The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-01-17
DEAD AT KINGSTON
ESTIMATED AT 800
PROPERTY LOSS OVER FIFTEEN
IS. MILLION DOLLARS.
THOUSANDS AMERICANS THERE
Many Tourists in Stricken city-sev
eral Notable Englishmen Among
! # the Dead = Earthquakes
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Kingston are still meager, enough is
known to indicate that the loss of
life and properly is horrible The
United Fruit Co., with headquarters
in this city, was informed this morn.
ing that practically all the buildings
along Mercantile and Second streets,
including their Offices, were com.
pletely destroyed by fire and earth
quake. The dead is estimated be-
tween 800 and 400.
Sir James Ferguson Dead.
\ London, Jan. 16.-It was officially
announced today that Sir James Fer
guson is among the killed at Kings
ton.
Thirty soldiers were killed by tha
collapse of the military hospital. NO
officers killed, but Major headymal 4
was seriously injured. Captains
Young and Constantine, of the Royal
Steam Packet company, were killed.
The fires are decreasing today, but
slight shocKs continue. The colonial
office is preparing to send relief from
1elSnDOrlng BRUSH colonies.
Relief From New York.
New York, Jan. 16. Hamburg
American liners Allegheny and Prince
Joachim will sail, the former on Fri
day and the latter on Saturday, With
relief supplies for Kingston.
Many Americans There.
< New York, Jan. 16.-Cookhs Tourist
Association today estimates that two
thousand Americans were visiting in
Kingston at the time of the quake.
A late dispatch estimates the dead
at three hundred and the property
loss at fifteen millions. These esti-
mates will no doubt be swelled by
later calculation.
Not the Author.
London, Jan. 16.-It transpires this
afternoon that the Hall Caine in the
quake at Kingston is not the author,
but brother. VIM. Hall Game.
News Confirmed in London.
London, Jan. 15.-The Colonial of.
fee Tuesday night received confirma-
tion of the terrible disaster which has
overtaken Kingston, Jamaica, in dis
patch from Hamar Greenwood, NJ. P.
sent from Holland Bay at the east end
of the island
The telegram says that Kingston
has been ruined by an earthquake
which occurred without warning Mon.
day afternoon at half past three. A
Of h,,i Nd
dwellings were destroyed, either by
the earthquake or by the consequent
fire.
con Forty Soldiers Killed.
The military hospital. was burned
and 40 soldiers were reported to have
been killed, together with several
prominent citizens and many other
of the inhabitants of the city. Sir
James Ferguson is reported to have
been instantaneously killed, but no
other Englishmen, Canadians, or
Americans are missing.
The city is quiet, but disciplined
workers are needed.
The governor of the colony, Sir Al.
exander Swettenham, assisted by Sir
Alfred Jones, is directing affairs.
The steamer Port Kingston will
leave Thursday with most of the
members of the party who went out
with Sir Alfred Jones to attend the
agricultural conference.
Part Of City on Fire.
Boston, Jan. 16.-The officials of the
United Fruit company received a ca
blegram from the company's represeu-
tative at Port Antonio Tuesday nigur,
stating that an earthquake occurred
at Kingston on Monday and that part
OF the city was on fire. No mention
was made of any loss of life.
The cablegram was sent from the
cable station at Holland Bay, which is
located in the swampy section OF the
island, some miles from Port An
tonic. From the tone Of the cable
gram the officials of the company in
this city say they are Of the opinion
that the reports of the calamity have
been exaggerated The cablegram also
stated that the company's steamer
Admiral Sampson arrived safely at
Port Antonio on Monday from Boston.
North Side Not Damaged.
Allen A. Ainslie, of the firm Of
Ainslie & Grabow, proprietors of the
Titchfield Hotel at Port Antonio, re-
ceived a cablegram Tuesday night
from his partner, Edward Grabow, at
Port Antonio, stating that Kingston
was shaken by an earthquake Monday
afternoon and that fire was raging
The cablegram added that the earth
quake did no damage on the north
side of the island where the Titch-
field Hotel is situated,
Port Antonio Is Safe.
New York, Jan. 16.-The following
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