New-York tribune., 1907-01-23
REFUGEES INDIGNANT.
BIG JAMAICA PARTY HERE
Americans on Eitel Friedrich Com
plain of British TisitOrs.

BCUtH " Dft((SB y GSttOIS.
smerting under alleged inclyinties Of British
visitors at Kingston. 12J American refugees
who escaped death i'm the jamaica earthquake
came In yesterday afternoon on the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich. of the Hamburg-American line.
Nearly all of the 125 men, women and children
were in Kingston or the suburbs at the time
of the first shock. and all had pathetic stories
to tell of the narrowing sights on the streets
and along the waterfront.
In the statement Sir Alfred Jones and his
party are referred 10 as officials of rank while
they were merely visitors to the Island
Two Of the passengers-Davfd Simon. Of
Philadelphia and James H. Freed, of EImira
n. Y.-were injured by VaIliug walls, but had
almost recovered when the Prinz EiteI Fried
rich came IN.
Soms of the arrivals escaped death by mar
row margin, and many of them saw their frienGs
and relatives killed. Mrs AIDA c. De Iisser
OF No. $50 Prospect Place. Brooklyn. had been
visiting her sister at No. Is North street King
ston. and the morning of the first shock
went out for walk in the yard. She
was lifted Off her feet by the shock. and when
she turned around she saw the house fattened
as il it had been hit by battering ram. Both
her sister and her sisters husband and her
brother were killed.
The refugees were so amazed at what
they called the utte- failure Of the authori-
ties to appreciate the extent OF the disas-
ter and to take the proper means to get first aid
20 the injured. that special meeting was held
aboard the Prinz EiteI Friedrich on Monday af-
ternoon. at which a statement for the general
public and the international press was drawn up.
divided into seven heads.
Among those signalled out by the refugees
were Sir Alfred Jones and Captain Parsons
aboard the steamer Port Kingston. The
statement says that Captain Parsons refused
food TO group Of Germans led by CAPTAIN
Nahsel, of the Hamburg-Amerfcan Line and
that while Sir Alfred Jones and a party Of
friends. men and women. were making merry
aboard the ship Port Kingston, no helping hand
was offered by him or any Of his party TO the
dead or dying; that when the Rev. John O'Don-
ovan, OF Boston. and the Rev. Harry F. Aud.
OF Hatboro. Penn. We're sent with a petition
from the Americans TO Captain Parsons. asking
him to allow the Americans to go aboard the
Port Kingston until other shelter was afforded
Captain Parsons refused with great incivility.''
THE INDIGNATION RESOLUTIONS.
The statement follows.
Kingston January ~ to January Il. 1907. on
board the steamship Prinz EiteI Friedrich
herewith utter emphatic condemnation OF the
conduct and behavior in that period Of certain
officials of rank, specifically. Captain Parsons
commander of the British steamship Port
Kingston, lying In the harbor Of Kingston. and
aboard which was Sir Alfred Jones. his superior
and other officials. basing our contentious on
the following counts:
First: That Captain Parsons declined to fur
nish food for one meal to the small number OF
Germans. led by Captain Richard Vahsel. Ham
burg-American Line, who prevented four docks
from burning on the night of the 14th. among
them the Port kingston'S own wharf
Second: That such American and other
refugees as the small boats manned by Captain
Nahsel and others gathered and lodged on Mon
day on board the Port Kingston sunmar-
lily ordered ashore at o'clock D. m Tuesday
women ana children tearfuly pleaded that they
had neither food nor clothing shore.
Third: That the wounded OF mixed nationalf-
ties We're taken ashore at the same hour and
left in crude situation the railway wharf
until cared for by American naval authorities
on Thursday, except such We're removed by
train 10 Spanish Town. OF By rsa dives who
found them.
Fourth: That when Father O'Donovan Of Bos-
ton; Gavin l. Payne. Of Indianapolis and the
Rev. III. r. Aud. of HatboTo. Penn, took a peti-
tion 10 Sir Alfred Jones and Captain Parsons
from the refugees. sleeping on trunks, sacks of
coffee and the cargo-fouled planks Of the Ham
burg-American dock. to allow the said refugees
dock. and sleep on her bare. clean decks. where
they should be safe from recurrent earthquake
civility. and. coming 10 The Hamburg American
dock. showed the party further discOurtesy.
Fifth: That in the three days. though Sir Al
fred Jones and his party board the Port
Kingston had all the comforts of large. well
equipped ship. no tender was made either Of
food, water coffee. bedding or medical assist
ance
Sixth: That in three days save for the above
unpleasant visit of Captain Parsons no official
visit was paid either by the police. military or
colonial authorities to- the large body of Ameri-
can refugees ON the Hamburg-Amertcan docks.
the known centre for American refugees in King
ston. to offer succOr or protection in any degree
or even to ascertain the condition in which they
We're.
Seventh: That in individual cases and minor
ways we were made to feel the superiority and
first claim of the English. and found the much
talked of 'bondS of blood and language" when
tested. TO be mOckery and diplomatic phaT-
tom.
Therefore we declare our resentment and con-
demnatiOn, this utterance being the joint express
sion of the passengers in common assembly on
board the Prinz Eitel Friedrich. January I.
1907
A postscript to the statement said that Sec
tions 6 and 'were excised for reasons of pol
Continued second rage.
AFTER ALL, UsHER's THE SCOTCH