The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1882-12-28
HALF OF KINGSTON BURNED,
Ihe Capitol Of Jamaica Once
More Laid ia Ashes.
"a ''ies H< tending For "a REisn ANA u
quarter Along the Wafer s,rn.,t
ne Loss EH! al 'a'isirty millions
A3a Appeal for Relief,

NEW YORK, Dee. 2o,-The fnEiawfisg
dispatch was received from Kingston -.
maica:
Ilic business portion of Kingston vas
burned yesterday. The loss is II; 0eu
ooo ster|ing Hundreds ARE ho,n, h.z.
WhalFes, warehouses. stores. banks and
supplies are gone. Food supplies are need
ed' Charitable relief should bc Spnt to
W. X, Arzbli, Secretary of KINGSTON
charity organization.
George P. ForwooA, agent of the AtIaz
lIne OF steamers, received additional Dar-
tlcniars of the fire by cable. lie Saj.i Ihaf
the lire originated netr the vafn% front
li'e sea breeze THAI prevails during TN.
evening tanned the flames inland,
lhe fire extended about H., miles aIouu
tile water front, from the Wharf Of tho
Royal Mail Steamship Companv to ~.
Atlas lines wharf, continued Mr. For.
wood. "Nearly all the buildings were ore
AMI two stories hgI4 and meade ~ wood
l.
lllerr was no fire department. and ,In n,-
gro natives who compose the great nart Of
the population were probably too n1ufI,
frightened or too lazy to combat 1bn
flames =
Nr. Forwood showed the follow NC dcs-
patch from Mcdowell 4 IIanlrv. ,rnn3s
OF the Atlas line in Kingston:
Halt the city is burned. McDovcI.S
office is destroyed, but our~vha,vns oro
saved
Mr. Richard Sandcrson, agent Of t,..
wilson Steamship Company, one Of whose
boats, the Belize, phys betwct1, New Wort,
and jamaica said he thought fhc fire :,
sodscnd to Kingston.
lit was miserable town" h. s,,t;,.
ned, "f1lled principally With I1zE- ~lirf]ns,
negroes. Their wives 1o I'LL ll.e work
Wlnte They attend iotha frnl. con.,t:.,,
ton Of rum. We have 70 .lepcD1 uno,,
the women entirely for couin~ o,1r stn1,n-
crs. Ii the fire has DESTROYED thn hps;,o..
portion OF the town. all the Government
Offices are gone. Nearly all rllt. h,,ilainus
We're frame structures, emily one .tf}sI fss.5,
sto.ies high. The Govci.tlfne4tf 5fFi .i.,t.
fttd not lt.sIsitt IL -. fn,.... iz..
fi1e.y- nave nor .fost5lfiail
Mr H. $. Henry, WhciS \ LARGE f,nnz==.
ter OF coffee, sugar, and fruits from kjna.
ton, also received Il despatch ;lnnonnri,5"
that great fire was raging Jhnra ~
5a1d The Interests Of merchants who 10
business with Kingston would not BE n,ucI1
affected BY the fire. The natives woul,7
be the principal sufferers.
member Of thc firm of Kerr g. 10 ..
owners Of the Kerr line of steamers 10
Kingston, was found aboard the Pomona
at Pier &, North River s.kino<ton 0-,s -
Wcll-built town. he said, '.the br j!,linos
helhg FOR the most part of wood, although
the principal commercial houses are Of
brlck, or with the first story of brick. The
the"ffe, hospital, pcnitcntaly. schools.
several chirchcs. and Colo
maj Bank were substantially hult. The
number about - 900 of whom,
oo,oOo are blacks. Port Roya) street
sklrfIng he harhor, contained the heavy
shipping houses, while upon jIarhor street
were the majority Of the general business
houses. The heavy business houses are
those Of Dawson, Co!fhirst 4 Co., thas
Levy \ Co., George Solomon & Co., and
the Colonial Bank, which, indeed. is the
hcaVicst lna ;iutjon Oh the islaild Jews
the retail trade and commis-
sion business All Of tteir shops and Of
fees are i'll the district burned. >
IN February, 1872, Kingston WAS almost
completely destroyed by fire. Another fire
III March, 1862, destroyed property valued
at 81 ,2oo, 900. Dne-cighlh OF the popula-
ton was carried off by cholera in 1850.
The Governor-Gcncra of jamaica, Sir
Anthony MusSiavr, married Il daughter OF
David Dudley Field Of this city.