Earthquake In Kingston.
There was a terrific eartbquaka on Monday morning at Kingston, - J Saint Vincent, the shock being pro* 1 longed. , The inhabitants remained in the \ streets until daybreak. f Building* were partially demolish- , ed, and the sea receeding, a tidal wave was feared. [Kingston is the capital of Jamaica ' | ana stands on the north side of a landlocked harbour. This town was visited in 1880 by a violent hurricane and by a vast conflagration in December 1882. Port Royal the old capital, which : ? used to stand at the western extremity of the spit of sand that shuts in Kingston harbour on the south was destroyed by a great earthquake in" 1692.] ’ ■' v'yl ’'fl
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Manawatu Herald, 26 July 1902, Page 2
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115Earthquake In Kingston. Manawatu Herald, 26 July 1902, Page 2
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