[3] In total, it caused at least 811 deaths in Saint Thomas (Danish West Indies) and Captaincy General of Puerto Rico and around $1 million (1867 USD) in damage.

[6] On Tortola (British Virgin Islands), the storm reached its peak fury from noon to 2 pm and blew down one-third of the "miserable tenements."

On Saint Thomas, the hurricane drove ashore or otherwise wrecked 80 ships[7] including the RMS Rhone where a barometric pressure reading of 965 mbar (28.5 inHg) & winds of 74 miles per hour (119 km/h) occurred.

[8] At San Juan, the storm wrecked the vessels Carmen, Josefina, and Rita and damaged many other ships, such as the Apolo, Fe, Joaquin, and Mary.

[9]: 43  Some towns experienced the destruction of or severe damage to every building and home, including at Aguas Buenas, Fajardo, and Humacao, while a correspondent to the New York Daily News described Maunabo as "a heap of ruins and the crops are all destroyed."

The hurricane ruined agriculture of the island, with reportedly a loss of all coffee and sugar crops,[10] causing a great economic crisis.

[9]: 44 The hurricane was given the name of the date it struck Puerto Rico, which occurred on October 29 - the memorial day of Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem.