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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1907
Page
5
Washington protests over Kingston relief actions as Rear Admiral Davis lands bluejackets to aid the injured while Governor Swettenham resists American help. The exchange includes a written apology, debates on guarding private property, and rising fatalities and famine fears in Kingston.
Mrs. Sarah Turner Grace Turner and Edward Longley arrived in Philadelphia aboard the Admiral Farragut recounting a 4:35 PM Monday shock that toppled Kingston’s Royal Hotel, cremations, fires, and a third of the city ruined. Longley claimed hundreds dead including many Europeans and Americans.
London reports deep regret over the hurried departure of American warships from Kingston amid a dispute between Governor Swettenham and Rear Admiral Davis. Papers praise American aid after the San Francisco disaster, while editorial comment questions Swettenham’s handling and urges mutual respect in US Britain relations.
Kingston Jamaica January 20 The New York Kingston relief committee expects to discontinue local relief tomorrow as Kingston receives conflicting updates. Supplies aboard the steamer Allegheny and Prince Joachim may not reach Kingston. ships will call at Port Antonio for further orders. A relief meeting will review the situation. committee members seek governor authorization before acting. The colonial office in London has replied with a favorable tone but no direct answer from Governor Swettenham.
Rear Admiral Davis reports Kingston authorities refused landing wrecking parties to aid hospitals and streets but later allowed bluejackets to prevent an alleged mutiny at the penitentiary. The West Indian regiment and insular constabulary guard the town as fires spread and debris is cleared.
Full text of Rear Admiral Davis’s dispatch to Admiral Evans describes the January 1907 Guantanamo quake. It notes extensive destruction, collapsed governor’s residence, rescued residents, intact shipping, and relief efforts with Indiana’s 50 sailors and force guarding the Cuban and American consulates.
Dr. Georg F. Roby and wife sent a cable from Jamaica confirming they were unharmed amid widespread devastation. Mrs. J. J. O'Brien of Hotel Somerset, awaiting the notice, relayed the family’s update to friends in Boston.
At Mystic Hall in Boston Massachusetts last night members of West Indian clubs of Boston and Cambridge raised $54 for Jamaica relief. A relief committee was formed with Mayor Wardwell of Cambridge as honorary chairman and John Springer as chairman. The secretary will telegram President Roosevelt praises for prompt aid. A. N. Service spoke on Jamaica geology.
The family and friends of Rev Augustus Prime D D of St Margaret's Episcopal Church Brighton report no news after his party sailed from New York for Jamaica January 12. A relative expects arrival around January 16, two days after the earthquake, and a cable is being sought if no word arrives today.
Acting Secretary of State Bacon said the Kingston despatch about Governor Swettenham and Admiral Davis was not true. He accused newspapers of creating trouble between the admiral and the governor. Navy Department confirmed only the prior dispatch from Admiral Davis. no new despatches from Kingston had been received today.
A nighttime collision near Sandford left 40 people dead or injured as the powder car exploded. Rescue workers, aided by locals, recovered 22 charred bodies amid shifting debris and a scorched landscape.
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