The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-19
INUNDATED BY A
HUGE TIDAL WAVE
Stricken Metropolis y, yarnai-
ca Is Visited by a Second
Great Disaster.
SINKING INTO THE OCEAN
THE COAST LINE is COMPLETELY
CHANGED, LEAVING SOUTHERN
PART OF CITY OF KINGSTON
UNDER WATER
Publishers Press.1

4 "dSAIiE TOD Js1I lC-4NS"S Hun
Havana regarding the huge tidal wave
that inundated the entire south of
| Jamaica's capital and changed the
Jamaican coast line, was communicat-
| ed to officials of the government.
News of the tidal wave, following
| closely on the heels of details about
| the earthquake and fire, caused the
| most profound interest in official cir
cles. Naval officials were stirred, and
| official advices are anxiously awaited.
Officials of the government are in
quiring into minute details of the topo-
graphy of the stricken city and ada
cent coast Dotted with sugar estates
and country residences, the plain on
which Kingston lies rises gradually
from the shore to the foot of the
Liguanea mountains. The coast line
reported to be gradually sinking into
the sea presents some of the outlines
Of turtle, the mountain ridges rep
resenting a turtles back. From the
sea level on all sides ridges in series
rise toward the central range Of noun
tains. On the plantations in some por-
tions of the coast there are extensive
irrigation works. The hurricane in
November, 1899, wrought great havoc
to plantations, but these we're replant-
ed and extended. The trend of trade
from all along The coast for some
years has been toward the United
States Vessels from the United
States WI ch trade with Jamaica are
suhiectod - the same treatment as
that acca.rled 70 shipping craft of any
cthcc ae -. All importations. re-
gar6lc-a ot their sources, are affected
b. thu salr tariff.
The United States steamship Yank-
ton arrived NJ Kingston with further
medical supplies.
The wireless station at Cape Henry
caught an Official message from Rear
Admiral Evans. presumably referring
to the Kingston disaster, and a mes
sage from Washington to Evans, but
would not give out anything concern
ing either message, declaring that
both were official and that the con-
tents or nature of messages should
not be divulged. The message from
Evans was forwarded to Washington.
The Cape Henry station received
message from Guatanamo, Cuba, say
ing: Have overheard by wireless
from steamer Colon that the school
house at Kingston fell at first shock,
killing go children. The city of Kings
ton in bad shape and rs still smolder-
ing. about SEQ reported killed and in
jured. The channel in the harbor OF
Kingston has shifted. This can not
be vouched for. Battieships Missouri
and Indiana entered harbor safely"
Jamaica Coast Sinking.
Havana, Jan. 1S-Rear Admiral
Evans in message to the cruiser Co
lumbia here, states that huge tidal
wave changed the coast line of ia
maica, leaving the entire south side
Of Kingston under water No bay is |
left and the whole coast line
Is reported sinking.
Earthquake In Italy.
Udine, Italy, Jan. 1S.--A severe I'M
iulatory earth shock was felt at Toll |
mezzo, % miles from here. The in |
habitants. panic stricken, fed from |
heir houses into the streets. There |
southern foot of the Carnic Alps, near
he Tagliamento. 1t is noted for its |
immense rainfall, the annual precipi |
alton amounting to about 90 inches.
The population of the town is about
1000 and of the commune over 5000. |
Earthquake In Russia.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 1S.-Two vfo-
ent earth shocks were experienced at
<uba at 5 o'clock Friday morning. |
<uba is a fortified town in the prov
nee of Baku, situated on the south
ide Of the river Kuba. 1t has q pop
llation of over $4,000.
The Horrors of War.
This is from the Letters From a
Surgeon Of the Civil War;" by DR.. John
G. Perry Of the Twentieth Massachu-
sets regiment. From a field hospital