JAMAICA DISASTER

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 21 January 1907, Page 3

JAMAICA DISASTER

AX OMIXOCS EOIOCE. ". KIXGbXOX SUPI'JXCi INTO THE SEA. London. January Is Air lienmker lltaton ,ut,', ih,t within an hour 0 { i us ~,,,[.., ui j , Sir James Fergusson the latter w> burned under ton, of bricks i/j" not returning to Government i|..„ . lust aroused fears respecting i,\, f ,-,, New York telegrams stau- that the situation from the 111edie.il p-ii ; ; <:'; view is improving since ti;.- discover Whipple arrive!. Owing to tire camp hospital i,.i,;,, .• only one exit, it proved a death trio for the inmates. * ' Private terrains slat ■ thai thshores of Kingston l!arla.u> ire inli««. it is feared t„e c itv 'v,id' -|io into the sea. " ' The water in (|„. hnrhi.m l-,s ,n roaehed one hundred feet and if-■• wharves arc either sinkta- cr ], a y , been hurned. " President Kooscvcit a;;d Presj Vn Fai.ieries have condoled with '&.I Edward in connection with th" "l •" rihle misfortune. Tile French cruiser Kieher from Martinique is carrying stores to Kin-, bton. °

EECUKUENCE OF SHOCK*. EXTINCT VOLCANO ACTIVE. Kingston, January IS. One-thirtieth, not one-thirtee'iilh of Kingston was destroyed by fire. ' A tidal wave at Anotta' Bay swept the houses. Advices from Anotta Pay state that an extinct volcano is shootinout flames. It is believed the earth 0 quake originated there. Chinese in Kingston opened provision shops and raised the prices one thousand per cent. The populace was so angered that the Chinee lied and the shops were looted. Bananas are plentiful, prcvemin" a famine. °

Rear-Admiral Evans reports that a tidal wave changed the tonography of Southern Park, Kingstou. Sub merged islets have disappeared ami the whole coast is changing. Salvationists and others are active! v helping. Major Hardyman and Lieutenant Lammont were killed, and several of fleers are in a critical condition. The earthquake came as a sudden oscillation, in no particular direction. only up and down, and tire whole eiiv seemed to shrivel up, The Queen Victoria Statue was jfe versed, but there was no injury to H Jl'Dic bodies have been unearthed.' Sir James F-ergusson's remains were found in a cigar shop. The Times' second edition reports thati wooden structures stood well but that brick houses collapsed over a radius of six miles.

OFFICIAL BUILDINGS DESTROYED. ONE NEWSPAPER LEFT.. Eeeeived 20th, 4.31 p.m. Kingston, January 10. The buildings destroyed include the Supreme Court, City Council Chamber, railway terminus, and- all the newspaper offices except the Daily Tele graph. The Governor's residence was bad ly daraageu, and the occupants are living in tents. The military commandant's residence was totally destroyed. Lady Swettenhain and Countess Dudley are nursiag the injured. PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE AND SYMPATHY. ACTION OF CANADA, FRANCE AND AMERICA. Received 20th, 4.31 p.m. Ottawa, January 19. The Canadian)' Parliament voted ' 10,000 sterling, which will be imme- < ava%b(e. A (further) contribution of a like amount will be vot cd if needed. New York, January li). The United States Senate confirmed the action of the House of Eeprebentatives~i.n giving the Executive a free hand in the matter of relief. Paris January 19. lit the French Senate and Chamber of Deputies, the warmest sympathy with Great Uritam and Kingston was •expressed on behalf of the Parliament and people of France. London, January 10. Funds for the relief of the sufferers have been opened at Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, and other cities. CENTRAL FOOD DEPOT. GUARDED BY"THE MILITARY. Received 19th, 4.31 p.m. ; Kingston, January 19. Realising the danger of famine if the mob attempted to loot, the military immediately collected foodstuffs in a centfaT position, which they guarded with fixed bayonets. : ANOTHER TOWN DESTROYED. ; RICHMOND GOES UP IN ,_' ' FLAMES. Eeeeived 20th, 4.31 p.m. Kingston, January 19. Shocks were felt severely at Richmond, on the northern coast, wiiich Svas destroyed by lira. [Richmond is-atown with a population o£.about 7000.] i FURTHER SHOCKS FELT.. WATER SUPPLY UNINJURED, ; ARRIVAL OF RELIEF SHIPS. BODIES BEING CREMATED. Received 20th, 4.31 p.m. ; Kingston. January 19. Two Bhocks were felt early to-day, "-»..,. but the water supply was uninjured. Two cargoes of Tood have arrived and were distributed, but much more is required.. t ' :go.£ A man, still alive, but insane, was rescued from the ruins. Four hundred and twenty-nine bod ies have been IjuiTcm, ami'the others are being cremated. ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS. INTIMIDATING UNRULY CONVICTS. Eeeeived 20th, 4.31 p.m. Kingston, January 19. The battleships Missouri, Indiana, With the detroyev Whipple, entered Harbour safely. There are no British warships at the island. The Missouri fired blank cartridges and landed an armed party to intimidate unruly convicts in the penitentiary. FIVE MILLION POUNDS' f DAMAGE. TWO-THIRDS OF INHABITANTS HOMELESS. Received 20th, 4.31 p.m. Kingston, January IS. The latest estimate of the total damage djbne at Kingston, plaices, tue amount at five million sterling. Two-thirds of the inhabitants are homeless. LATER DUI'AII-S. FORTY-FIVE SHOCKS IN FOUR DAYS. DEAD ESTIMATED AT 700. 'ANOTHER EXTINCT VOLCANO ACTIVE. NOT A DOZEN UOI'SICS I'N.U'FKCTED. Received 2<>th. 4.31 p.m. King-ton. January 19. Shocks were experienced ;it Kim:* ton on Mondav, cmuing from the '■'.<■>( ward. Up to Thin-day -i:> di.-tmc: shucks imd been tVit. The number of dead i> e-thniil.-d a. 7011. The Cuban Convui wa- killed. The cxtim-t P.l-.u-klrill ve'.caiie. »■■;>!■ Bull Hay, is showing activity. Not a dozen houses in Kingston remain uninjured. . ..•

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UNITED MESS ASSOCIATION -ur ELECTBIC TEtEOiUI-.T.—COPYJiIOIIT. il'l KILLED IN ONE I'ACTUItV. COU.At'SK OK A SCHOOL. '■>» CHILDIiEX KILLED. Keceivcd Kith, .(.:!1 p.m. Kingston, January HI. In on.' .'-tali.islifafnf in Kingston, ;i cigar factory, no fewer tl m '|, 120 persons Were killed, jly the Collate j r:t :l school !)U C.llklrcu W('l'C killed. I COXFHK KATIOV OF COUNTEY j AFFECTED. VESSELS S\\'Kl>T INLAND BY I iiDAL WAVE. AX ALAICMIxc SLTiSIDEXCE. u-'ocivrii av.ii, j.m p.,,,. Kington, January Hi. '!h' country in parts is bii'ilitly affected. Tii'.il waves a! Annotta Bay swept 'I a" i:.civy--ii.g sii'isiili'ii!-'.. of {'; e > : :<>;vs ;;', Kingston and Port iioval id '••!>. -iug alarm. Sir -Ja-ii-. > l-crgii-w-ifs waich and pur,e were the only i,ie:in of identic