Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-18
Topography Of Coast Line En-
tirely Changed by the Quake
and island is Threatened
DEAD EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED


prove the Cable Serviee-Only Ono
Crippled Line Working and That
81 Far From Kingston.
London, Jan. 1s-A special dispatch
from Kingston, dated the 18th, says:
..There has been no tidal wave. De-
fences at Port Royal We're destroyed
and the Palisades broken thru. Black
mud is coming to the surface.
Havana, Jan. 1S..-Rear Admiral!
Evans, in a message to the cruiser
Z Columbia, here, states that huge tidal
I wave has changed the coast line Of
Jamaica, leaving the entire south side
Of Kingston under wterN No bay Is
reported left, and the whole coast line
IS reported sinking.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1s.-The wireless
telegraph station at Cape Henry re-
!
Guantanamo, Cuba at midnight:
Have overheard by wireless from
the steamer Colon, that school house
at Kingston fell. at the first shock.
killing ninety children. Kingston is
in bad shape and still smoldering, with
about 500 reported killed and injured.
t,,, -I; <1I
This. cannot be vouched for. The bat
tleshsps Missouri and Indiana entered
the harbor safely -Four hundred are
dead and 500 are in the hospitals. In
dications are that many were slightly
injured"
Washington. Jan. 1S.-A wireless
message from Rear. Admiral Evans, re-
ceived early today. states the United
States cruiser Yankton arrived at
Kingston at midnight last night with
further medical supplies and two As
sociated Press reporters on board.
London isfWorried.
London, Jan. 1s.--One brief tele-
gram from Governor Swettenham, an
nouncing that Sir, James Ferguson's
body had been found and subsequently
buried, and adding that no British Of
ficials were killed or injured, was the
only additional information from King
ston received at the colonial office
this morning. Difficulties In the way
Of communicating with Kingston, the
constantly growing lists of the dead
and injured whites the reports of
threatened engulfment of the remains
Of the city, combine to increase the
anxiety of relatives and friends in this
country Of the people in Kingston. who
are besieging all the possible sources
of information in quest of news. Even
the big business firms operating with
Kingston are unable to obtain replies
to urgent requests for their mails. The
cable companies, however, are hopeful
that today or tomorrow will see an inn
provement in their service. The Di-
rect West Indies Gable Company's
steamer is due at Kingston today. AS
the break in the cable is located close
to shore, no difficulty in making re-
pairs is anticipated.
Officials here estimate that relief
steamers must be arriving at Kingston
by now, and rapid Strengthening out
Of the state of chaos is expected. The
Mansion House fund for the relief of
Kingston sufferers is being well sup
ported with American and other con-
tributions, and there will be no lack
of supplies or fuads for immediate
necessities.
Trying to Restore Wire Service.
London, Jan. 1s.-The West India
and Panama Telegraph Company,
which is the principal means of COM
outer world, received a report this
morning from its West Indian super
intendent, showing that steps had
been taken to cope with the situation.
The dispatch says:
The entire Kingston plant is de-
stroyed One of the male operators
was injured, and lady operator was
killed Only one cable instrument of
the antiquated Mirror type, was saved
This is installed in hut on the road
side. about ten miles outside of King
cson. Connection has been establish