Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18


aster here is as great as the calamity
of San Francisco and Valparaiso. Thou
sands Of persons have been killed, and
the dead bodies are being taken from
the debris by hundreds. The whole town
is in ruins and the greater portion is
still smouldering ashes. The smell of
burnt flesh pervades the air. The cable
line from Kingston is broken and the
correspondent had to go to Holland
Bay, 40 miles to the east, to file this
message.
The earthquake came as a sudden os-
citation, 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.
ed and have been buried.
Realizing the possibility of famine.
the people made attempts TO loot. The
military, however, at once took posses
sion Of the food stufis. Detachnents Of
troops. with fixed bayonets. were placed
on guard. They We're concentrated in Il
central position. y" one il allowed to
pass through the ruined sections OF the
city. Kingston is threatened with a
failure OF the water supply owing to
the bursting Of a reservoir. and no wa
ter will be ohtainable by tomorrow.
The military suffered severely. The
hospital camp. where there were sever
al hundred soldiers, was burned, and
a number Of the men lost their lives.
Major W. II. IIardman and Lieut..
Leader are dead. Col. j. l.. NJ. Dalrynl-
ple-Hay ana Major Lawrenson are ser
louslv injured
Part Of the town Of Port ROYAL has
sunk. and two men were drowned. The
batteries sunk eight feet. killing a. sap
per- In several places the water Is spout
ing through the debris. Port Antonio, OF
tie damage The Hotel Titcllficld, wIh :.
hundred American guests, was destroyed
A tidal wave has inundated Anotta bay.
washing out many houses. The shock
was severe at Richmond and this town
also was destroyed by fire. Spanish Town
also was damaged. One man WIS killed
and 10 men were injured there
It is reported that at .tnotta bay the
crater OF an extinct volcan" is emitting
flames and smoke and it is thought that
the carthuuakc originated there. The
records Of Jamaica contain no previous
mention OF activity Of this volcano
Ap;eals, haze been sent TO all snc-
tiors Of The island asking for assist
ance. Food stufrs arc needed above ali
things.
The steamer Bella, from Philadelphia.
arrived here yesterday with a small
cargo of provisions.
Business is at a standstill. Some
shops have been opened by Cinnamon
who have raised the prices of goods one
thousand per cent. This so angered the
| neople that the Cinnamon We're driven
out and their shops looted.
The hope of famine relief lies in BAN
ana. crops which have not been injured.
Medical assistance is limited owing
| 70 the deaths of several doctors.
Kingston was threatened with rain
storm this morning, but at the hour OF
sending out this dispatch the weather
is clear. The body of Sir James Fer
ruson was found and buried today.
| Committees have been formed and the
governor and Lady Swettenham and 9TH
ers are doing noble rescue work.
The shipping in the harbor is safe.
There have been a number of other
shocks since the first disastrous one and
the repetitions keep the people in state
of terror.
The Hamburg American steamer Prin-