Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21
FROM
 JAMAICA Fruit Company's Steamer Ad- miral Sampson Arrived al Boston Harb0r To-Day
A. W. EATON MISSING
Hartford Man Who Was One of a Number of Tourists That We're Sojourning al Kingston When
 inc Earthquake Came.

to arrive at this port from Jamaica since the earthquake of last week, the United Fruit company's Admiral reached port to-day, bring Ing about thirty passengers. The Sampson sailed from Holland bay last two days after the earth quake which destroyed Kingston, and most of her passengers were persons who took passage practically in flight from the devastated district.
 Among the passengers on the Samp- son were many who were in Kingston during the earthquake: MT and Mrs E. w. Anderson of Philadelphia nar- rowly escaped serious injury and managed to save most of their bag gage. They said to-day that they were too deeply grateful in having escaped with their lives to take note of what personal belongings were missing.
 Their story follows:
 They were at a boarding house on East street, which is on the north side of the residential section. With them were six others, American and European people, and across the street were several other parties. One of their party, Mir Eaton of Boston who left the house to go down town on Monday afternoon, had not been heard from up to the time they left on Wednesday. The street where it is supposed he was at the time of the earthquake was demolished by the shock and fire and several people were buried beneath the ruins. No others were missing so far as the An dersons knew.
 Mrs Anderson had the most trying experience of the party. She was up stairs on the second floor at the time the big shock came and was alone. The men were out on the lawn and two of the women were sit ting on the piazza when a frightful shock came. The house swayed and tottered and then one of the walls crashed. inward, the debris pinning Mrs Anderson to the floor. She was unable to move. After an interval that seemed like centuries. she said, she heard voices calling her name and soon Mir Gage, an Englishman, and her husband clambered to her and extricated her. She was bruised but little harmed otherwise.
 Both MT and Mrs Anderson said that they were too dazed to be fright. ened. "The suddenness and scope of the disaster was too awful for us tc feel fear" said Mrs Anderson. We had noticedsa shock at about noon when we were at the dinner table and I thought 1t was thunder, al. though the sky was perfectly clear and the weather delightful. Then shortly before 4 o'clock. came ter. rible shock. I cannot describe 1t. had the feeling of nausea and the first overpowering sense of unreason ing terror which they say usually ac. companies an earthquake shock, but I was hurled down and pinned to tho floor before I had time to run, and the first impulse to run somewhere gave way to stunned feeling oi semi-resignation until 1 was aroused by hearing my name called. Then was released.
 All the Americans and Europeans behaved splendidly. I could see nc panic. The native population simply sat down and walled and could not be persuaded or frightened into do. ing anything, that is all except the fire companies and native troops. Un. der white officers they showed the highest of pluck and willingness tc SEQ where they were needed. The water pressure Is so high in Kings ton they do not have steam engines as we do in America. but fight with the hose. Many of the poor fellow. were caught in the ruins of the bar. racks and military hospital, but tns survivors despite this did not seen demoralized. We got out as soon a. we could. We went on board tht steamer Port Kingston first and spent the night. Sir Alfred Jones wa. there and i'd much good in organiz ing relief and taking of the wound ed. Later we reached Port Antoni, and booked on the Admiral Sampson which sailed from there on Tuesday touching on Holland bay on wednes day. The American ships of Reai Admiral Evans feet had not arrives when we left. I do not think ther, was a tidal wave. although I hears several people say that two light houses in Kingston harbor had beer destroyed"
 The damage In the section wher' the Andersons were staying was con fined principally to that coused b, the earthquake The fire companie and . favorable slant of wind kep away the flames
 Mr and Mrs J. N. Craig of New York. who have spent many season at Jamaica. MT Craig being an in valid, and Miss Luez of New York whom M1 Craig vas chaperoning arrived on the Sampson. All escape injury.
 Following Is the list of passenger broueht here from Kingston and Pos Anfouio today Nr and Mrs Julia
 C. Bdgrr. Hyde perk. Mas Chnfles and ReglnaM V. FrancII
 Drvsklyn; Nh Ulisn A nd
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