The farmer and mechanic., 1907-01-22
Order in Kingston Has
Been Re- established.
CARING FOR INJURED

DUTY in streets
tRy the Associated Pres

The situation a Kingston serrss 81
~ mnrotlng order has beea r..-rs-
tabiished ana the 4ari. of burylug thc
dead ana caring for the injured
progressing ON au organized basis
The work oC sending Ia RELIEF -
The stricken city IS proceeding weh
energy Kingston il receiving s4u-
plies az far as uosslhlr from the
land of jamaica ttself The Afa,lt-
can WarshiuS in the harbor nave utt.
on shore all the food stun- ANA mtd-
lcti supplies they could spar" aud iNc
jamaican authorities have taken
charge OF the distribution Of AN pro-
visions in the city
IN addition relief Is being hurried
In from outside quarters Tn Se4-
ate today passed bin authorizing
relief FOR the stricken island. the peo-
pie Of the British island or TriuldaG
have sent first installmcnt of relief.
III. NJ :. Indefqtieably has left Pot
OF Spain. Trinidad with provision s,
clothing ana otner supplies for thr
people the French government la
started cruiser from the island 1T
Martinique with suuplieS for kings
ton, the Mansion House fund in Lon
don i growing rapidly ana the Brit
ish authorities are perfccting the de-
tails Of relief on large scale. and u
either on their way or about - start
for Kingston With food. clothing ami
medicines aboard.
The report that a tidal wave hid
devastated the southern shores of Ja-
maica had not been confirmed 10 IL
very late hour tonight. cable con =
municaton with the island has b. "a
partly restored, but even 50 messages
from Jamaica are coming through
very slowly.
The total estimate Of deaths re-
mains at about 900.
Great relief was afforded tonight to
all those who have American friends
i'm Jamaica by a statement received
from the office Of the cable company
at Kingston that - 10 seven O'Clock
Thursday evening no Americans had
been reported killed or severely
wounded BY the earthquake.
The list Of known victims is grow
ing and the names of no less than
forty persons of more or less promt-
nence in the jamaican capital already
have been given out as dead. About
twenty well known people are eth T
injured or missing.
The reports received today make no
mention OF further earthquakes ana
telegraph wires have been put up.
Devastation is Great.
Kingston. ia. Jan. 1S.- delayed in
smissiOn) )-The following is a
continuation Of yesterdays dispatch
describing the earthquake at Kings
ton:
The awful devastation caused IS
the earthuuake became more apparent
as time passed. The shocks were
most destructive along the harbor
front. where entire streets were leve,-
ed. Crowds of frightened. shrieking
people streamed northWards towards
the race course, hundreds with heads
and bodies cut and bruised covered
with blood. Those who escaped with
slight injuries reported that large
numbers Of persons were buried under
the fall of the stores and tenements
As the dust lifted pillars Of smoka =
arose in Harbor street. near the par
ism church. and shortly afterwac Is
flames shot into the sky. II was tn ~
perceived that fire would complete
the work of the earthquake In half
an hour the flames were spreading
from block to block in the business
section The fire department was un-
able to stay the confiagratiOn owing
to the inadequate supply OF wate"
the earthquake having broken the
mains Fortunately an east wind WIS
blowing at the time which confined
the conhagration to the south portion
Of the city. The fire raced all night
and ultimately spent its force Tuesday
forenoon.
The buildings in the upper portion
Of the city We're u.ninhabited and the
inhabitants sought refuge in the parks
or on lawns adjoining the wreck II
houses. 1t was pitiable sight. Thou
sands of persons were homeless and
hundreds were enduring agony grom
broken heads and limbs under the
open sky The city doctors were busy
all night amputatin@ limbs and dress
ino wounds. Tn" worst cases wer"
taken to the public hospital. Wh"r"
the staff doctors attended t. them, bfit
many expired before morning.
The work Of rescuing th- cntombef
pcople was continued TUESDAY ana
Weane day and fully four hundred
cOrpSeS were recovered. but MANY
more were burned 10 ashes in the fr-
AttemptS at lootin~ we're made by tn"
rabble but the military guards sta
toned a the principal corners sue
ceeded in restoring order. EnoTfs a-
this dispatch is being filed are being
made BY the government to clear the
debris from the streets, but the labor
ers are afraid or the ruins and fur
ther shocks. and consequently SLOW
progress is being made.
Iorty-Gvc Distinct shocks Telt.
on Monday night fifteen distinct
shocks were felt. but they did no
damage ON Tuesday there We're
twenty shocks and on Wednesday
there were ten.
-NoI a SpuiH BuiilitS iFliIdi4lS III ati'
entire area Of Kingston ana less than
q dozen houses can he occupied The
entire business section i wiped on.
The loss cannot fail short of 5000
600 and probably will total double
that amount.
Among the killed gre Sir James Fer
guson kilkerran Scotland; Major
Hardyman Of the West India regi-
ment: Lieutenant Lamont. of the same
regiment: a Med. Nathan one ~ Ja
Hlaica's merchant princes Solicitors
Rertie l.. Neriey ana Y. ID. Horniball
and Lester W. Middleton Aiusley II Or
aecai VI. Z. Twaites. ID. L Motta. f !
gar de CoriOva and Charles Sherlock.
all merchants Of Kingston: the cuban
Counsel !. Pe~cZ: and Doctors = {.
Cibhe and Motta The whole ~ Ja-
r aica Il the sh ok but mo serious
damage was done beyond a radius
If twelve miles from Kingston. S1me
houses s. ere cracked ar .SD4uiEhtDs.n.