Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-17
LONDON Mls,NkoRMED.
Evidently Has Not Vet Heard of Ex-
tent of the Disaster.


wrought by the earthquake at Kingston,
Jamaica. and the subsequent confagra-
ton, according to an official telegram re-
ceived this morning at the colonial Of
fee, was by no means so widespread as
indicated in the first reports.
Although the total number of Killed and
" ounded has not yet been ascerts ined. it
j. apparently not large and only "a small
portion of the city, including. however,
wharves and warehouses, suffered from
the fire that followed the earthquake. The
greatest number of casualties seemingly
was in the Camp hospital, where 50 col
Ored troops were killed.
The telegram which was sent by Gov
Swnttenham is undated. but is presumed
to have been sent on Monday. The text
is as follows:
~''Scverc earthquake shock this afternoon
between 8 and o'clock, causing consider
able damage to houses at Kingston. 1t
was followed by a fire which continues,
though it is confined to about onc-si'y-
tcenth part of the town, containing
wlarvcs and warehouses. The Camp hos
pital was destroyed and so mon wero
killed. There were 10 officers among
them. NlaC Headyman was seriously in
jurcd. The town hospital is crowded with
some 3c9 injured persons. The fire is
now decreasing. The Myrtle Bank Hotel
has been destroyed and also the cable
office. The conference delegates end the
members of Sir Alfred Jones' expedition
are believed to be uninjured ard are now
az Port Langston. In the harbor num-
bcrs were killed or wounded, but the fig
ures have not yet been aScerta.nei.
Slighter shocks continue
The steamship and cable companies
here have received belated messages dat
ed Monday via Holland Bay. A dispatcn
to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. says.
livingston wrecked and most of the
wharvcs and warehouses burned. hut orr
main wharf. sheds. coal and cargo safe.
Office wrecked. Constantine Jamaica. SUI
perirteEGcnt Of the company. and Captain
Young. commander Of the Areno were
killed.
Tie Arcno is 4 small steamer belonging
to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Ca and
ii is presumed that the superintendent
and the captain were killed in the COM
pany's office.
The message to the Rova1 Mail Co. SIM
ply says that Sir James Ferguson. who
1enrcsente1 the company at the agricul-
tural cotton conference. lis missing"
and adds that Governor Swettenham had
asked the local representatives of the
company TO sell provisions to those re-
quiring them. Chairman Phillips of the
company cabled TO the governor placing
all the available provisions and stores of
the company at his service for the relief
of the sufferers from the earthquake and
n1| 10 10
officers Of tho Royal Nail to send rro-
visions t) Kingston by the Atrato ana
other steamers with all possible speed.
The company has not heard Of any dam
aGe having he"n sustained BY their YES
sells ii Kingston harb0r
Other cable dispatches fror, Kingston
say that the Offices OF the Direct West
India Gable Go. were wrecked. but that no
fatalities occurred among the members
of the staff. Mr.. Codncr. one of the
clerks. was severely injured
The Colonial Eank of Kingston was
buried. The vaults with the books ana
cash arc SAT" ana the members of the
STAFF escaped unininrcd
Cable communication hos been restored
to within eight miles of Kingston. con-
nection having been made with the ca.
bic at a place called Bull bay.
The latest Information received here
from Kingston said that the fire was I'M
DER control and added that the rumbar
OF West Indian soldiers killed in tie
Camp hospital was 40 instead Of 50 as pre-
viously reported.
The colonial Office this morning was be-
sieeed with inGuirers, who asked for news
or relatives or friends in Jamaica. but
the ofhcia!s had nothing further to COM
municate for the present except that tho
officials of the colonial office had every
reason 10 believe that the fatalities
among the Europeans at Kingston were
light.
The colonial Office has instructed tn.
government authorities in Jamaica 10
take all the necessary steps to relieve the !
distress among the earthquake and fir. !
sufferers and the admiralty has ordered
the cruiser Brilliant, now at Bermuda. |
and the cruiser Indefatigablee at present |
az friHidad to Proceed forthwith 10 ia
Taic9 and assist in tine relief work. They
're both vessels of 3f1c tons ana tnfi..
cHmblned crews number about - men. /
which will enable them TO land strong