Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-16

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The h2rbor of Kingston Is CONSIDERED
TO- be one of the finest In the world and
is protected by forts. Commercial houses
of the city have extensive relations
with southern Cuba and Central Amer
lea, as well as with the United States
and Europe.
NEWS CONTRADICTORY.
London. Jan. 16.~-The contradictory
and scant character of the news which
Thus far has reached London from ia
maica renders it difficult to estimate
the extent of the calamity caused by
the earthquake and subsequent GONNA
grafton. Messages received by various
steamship and cable companies, how
ever, indicate that while the early re-
ports of the destruction of Kingston
and great loss of life We're exaggerated,
the disaster was still of grave char
acter. Ruin. and desolation are said
to stretch for miles outside the city
of Kingston. The shocks were felt
from so to 50 miles away, and one
dispatch from the temporary cable
station at Bull bay SAYS that not a
single house between there and Kings
ton escaped damage
LOSS OF LIFE.
No estimate of the loss of life from
official sources has as yet come
pears to have been in the center of
the visitation. as no less than 40 ne
gro soldiers were killed there. There
were isolated fatalities among the
Europeans at Kingston. but apparently
the aggregate of the white victims Is
small. The distance between the build
ings known TO have been destroyed is
taken to indicate that the total loss
OF property will be great.
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According to the latest dispatches.
slight shocks continue. to he felt at
Kingston.
admiralty and the private concerns
having interests in Jamaica are taking
all steps possible TO alleviate the dis
tress In Kingston itself
II transpiras that the Hall Game
mentioned as being among the mem,
bers of the party ofyrisitors at Kings
ton headed by Sir Alfred Jones. presi-
dent of the British Cotton Growing
association and president OF the Liv-
erpool chamber of commerce., Ia Will
liam Hall Caine. brother of the novel;
list. The latter called at the colonial
office today and was assured that the
members of Sir Alfred Jones' party
were safe.
The West Indian and Panama. Cable
company's office at Bull Bay cable state
that all people in Kingston are camping
out in the open and that the earthquake
extended as far as Holland bay. where
the West Indian and Panama cable sta
ton is seriously damaged.
Between Bull Bay and Kingston"
the message adds, there is not safe
house. Ruin and desolation are every
where
The fate of Sir James Ferguson is still
In doubt His relatives say that
dispatch received through the colonial
Office shows that he is dead The CO.
lonial Office states that its advices rela-
tive to Sir James are not official and are
not confirmed.
John Armstrong, an official of one of
the largest establishments in Jamaica.
informed the Associated Press today
that the latest advices he had received
foreshadowed the disaster, owing to the
unusually meteorological conditions and
the phenomenal drop in temperature
Calls were made today upon nine of
the leading fruit merchants dealing
with Jamaica, who were all without any
direct information regarding tho earth
quake
GOV. SWETTENHAM'S MESSAGE.
The telegram which was sent by Gov.
Swettenham Is undated, but is presumed
to have been sent on Monday. The text
Is as follows:
Severe earthquake shocks this after
noon between and 4 o'clock. causing
considerable damage TO houses at
Kingston. 1t was followed by fire
which continues. though 1t is confined
to about one-sixteenth port of the town,
containing wharyes and warehouses;
The camp hospital was destroyed and 30
men were killed. There were no off,
GERS among them. Maj. Hendyman
was seriously injured. The town hos
taifu In lad tt-if lid, ri.
fire Is now decreasing. The Myrtle
Bank hotel has been destroyed and al
so the cable office The conference
delegates and the members OF Sir Alfred
Jones expedition are believed TO be I'M
injured. and are now at Port Kingston
In the harbor. Numbers were killed or
wounded, but the figures have not been
ascertained. Light shocks continue"
The steamship and cable companies
here have received messages dated
| Monday via Holland bay. A dispatch
to the Royal Mall Steamship Packet
company says:
WHARVES BURNED.
Kingston wrecked and most of the
wharyes and warehouses burned but
our buildings are safe. Constantine,
superintendent OF the company, and
Capt. Young were killed"
The message TO the Royal Mall COM
pany says that ST. james Ferguson,
who represented the company at the
annual cotton conference. is missing,
| and adds that Gov Swettenham had
asked the local representatives OF the
company 10 sell provisions to those re-
| curing them.
Chairman Phillips OF the company
cabled TO the governor placing ali the
| available provisions OF the company at
| HIS service for the relief OF the suffer-
! ers and also cabled 10 the New York
office OF the Royal Mall TO send pro-
| visions 10 Kingston by the Atrato and
other steamers with all possible speed.
| The company has not heard OF any
| damage having been sustained by their
vessels at Kingston.
Other cablegrams from Kingston say
that the Offices OF the West India Gable
company were wrecked but that no IA
talities occurred among the members
| OF the STAFF,
The Colonial Bank OF Kingston was
burned down. The vaults with the
books and cash are safe and the mem
beers of the stan unIniured.
| Cable communication has been re-
stored 10 within eight miles 4 Kinge-
ton, connection having been made with
the cable at place called Bull Bay.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
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