping at most fitfully through the fearsome night to be able to bring you this special edition By tomorrow we hope to be able to return to our regular of newspapers delivered to homes as well as available elsewhere hid in a laundry room this morning as 1 0 8 2 3 77785 13333 ioxu i wm 6 aJh Xi I a w'rw Jfrt FACTS AND FIGURES Death toll (unconfirmed): 2 in Miami 4 in the Bahamas Casualties: Unknown Damage: Property damage severe in South Dade Kendall and Coral Gables Trees down throughout region Many roads impassible because of debris Landfall of eye: 4:52 am near Homestead Strength of storm: Gusts up to 164 mph sustained winds of 140 mph a Category 4 storm Residents evacuated: 700000 Those seeking refuge in shelters: 80000 Customers without power: 13 million INDEX PEOPLE WEATHER 2 HURRICANE 3-11 LIVING ARTS 12 LOCAL 13 WORLD THE AMERICAS 14 NATION 15 SPORTS 16-17 COMICS 18-19 EDITORIAL 20 TELEVISION 22 EL NUEVO HERALD 23-28 i RUMOR CONTROL NUMBERS Dade 596-8735 Broward 357-8454 Palm Beach: 407-233-3500 Key West: 294-9581 Middle Keys: 743-7686 Upper Keys: 664-8238 FURY OVER MIAMI The center of Hurricane Andrew passes just south around the 20-mile-wide eye of the storm and the of Miami in a satellite photo taken about 5 am worst damage appeared to be in Dade below Ken-today Sustained winds were clocked at 138 mph dall Drive MBSt.