The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-19
The Worst Is Now known Re-
garding Kingston Disaster.
Very Few Of the Houses Left
Standing Are HabitabIe.
PEOPLE LIVE In OPEN.
Latest Estimate of Dead Places
Number at 700.
Admiral Davis Lands American
Marines on Request.

New York, Jan. 19.-News from
Kingston, Jamaica. is still f1ltering in
slowly and Is "a hours late, but the
worst is now apparently known. The
town itself is a wreck, very few of the
houses standing remaining habitable
and the populace is living in the open.
Food and medical supplies continue
scarce, but relief ships are hurrying to
the stricken city from many quarters so
that there will soon be an alienation
in this respect
The dead list is probably about 200
and the seriously injured, in hospitals,
number in the neighborhood of 500.
Many others who were injured are be-
ing cared for at their temporary homes.
Progress is being made in clearing
away the debris. Dynamite is resorted
to in clearing away menacing ruins.
Good order prevails in the city. Ad-
miral Davis, vino is in the harbor with
the battleships Missouri and Indiana
was called on for help in the work of
policing the city and he promptly re-
sponded by landing marines. These
sea soldiers are now picketing the
streets and assisting the British auth
critics Rnthe maintenance of order. All
marlners@ are warned, that the two
lighthouses at the harbor entrance have
been destroyed and that the approach
to the harbor al night is perilous. An
other steamer approaching Kingston
ported to have suffered. This is the
Hamburg line steamer Prinz
Eitel Friedrich. This vessel according
to Kingston dispatch received by the
Associated Press early today is ashore
near the Prinz Waldemar and the
Prinzessen Luise, vessels of the same
line which are stranded near where the
Plum Point lighthouse was located.
No Americans were killed as a result
of the disaster despite the fact that
there were many American tourists in
the place when the visitation came. A
large number of these tourists have ia
ken refuge on the American warships
in the harbor while awaiting ships that
Will take them to the states.
American aid has been timely in this
hour of trouble to a British possession
and the dispatches agree it is warmly
appreciated by the stricken people.
Edward de CordOva Is Safe.
:. NeWAFY York, jap. 19.-Edward de
CordoVa, the Jamaica grain importer
ported to have been killed by earth
quake at Kingston, As safe. This in
formation was conveyed in cable
gram from him last night to his
GeyseIs in the Streets.
New York, Jan. ia Kingston.
jamaica, dispatch to- the Herald states
that the battleshfp Missouri lying off
the penitentiary, overawed the unruly
convicts by firing two rounds of blank
cartridges and landing an armed par
ty. The help was thankfully received
by the government
The Heraid's correspondent reports
that the inmates of the incane asylum
are at large, but he says that at the
present state of mind, nearly all King
ston is crazed. Many persons. were
rendered insane by the shock of the
earthquake, the most notable being
Granger Lowder. we'll known In Lon
don.
Port Royal has again sunk and gey-
m I'm the streets.
The land has now subsidized s feet:
The Am edicaf1@ consulate was wreck
ed. The acting consul tried yesterday
to get a cable dispatch to the state de-
partment asking for help go
one sshas to travel all night. in a
small boat and on horseback to reach
Holland Bay from which cable = mes
sages are sent
Dispatch From Admiral Evans.
washington. Jan 19.-The navy de-
partmer1t this morning received the FOL
lowing dispatch from Rear Admiral
Evans dated U. S. S. Maine, Guantana-
mo, Cuba, January Is:
'.Whipple arrived from Kingston to-
day with advices from Davis. confirm
ing practical destruction of the city.
The business section destroyed. Fire
followed earthquake. Government resi-
dence in suburbs destroyed. Steamship
whsrves intact. Shipping unframed
other foreign residences seem to have
escaped. American consul absent.
Vice consul representing. Blue Jackets
guarding archives Indiana landed 50.
guarding archieves. Indiana landed So
Reported mutfny at penitentiary con-
tanning 400 prisoners. Governor consid-
ers whole situation we'll in hand. 440
dead accounted for. Still many bodies
in the ruins Many Americans sailed
for New York for steamer Prince Fred
erich Heinrich on the 18th"