Rock Island Argus., 1907-01-19
Five Hundred Landed at
Kingston From War
ships in Port.
RELIEF is ARRIVING
Report Swelling Death Loss
Believed Due to a Gable
Error.

London, Jan. ia dispatch from
Kingston TO the Evening News, under
todays date, says: "An official report
just issued states over 700 bodies have
been buried at Kingston, and the re-
mains of 1,o17 other victims have been
identified, and that large number are
still missing"
There is no confirmation of this large
total of dead elsewhere, and it is be-
lieved the figures "1,o17" is a cable
error.
HORRORS ARE EXAGGERATED.
New York, Jan. ia. S. LascelIes
& Co. of this city today received the
! following cabIegram from c. E. De
! Mercedo, their resident agent at King
ston, dated Jan. 1S:
mo terrors last II hours. Families
sheltered. Plenty food. Press exag-
gerates conditions. Except Kingston,
no damage. No fire"
MutIny at PenitentIary.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The navy de-
partment this morning received a dis
patch from Admiral Evans, dated at
Guantanamo the 18th, saying: whip
pie arrived from Kingston today with
advices from Davis confirming the
practical destruction of the city. He
reported a mutiny at the penitentiary
containing 500 prisoners.
Account for 44O Dead.
The governor considers the whole
situation well in hand. Four hundred
forty are accounted for, and there are
still many bodies in the ruins. Many
Americans sailed for New York via the
steamer Heinrich on the 18th"
News - Hours Late.
New York, Jan. 19.- News from
Kingston is still filtering in slowly "a
hours late, but the worst is not appar-
emily known. The town itself is n
wreck, with very few of the houses
standing remaining habitable and the
population is living in the open. Med-
cal supplies continue to arrive. Relief
ships are hurrying to the stricken city
from many quarters.
Dead Number 700.
The death list is probably about zoo.
The seriously injured i'm the hospitals
number 500 Many others of the in
jured are being cared for at the tenn
porary homes. Progress is being made
in clearing away the debris. Dynamite
was resorted to in clearing away the
menacing ruins.
Marines Landed.
A vic
who is in the harbor with the battle
ships Missouri and Indiana, was called
on for help in the work of policing the
city. He promptly responded by land
ing marines, who are now assisting the
British authorities in the maintenance
Of order. No Americans were killed as
a result of the disaster. despite the
fact there were many American tour
lists in the place when the visitation
came.
Take Refuge on ships.
A large number of tourists have TAX
EN- refuge on the American warships.
American aid has been timely and the
dispatches agree it is warmly appreci-
lted by the stricken people.
Three Hamburg line steamships are
AohClt ASoi Il iulio OlhL hBHlnOuSc.
No Americans Killed.
Washington, Jan. 19.-The most i'm
Dortant bit of earthquake information
10 reach the state department yester-
lay was a report from the manager of
he Western Union Telegraph COM
Dany at Havana that no Americans
had been killed or seriously injured at
Kingston.
This fact was contained in a dis
patch to the state department from
Robert c. Clowry president of the
Western Union. who transmitted two
from Varona the Havana
The state department has
been unable to get into communication
with the American consular officers in
Jamaica.
Lands Force of Marines.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 19.-The
streets of this city are now picketed
with American guards. Almiral Ev-
ans, at the request of the British au-
thorities. landed a force of marines
from the battleships Missouri and In
diana. Six hundred bodies have been
recovered and more are being con-
stantly found. Dynamite is being en-
ployed to clear away the debris of
shattered buildings.