New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-16

London, Jan. 15.-Kingston, the capital OF
by a violent earthquake. followed by fire. The
loss of life Is estimated at under one hundred
Among the dead is said to be Sir James Fer
gusson- Great damage has been done TO the
business section of the city.
The Colonial Office tonight received condrma-
ton Of the disaster In dispatch 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 with
out warning on Monday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. A very great number OF buildings and
dwellings were destroyed, either by the earth
quake or by the consequent fire.
The military hospital was burned and forty
soldiers are reported to have been killed, to-
gether with several prominent citizens AMI
many other Inhabitants.
Sir James Ferguson is reported TO have been
instantly killed. but no other Englshmen, Cana
dians or Americans are missing.
The city is quiet but disciplined workers are
needed. The Governor of the colony. Sir Alex
Jones. is directing affairs.
The steamer Port Kingston will leave King
ston on Thursday with most OF the members
of the party who went out with Sir Alfred
Jones to attend the agricultural conference.
The absence OF further details is accounted
for by the breakdown In cable communication,
but the announcement that no Euglishmen
Canadians or Americans missing will great
Iy reassure the public concerning the fate OF
the unusual number Of travellers and others
who are spending the winter In Jamaica or
were attracted there by the agricultural and
cotton conferences.
The party on board the Port Kingston ar
rived at Kingston only ON Friday last The Port
Kingston in addition 10 the members of Sir
Alfred Joness party, had other guests and pas
sengers on board which gave her total pas
senger list of more than one hundred persons
The steamer left Bristol. England. December
30 The party was composed of about sixty
prominent British statesmen and agricultural
experts 1t formed an expedition to the West
Indies in the interest of cotton growing IN
British colonies on the invitation of Sir Alfred
Jones, the president of the British Cotton Grow
ing Association. In addition to Sir Alfred, there
were in the party f. Swanzy, West African
merchant: Viscount Mountmorres, III. o. Ar
mold Forster, NJ. P: p. Murray Hunter.
of the Liverpool Cotton Association; A. A.
Pearson. of the British Colonial Office Sir
Thomas Hughes of Liverpool; Mcdowell Ma
than. a leading Jamaican merchant; G. Lancas-
ter, representing the Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce Mr.. Oliver, representing the Man
chester line spinners; Mrs. Oliver. Sir Thomas
Shann representing the Manchester cotton
spinners: Sir Ralph Moor, L. Rivet chairman
of the Jamaica Cotton Company, Limited. OF
Stockport; Hall Caine. the author; E. Bryan,
secretary to Sir Alfred Jones; Mr.. Hutton.
chairman of the British Cotton. Growing Asso-
citation: Mr. Cottereli, member of the West
African section of the Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce; Jesse Ceilings, NJ. p, and Henni-
ker Heaton, NJ. p. Other passengers aboard
the Port Kingston bound to Kingston were the
Earl and Countess of Dudley, Evelyn Ellis,
Percival Phillips. Captain Rhodes, Lady
Moore James Parkinson, a member of the
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.