The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-18
TIDAL WAVE CHANGES
JAMAICA COAST LINE
Kingston Disaster Reported as Great as the San
Francisco and Valparaiso Galamities
Earthquakes in Italy. Scotland
and Russia.

New York. Jan. 18.-The latest Of
fetal news of the Kingston disaster
reached this city from Guantanamo,
Cuba, through Admiral Evans, who
received from Admiral Davis, wno
was sent to Kingston upon the tor
pedo boat Whipple, a brief wireless
report The dispatch says: "Tne
Missouri and Indiana anchored at
Kingston at $3.50 this morning King
ston is almost totally destroyed. Four
hundred killed and about five hundred
injured. The city is now quiet
This dispatch was sent Thursday
morning. The Whipple started to re-
turn to Guantanamo with a full re
port of the situation yesterday, and
should nave reached the American
naval base during the night.
Direct advices of the Associated
Press from Kingston under date of
January 16, received early today
state that the disaster is as great
as the San Francisco and Valparaiso
calamities. Thousands of persons it
was then believed were killed, as
the dead were being recovered from
the ruins by hundreds. A number of
Americans were among the killed.
The city is in ruins, but the ship
ping in the harbor is safe, and aboard
the vessels the wounded are being
cared for. The dispatch also states
+J,a Of tru
has been changed as a result of the
earthquake disturbance, and the chan
mel into Kingston harbor has been
materially altered.
The body of Sir James Ferguson
was killed, was found and buried on
the day the dispatch was sent. There
have been a number of shocks since
the first disastrous one, and the rep
etitions keep the people in con
slant state of terror. Havana reports
that wireless messages received there
state that tidal wave has changed
the south side of Kingston under wa
| ter.
No Official Advices.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-The news
from Havana regarding the huge ii.
dal wave which inundated the en-
tire south half>of the Jamaican capt.
tai and changed the Jamaican coast
| line was communicated to the Off
cials of the government at an early
hour today. The Associated Press dis
patches anticipated any official mes
sages, and at eight o'clock this NOR
ming it was stated that 10 official
| word on the subject had reached any
branch of the government Secretary
of the Navy Metcalf was one of the
| first of those advised of the dis
dispatches regarding the disaster. Ar
rangements have already been made
by which the Secretary should re-
ceive the first official reports expect
ed from Rear Admiral Evans at Guam
tanamo. Secretary Metcalf remained
up until a late hour during the night
| in hope of receiving some official re-
port on the subject. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Newberry and other
government officials also watched Gag
erly, but advices to the department
were not forthcoming.
The news of a tidal wave following
closely on the heels of details of the
earthquake and fire caused a most
profound interest in official circles.
The American vice consul at King
ston did not notify the state depart
| ment of the tidal wave last night.
A wireless message from Admiral
Evans received at the navy yard ear
| ly to-day states that the U. s. S.
| Yangton arrived at Kingston last
night at midnight WITH further medi-
cal supplies and two Associated
| Press reporters On board.
Most Serious in ESQ Years.
| London. Jan. 1S.-A special from
Kingston, dated the 18th, says. The
recent earthquake was more serious
than any which has occurred In Ja-
maica for two hundred and fifty
years. The first snock was followed