It also began losing tropical characteristics and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone at 0000 UTC on August 22, while located about 325 miles (525 km) south of Sable Island.

However, after four days, the system regenerated into a tropical storm while located about 695 miles (1,120 km) west-southwest of Flores Island in the Azores on August 26.

A tropical storm was first observed about 480 miles (770 km) southwest of the southwesternmost islands of Cape Verde at 00:00 UTC on August 3.

[1] According to an article by the United States Hydrographic Office, the British steamship Grangense encountered the system later that day, while located about 1,800 miles (2,900 km) east-southeast of Guadeloupe.

At 18:00 UTC on August 7, the system attained its peak intensity with a maximum sustained wind speed of 150 mph (240 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 930 mbar (27 inHg),[1] observed by a weather station on Montserrat.

[3] The hurricane weakened slightly while moving west-northward across the Caribbean Sea and made landfall in Guayama, Puerto Rico late on August 8 with winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).

The storm crossed Puerto Rico in approximately six hours and emerged into the Atlantic Ocean late on August 8, while weakening to a Category 3 hurricane, with winds decreasing to 120 mph (195 km/h).

[1] The next day, officials at the Weather Bureau predicted that the hurricane would strike Charleston, South Carolina, at which time it would have weakened "into an ordinary blow".

[1] The system began losing tropical characteristics after interacting with a weather front and transitioned into an extratropical cyclone early on August 22,[5][1] while situated about 325 miles (525 km) south of Sable Island, Nova Scotia.

However, Partagas indicated that it regenerated into a tropical storm at 00:00 UTC on August 26,[5][1] while located about 695 miles (1,120 km) southwest of Flores Island, Azores.

It resumed intensification the next day after curving southeast, and was upgraded to a hurricane early on September 3,[1] based on barometric pressure data.

[1] However, the Weather Bureau noted that gales prevailed offshore France until September 12, when the system merged with a low pressure area.

[7] On August 7, after stations in the Lesser Antilles reported a change in wind from the northeast to the northwest, the United States Weather Bureau ordered hurricane signals at Roseau, Dominica, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, and San Juan, Puerto Rico; later, a hurricane signal was raised at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

On Inagua, three vessels were lost and a schooner was left stranded at Lantern Head, while other boats that were hauled up on the bay suffered severe damage.

Grand Bahama incurred severe damage, including the loss of most homes and all crops; eyewitnesses reported that the aftermath resembled that of a fire.

Throughout the island, 97 dwellings were destroyed and 131 others were damaged, which did not include the number of kitchens, barns, and homes demolished at Alexandria and Stuart's Manor.

[6] Several settlements along the northern portions of the island were devastated, with numerous homes flattened and all crops were destroyed, including coconuts, corn, grapefruit, oranges, peas, and potatoes.

On the former raft, a person committed suicide by jumping into the raging sea, but the other man was eventually rescued by the German steamship Titania.

[6] At The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, storm surge ripped off the upper portion of the ocean deck, which consisted of railings, a canopy, and a flagpole.

[15] A personal account by Weather Bureau observer S. L. Dosher noted that it was typical for 40 to 50 individuals in Hatteras to seek shelter in a home because of coastal flooding, only to be forced to venture to another dwelling due to rising water.

The storm was quite severe along the James River, with low-lying areas of Norfolk inundated by wind-driven tides, while livestock drowned in the flood waters at Suffolk.

Strong winds and heavy rainfall damaged many houses, inundated several roads, and toppled a number of telegraph poles.

Some wealthy citizens and local governments in Puerto Rico provided food and shelter in the immediate aftermath of the storm, but their resources were too limited to effectively handle the disaster.

Following Military Governor George Whitefield Davis's initial assessment of damage, he requested that the federal government appeal to citizens for aid.

In San Juan, Major John Van Hoff established a Board of Charities, which was staffed by military doctors and clergy.

The destruction of infrastructure made it difficult to deliver aid, especially because of an 11 mi (18 km) section of railroad destroyed between Añasco and Mayagüez.

[20] In the Bahamas, the House of Assembly held a special session to vote for a measure that authorized expenditure for relief throughout the country.

The last of the residents had left by 1902, and even relocated houses to nearby places such as Harkers Island, Salter Path and Morehead City.

Nadie pensaba olvidar Aquel amable rincón Y por causa del ciclón Nos tuvimos que embarcar Y empezamos a navegar Para distantes regiones Afligidos corazones Dejamos a nuestra espalda Y de aquella tierra sana De allí salimos, señores.

The hurricane earned its name by striking Puerto Rico on August 8, the Roman Catholic feast day devoted to Saint Cyriacus (San Ciriaco in Spanish).