New-York tribune., 1907-01-18

incapacitated by che'r in.uries. The city IS a
heap OF ruins.
With characteristic promptitude the royal
family hastened to set the country an example
of generous assistance to the afflicted city The
King and the Queen have each contributed
5000 TO the Lord Mayors fund The Prince
and Princess of Wales have contributed $1,000
each. and the big companies interested in the
West Indies following suit
Should the reports Of the subsistence Of Kings
ton Harbor be- confirmed. new peril will be
added. and further dispatches this subject
are awaited with the greatest anxiety.
The Colonial once has received cable dis
patch from Sir Alexander swettenham. the Gov
ernor OF Jamaica. 1t is the first from him since
Monday is without date and runs follows:
Continuing my previous telegram on the sub
ject OF the earthquake. The evil effects have
been confined almost TO three parishes Of the ISL
and. namely, Kingston, Port Royal and ST. An
drew. The fire at Kingston has practically
ceased: only coal and rubbish now burning.
The district burned comprises triangular area
between the parade gardens, the sea, Duke
street and Princess street. The parish church
forms the apex of this triangle, which COM
prises about -tflirtieth part of the town. The
wharves burned George ana Branday and
Mala bre Ha ggart, Lyons, Solomons, DE Mer-
cado. Henriques. and one. not both, of the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Companys wharYes. The
burned area is being cleared slowly, owing to
the ndisposition OF the population 80 labor at
double the usual wages. There few
bodies covered with ruins The burials TO noon
this day comprise 343. The persons admitted
70 hospital in Kingston total 40 excluding
some sixty cases sent 70 Spanish Town from
Kingston for treatment.
The population generally is encsmped on the
Parade Grounds. the racecOUrse and the open
spaces II is reluctant TO return to its ruined
houses during the fine weather.
The usual provision shops in the burned
srea. and there is consequently difficulty in
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temporarily and for the transfer of persons to
other parishes. There was some pfering last
night from deserted SHOPS The population is
wonderfully patient, but listiess.
Among the killed are Sir James Ferguson, J.
". Middleton. A NJ. Nathan, Edgar De Cordovs,
y r: Mudon, j. A. Payne, DR.. R. c. Gibb. r. w
Bradley. B. Verley. W. George, H. Burrows
Charles Sherlock. f. Morris. Captain Constan-
tine and Miss Lockett
Great assistance has been given by Sir Alfred
Jones, who converted the steamer Port Kings-
ton into temporary hospital and refuge; by
doctors and fremen from Spanish Town, and
by the commander of the troops, who supplied
men to assist in keeping order and to patrol.
The direct line cable is broken three miles
off the coast. Both the telegraph offices are
burned
According To further dispatches received here
from Jamaica dated Thursday the total list of
dead Kingston is expected to approach r'le
thousand. Many bodies. in state Of decompo-
sitien or charred beyond recognition. had 10 be
burned Fortunately the water supply is hold
ing out
Thirty-fve out of total OF f3fty-ive eFn-
pioyes in tourist bureau were killed, The
Plum Point and Port Royal lighthouses are both
At the bottom of the harbor. The navigation
channel has materially changed. and in some
places the depth Of the harhor has been altered
by from forty TO sixty feet.
1t is reported that the Hamburg American
steamer Prinz wademar, which reached King
-ton from New York January ;, is ashore at
Plum Point.