The Washington herald., 1907-01-19


ment yesterday was a report from the
manager of the Western Union Company
at Havana that no Americans had been
killed or seriously injured up 20 o'clock
Thursday night. This fact was contained
in long dispatch TO the State Depart
ment from Robert c. Clowry, president
of the Western Union, who transmitted
two cablegrams from Varona, the Havana
manager, and 1t enabled the department
to give some answer TO the long list of
inquirers who sought information con
cerning friends or relatives IN Jamaica.
The State Department for two days has
tried to get into communication with the
consular officers in Jamaica, but, probably
because Of the poor telegraph facilities,
the efforts have brought no results. Be
yond a message on Wednesday. the State
Department has had nothing
The Navy Department yesterday re-
ceived a dispatch from Rear Admiral
Evans. commanding the fleet at Guanta-
namo. who transmitted by wireless to the
Key West naval station, and thence TO
Washington, information received by him
from Capt. Pendleton, commander of the
battle ship Missouri, now at Kingston.
News from Key West.
The dispatch as it came from Key West
follows:
wireless from Guantanamo. Pen
dletOn reports at 2.2g "a. N. from Kings
ton, Indiana, Missouri. and Whlpple
only men Of war there. Food and tents
needed. Admiral Davis ashore confer
II rs-fsh
Cuban consul killed, wife slightly in
jared. No other officials known 70 be
killed. Signed Evans.
"Commandant Naval Station"
Later in the day a despatch was re-
ceived from Havana which said that the
news Of the death Of the Cuban consul had
been reported TO the government at Ha-
vaua.
Two other dispatches were received from
the Missouri via Pensacola They were.
however, made public AT Santiago de Cuba
Thursday night. where they were inter
cepted By the cruiser Des MoInes and
were published yesterday morning. These
messages said that there were about i0l
killed and so In the hospitals. There are
plenty Of doctors, according 10 the first
dispatch. but bandages and medical sup
plies are needed. The second message
stated that all houses within a radius Of
ten miles were damaged, and that what
the earthquake didn't do was finished by
the fire which followed. The report of the
burning OF forty-hve invalid soldiers was
confirmed in this despatch.
Estimate OF 1000 Dead.
According to the Western Union dis
patches 70 the State Department, the dead
are estimated at 1000. mostly negroes
some Of the bodies are in such state
Of decomposition that it IS impossible to
touch them, and cremation of some Of the
remains is necessary. Conditions are
gradually improving. the dispatches indi-
cate, under tbs direction Of Gov. Swetten-
ham, who has ordered the people 10 the
country, where there is a sufficient water
supply 10 meet all needs. The battle
ships Indiana and Missouri are anchored
in the haTbOr
Following are the dispatches received
at the State Department through the
Western Union Telegraph Company:
Gable ship Mohican, Of Central and
South American Company. Is due at
Kingston tO-5ay and Will proceed 10
repair broken cable of Bermuda
jamaica line two miles from Hut.
The Henry Holmes. Of the West India
and Panama Cable Company with Op-
orators and instruments. is expected
at Kingston tomorrow night. Busi-
ness. FOR West India and Panama Com
pany's cable stations is going forward
with but little delay. Business for
Jamaica is being very slowly disposed
Of on account Of lack Of operators
instruments. We still have on hand
all Of yesterdays business for ia
maica, excepting government mes
sages, which have been sent ahead 20
Santiago de Cuba"
Details in second Message.
The second dispatch reads:
Your message this evening ad-
dressed TO Morreu. superintendent
West India aud Panama Company, St
Thomas noted and forwarded south.
Gable ship Henry Holmes left ST
Thomas for Jamaica with operators
and instruments. also medical supplies.
Reports from Kingston state one oper-
ator missing and one injured. reducing
their staff TO two men. and until re-
lief arrives business subjected TO fu-
definite delay at sender'S risk Latest
information from Kingston report no
Americans killed or seriously injured
up 70 o clock 2. IN. January T.
impossible to touch charred remains
found in bad state Of decomposition,
Eecessitating cremating some. Esti-
mated dead viii reach 1.000, mostly ne
groes Residential section totally de
stroyed. none escaping without dam
age. Gov. Swettenham gradually re-
lieving congestion. ordering people
c;ent to meet all needs. and prevent
ing outbreak OF contagious diseases
which generally follow such disasters.
West India regiments stationed at
Kingston suffered many casualties.
Battle ships Missouri and Indiana, also
torpedo boats. arrived and now in har-
Dor al Plum Point and Point Royal"
The state Department also had dis
patch from the Hamburg Line.
saying that the Allegheny was about 20
sail with the Red Cross supplies on board.
The line wants Information concerning
where the supplies shall be unloaded.
signs Joint Resolution.
President Roosevelt yesterday signed
the joint resolution passed by Congress.
authorizing the use OF naval supplies for
the relief of the destitute in jamaica
No report has been received at the Navy
Department of any more vessels arriving
at Kingston. The supply ship Celtic is
about due to reach the city. orders hav-
ing been sent out from here Thursday
ordering her TO proceed at once Ad-
miral Evars reported yesterday that he
had ordered the gunbOat Yankton the
tender of the flagship Maine, to Kings
ton to aid in the relief work.
VIII Hold Prohibition Meeting.
There viii be a temperance mass meet
ing at the First Presbyterian Church,
John Marshall place, Sunday night, 7:i5