Kingston Earthquake Toll and Cable Repair Efforts
Western Union reports no Americans killed or seriously hurt in Kingston. Dispatches describe about 1,000 dead, mostly Negroes, and widespread destruction from earthquake and fire. Ships Indiana, Missouri, and others in harbor. cable repairs underway with Mohican, Henry Holmes, and other vessels en route to Kingston for relief and communications restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Western Union
State Department
Monager
Western Union Company
Havana
Robert C Clowry
Wayond
Jamaica
Navy Department
Evans
Guantanamo
Key West Naval Station
Washington
Pendleton
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
Earthquake's Victims Kingston List of Dead Missing and Injured
A revised Kingston casualty list reports numerous dead including Capt T Constantine and Sir James Fergusson, with many injured from the disaster. Names span local merchants, regimental officers, Cuban and Spanish officials, plus a large number of missing or presumed dead. The report notes duplication and spelling variances in the transmission and lists extensive community and colonial figures affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Plantations Replant After 1899 Hurricane Ravages
The coast shows extensive irrigation works on the Plantations with hurricane damage in November 1899 repaired by replanting and extension. Trade along the coast trends toward the United States as American vessels face uniform tariffs affecting all imports regardless of origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jamaica
Building Permits Issued for Dwellings and Stores on Several Streets
Building permits issued yesterday by Inspector Ashford cover two second story brick and frame dwellings at 634 to 6588 Sixteenth street southeast with architect A H Beers and builder J H Vowers costing 4000 dollars. Another permit to Henry Johnson for a two story brick dwelling at 18 Union street northwest by architect A H Beers and builders Burgess and Parsons costing 2200 dollars. A third permit to Vincent Spicuzes for three one story brick stores at 40 Rhode Island avenue northeast with architect A M Schneider and builder C R Hazall costing 5500 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
Relief Efforts For Jamaica Spur Imperial Aid And French Cruiser Aid
Jamaica earthquake relief triggers aid from Kingston and London. Canada to grant 100000 for relief, Halifax shipments planned with provisions and tents. Trinidad votes 1500 and Indefatigable sails with supplies. Vatican orders bishopric help, French cruiser to Kingston, and American relief network coordinated from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Trinidad
France
Pope Senda
Mansion House
London
Elueston
Mail
Daily Mail
Eivans
Kingston
Mail Asyks
Jamaica
Earl of Elgin
Relief Committee
New York
Gov. Swettenham
Pope
Rome
Vatican
Biskoping
Parla
Kleber
Fort de France
Martinique
J. P. Meyer
New York-Kingston
Colonial Office
New York Relief Committee
Alleghany
Atlas
Hamburg-American Line
Pring Joachim
Port Antonio
Montego Bay
Royal Mall Steam Packet Company
Artato
How Quakes Are Recorded by the Seismograph
A seismograph uses an upright stand and a movable rod with a weighted wire that keeps taut. A clock driven drum records the rod’s motion as a spiral trace on smoked paper, revealing tremors by waviness in the line and marking the exact time of disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett P. Serviss
Scientife
Is This the Era of Convulsions for Our Planet
The New York Herald editorial weighs Jamaica and Mount Etna disturbances with earlier California Chile and Martinique shocks. It argues science sees slow global crust changes, not universal upheaval, noting deep solid Earth and limited widespread seismicity outside known belts.
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 approved by Senate without dissent
Senate yesterday passed the inmates relief bill as sent by the House. The act authorizes the President to furnish and distribute provisions clothing medicines and other necessities from naval stores to aid sufferers in the island facing peril and possible starvation after the recent earthquake and ensuing fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Cotton price claim by governor elect at Southern Cotton Assn meet
Gov elect Hoke Smith of Georgia urged united effort to control cotton prices, criticising New York Cotton Exchange for misrepresenting middling value. Former Gov Hayward and Joseph H. Hoadley spoke on fairness and market practices as sessions of the Southern Cotton Association continued in Birmingham.
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
Destruction of Port Royal described by Luttrell diary
A contemporaneous account from Narcissus Luttrell details the 1692 Port Royal earthquake in Jamaica. The letter, sent to the London admiralty, describes the harbour wrecked forts submerged houses and about two thousand dead with people clinging to structures as the island sank. A second note adds further terror and vivid imagery of the collapse and devastation.
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 in the Canadian Rockies Lecture
Howard Du Bois spoke before the National Geographic Society at the National Rifles Armory describing Canadian Rockies scenery. He shared stereo views and photos of wildlife, glaciers, railroads, and camp life highlighting dangers of high altitude travel and the Alaska sized landscape. The next Geographical Society talk on January 2 features M. B Campbell on The Coal Lands of the United States Public Domain.
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 North Carolina a receiver motion was filed in the United States District Court today by Charles M Malone J C Martin and W W Zachary on behalf of creditors with claims around two thousand dollars seeking appointment of a receiver for the Toxaway Hotel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
United States District Court Today
Charles M Malone
J. C Martin
W W. Zachary
Preys
Toxaway Hotel
Charity Funds Falling Short Prompt Broad Appeal
The Associated Charities requests renewed donations to cover yearly expenses as contributions lag. A long list of donors acknowledged for varying amounts at Six Street, with further appeals by Corcoran Them for renewed support. Columbia Lodge plans a carnival and bazaar to fund travel for the degree team to St Paul, aiming to cover competition costs and defend past prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Columbia Lodge
No 10
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Seventh Street
St Paul
Minn
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Toronto
Savonarola Theme by Dr Griggs on Moral Leaders of Italian Renaissance
The second in the Great Moral Leaders series was given at the Church of the Covenant by Dr Edward Howard Griggs. He discussed Savonarola, noting his Florence exile and recall by the Medici, describing Savonarola as a moral prophet and theocratic aims with Christ at the helm. The January 2 Carlyle lecture is announced, and Gospel Mission head Rev Robert J Bateman from Jacksonville, Fla, will lead a ten days of services beginning January 19 at 7:30 PM, with Singing Evangelists and others part of the program.
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
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe begins a Sunday evening lecture series at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. Topics cover a diplomat’s life from up-to-date statesman to cabinet dynamics, spanning January to March with titles including An Ancient Ballot Box and The Defeated Diplomat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Young Mann
Evangelist
Also Mentioned on This Page
Plum Point
Point Royal
Red Cross
President Roosevelt
Congress
Jumalca
Celtic
Admiral Evans
Maine
Jamana
Thangea
Ayy Moetcatl
Kingston Jaya
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
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
Wilmington
Del
Ailantic Fruit Company
Bella
Jamales
James W Ponder
Ponder
Jamaien
Church of Our Redeemer
Eighth Street
Florida Avenue
D. E. Niseman
Roytine
Ipaperhe
Crown
ALL World
AMS
Nid
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
C. F
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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