Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-21
UNCLE SAM
ALWAYS
THE RESCUE

TO proceed to Kingston for the relief
OF ete earthquake sufferers. The
vessels are the battleships Indiana
and Missouri, the refrigerator ship
Glacier the Celtic, Prairie and Whip
pie. The first vessel to get off was
the Whipple, swift torpedo boat de-
stroyer which steamed from Guam
tanamo early this morning, carrying
Rear Admiral Evans. who is in com
nand Of feet of ships at Guanta-
namo. They all carry food and sup
plies by order of the president
LONDON, Jan. IT. (Noon. Much
surprise and anxiety are felt at the
absence of any further news from
the governor of jamaica An urgent
dispatch calling on him to report the
latest details was still unanswered
this morning.
The only message from Governor
Swettenham is the one forwarded ap-
parently on Monday, after which
there was complete silence, indicat-
ing an interruption of official news
channels and increasing the appre-
hension regarding the destruction of
the earthquake and fire.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE news
that reached here today of the
earthquake and its terrible results is
appalling.
The conditions in Jamaica grow
worse and worse hourly.
The latest estimates based on this
afternoons cables indicate that the
dead is likely to be over instead of
under thousand and the injured will
be over four thousand.
Over 300 bodies have been burned,
and under the tropical sun today the
city Of Kingston and parts of the isl
and is a pestilential charnel house.
Dsamine and desperate illness abound.
he immediate future seems hope
less, although relief is coming from
nearby places as rapidly as possible
HOLLAND BAY, Jamaica, Jan. II.
Famine. pestilence and looting
have followed in the wake of the
earthquake and fire which desolated
Kingston on Monday. A cable dis
patch to London. which was sent
through from a member of Sir Alfred
Jones, stated that the fires which
started in scores of different places
among the ruins of the shaken down
houses, and which 1t was thought
had been extinguished. started
afresh. The fire department is utter
ly inadequate to check this renewed
conflagration. The cable, which may
be considered official, also states that
the first reports Of the fatalities were
underestimated and that the list
grows continually as returns are be-
ing brought in to the headquarters
for information.
1t is reported that between 400 and
1000 persons were killed, while the
injured may run up into the thou
Bands. On the island of Jamaica 90,-
900 are homeless.
The damage In the city of Kingston
alone will be ten millions. At first 1t
was stated that thirty invalid sol
diers had benn burned to death in
military hospital. Now It is known
that As men lost their lives in the
flames.
The negroes, who at first were re-
strained by the soldiery. broke the
bounds yesterday They looted the
ment Of drink began all sorts of ex-
cesses.
When night came on the scenes in
the ruined city were terrible. Vio-
lence ran riot and there is crying
need of a strong repressing force.
NEW YORK. Jan. ia private
dispatch received this afternoon from
Port au Prince. Hayti, says the
shores OF the harbor of Kingston are
sinking Every wharf not destroyed
.,by fire Is sunk into the sea or rem
dered worthless. The bed Of the
harbor is now hundreds Of feet deep
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Prof. Clements
Who predicted the Jamaica earth
quake for Jan. ~. and whose scien
tifc deductions, have always beer
nearly accurate, says Europe will
have very serious earthquake OF
January 21.
KINGSTON. Jan. 17.-No nev
shocks were felt today. Condition.
on the island oustide Of the city
within q radius Of a few miles. ar
normal. Food Is coming into tow
rapidly. The situation her, however
co3tinuea awful.