Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-01-16
QUAKE and FIRE
RUIN KINGSTON
Many are Killed and the
Hospitals are Filled
With Wounded


Vastated by a violent earthquake.
Details of the affair are lacking, as
communication with the stricken city
hs been cut off. The land lines had
teen reconstructed to within five
miles of Kingston Tuesday evening
and from meagre reports received
through such channels as were open
1t has been learned that many of the
most important buildings have been
most important buildings have been
less of life. So far as the reports in
dictate the fatalities number less than
100, though the hospitals are filled
with injured, and the list of victims
may be materially increased.
Many Visitors There.
Kingston and the other points or
interest of the island are at this sea-
son of the year thronged with tour
lists from both America and England
and the greatest apprehension is felt
for the safety Of many persons who
had recently arrived at the Jamaican
resort. The most distinguished of
these We're members of a party of
English statesmen, agricultural ex,
ierts and men of affairs, who, under
the leadership of Sir Alfred Jones,
had arrived in Kingston within tho
past few days to attend an agricultu-
raj conference there. Among these
in the company were Hall Caine, the
novelist; Viscount Montmorres, H. O
Arnold Ferster, NJ. F.; Sir Thomas
Hughes, Sir Thomas Sham and 9TH
ers of equal prominence.
First Shock on Monday.
The first great shock was felt about
$3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon and
flames Immediately sprang from the
v'reckage to carry on the work OF d.
struction. Tuesday afternoon the fire
was still burning. although it was
believed to be under control. Myrtle
Bank hotel. the principal hotel at
Kingston, which probably sheltered
the bulk of the visitors on The island,
iS reported destroyed. me great mill
itary hospital was burned and 40 SOL
1iers are reported killed.
Sir Fureuson Is Killed.
Sir James Furguson was said to
Lave been instantly killed according
to London reports No other Eng
lishmen, Canadians or Americans are
said to be missing. The extent of the
destruction which has been wrought
n Kingston city which already bears
the scars of number of serious visi-
tations of fire, earthquake and cy-
clones in years gone by, is still left
largely to the imagination. The city
is one of low buildings clustered
along the shores of one of the finest
and most securely land locked har-
Lors in the West Indies. The popula
ton, which numbers $4,000, is large,
ly made up of native blacks.
Many steamers carrying tourists to
Jamaica were enroute to the island
when the earthquake occurred, but il
so happened that according to SEIZED
nles none of the ships from New York
or Boston was in Kingston harbor
Monday afternoon
Gable Office Damaged.
ST. Thomas, D. w. l., Jan. 16.-The
liable station at Holland Bay, Jamai-
ca, reports that very severe earth
quake occurred there at $3.50 Mon
Gay afternoon. The cable office was
badly damaged and all the land lines
e Kingston were instantly interrupt
3D. Communication by the land line.
was restored this afternoon to with
in five miles of Kingston.
That city reports terrible earth
quake on Monday afternoon. The
city was destroyed and there wa.
much loss of life. The shocks con-
tinue. Everybody is camping out and
much distress prevails. Fires started
at Kingston Immediately after tho
earthquake.
The Jamaica-Colon and the Jamai- |
ca-Bermuda cables are interrupted
Fire Follows Earthquake.
Holland Bay, where is situated a
cable hut, from which the above |
oablegram was sent is about 40 miles
east of Kingston. The Titchfield no
tel is situated in Antonio and just now
has many guests from the north.
According to further although meager
details of the Kingston earthquake |
received here it would appear that ths
first reports that the city had been |
destroyed We're exaggerated. The |
fire that followed the shock was still
burning Tuesday morning. although i. |
had been confined to certain limits. |
The work of fighting the flames wa
still being pursued with energy and /
in this respect the situation seemed !
to be improving. 1t was thought the
fire would be under control tonight |
The statement is made that the to-
al loss of life has not yet been ascer-
tanned.
injured Fill the Hospitals.
The first count gives the number |
OF dead at less thar 100, and tbs |
n,mber of injured at several humid |
red. The hospitals are filed with in |
jored persons and everything possi-
BILE is being done for their comfort.
The principal hotel of Kingston |
probably the Myrtle Bank hotel) |
and other important buildings have
been destroyed and other houses in
Kingston sustained considerable DAM
age.
The flames apparently were con-
fined to the. docks and the warehouse