Earthquake Toll in Jamaica Reaches 1000 Mostly Negroes
Western Union dispatches to the State Department estimate about 1,000 dead in Jamaica following the Kingston disaster, with hundreds more in hospitals and widespread destruction including a forty five invalid attendants' burnings. Messages from Kingston report crewed ships Indiana and Missouri in harbor, aid needed, and cremation of charred remains due to decomposition. Washington works to repair the cable and coordinate relief as Navy and commercial vessels rush to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Monager
Western Union Company
Havana
Robert C Clowry
Western Union
Wayond
Jamaica
Navy Department
Evans
Guantanamo
Key West Naval Station
Washington
Pendleton
Kingston
Key Weet
Indiana
Missouri
Whipple
Davis
Beemer
Naval Station
Havwna
Pensacola
Santiago
Cuba
Des Moines
Sweetenham
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mohican
Central and South American Company
Henry Holmes
West India and Panama Caine Company
West India
Panama Company
Santiago de Cuba
Morrell
West India-Panama Company
St Thoroas
St. Thomas
Alingston
Plum Point
Point Royal
Red Cross
President Roosevelt
Congress
Jumalca
Celtic
Admiral Evans
Maine
Jamana
Thangea
Ayy Moetcatl
Pope
Rome
Vatican
Biskoping
France
Parla
Kleber
Fort de France
Martinique
New York
J. P. Meyer
New York-Kingston
Colonial Office
London
Relief Committee
New York Relief Committee
Alleghany
Atlas
Hamburg-American Line
Pring Joachim
Port Antonio
Montego Bay
Royal Mall Steam Packet Company
Artato
Earthquake's Victims in Kingston Dead Missing and Injured
Revised Kingston list shows 48 killed or injured or missing. Names include BRADLEY, BRANNELL, CONSTANTINE, DE CORDOVA, FERGUSSON, H HARDYMAN, LIVINGSTON, PEREZ, SHERLOCK, THWAITES, VERLEY and many more. European noncommissioned officers and families counted among seven deaths. 90 school children reported killed. 120 Cuban workers at Machado factory. 35 staff at local tourist bureau. injuries include Mrs CONSTANTIN with both legs broken and several West India Regiment officers. A Cuban consul general J PEREZ among the dead. Spanish consular rep C M Ogilvie also lost. Plan to aid Jamaicans with ties to Washington noted in Wilmington telegraph.
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Kingston
R W. Bradley
Brannel
Myrtle Bank
H. Burrows
T. Constantine
Jamaica
Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
Edgar DE Cordova
James Fergusson
M. P
Royal Mall Steam Packet Company
London
Dner
W. George
R. C. Gibb
W. H. Hardyman
West India Regiment
Royal Army
RD. Honiball
Ideut
J. Lamont
Capt. Lamont
R. R. Leader
G. McN. Livingston
Sadlt
Colonial Government
Treasury Bulding
Harbour Street
Livingston
Miss Lockett
Jamaica Club
Hanover Street
Dr Menier
Maynier
J W Middleton
J W. Middleton & Co
Ainsley Mordecai
E. Morris
Maurice
D. i. Motta
Motta
R Madon
A M. Nathan
Charles Sherlock I
Nathan, Sherlock & Co
J. Perez
A. A. Payne
Robertson
C . F. Robertson
Young
Arno
Royal Mal
Codnbe
Direct
West Indian Cable Company
Constantin
J. R. M. Dalrymplehay
West Indian Regiment
G. OC. H. Dixon
R. R. Lawrenson
Marshall
Marshall, Wife of Brig. Gen. %. W. Marshall
Jamaica Command
Motley
W. P. Marley
West India
Lon
Isaac S Brandon
Isaac S Brandon & Co
Charles DE Cordova
Edward D& Cardova
Charles
Sherlock
Charles Sherlock
Gov Swettenham
Pratt
Pembroke Chapel
Liverpool
Charles BP. Aked
J. F. Perez
Senor Perez
Santa Clara
C. M. Ogilvie
Spain
Irrigation and Trade Impacts on Jamaica Coast Plantations
The coastal plantations faced extensive irrigation work. The 1899 hurricane caused great damage but replants have extended. Trade has trended toward the United States with American vessels treated like other national ships. all imports are tariffed regardless of origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jamaica
Building Permits Issued for Several Dwellings and Stores
Building permits issued yesterday by Inspector Ashford list two second story brick and frame dwellings on Sixteenth Street Southeast, a two story brick dwelling on Union Street Northwest, and three one story brick stores on Rhode Island Avenue Northeast. Architects include A H Beers and A M Schneider, builders Burgess Parsons and C R Hazall, with estimated costs ranging from 2 200 to 5 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inspector Ashford
Michael Flanner
Sixteenth
A. H Beers
J H. Vowers
Henry Johnson
Union Street
A. H. Beers
Burgess & Parsons
Vincent Spicuzes
Rhode Island Avenue
A. M. Schneider
C. R Hazall
Jamaica relief drive expands as Canada pledges aid
Jamaica earthquake relief efforts gain momentum with Canada pledging 100000 and Trinidad 1500 pounds, France sending cruiser Kleber with provisions, and many nations routing ships and funds. Kingston appeals for safe landing points while Admiral Evans receives praise for timely aid.
How Quakes Are Recorded Scientific Seismograph Explained
Garrett P. Serviss describes the seismograph in clear terms. An upright stand with a movable horizontal rod carries a weighted lever and a needle on a revolving smoked drum. The drum records 24 hours of motion, with time marks, so every tremor causes a zigzag on paper, indicating the exact moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett P. Serviss
Scientife
Is This Its Era of Convulsions and Terrestrial Disturbance
The New York Herald editorial notes synchronous earthquakes in Jamaica and eruptions at Mounts Etna Vesuvius and Samoa, compares them with 1906 California and Chile disasters, and asks whether Earth is entering a new stage of internal perturbation while cautioning against sweeping conclusions about global tectonic upheaval. It discusses historical views of the planet’s rigidity, the slow pace of large-scale changes, and the current understanding of a mostly solid Earth with localized seismic zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Jamaica
Mounts Bina
Vesuvius
California
Chile
Samoa
Antarctic
Etna
Olingston
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Tycho Brahe
Earth
Globe
United States
Charleston
Pacific
Earthquake Relief Bill Cleared by Senate
Senate passed inmates relief bill without discussion or dissent. Law authorizes President to seize and distribute provisions clothing medicines and other necessities from naval subsistence stores to aid sufferers destitute people on the island facing starvation after the recent earthquake and fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Cotton Prices Misrepresented by New York Exchange
Gov elect Hoke Smith of Georgia urged united action to control cotton pricing at the Southern Cotton Association sessions in Birmingham. Former Gov Hayward of South Carolina and Joseph H. Hoadley spoke on exchange practices, noting honesty and selfish motives on the New York Cotton Exchange. Smith blamed outsiders and misused government reports for low prices and called for an agency to expose unfair methods, urging farmers to demand genuine middling value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Cotton Association
Hoke Smithy
Georgia
D.C Hayward
South Carolina
Southern Immigration and Industrial Associaton
Joseph H Hoadley
New York Cotton Exchange
Hoke Smith
New York
Cotton Exchange
Surat
Jamaica Port Royal Destruction Described In 1692 Diary
A contemporaneous excerpt from Narcissus Luttrell’s diary, reported by M. G. Van Rennsse laer, recounts Jamaica’s Port Royal catastrophe. It details the June 7 earthquake, sinking of fortifications, two thousand perished, and widespread ruin across the island, with dramatic imagery of housing, water, and tremors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Pest
Evening Post
Jamaica
Narcissus Luttrell
London
Oxford
Luttrell
Admiralty
Plymouth
Port
Famales
Rksiy
M. G. van Rennsselaer
New York
Camping Expeditions on the Canadian Rockies Lecture
Howard Du Bois spoke before the National Geographic Society about Camping Expeditions on the Canadian Rockies. He showed stereopticon views of peaks valleys waterfalls and wildlife and described the challenges of building the Canadian Pacific Railroad and life in camp. He warned of glacier collapse dangers at high altitudes and noted the next talk will be M B Campbell on The Coal Lands of the United States Public Domain on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Rockies
Howard du Bois
National Geographic Society
National Rifles Armory
du Bois
Canadian Pacific Railroad
de Bots
Geographic Society
M. B Campbell
United States Geological Survey
Hubbard Memorial Hall
United States
Receiver sought for Toxaway Hotel Company in Asheville
A petition filed in the United States District Court by Charles M Malone J C Martin and W W Zachary seeks appointment of a receiver for the Toxaway Hotel Company. Creditors claim about 2000 in unpaid debts and request court action today in Asheville North Carolina during January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
United States District Court Today
Charles M Malone
J. C Martin
W W. Zachary
Preys
Toxaway Hotel
Charity funds small and relief drive urged
The Associated Charities seeks increased yearlong funding as donations lag. Contributions collected at Six Street and Silver Street total a modest sum with many names listed, while relief efforts face shortfalls. Columbia Lodge plans a carnival bazaar to support the cause and defer costs for a national drill team competing in city and national events.
Savonarola Theme as Griggs Discusses Italian Moral Leaders
Dr Edward Howard Griggs delivered the second in a Great Moral Leaders series at the Church of the Covenant on Connecticut Avenue and N Street, discussing Savonarola the Florentine reformer who led a theocratic Florence before his 1493 execution. The next lecture will address Carlyle. Evangelist Bateman to lead a 10 day Gospel Mission series at 120 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, beginning January 19 with daily 7:30 pm services. a choir and soloists will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Covenent
Connecticut Avenue
N Street
Edward Howard Griggs
Bavonarola
Savonarola
Florence
Lorenzo de Medici
Ferarra
Christ
Carlyle
R. J. Bateman
Gospel Mission
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Robert J Bateman
Jacksonville
Fla
Bateman
A. H. Tygon
WD Gordon
Edith Irvine
G Fucker
Armstrong
Lectures on Diplomacy by Dr Wallace Radcliffe Begin
Dr Wallace Radcliffe announces a Sunday evening lecture series at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church starting tomorrow. The topics include An Up-to-date Statesman, An Ancient Ballot Box, A Bigoted Partisan, The Young Mann Policies, The Cabinet Marplot, The Defeated Diplomat, The Statesman Evangelist, The Growth of Capital, and The Appeal of Patriot with dates from January 20 through March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Young Mann
Evangelist
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Kingston Jaya
Wilmington
Del
Ailantic Fruit Company
Bella
Jamales
James W Ponder
Ponder
Jamaien
Church of Our Redeemer
Eighth Street
Florida Avenue
D. E. Niseman
Roytine
Pape
Crown
ALL World
AMS
Canada
Trinidad
Pope Senda
Mansion House
Elueston
Mail
Daily Mail
Eivans
Mail Asyks
Earl of Elgin
Gov. Swettenham
Nid
Philadelphia
Atlantic Fruit Company
J.E. Dyer
Ottawa
Ontario
Fielding
Halifax
Eald Mr. Fielding
Hen
Magoon
Candita
Yankton
Robert Wardlow
Huck
Iminola Staal Company
Chicago
Columbia University
Illinois Steel Company
Buffington
Ind
Mother Earth
Attage Gotton Exchange
Growers’ Converttion
Port Royal
George Ade
Leo Mo
Washington Sunday Post
Toxaway Natal
Associated Charities
Board of Managers
Silg Street
John Joy Edson
M.G. Lloyd
Benjamin H. Colshi
Benjamin H. Colshi, 35, A Krablag, $2, Mrs John Rhoades, $5, “A. P
Akemus
Misa Evellya Blunt
Elisabeth H. Schenck
James M. Hoge
Wolcott Tuckerman
Teodore Small
Sr. Audavon
A Charles
Frederick W. Mitchell
Rufus C Brooks
Joseph
Justic
Mary R. Southerland
Commodore
Edward D Robie
Lota Lapham Kimball
Corcoran Them
Citizens’ Relief Association
Six Street
Jobe
Willidas
MG Loyd
Benjamin H Collins
Jose M. Yanega
Ellen S. Adee
Charles Newbold
C. F
Columbia Lodge
No 10
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Seventh Street
St Paul
Minn
Baltimore
Toronto
Dr. Griggs
Aester
C. G. Sloan & CO
G Street
Washington, D. C
Buskman
Sheraton
George Washington
Deacon
Boston
Steinway
Madrid
Mortimer Durand
Sloan’s Galleries
G Sloan & CO
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