The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-31

New York, Jan. 30-Shivering in drill
suits and white duck shoes thirty refu-
gees from Kingston, Jamaica, who ar
rived here late this afternoon on the
Royal steamer Thames. are so affected by
the icy north wind that they remain in
their stateroorns at tie dock. refusing to
| come ashore. Homeless. penniless, and
without definite hope. most Of them know
only that they wish TO get TO London
( What they will do then they do not know.
Rev. Francis Hayward and his aged
wife were the superintendents Of the Sol
diers' Home in Kingston The building is
now a heap of ashes. The old man was
4 shivering in thin coat. and his nose was
blue with cold as he pulled an old straw
/ hat down over his eyes tonight and said:
Il don't know how we got out. Neither
+ I nor my wife has any remembrance of
/ Il. We were left with nothing, and there
was no one 70 give us anything. The re-
/ lief committee got Us tickets to Lon
don. We are absolutely out Of employ
ment. and have no hope Of getting any
/ thing, as the home is now out of exist
| ence. I don't know what will become
/ OF us. but the good Lords will be done;
/ His ways are beyond our comprehension.
| Church Gone; Preacher PenniIess.
/ The thin-faced old mans teeth chat
/ tered as he spoke, and tears rolled down
/ his cheeks. MY church is gone there
/ is nothing left of It, Another minister
and / had to come away" ne continued.
| Il am going back 10 England, that is all
/ 1 know"
| His church was St Georges It is a
| pile OF ashes. For seven days after the
earthquake he was engaged in burying
/ the members Of his flock His clerical
garb looked warm. but the wind cut
I through il and ne quickly returned to his
cabin.
/ Miss Dorothy Brett was a miIliner In
/ Kingston. and In her store she had hats
I OF every kind. Tonight she stood upon
I the Thames. wearing q light straw sailor.
thinly draped with fringy piece Of blue
yelling. She wore a duck skirt and q
white waist. With her were Misses Mol
I lie Frazer and Louise Thresher. English
girls. who had sought their fortunes in
/ the island possession. Miss Brett lost al
/ Of her savings of seven years. Her stock
was utterly destroyed, and she barely
/ escaped with her life.
Must start Life All over.
Il shall have TO start all over again. %
she ssid-thep stopped suddenly as if a
/ lump had risen In her throat She. too,
/ quickly retreated TO the cabin.
p. f. Saunders. assistant engineer Of
+ the water works Of Kingston. was CARRIED
suitably for a midsummer tennis party
He also is without funds after years OF
work His case Is typical OF the others.
The ship brought also q number OF
American tourists who were IN the quake.
J. r. Myers and T. Myers OF Greeusburg
Pa, were "a the Myrtle Bank Hotel and
/ escaped by standing under an arch OF
/ masonry which withstocd the shock
/ H. c. DilwCrtb and wife were al the
Titchdeld. I'm Port Antonio and both did
much rescue work Mr Dilwor,h being
chairman of the tourist committee.
/ Mrs. Roger SIOvel of Toronto. who lost
her husband and four-year-old-son. and
: the family Of a. - Macleod general
manager Of the Bank 81 Nova Scotia. re-
turned on the Thames. after escaping from
the shattered ruins Of their new magnid-
cent country place Just outside Of Kings
ton. The passengers bound for England
viii remain on the Thames az the dock
until Saturday. when they viii take a
Cunarder for Liverpool
/ Swettcnham Thankful for Tents.
/ London. Jan. Sa-In the course Of d dis
patch to the colonial Office. Gov. Swetten-
T ham says that the steamer Oteri has ar
rived II Kingston from Santiago with
/ tents from the United States government.
/ He adds that they were very welcome and
highly appreciated. He also very CRATE
fully acknowledge offers Cf assistance
/ from the French war ship Distress