Arizona republican., 1907-01-18
SHAKEN TO FRAGMENTS
 THE CITY OF KINGSTON
The Older the Story of the Earthquake
 Grows the More Horrible It Is
It is Feared That the Ground Which the Stricken Capital Stood Will Slough Of Into the Sea.

Kingston. Jamaica, Jan. I7-ThOus- ands Of persons were killed in the earthquake and their dead bodies are being taken from the debris by the hundreds. The whole town is in ruins and the greater portion is still smold- ering in ashes. The smell of burnt flesh prevades the air.
 The cable line from Kingston is broken and the correspondent had to go to Holland Bay. 30 miles to the east. to file this message.
 The earthquake came as a sudden oscillation, and not from any parti- cular direction but up and down.
 Thousands of persons were on the streets of Kingston at the time anG great numbers of them were crushed. Many Americans in Kingston were killed and have been buried.
 Realizing a possible famine. the people made attempts to loot. The military, however. took possession of
 
 with fixed bayonets were placed on guard. They are concentrated in d central position and no one is allowed to pass through the ruined section.
 Kingston is threatened with the failure of the water supply owing to the bursting of the reservoir and no water will be obtainable before tomor- row
 The military suffered severely. The hospital camp. where there were sever al hundred soldiers. was burnd and a large number killed.
 A part of the town of Port Royal has sunk. and two men were drowned. The batteries sunk eight feet, killing a SOL dier who was drowned while shouting through the debris.
 Port Antonio on the north of the is- land suffered little damage. The lit- tel Litchfield with a number of Ameri- can guests, was not destroyed.
 A Tidal wave has inundated Annot- ta Bay, washing out many houses. The shock was severe at Richmond and this town also was destroyed by fire. Span ish town was also damaged. one man was killed and ten men injured there. IL is reported that at AnnOtta Bay the crater of an extinct volcano is emit ting flames and smoke and it is thought the disturbance originated there. The records of Jamaica con tain no previous mention of the ac- tivity of this volcano.
 Appeals have been sent to all sec tiOns of the island asking for assist ance. Food stuffs are needed above all things. The steamer Bella. from Phil 1 adelphia, arrived here yesterday with a small cargo of provisions. Business Is at a standstill but some of the shops have been opened by Chinamen. who raised prices on goods one thousand per cent This angered the people and the Chinamen were driven out and the shops footed Hopes of famine relief lie in the ban ana crop which is not injured. Medical assistance is limited owing to the death of several doctors. Kingston was threatened with q rain storm this morning but at the hour of sending Pthis message the weather is clear.
 The body of Sir James Ferguson was found and buried today. Shipping in the harbor is safe. There has been a number of other shocks since the first disastrous ont. and the repettions keep the people in a state of panic. The Hamburg-American steamer Prinzessin Victoria Luise. which ran ashore at the harbor entrance on Dec 18th, is now a total loss. The topography of the country has been changed and navigation into the harbor is materially altered. Vessels left here yesterday for the United states loaded to their full capacity with tourists and fleeing natives. Wounded persons are being cared for on all ships in the harbOT
 The lines of the cable company and