The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-18
YAllKTON ARRIVES
With MEDICAL
SUPPLIES
ST PETERSBURG. Jan. 1s.-Tvo
severe earthquake shocks were fell. at
1--we o'clock this morning at Kuba in
the Government of Baku.

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the Government of Baku.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Jan. 49,, via.
Holland Bay There has been com.
plete. and 1t is hoped. a permanent
cessation Of seismic shocks, which
had continued with greater or less in.
tensity since last Monday up to yes.
terday. The weather continues fine
and a large number of men are en-.
gagged In the work of rescue or restor.
alton. Bnrying of the dead is being
rushed with all possible speed. Near.
~ five hundred bodies have been in.
tered. II lis now thought certain that
the list Of Americans killed in Mon
days disaster will be much greater
than at first supposed. The debris OF
the Myrtle Bank Hotel, the fayorite
resort for Americans, has not yet been
fully explored. A count to-day show.
ed that thirty-tive out of fifty.fve EN-.
pioyes of "a tourist bureau are among
the dead. Kingston Is still In great
danger of sinking into the sea. Meas.
urenfents to-day showed that the sea
Is steadily encroaching. The water
has advanced several feet since yes
terday. The entire harbor floor has
changed and great assures starting
at the waters edge run back inland
and are many feet in depth. There
have been Several slight slides along
the seashore today.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 1s.-A
wireless message was received at the
Navy Department to-day from the
Flagship Maine, via. Guantanamo and
Pensacola. stating that the Yankton
had arrived at Kingston at midnight
with medical supplies. The Yankton
is Admiral Evans tender.
BOSTON. Jan. 1S.-A movement to
raise funds for the relief OF the Kings
ton sufferers has been started here by
Mayor Fitzgerald. in the appointment
Of committee of 25. The mayor has
received advices from Jamaica that
portions of the island of Jamaica could
provide the sufferers at Kingston
with food and some other supplies,
but that provisions and medical sup.
plies, which are absolutely necessary,
would have to come from other
sources.
HAVANA, Jan, tS.-A great section
of the Kingston water front has slipp-
ed into the bay. according to cable
gram received here to-day. This pri.
sate dispatch is confirmed by the
wireless message from Admiral Evans
flashed to the cruiser Columbia here.
The message says that the tidal wave
reported exclusively by Publishers.
Press dispatches yesterday has chang.
ed the entire coast lines of Jamaica,
leaving the entire southern side OF
Kingston and the site of the old city
Of Port Royal under water. Accord.
ing TO a dispatch from Admiral Evans
the entire harbor of Kingston has been
DESTROYED and the entire coast line Is
sinking.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-A wire.
less message received at the Navy De.
partment signed Evans, which was re.
layed several points, says: "Rear Aa-
miral Davis reports that the Missouri
and Indiana anchored or Kingston
Thursday morning. Kingston almost
totally destroyed. Four hundred dead,
fve hundred IN hospitals. Plenty OF
doctors, short Of dressings and band.
ages. City now quiet Z 8.
BOSTON. Jan. 1s-Tourists in
Kingston all escaped injury by earth