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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1907
Page
7
Kingston reports the sea steadily encroaching since yesterday with the shore line transformed. Soundings reveal harbor floor changes and deep fissures along the water's edge as slides occur along the seashore.
Kingston dispatch notes a Jamaica earthquake of Jan 17 with 15 aftershocks. Brick houses fell within six miles while wooden structures stood. Port Royal defenses were ruined and black mud surfaced, highlighting long ignored earthquake risk.
Naples January 18 Professor Chestoni a noted geologist compares Kingston quake to Calabria 1905 and says Kingston may be submerged. He led the Italian government commission that studied the Calabria event and links Kingston tremor to magnetic disturbances from recent eclipses.
Parishioners of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Brighton feel relief after learning that Rev. Augustus Prime and his wife escaped the Kingston Jamaica disaster. Prime and his wife left New York a week ago aiming to stay two to three weeks on the island, and relatives and church members had awaited word.
State Department received two Western Union Havana reports on the Kingston earthquake. One says no Americans killed or injured by Jan 17, while death estimates rise toward 1900 to 1060 in later text, with destruction of the residential area and cremation of some remains. Messages note disrupted service and planned cable repair efforts.
Refugees reaching Santiago from Jamaica describe wide destruction after a Kingston disaster. Twenty five city blocks burned, water works destroyed, Myrtle Bank Hotel hit, several hotels damaged, electric power house ruined, and many deaths from contact with live wires. The Arno hospital ship treated amputees and casualties, while Captain Constantine and Captain Young were among those buried or killed. Shortage of bandages and clothing forced use of women’s garments for medical needs.
Rome reports King Victor Emmanuel sent a cordial telegram of sympathy to King Edward about the Jamaican disaster. The Italian government also expressed its sympathy to the British government.
Revised list reports persons killed and injured or missing in Kingston. Names compiled from despatches with care for accuracy and verification.
A list of multiple deaths and casualties linked to the Myrtle Bank Hotel Jamai ca Club and a major building collapse. Names include R W Bradley H Constantine Burrows J M D de Cordova James Ferguson Sir James M P Lamont Lt R R Leader and Captain Young. Totals cite seven West India Regiment officers nine ty casualties and hundreds of burials among locals and Cuban workers.
Jamaica cable news reports a Kingston plant destroyed with one surviving operator using an antique mirror instrument. The manager works alone in a roadside hut ten miles from Kingston amid scarce food and shelter as floods of messages overwhelm Jamaica offices. Emergency operators are being sent from Santiago, Cuba, and St. Thomas to Holland Bay to sustain links.
The Massachusetts Red Cross awaits Washington guidance before asking for Jamaica relief funds. The society president, Secretary Taft, and the State Department review if aid is needed and what form it should take, with immediate notice to follow if relief is required.
Two harmless earthquakes struck Oban and nearby districts yesterday afternoon. A loud report preceded a second rumble 14 minutes later. Houses shook, valuables rattled, residents fled to the streets, and shore waters were churned. A steamer aboard felt the tremors as if riding a sand ridge.
Hamburg American line confirms the Prinz Waldemar ran aground near Plum Point Jamaica while en route from Port Limon to Kingston. Captain Forward in Kingston reports the ship stranded this morning as rescue steamer Premier moves to assist. likely a small passenger list with Kingston as boarding point.
A government representative examining Mt Vesuvius reports the crater is unsafe and parts may collapse causing eruptions of varying severity. Villages on the hillside are in danger from falling rock and possible eruptions.
The Hamburg American Alleghany postpones its earthquake relief voyage due to fog, with a new departure set for tomorrow. Prinz Joachim also expected to sail then, while Kingston landings may shift to Port Antonio or Montego Bay. Passengers cancelations run high on both lines, with 80 of 155 booked on the Alleghany and 120 on the Atrato, 80 already canceled.
The French armored cruiser Wieberswith under Admiral Phierry has left Martinique bound for Kingston with relief supplies for earthquake sufferers. The French embassy confirmed the voyage today.
Two violent shocks struck IXuba in the Baku district at five this morning. Kiba, a fortress town on the Kuba river’s south bank, lies five miles south southeast of Derbend and houses about 16 000 people.
In Havana on January 18 Governor Magoon placed the government yacht Candita at the disposal of the son of the late Cuban consul in Kingston, Senor Perez. He will travel to Kingston to bring his mother, injured, back to Cuba. News from Jamaica remains sparse as many Cubans reside there. The converted yacht Yank ton is awaiting in Jamaica tonight.
Charles S. Cotter a former MIT student now with United Terait Company fears for his parents in Jamaica. Sylvester Cotter a large fruit grower at St Anne's Bay and shipping offices in Kingston are noted. Mrs Cotter and two daughters were at St Anne's Bay as Mr Rooney of Roxbury rode the Admiral Sampson into Jamaica amid the disturbance.
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