THE EARTHQUAKE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 3

THE EARTHQUAKE.

LATER DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. UOOO PERSONS MOMELEfc*. A FOHEWAIiN IN G. BELIEF FUND OPEN! I) London, January 17. Sir A. Jones and party v.ere attending a Conference at the Collegiate Hall. At the first shock tlie building rocked. Ail present refused to take refuge in the ships, Tiic earthquake lasted four mmu'.cs. Water mains were broken and the Debris on the water front took fire. Tlic flames spread rapully : assisted by strong winds. Eour streets were scon in ruins. Tlie wind changed on Tuesday, and the lire burnt itself out. Fruit is abundant, anil the nciglitouring towns of Saint Homa aid Triualad, and tlie other islands are sending food. There is a great scarcity of m;dbinc. Scores ot bodies have been buried, for sanitary reasons, wiiiiout identification, while scores of bodies still remain in the ruins. There are ygtlO persons homeless. A relief fund has been opened in New York. Falling masonry killed Sir James Fcrgusson. A tremendous wiiicMorm, accompanied by partial darkness, forewarned the whites of the disaster. They rubied to the open, hence their death-roll was comparatively small. Tue natives sheltered in the poorer quarters, where the chief fatalities ocjcured. The baltery at Tort iioyal was Submerged, and two gunners killed. A relief fund has becu started at the Mansion House.

FiKK FiucncAUA SI'UITKD. OF UTY UtRNKU. KECOYKKY OF THE DEAJ). PEOI'LK (AUU'IM; IX THE Ol'iiX. [SPLENDID OKDhU MAiXTAINKD. PUOYIMuXS fcCAUCE.

Keceived JStli. !>.2S p.m. London, -January IS. The Governor of Jamaica ivpoil> that tin; cartit«|Unko was conlined to .he paiislu's of Kin-Mon. Foil lloyal. an.l S;iint Andrew. ' The tiro has practically ceased. 'Hie di>triet bunv-d compri'-e<, a trianjruiar area between the Parade (iavdeas. lii>ea. ami Duke and t -. eo!iiprism..r ont> Ihirit—niof the city. Many wharves wen- burned. Xejirjes are inn di*j:o <\Ltu a— ; n: tlw work of cA'arinjr, though oil m ! doulde wage*. Thf.-o humlrol and forty-three vc tiu> had been buried up to noon y.- 9 . terday. The population juv eneump.d on the Parade <-'anlens. tli-* ra<v ami oth«T op'.Mt -paees, and af" i-'lik-tniu to return their mined hun- •- while tie weather remains tiif. .Most of t!;e provision were burned. and it b ddlieu t lo pruL-ure provisions. Though t!i"re Iwv.'t.'cn t-W* population are wondwfull palVnt. though listless. The ilireei. rable biuken three inKrS oil' tli«- eoa*t. Both telegraph ~llk-,-, were bun:!. CIICKyiES I'ADIiY DAMAGED. HEALTH !;<TATII» ACTIVE. IMiIKDJ-AXIJjaJLIKf. liKvniiKl). | PANIC AT Tin: WIIAHYES. law DEAD, 'HUH SANDS IN.i; jlKI). British insi'uanck norsi-;* NOT IUT. lteeeived 18th, D.llj p.m London. J,iiiuiir IS. Tlie Uovernor's reddenee was In.l ly damaged, ami ill! the churches al-o The ircal:h Board is straining ev.ry ll**rvt; to iiv.'rt ii p^-lilei'.ee. The Constant Springs lintel, v, !i -rSir A. L. •)I'lk'V pawy lodged. wa> biirir-ii, ami eight American touri-.-.-i arc reported missing. Jlariy natives are in danir'-r immediate relief r* afVonK-l. The fruit company's iiLfltlrr-. ri-.-i-ii 'd Till) jn-ople who won - jiiidi"'! olf" .t>.wharves !>y the maddened crowds f-U ing sheHer.froni tin: llawcv The police pile-- tliJ- dentils al TJ'it) mid i( e injured ill .s-.--. eiM! tiiou-ami-. Ooverinneat train's are conveying tin- homeless to I'oit Antonio. Jh- Hall Oiine appeared before tii • curtaiii at the Adelphi Tiie;i!i-e. itii'i apiK-ak-d fur funds, tiia. ii. ■ IjiD.iiei- had hud a narrow osi.-hik; ir. Jamaica. Urit'aii ia-surauc-u olliccs c-c.ijk- !».n almost entirely. iIAUTIAL LAW . TKKKOIt STTiICKEX N I'Aumi LAH.s of ni-x.T i: \vuu;-c. Keccivcd lHtli, «..m [.. hi. London, January ]<. X.'-n iirk rc-iimt l" i'. martial l:nv w.h enforced until Hi ■ jtanic stilwded. The ne?roe.s at lirsl were frtn.iv. believing it «a» a sujiernauira, vi--ta:iou. l-oi-tv: wjite. were Killed in ' e whieli Weve i'uil of ImyeVs • iirat shock camc. .It '-l l .'L : I '' ' ■xAlie lliinsv l.uildius. ail 1 tUimii-e.l i!i.-CTiThil'.-i- 'e-iiliws.. Imt these were ?ul. ,e.|iie'tly huriicd. 'l'iit- main fire statii.n wa» di-'my-il. hindering tlie o|« rations, l,ut .he oli'.u-ial lily I'o'it-*. and !ie"l» headeil l»v lis-- < « ri:"i*. 1m ;;.in work witiiii; half an hour. Coiniet:, aNo a-.^ ; ste.l. (July a rrcoi'i' of doetoiS were v;i)I nl»!e. * l-ires. ei.Min.eneir.-' a! t!i-- : KiH-ead «''li ainaziiiL! ve'.inty. plotelv razing the important eoiiin.ercinl district. It, i- i'.'ar.d that s| r .Ihmm--gou's body has heen badly Imnicti. KEKILI-' IT M) Ul'ENi:!).SIUSTAMTAL DONATIONS I-T:O.M I.OXIRIN. NAVY STOlil* fliOM I'.NITKI) STATUS. SIBSTANIIAI. CANADIAN ASSISTAM'IO ITUJMIsKD. Keccivcd ISth, I".J p.m. London. .I.iniiiiry i^. Tin- Lord .Mayor of „peiie,l a .lamaica fund 'H"' e-rpma-iL „f London. Kin, Kdward. and the Jtoval Mail Steani-h.p < =.:::|«.-y lu„ each sulweribed one Um...*.... "ninea!<, tlie' QnAn « thonM-l poll,uN. and the l'rince of Wale, liv. lniudred guinea'-i. New York, .lannary !•_. ■A fund has been opened in -New York. , . . The American lions" antitorw I'r<sident lio.iseve't .o .-iipjily »av; stores. Ottawa, .lannary Isf Sir Wilfrid Laurier propt!--< nib fatantial assistance. AN ALAIiMINO I I AT 1 . CHANGES IX 'JCEAN I!KD. 'NIiCIiSSITATTX(J CAI TI'.H. S XA\ I CATIXO. lleceived In.I p.m. KuIHI'M'. . I a 1 11 I:M"V S*. i.i-ean IH■■ 1 ii.'ai' Kinui'i'i ; i changed to an e\i'-nt. im-■ eail extremely ennlMe.- aj proaeli since the lighthouse i.- il-ine

! - - A GRAPHIC NARRATIVE. Ml HLN'MKMTHI:AXON'S EXr I'LUIIiXCE. CAI!LED TO i.OXDOX TIMES. :.miAci'Loi>j eh'ai'i-:. i'S OF EVKKY 100 1 K>L sl-:s i;i i.NEi).

Ueeei\til IStli, 10.-bi p.tti. Loudon, .lamiary IS. Mi Hciiiiiker-ilcalon, t-o tin Timer-, sa\s t.uit after liiuelt in?-' at a e[u"li with iii: l Governor and .Sir -!.iun-s I".who had just arrived alter visiting Panama (..V.nal, lie accompanied Air Cork. a member of i!i" (_oiitn.il, on a vi'-it lo llu- post oliiee.

"When they were n-lunuug," con tiuuos Mr !!eat>:<. "ihe earthquake occurr-d. Directly the. ground <|uaked. thnusind rushed into the streets. A hu.L h,ii!ding fell ael'o-s the street a yanl Iridic lis. Another blocked the sae.4 bi-.;iii(l, and a third fed mi our I.'ft. 'then absolute darkness ami the ilinujgioom tilled with ions of mortar tilling the air for live .•iimuus. When lijilii. was re-toied. we lomW ourselves as h'aek as nearoe with dust and dirt. We had a miraculous e-eape. WCiiieM v.ere enibract;::; .heir children; others wen; on their knees crying, "Lord, h.v-v. iue:'cy,'' 'Christ save us. J Others vere fain'.ing: some wildly running after a loved on". We found the club in ruins, and tiie dining room tilled with lone ot bricks from the fallen walls. 1 ' - Received lSth. 10.54 p.m. London. Jamiar IS. "A young i'e'low," wired Mr llcaton, "without hat or coat, with a handkerchief round iiis i:ead, addressed mi-. After some minute*, thinking his man iier peculiar. 1 asked if he were tlerald Loder. for many years a friend of mine and an ex-member of lite tlolse of Commons lie replied. 'Yes, T was wait'tig at the club when the roof fell, pinning me to the iloor.' l!y frcei.ig hine elf of his coat, he e*cap. d to tile parapet, aad thence by a ladder lo the stive.. I saw Mr lirad'ey, a member of the club. Ivin" dead in tiie street Jiv bedroom'in the Constant Spring 11 oU'l was Vjluittvivil. Wo found a number of hulk's who had been iv>cinir ai tin- hoU'J, on tim lawn willi blankets around tiwin. We slept on t!i« .'awn." Mr llrutou continue. "Three iuuiv •. hecks wpi'c expcnvMie'jd befyru sunri ". *1 In* blazing city ujim v:s?l>!t» Mosix null's: oil*. out i'i i'\<-r !iumlro(.l are iiopek'ssly ruim-d. though many of them oiylit lo iiavo !»»•<•;» iM'forc.' Sir Alfred Jones is aboard a steamer ai Port Kiug.-jton - his niiraculoi;s crcajn 1 . lu* in tv»o!.y <n\lerinjr tl:o ercctioji ol two iunnlrcil ii^hl

s.ructnres for the i'omele'ss, besid.-s atiemiiiij; to the comfort of lis own ho'.wle.,s quests. ll is no! believed that the future of tli-j island wi 1 be ailcctcd."