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New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
in finding the persons TO whom messages are ad-
dressed, is being disposed Of with difficulty.
EASTERN SECTION SAFE.
Reassuring Messages Received in
Hdlifar from Kingston.

Halifax, Jan. &c. F. Longley, a Halifax
shipping broker, received a message from Cor
dontown. Jamaica, tonight announcing that his
relatives in the stricken city safe The dis
patch adds that the eastern part Of Kingston
largely escaped the general destruction.
Horace Fleming, manager Of the Bank of
Nova Scotia here received dispatch tonight
from H. a. Rowley, manager Of the banks
branch at Kingston, announcing that the entire
staff and family of II. A. Mcleod, the general
manager, who spend the winter months at their
residence in Kingston, safe. Nothing has
been heard regarding the bank building, but it
is supposed 1t has been destroyed, ii near
the Colonial Bank, which is reported to have
been wrecked.
Some anxiety is felt here regarding the steam
ers Vinland and Boston. both Of which sup
posed TO have been at Kingston Monday.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
RELATIVE VIOLENCE OF SHOCK.
Light, Compared with San Francisco,
Weather Bureau Says.

Washington. Jan. 16.-The Weather Bureau
to-day issued the following bulletin relative to
the Kingston earthquake:
The earthquake recorded at the Weather Bu-
reau on Monday afternoon. January ii, at
3:SS:2 % p. m. Is undoubtedly a record of an
earthquake which is reported TO have occurred
in the island of Jamaica at the same hour and
date. The press reports are indefinite as TO the
time the earthquake occurred at Kingston BY
the use of we'll known chronological formula we
NAV deduce from the records made at Wash
ington that this earthquake at its origin began
at g. 33 :09 p. m 10th meridian time. January Il
Judging from the mag gnitude of the motion re-
corded at Washington. we regard the present
disturbance as of relatively slight intensity as
compared with other recent great earthquakes.
as for example that at San Francisco. Valpa-
raiso and the great earthquake reported in the
Indian Ocean October j, 1905. This Is espe-
oially true In view OF the fact that the distance
of Kingston from Washington Is only about
142O miles, while San Francisco Is at dis
tance of z, ,43S miles, and Valparaiso is about
1900 miles: that is nearly three and half
times as far away Kingston, both lying al
most exactly south of Washington The ampli-
tude OF the motion at Washington IN the pres
ent case is distinctly less than in each OF the
other great earthquakes. and We may therefore
conclude that the violence OF the motion at
Kingston was also less.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
THE RUIN WIDESPREAD.
London's AdUices Sag Shocks En-
tended .Sirtg Miles.

London Jan. 16.-Ruin and desolation are said
to stretch for miles outside the city of Kingston
The shocks felt from fifty to sixty miles
away and dispatch from the temporary
cable station at Bull Bay says that not single
house between there and Kingston is safe.
No official estimate of the loss of life has yet
come through. but the camp hospital seems to
have been the centre Of the disturbance. There
We're isolated fatalities among the Europeans at
Kingston, but apparently the aggregate of white
victims is small The distance between the
buildings known to have been destroyed is taken
to indicate that the total loss of property will
be great.
The West Indies committee of the Admiralty
and the private concerns having interests in
Jamaica taking all the steps possible to allie
viate the distress
A telegram received here from Governor
Swettenham is undated, but is presumed to
have been sent Monday. The text follows:
Severe earthquake shock this afternoon be-
tween 3 and o'clock, causing consderab BILE
damage to houses at Kingston IT fol-
lowed by fire, which continues, though it is
confined to about one-sixteenth part of the
town, containing wharyes and warehouses. The
camp hospital destroyed and thirty men
were killed. There were no officers among them.
Major Headyman was seriously injured. The
town hospital Is crowded with some three hun
dred injured persons. The fire is decreas-
ing The Myrtle Bank Hotel has been de-
slfOyed ana also the caDle ONCE Ihe
ference delegates and the members of Sir Alfred
Jones's expedition are believed to be uninjured
and are now board the Port Kingston. in the
harbor. Numbers We're killed wounded, but
the figures have not yet been .ascertaned.
Slighter shocks continue
The steamship and cable companies here have
received beated messages dated Monday by
way Of Holland Bay. A dispatch TO the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company says:
Kingston wrecked and most of the wharves
and warehouses burned, but our main wharf
sheds. coal and cargo safe Office wrecked.
Constantine superintendent OF the company
and Captain Young, commander of the Arno
were killed
The Arno is a small steamer belonging to the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company and IL is
presumed that the superintendent and the cap
tain were killed in the wreck OF the company's
Office.
The message to the Royal Mail Company
merely says that Sir James FERGUSON who
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
QUESTION OF SUPPLIES.
Authonty of Congress Needed for
GOrernnent did.

Washington. Jan. 16.-The appeal for food
supplies which was contained in a consular dis
patch sent to-day from Jamaica TO the state
Department drew attention to the fact that un-
der ordinary conditions none OF the government
supplies could be used for outside relief save
by special authority OF Congress. That fact
however did not prevent Secretary Metcalf
from ordering two supply ships with full car
goes of food at 10 Jamaica, leaving Tor
tomorrow the question as to how the supplies
are TO be given TO the needy inhabitants
The War Department. up to the close or ousi-
ness. had not acted upon the application for
food, hut It is assumed that in anticipation or
the passage of the necessary legislation by Con-
gress 1t will AT least take care to get supplies
to the island ready for the distributing agen-
cies There are stores of food at San Juan.
Porto Rico and Havana that might be used
for emergencies. leaving the department to draw
later upon larger stocks at New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
STEAMSHIP MEN KILLED
Captains Constantine and Young. of
Royal Mail, Lose LUes

sanderson e. Son. agents for the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Line, received the following cable
dispatch from their London Office yesterday:
Our cable from Kingston reads; "EartbouaLe.
Kingston wrecked; but companys main wharf
end sheds. cargo and coal safe Office wrecked
Captain Constantine, the agent of the comma nv
at Kingston, and Captain Young of the stee n,er
Arno. killed Sir James FERGUSON a director
OF the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line. Is miss
ing " a"
Warn all ships approaching Jamaica to be
careful
Captain Constantine superintendent for
the company for twenty-three years at Kings
ton
The Hamburg-American Steamship Comnanv
yesterday received the following dispatch from
It's agent at Havana:
Governor OF Jamaica yesterday cabled Rrittsb
charge d'snaires here. asking for medical sun
plies Tor injured I'm earthquake. Magnitude oe
disaster not specified
Governor Nagoon cabled Admiral Evans at
Guantanamo, TO dispatch quick torpedo boat fo
Kingston with needed supplies for Injured
WeeseIs. Kulenksnlpfr & Co. of No go Pearl
street, received dispatch yesterday saying that
the members of the firms staff and their fami
les In Kingston had safely passed throuah the
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
ISOLATED CAUSE FOR QUAKE.
So Says Professor Brewer, of Yale-Thinks
1t May Have Been Oceanic.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

New Haven. Jan. 1s-Proressor w. II. Brewer, of
Yale thinks that some Isolated cause respon-
Fble for the Jamaica earthquake. He was asked
tonight whether he thought slipping of the face
OF the earth caused II. lie said
II Is difficult TO tell from the meagre reports
which reached here. There is at present a period
OF earthquakes. which the astronomers and scien-
lists trying 10 account for in various alarming
ways The heavenly bodies nearing the earth
and all that sort OF thing they say. No can
tell the cause Of this particular attack. and your
theory Is IA good mine. II may have been that
Jamaica was just in the line OF disturbance which
started somewhere IN the ocean. IL may have
been that far away tremor, which reached the
city Just when the conditions favorable
caused the damage, Isn't a tidal usual
cornpaC iment to the earthquake In tropical
tries2 II there s another tremor by there may
be tidal anywhere from "A few minutes TO
several hours after the first quake, which, causes
immense damage 10 the shipping in the Vicinity
but We have had no reports OF any such wave Tho
main force of the shock probably felt a sea
and we'n never hear OF IL. for the fishes aren't
good earthquake reporters.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

believed TO have been at Kingston. Jamaica at the
ume or the earthquake. The word through
roster Debevose. OF New York. agent of the Royal
Mail Steamship line who received a cable mes
sage from the agent of the steamship line at ia
maca, stating that Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Dill
worm, or NO 10 Arlington avenue South.
at Port Antonio, The same message told of the
probable safety OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Hills Of
New York, parents of William Hills ir Of Park
avenue, East Orange. they having LEFT Kingston
Tor Trinidad twenty-four hours before the disaster
No particular anxiety had been telt concerning the
WcItare or these persons. as II believed they
had icft the city Just prior to the cart rth1uake
Hackensack, y. j.. Jan. 16 fSpccial DIR. George
w. F1ncke, Mrs. Marion H. Zabriskic and Edward
Bergerhon. all of this vicinity. are at Kingston.
Jamaica. and their relatives are anxiously awaiting
"ord from them regarding their safety.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY.
Kingston Dispatch Places Decd at
4OO-ThOusands Hurt. 7"

Kingston. Jamaica, Jan. 16.-Kingston was
overwhelmed by an earthquake at $50 O'Clock
on Monday afternoon. All the houses within
radius of ten miles injured and almost
every house in the city was destroyed.
Fire broke out after the earthquake. and COM
pleted the work Of destruction. The business
section of Kingston is a heap Of smouldering
ashes. The killed number about four hundred,
and thousands injured.
The churches. public offices and hotels all
gone, but there were fatalities at the Con-
stant Spring Hotel.
Among the killed Sir James FERGUSON
and prominent merchants and professional men.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

trial as Lieutenant Colonel Glenn gave orders 10
the company commanders TO be liberal in excusng
men who did not wish to attend church. but that
Lynch practically forced the issue by reporting his
own delinquency.
Under the Articles OF War soldiers allowed
no latitude in interpreting orders OF superior ON
GERS; under the Constitution OF the United States
religion can be forced citizen. These are the
laws seemingly at variance
Lieutenant Colonel Glenn ts widely known
throughout the service an authority questions
OF military law and is the author OF work on
law. He received prominence IN May.
1902. when he convicted by court martial IN
Manila for administering the water cure to na
tIyes and sentenced to one months suspension
from duty and a fine Of $50 He tried later for
alleged killing of prisoners in the Samar cam
paisn conducted by General Jacob n. Smith. bet
ter known Hell Roaring Jake" and exonerated.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

represented the company at the Agricultural
Conference, is missing, and that Governor SWEET
tenhaIn has asked the local representatives or
the company to sell provisions to those requir-
ing them Mr.. Phillips, chairman of the COM
pany sent a dispatch to the Governor placing
all the available provisions and stores of the
company at his service for the relief of the suf
ferers and also a message TO the New York
offices of the Royal Mail to send provisions to
Kingston by the Atrato and other steamers
with all possible speed. The company has not
heard of any damage having been sustained by
their vessels in Kingston Harbor.
It is learned that the Hall Caine mentioned as
being among the members of the party of Wis
tors to Kingston headed by Sir Alfred Jones'
president of the British Cotton Growing Ass0-
citation, is william Hal! Caine. brother of the
English novelist The latter called at the Colo
NAL Office this morning and assured that
the members Of Sir Alfred Jones's party were
safe.
The West Indian and Panama Gable Com
pany's office at Bull Bay reported that all the
people in Kingston are camping in The open.
and that the earthquake extended far as
Holland Bay, where the West Indian and Pan
anna Cable Companys station was badly dam
aged.
Between Bull Bay and Kingston" the mes
sage adds. there is not a safe house. Ruin and
desolation are everywhere"
Other cable dispatches from Kingston say
that the offices of the Direct West India Cable
Company were wrecked, but that there no
deaths among the members of the staff. Mr.
Codner, one of the clerks was severely injured.
The Colonial Bank of Kingston burned
down. The vaults. with the books and cash.
are safe, and the members of the staff escaped
uninjured.
Gable communication has been restored to
within eight miles Of Kingston. connection hav-
ing been made with the cable at place called
Bull Bay.
The Colonial Office this morning besieged
with nquirers who asked for of relatives
friends in Jamaica, but the officials had moth
ing further 10 communicate for the present. ex-
cept that the officials had every reason to be-
lieve that the fatalities among the Europeans at
Kingston few
The Colonial Office has instructed the govern
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
HARBOR SHUT TO SHIPS.
Famine Conditions at Kingston
Port of Bozoden Open.

santiago de Cuba Jan 16.-Kingston harbor.
as the result of the earthquake is closed TO ship
ping but Bowden is open. There is need Of
ditions prevail, and there is stencil and misery
everywhere Both rich and poor at Kingston
are homeless Bowden is a small port on the
south coast of Jamaica, about thirty miles from
Kingston The United Fruit Company's Boston
steamers clear from Bowden There is rail
communication between Bowden and Kingston.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
WILMINGTON LAWYER IN KINGSTON

tHy Telegraph TO The Trihune.l
Wilmington, Del, Jan lG-Anxiety is felt for
the safety of James w. Ponder a prominent
lawyer of this city, who VAS probably I'm
Kingston jamaica, on Monday. He sailed from
Philadelphia last Thursday and reached Kings
ton on Sunday. Efforts To communicate with
him have failed. His wife and son are here
He is son of the late Governor James Ponder
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

Lady Treves. Arthur Chamberlain, Miss Mary
Chamberlain and Justice Smith.
The King and Queen. and also the Premier,
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, have hastened
10 telegraph expressions of the countrys sympa
thy and horror at the terrible calamity, and
public bodies are arranging to hold meetings to
express their sympathy and afford relief TO the
victims.
King Edward. through the Earl Of Elgin, Sec
retary of State for the Colonies telegraphed to
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

ment authorities in Jamaica to take all tho
necessary steps 10 relieve the distress among
the earthquake and fire sufferers. and the Ad-
mtralty has ordered the cruiser Brilliant now
at Bermuda, and the cruiser Indefatigable at
present at Trinidad. TO proceed forthwith to ia
maica and assist in relief work. They are both
vessels OF $500 tons. and their combined creYs
number about five hundred and fifty men. which
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
VOLC4NOES MORE 1CTIVE.
Mount Ktna and Vesurius Shoe
Signs Of Eruption.

Catania, Sicily, Jan. 16.-The earthquake at
Kingston, Jamaica, was coincident with in
creased activity of Mount AItna and slight
earthquakes in the Madonan Mountains Pro-
fessor Ricko the director Of the Mount l41tna
observatory, says that either the fire openings
inside the crater which were discovered in 1893
have increased in size. or that eruptions are
occurring inside the volcano, as from the outside
nothing except smoke and q reflection OF fire
can be seen. The volcano is throwing out CON
siderable quantity of ashes. and subterranean
detonations are heard. The present phenomena
are similar to those of 1893. when one OF the
most severe eruptions occurred.
Naples Jan 16-Professor Matteucci director
OF the observatory at Mount Vesuvus.. reports
increased agitation of this volcano coincident
with the Kingston earthQuake.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
TWO HOTELS WRECKED.
United Fruit Company's Report ON
the Disaster.

Boston, Jan. 16.-The United Fruit COMPANY
here received cable dispatch from Jamaica
to-day. saying that several hundred persons
were killed in Kingston. The message follows:
Mercantile section of Kingston. including our
once, completely destroyed by earthquake and
IRE, Several hundred killed
Myrtle Bank and Constant SPRINGS hotels
practically destroyed.
The dispatch was sent from Holland Bay and
was dated January 15
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
A RELIEF SHIP FROM CUBA

Havana. Jan. 1G.-A V. Sims, manager of the
Cuban Eastern Railroad whose headquarters
are at Santiago, has sent telegram TO Gov
ernor MaSoon saying he has equipped the com
panys steamer Oteri with relief supplies and
provisions. ana that he IS about 60 send this
vessel from Santiago Io Kingston Governor
AaSoon has ordered the customs authorities at
Santiago to assist the Oteri To leave that mort
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
PHILADELPHIA OFFERS AID.

Philadelphia, Jan. 16.-MayOr Weaver of this
city to-day sent the following dispatch 10 the
Mayor of Kingston. Jamaica:
The people of Philadelphia sympathize most
sincerely with your people in their affiicton-
Can we do anything to help you?
JOHN WEAVER, Mayor.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
INSURANCE PROTECTED.
Earthquake Clause IN Policies .Ag-
gregating 81, 800 900.

London. Jan. 16.-The fire insurance policies
in Jamaica effected through British companies
are said to aggregate about $500 900 All the
policies. however. safeguarded by an earth
quake clause. and a leading manager said to-
day that the companies would NOT recognize any
liability for damages caused by the earthquake.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
KATHERINE TiNGLEYS ACTIVITY

san Diego. Cal, Jan. 16-Katherine Tingley
head of the Theosophical Brotherhood at Point
Iona, tonight telegra phed her representative
at Santiago de Cuba 10 start Immediately for
Kingston Jamaica. carrying to the stricken CITY
tood ana assistance She has received word
that the steamer will sail to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

will enable them TO land strong detachments for
police and other duty
John Armstrong. official OF one OF the
largest establishments in Jamaica. said to-day
that advices which he had received predicted the
disaster, owing to the unusual meteorological
conditions and the phenomenal drop in tempera-
ture.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

PILES CURED IN TO IL DAYS
. FAZo OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure anv ra.. =,
itching. Blind Bleeding Protrudinx Pilas IN 81
days money refunded. Soc. :" -
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17

SECURITY. In bank
~ ing institutions the
capital, surplus and
character of their in
veStmentS are an as
suranCe of security to
the deposition. Inquire
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
LOCAL TRAVELLERS IN JAMAICA.

East Orange. n. j.. Jan. l6 (SpeciaD.-Word
received In East Orange this afternoon OF the prob
able safety OF two residents OF this city. who
New-York tribune., 1907-01-17
TIE EQUITABLE
TRUST COMPANY
OF NEW YORK

Fifteen Nassau Street
Capital, s 1900. 900
Surplus and Profits. 10, 500, 900
Interest allowed on daily balances.
subject 10 check.
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team, OF the Eastern Lesgue. To meet thi
emergency four OF Barton team were en- :
gaged and assisted FreIig hsburg, Au-
gust 81 and September Z, winnin
games. Sept. Il the tie game was played
at Bedford before several thousand people.
Bedford put on very strong team COM
posed CT the pick of all Canadian crack
players. Freiig ghsburg won by score of
and and takes the 1907 pennant. Bish-
ops pitching inthese three games was su-
perb. When Barton players and manager
drove into Frelig hsburg Saturday evening
they were given an ovation that they will
never forget and Jack Bishop received
flowers By the bushel. As Canadians
picked men have gone to defeat in each of
these games they have steadily refused to
credit any Canadian players Herewith but
have credited It to the Barton team. To
still futher add to Barton's prestige, Heath
and Berry remained and yesterday helped
Farnham defeat the strong st. Hyacinthe
team in season game in the Eastern
League series.
Following is a result of the Barton and
Irasburg game, the result OF which was
given last week:
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Of a wooden maui, which was held In the
hands of one Of the fair ground employees
who was driving stakes which were to sup
port q rops to keep the crowd of the ball
ground. French suffered badly broken
nose, which Il is claimed causes him more
or less difficulty and disigures him for
lie. The defendants did not dispute the
fact that Freuch was Injured as claimed !,
but doioudsd on the ground that French
had been warned OF the danger and noti-
fed to get out OF the way. The attorneys
for the plaintiff were +. Z. Miles and J. w.
Redmond, white f. W. Baldwin and Z. A.
Cook handled the case for the defense.
The case went to the jury Friday afternoon
and the jury disagreed.
VICINITY ITEMS CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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BARTON LANDING.

Fl. D. stennard was on the sick list last
week.
J.E. Lyon has sold his milk route to
Robert Murray.
A daughter was born to Mr., and Mrs.
r. A. PiIbro Wednesday.
Miss Lucy Martin spent Sunday with
relotives at WoodsFiIle, \. n.
Mrs. Jonas Flint was in Concord, n. H.
the guest OF relatives, last week.
Henry Gravel and family were the guests
OF relatives in Albany Saturday.
Clyde Locke has gone to Dartmouth col
lege to commence a college course.
Mrs. A. K. Annis was the guest of
friends in Albany one day last Week.
CT. PercivaI Of Springfield, Mass, was
in town Saturday on business trip.
/ Lawyer c. z. Wells of Boston is the
/ guest of Mr.. and mrs. Fred CIough.
Mrs. C.E. Rogers of Albany was the guest
! OF Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Rogers last week.
Mrs. g. L. Richardson spent several day:
visiting friends in Brownington recently
There were 25s Sherbrooke tickets sold a
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Methodist Church Note.

Epworth League service Tuesday evening
at 730.
Rev. w. B. Dukeshire preached at South
Barton Sunday afternoon.
Visitors are expected from Evansville
at the prayer meeting on Thursday even
ing at 7.30.
large audience listened Sunday even
ing to Mr.. Dukeshire's address on s'The
Wife That Saved the Farm"
Next Sunday morning Mr. Dukeshire will
speak on the topic ''ShalI the Old Minis
ter be Shot?" In the evening he will speak
on "a Young Mans Vision, and What
Came of Ig.'
All members of the Methodist parish are
requested to meet at the vestry on Thurs
day evening at close of prayer meeting to
organize Nehemiah Guild which has been
authorized by the off eial board.
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Congregational Church Notes.

Regular mid week prayer meeting Thurs
day evening at 7:30 O'Clock.
The annual collection for the Vermont
Domestic Missionary society will be taken
next Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Fiagg of Newport preached both
morning and evening yesterday in ex-
change with Rev. Mr.. Warner.
Members of the Barton Congregational
society are hereby notified and warned to
meet in the Cong. church here on this,
Monday, evening at 1880 O'Clock to tran
sact the following business: to hear the
report OF the officers of the society, 20 elect
officers for the ensuing year and do other
legal business OF the said society. Notice
of sale of peWs will be given next week.
o. D, OWEN. Sec,