The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-18
Great as Frisco and Valparaiso. THREE HUNDRED BODIES
 ARE ALREADY BURIED Relief Work Has Started Through out the World. Congress Passes Emergency BiII, Amer lean Red Cross Active and Kins Edward Makes s5,ooo Per-
 sonai Donation e
 Cause of the suf- z
 ferers.

Kingston, Jan. 16-The oisaster ! here is as great as the calamities of San Francisco and Valparaiso. Thous- ands of persons have been killed and their dead bodies are being taken from the debris by hundreds. The whole town is in ruins, and the greater DOT ton Is still smouldering ashes. The smell of the burnt flesh pervades the air. The cable lines from Kingston are broken and the correspondent had togo to Holland Bay 70 miles to file this message.
 The earthquake came as sudden oscillation not from any particular di- rection but up and down.
 Thousands of persons were on the streets of Kingston at the time and great numbers of them were crushed. Many Americans in Kingston were kill ed and have been buried.
 Realizing the possibility of famine. the people were made almost to loot. The military. however. took possession of the foodstuffs. Detachments of troops with fixed bayonets were placed on guard. They were concentrated in central position. No one is allowed to pass through the ruined sections of the city. Kingston is threatened with a fail- ure of the water supply owing to the bursting of reservoir and no water will be obtainable before tomorrow. The military suffered Severely.
 The hospital camp where there were several hundred soldiers, was burned and a number of men lost their lives. Z Major w. Y. Hardyman and Lteuten- 1T .l. A-.-z 4 <..N. ple-Hay and Major Lawrenson are se- riously injured.
 Part of Town Sinks
 Part of the town and Port Royal has sunk. two men were drowned. The battery sunk eight feet killing a sap per. In several places the water is spouting through the debris
 Port Antonio on the north island suffered little damage. The Hotel Titchfield with a, hundred American guests was not destroyed.
 A tidal wave has inundated Anotta bay, washing out. many houses.
 The shock was severe at Richmond and this town was also destroyed by fire. Spanish Town also was demol- ished, one man killed and ten injured there. It Is reported that at Anotta bay the crater of an extinct volcano is emitting flames and smoke and it , Is thought that the earthquake origi-
 
 contain no previous mention of activity of this volcano.
 Appeals have been sent to all sec tions of the island asking for ass's- tance. Foodstuffs are needed above all things.
 The steamer Bella from Philadelphia arrived here yesterday with a small cargo of provisions.
 Business is at standstiil. Some Tmentand,i FhJftv
 shops have been opened by Chinamen who have raised the prices on goods people that the Chinamen were driven out and their shops footed.
 The hope of famine relief lies in the banana crops which have not been in- jured.
 Several Doctors Dead.
 Medical assistance is limited owing to the death of several doctors.
 Kingston was threatened with a rainstorm this morning. but at tine hour of sending out this dispatch, the weather is clear.
 The body of Sir James Ferguson was found and buried today.
 Committees have been formed and the Governor and Lady Swettingham and others are doing noble rescue work. The shipping in the harbor is safe.
 There have been number of other SHOCKS Sluce the HTSk ulSdSLTOuS On0 and the repetitions keep the people in a state of panic.
 The Hamburg American steamer Princess Victoria Louise, which ran ashore at the harbor entrance, Decem- ber IS, is now total loss.
 The topography of the country has been changed and the navigation into this harbor materially altered.
 Two vessels left here yesterday for the United States loaded to their full capacity with returning tourists and fleeing natives. The wounded are be- ing cared for on all the ships in> the harbor. A German steamer called here on her way from Cuba and sailed again after staying in port one hour.
 The lines of the Hayti Cable Com pany and the Direct West India Cable Company are broken two miles out at sea. Repairs are being made. The West India and Panama line Is work ing from Holland
 The railroad workshops have been demolished. but train service has been resumed.