Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-23
TOday's Telegraphic News
storie. Of Refugees.

New York, Jan. 20. With The pub
liostiOn today Of the stories Of American
refugees from Kingston, who arrived on
the PrinE Eitel Friedrich, telling OF the
sights and actual cruelties prscticed
upon helpless Americans in the earth
quake city by British officials and clti-
zeus, sentiment is rapidly crystsllIzing
into feeliog OF resentment against all
things British. The action OF Governor
Swettenhsm in ordering the American
reliet warships from Kingston in the
light Of the developments has assumed
new significance.
Hitherto the feeling has been that
SweItenham hsd merely "made al ass"
Of himself, but today there is a general
feeling that there Was more in the
incident than appeared on the surface.
Americans, the refugees charge, were
denied food and drink, forced to live on
an unprotected open deck, while friends
of Sir Alfred Jones we're entertained
sumptuously on board the steamer Port
Kingston owned by the line dominated
by Jones.
American women we're denied the
privilege of even sleeping on the decks
OF the Port Kingston.
The charges OF the American refugees
are summarized in resolution adopted
by the entire crowd on board the Prinz
Eitel, addressed TO the general public
ard international press"
The evidence Of these refugees also re
flutes the insiuuations that Admiral Davis
may have "butted into" the situation to
invite the reouf Of Governor Swetten'
ham. Father 0'Donovan stated that
Mr. Anderson, the Jamaican colonial
secretary, requested the naval officials to
give aid.
Kingston, Jamaica, Jan 20. --IIospi.
tai conditions in KlDgpton are today at
tracing the greatest interest because Of
their terror. The famine on medicines and
anaesthetics has brought many Of the
victims into a pitable plight 1t is still
necessary to preforn operations and am
putations while patients are conscious,
and their sufterings are terrible
Gangrene has set In in many cases
where persons we're operated upon in the
first few hours after the shock, owing t.
the crude manner In which limbs had to
be cut away. Tetanns has also resulted
in several csses. The Geld hospitals
today, nine days after the shock, are
places of torture. There have been
many noble workers to relieve the dis
tress OF the sufferers. Amorg them is
ady Sweltenham, wife Of the Governor
While everyone continues to execrate
Swettenham, the services Of his wife
have aroused the greatest admiration.
Pulrid bodies are continually being I'M
earthed. Scant attempt Is made at iden-
tifying the decOmposed remains. Cen
orally they are thrown onto the ever
burning funeral pyreS at once.
A trip through the country today
shows that the earthquake travelled a
straight path from Bluff Bay to King
ston. This path for width of FIVE
miles is devastated. Other sections OF
the country suffered slightly.
In view of the neglect and cruelty
which have been shown Americans 10
Jamaica by English officials. develop
meut which has just come to light rs
sumes interest. On the Wednesday fol
lowing the shock, 200 Americans met
and adopted resolution expressing sym
patty with Governor SSettenham and
the Jamaican sufferers and promising all
aid they could give Gin the glad recog-
milton of the bonds of human kinship
which unite us. A relief fund of S22, =
600 was subscribed. Yesterday meet
ing Of merchants of Kingston was held
TO denounce Swettenham's treatment OF
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