Death Toll Soars in Jamaica Quake and Cuban Events Update
Western Union reports about 1,000 dead in Jamaica, mostly Black, with many bodies decomposed and cremations planned. Admiral Evans relays Kingston damage via wireless, crews repair cables, and ships Indiana Missouri and other support move to assist. Roosevelt authorizes naval relief. Celtic and Mohican set to aid Jamaica, while water, medical, and logistic needs drive response strategies across Kingston and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Western Union
Evans
Guantanamo
Pendleton
Indiana
Missouri
Whipple
Davis
Beemer
Naval Station
Havwna
Havana
Pensacola
Santiago
Cuba
Des Moines
Sweetenham
State Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mohican
Central and South American Company
Henry Holmes
West India and Panama Caine Company
West India
Panama Company
Jamaica
Santiago de Cuba
Morrell
West India-Panama Company
St Thoroas
St. Thomas
Alingston
Plum Point
Point Royal
Red Cross
President Roosevelt
Congress
Jumalca
Navy Department
Celtic
Admiral Evans
Maine
Jamana
Thangea
Ayy Moetcatl
Kingston Earthquake Victims List Of Dead Missing and Injured
Kingston quake toll list names many prominent Jamaica figures including Capt T Constantine Sir James Fergusson J P Perez and Charles Sherlock among the dead or missing. Injured include Mrs Constantine Lt Col J R M Dalrymple Hay Capt R R Lawson and Brig Gen W W Marshall while 90 schoolchildren 120 Cuban workers and 35 tourist bureau staff are reported dead or missing. A Wilmington cable confirms a separate Canary Bella passenger safe and plans to aid Jamaicans will be discussed in Washington at a church meeting.
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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
Wilmington
Del
Ailantic Fruit Company
Bella
Jamales
James W Ponder
Ponder
Jamaien
Washington
Church of Our Redeemer
Eighth Street
Florida Avenue
D. E. Niseman
Roytine
Magoon
Havana
Candita
Yankton
Plantation notes on coast irrigation and trade trends in Jamaica
The text describes coastal plantations with irrigation works and hurricane damage in 1899, followed by replants and extension. It notes a trade shift toward the United States, and that American vessels face the same tariff treatment as other national ships, with all imports affected regardless of origin.
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United States
Jamaica
Building Permits Issued for Multiple Dwellings and Stores
Inspector Ashford issued permits for Michael Flanner for two second story brick and frame dwellings at 634 to 6588 Sixteenth Street SE with architect A H Beers and builder J H Vowers at an estimated 4000 dollars. Henry Johnson granted for a two story brick dwelling at 18 Union Street NW with architect A H Beers and builders Burgess and Parsons at 2200 dollars. Vincent Spicuzes received permits for three one story brick stores at 40 Rhode Island Ave NE with architect A M Schneider and builder C R Hazall at 5500 dollars.
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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
Kingston Jamaica Relief Efforts Expand Across Nations
Jamaica earthquake relief actions accelerate as Canada pledges 100000 dollars, Trinidad provides 1500 pounds, France sends cruiser with supplies, and Britain dispatches the Indefatigable. Pope orders bishopric aid, and New York relief committees coordinate shipments amid port delays and cable dispatches.
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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 Seismograph Explained in Plain Terms
A seismograph is a delicate instrument that records ground motion on smoked paper as a rotating drum marks time. The device uses a pendulum like lever and a moving needle to trace waves, with disturbances shown as zigzags and time marked automatically for every twenty four hours.
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Garrett P. Serviss
Scientife
Is This Its Era of Convulsions and Terrestr ial Disturbance
Editorial in the New York Herald discusses synchronized earthquakes and volcanic eruptions from Jamaica to Etna and Mount Pelée. It questions whether Earth is entering a new stage of seismic activity while noting widespread but localized crustal changes and the solid state of Earth’s interior.
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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 passes Senate for island victims
Senate approved without debate an inmates relief bill authorizing the President to seize and distribute provisions clothing medicines and other essentials from naval stores to aid sufferers and destitute people affected by the recent earthquake and fires.
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Senate
House
Cotton Price Claim Sparks Southern Cotton Meeting
Gov elect Hoke Smith of Georgia urged united effort to control the cotton situation at the Southern Cotton Association sessions in Birmingham. Former Gov Hayward of South Carolina and Joseph H Hoadley spoke on exchange practices as Smith blamed outsiders and government reports for depressing prices. The convention closes tomorrow with calls for exposing unfair methods and supporting an agency to audit the market.
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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
Port Royall Destruction Reported in Jamaica Earthquake
A contemporaneous account from Narcissus Luttrell notes the June quake that toppled Port Royal, sank forts, and killed about 2000 residents. The diary describes the sea swallowing harbor fortifications, wrecked ships, and a panicked council seeking a new harbor. The writer, M G Van RennsseLaer, adds vivid testimony from Port Royal.
Canadian Rockies Pictures Tell Harsh Frontiers
Howard Du Bois delivered a National Geographic Society lecture on Camping Expeditions on the Canadian Rockies at the National Rifles Armory. He described peaks valleys and waterfalls with scenes of wildlife and the perilous Canadian Pacific Railroad project in rugged terrain. A future talk by M. B Campbell of the United States Geological Survey is set for January 2 on The Coal Lands of the United States Public Domain.
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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
A petition filed in 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 after creditors claims total about 2000 and the case was brought in January in Asheville North Carolina.
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Asheville
United States District Court Today
Charles M Malone
J. C Martin
W W. Zachary
Preys
Toxaway Hotel
Charity Funds Small Appeal for Help To Aid Distressed Families
The Associated Charities report insufficient yearly funds and appeal for donations. Postings list numerous contributors including Dr M G Loyd and Mrs Elisabeth H Schenck, with total relief donations under 2500. fund-raising efforts continue via renewed subscriptions and new donors. Columbia Lodge plans carnival and bazaar to support their degree team travel costs to St Paul and past prize entries in Baltimore Philadelphia and Toronto.
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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 in Griggs Lecture on Moral Leaders
Dr Edward H Griggs presented the second of his Great Moral Leaders series at the Church of the Covenant detailing Savonarola the Florentine reformer born Ferrara 1452 hanged Florence 1493. He described Savonarola as a moral prophet steering a theocratic Renaissance direction with Christ at its head.
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Church of the Covenent
Connecticut Avenue
N Street
Edward Howard Griggs
Bavonarola
Savonarola
Florence
Lorenzo de Medici
Ferarra
Christ
Carlyle
Lectures on Diplomacy by Dr Wallace Radcliffe Begin
Dr Wallace Radcliffe will start a series of Sunday evening lectures at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. The topics cover diplomatic lessons from January to March with titles such as An Up-to-date Statesman and The Cabinet Marplot.
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R. J. Bateman
Gospel Mission
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Robert J Bateman
Jacksonville
Fla
Bateman
A. H. Tygon
WD Gordon
Edith Irvine
G Fucker
Armstrong
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Young Mann
Evangelist
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Monager
Western Union Company
Robert C Clowry
Wayond
Key West Naval Station
Key Weet
Kingston Jaya
Pape
Crown
ALL World
AMS
Nid
Atlantic Fruit Company
J.E. Dyer
Ottawa
Ontario
Fielding
Halifax
Eald Mr. Fielding
Hen
Robert Wardlow
Huck
Iminola Staal Company
Chicago
Columbia University
Illinois Steel Company
Buffington
Ind
Mother Earth
Attage Gotton Exchange
Growers’ Converttion
Port Royal
New York Evening Pest
Evening Post
Narcissus Luttrell
Oxford
Luttrell
Admiralty
Plymouth
Port
Famales
Rksiy
M. G. van Rennsselaer
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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