Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-21
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The Great Fire I'm Jamaica.
DETAILS OF THE CONFEDERATION

DETAILS OF THE CONFEDERATION IN KINGSTON.
Nav YORK. Dec. 2l-The Jamaica Creole of De-
great fire at Kingston:
The Fentardos fire that began in Port Royal
Iuriously In every direction, burning places OF
worship, stores, public buildings, wharves, banks,
private residences groceries, shops and printing
o1ceS, not even sparing human life, will be long
remembered In Jamaica, for 1t has Quilted the bust
ness part OF the city and disngured the
tent that it Will take years OF hard toll to remedy
or repair the evil Indeed, it is the opinion that
Kingston Will never recover herself, such is the
devastation such the ruin, such the losses. We
know that had there been means near at
band, when the conflagration began, to put out
a few yards, for, for some time after the alarm
was given, but few bundles OF shingles were In
flames
RAPID SPREAD OF THE FLAMES
Had MI. Fentardo the smallest appliances on his
premises for arresting the flames they would
nave been subdued at once, and the distress which
mas fallen on us averted. The brigade arrived on
the scene ten minutes after the report was given,
but there was some difficulty In attaching the
nose 10 the hydrant Meanwhile, the flames as
e cen and caught tall building to the north
tne savings bank. The water was now pretty well
brought into play, but the sparks from this high
house blew wildly about, and in few minuIes'
town were ablaze and sending sparks to other
houses, by which means the destroying
element soon surrounded several districts
literally defyng the efforts Of the fire brigade to
get IL under control. The authorities OF the savings
bank hurriedly placed their valuables in great
mie-prOo1 building recently built and cleared out.
Inc audit Office adopted different mode; the
DOCKS and papers were pitched into Duke street,
and some OF them placed in fre-proof store OPP
poSite. In half hour there were Several centers
oil attraction, for fire was In everyone's neigh
porhood so that every man had to stand by his
own house or store Office to protect it. No fire
brigade, unless it were ubiquitous, could cope with
what was ii, an hours time
THE GREATEST CONFEDERATION EVER WITNESSED IN
THIS CITY,
not excluding, we are told, the great fire OF
brigade did its best. and when could not
work snectually In one direction it tried in an
other. Most OF the properties destroyed were
partly insured. Charles Levy & Co., who are said
TO have had stock o! 10000 pounds, were insured
Tor about 1900 pounds. Business Is suspended;
there is very little to sell and less money to buy
with. The treadstuffs nearly all burned up; not
fewer tAan II 200 bags of rice turned to ashes
At CnaS. Levy & Co.'S wharf. The people are mad
VITA Their losses; great many removed their best
GOODS 10 places that were not so safe as
their own: Mr.. MACPHERSON. OF the Beehive store,
lost hundreds OF pounds In silks In this way the
street car cOmpany's office. The people are home
less; hundreds OF them have taken UP lodgings In
the open air at the Central Park and race course,
Wnere the governor is endeavOrng TO get the tents
belonging TO the military erected for their cover
Ing. Five lives are reported lost.
FOUR DEAD BODIRs
are said to have been picked up yesterday In
orange street, and corpse of Il five year old boy
In one of the lanes. Our opinion is that liz the ag-
gregate 100000 pounds sterling In property have
gone.