The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-16

The steamer Dewey will SAIL from this
port for jamaica today with q miscella-
neous cargo OF freight.
The csbiegram was sent from Holland
Say SSNI'Y ahS ISA FART ST'e9 OF CITY II Y BURNED.
london. Jan. l6-The destruction
wrought by the earthquake at Kingston
ia, and the subsequent coniagraton. ac,
cording 10 an official telegram received
this morning at the colonial Office was
by no means so widespread as indlcateu
in the first reports.
wounded has not yet been ascertalned, ~
is apparently not large, and only SINAI slnaI'
portion of the city, inciuding, no1" from
the fire that followed the earthquake. Ihe
greatest number OF casualties seemingly
was in the Camp hospital where So COZ
ored troops were Killed.
The telegram which was sent by Gov;
Swettenham is undated, but rs presumed
TO have been sent on Monday. Inc text
severe earthquake shock this after
noon between and O'CLOCK causing
considerable damage 10 houses AZ hIhsS-
ton. Ii was followed by "A nre' whCn
continues though IL is confined 70 ABOUT
one-sixteenth part OF the town, contain
ing wharves and warehouses. Inc Nahp
hospital was destroyed and 30 men were
killed. There were no onlCets aiiohe
them. ,..s
Mai. Headyman was seriously injured.
The town hospital is crowded with some
creasing The Myrtle Bank hotel has been
DESTROYED and also the cable office. The
conference delegates and the members or
Sir Alfred Jones expedition are beneVei
to be uninjured and are now at fo1t
Langston. In the harbor numbers were
killed or wounded. but the figures nave
not vet been ascertained. Slghter shocks
continue"
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES REFoRf'
The steamship and cable companies here
have received belatcd messages dated
Monday, via Holland bay. despatch 10
the Royal Mail Steamship company says
Kingston wrecked and most of the
wharVes and warehouses burned, but our
main wharf, sheds. coal and cargo sate'
Office wrecked. Constantine, Jamaica
superintendent OF the company. and Capt.
Young. commander OF the Areno, were
killed"
The Areno is a small steamer belonging
10 the Royal Mail Steam Packet com
pany and 1t is presumed that the superin-
tendent and the captain were Killed III /
the wreck of the company's office
The message 10 the Royal Mall COM
pany simply says that Sir James Fergus |
son, who represented the company at tho !
agricultural cotton conference, is miss
ing" and adds that Gov. Swettenham had I.
asked the local representatives OF the
company to sell provisions to those re- ,
quring them.
MEASURES FOR RELIEF.
Chairman Phillips OF the company, ca
bled TO the governor, placing all the
available provisions and stores OF the
company at his service for the relief or
the sufferers from the earthquake and
fire and also cabled to the New York
offices of the Royal Mail to send provl-
sions 10 Kingston by the Atrate and other I
steamers with all possible speed TIE I
company has not heard OF any damage
having been sustained by their vessels In
Kingston harbor.
other cable dispatches from Kingston
say that the offices of the Direct West
India Cable company were wrecked but
that no fatalities occurred among the
members of the staff. Mr. Codmor, one OF
the clerks was severely injured.
The Colonial bank OF Kingston was
burned down. The vaults with the books
and cash are safe and the members OF
the staff escaped uninjured.
Gable communication has been restored
TO within eight miles OF Kingston, con-
nection having been made with the cable
at a place called Bull Bay.
FIRE UNDER CONTROL.
The latest information received here
from Kingston said that the fire was un-
der control and added that the number
OF West Indian soldiers killed In the camp
hospital was 40 instead OF 30 as previ-
ously reported
The colonial office this morning was be-
sieged with inquirers who asked for news
of relatives and friends In jamaica. but
the officials had nothing further 10 COM
for the present except that the
officials OF the colonial office had every
reason 20 believe that the fatalities
among the Europeans az Kingston were
light.
The colonial office has instructed the
government authorities I'm Jamaica 20
take all the necessary steps 20 relieve the
distress among the earthquake and fire
sufferers and the admiralty has ordered
the cruiser Brilliant, now at Bermuda
and the cruiser Indefatigablc az present
~ Trinidad. 10 proceed forthwith TO Ja-
rnaica and assist in the relief work. They
are both vessels OF $500 tons and their