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STORY OF THE EARTHQUAKElLEADING_MAllKETSTWO BAD TRAIN WRECKS Henniker Heaton Tells of the Destruction 2 The London Times h.s received the following graphic account of the King- ston earthquake from Ilennikcr IIcattiin. M.P., dated at Lingston on Thursday:â€" “After the opening ceremony of NW Agricultural Conference Sir Alfred Swel- tenham invited ten of us to lunch with him at life Jamaica (llnh, including Sir James Ferguson. who had arrived the day before. Sir James gave us an in- teresting account of the work on the Panama Canal. An hour afterwards he was buried amid tons of brick and stone. The first fear as to his fate was due to the fact that he had not returned during the night to Government Ilousr, where he was staying, and at. 5 in the morning the Governor came on board the Port Kingston, the vessel that brought Sir Alfred Jones' party out, and tn which Sir James Fergusonhad taken his passage home, to inquire for his guest. A MOMENT OF AWE. "After lunch I left the club and went with Ilon. Mr. Cork, a member of the Council and a leading planter, to visit the postoflice. l was returning from there when the earthquake took place. The street. was a moderate-sized one and the, moment. the ground began to quake thousands of people rushed and jumped into the street from the houses. “A huge building fell across the street r. yard below us; another building.r blocked the street behind us. On our left a third building fell into the street. “Then followed absolute darkness. Great clouds of dust. mortar and debris filled the air for five minutes, and when light was restored my companion and I found ourselves as black with dust and dirt as negroes. It was a miraculous escape. PRAYED FOR DELIVERANCE. “The scene that followed battles de- scription. Women were embracing their little children: others were on their knees, praying loudly and with most intense feeling,r to God with such words as ‘Lord have mercy on us,’ ‘God have mercy on us,’ ‘Christ have mercy on us and save us.’ Others were fainting. still others running wildly, looking for loved ones. TRAGEDY AT THE CLUB. , “We climbed over the fallen loads of bricks and mortar and got back to the club. It. was in ruins. The roof had collapsed, and thetroom where we hadbecn dining was filled with tons of brick from the fallen walls. “A young fellow, hatless and coatless. with a handkerchief around his head, addressed me in the street outside the club for several minutes. At length something peculiar struck me, and I ask- cd if he was Gerald Loder, my friend for many years in the House of Com- mons and ex-M.P. for Brighton. Ifc said yes, he was waitingr in the read- ing room on the second floor of the club when the roof fell in. [to had been pinned to the floor by the roof. By freeing himself from his coat he escaped to the parapet and descended by a lad- der into the street. “The most awful sight was poor Mr. Bradley, a member of the club, lying dead under the great fallen pillar of the building. AMONG THE TOURISTS. “At Constant Spring Hotel I found my bedroom shattered and the roof cleared off. I found numbers of ladies, who had been taking an afternoon rest in their rooms. on the lawn with blankets and bed things around them. That night we slept on the lawn of the hotel, and dur- ing the long hours between sunset and sunrise felt at least three earthquake shocks, “The blaze of the raging fire over the city was plainly visible, and at dawn I got coffee and drove to Kingston, six miles. Along the road encampments of familirs were seen outside their houses. 'I‘RL‘IA’ A CITY OF RUINS. "In Kingston I drove many miles through the streets. 1. least ninety- eight of every one hun red houses are in ruins or damaged beyond repair. This 3 say from personal observation. Nine- tenths of the houses were old and many of them ought to have been destroyed long ago. On our arrival on Loard our good steamship great joy was expressed to find Sir Alfred Jones, notwithstand- ing bis miraculous escape, giving orders clearly. coolly, forcibly to his secretar- ies as to how to meet- the trouble. THE. MASTER MIND. “‘I.et a hundred light wooden struc- tures be erected and another hundred at. Myrtle flank I'Iotel.’ was the first or- der. Then followed instructions for cooking for the pair people, then a tele- gram Congratulating his manager an~l staff at Constant spring on their extra- ordinary efferts to p: vide for two lltlll- Cred houseless guests. “I asked Sir .-\lfrcd what the fu'uie held for Jau‘iaica. “You Can take my word for it this calamity will not interfere in the least with the progress and prosperity of the island,‘ he repl‘ed. ‘Only the depot has been injured: he productivity and the producls‘ef the country l we not been interfered with in the . ’ghlest degree. The houses that have been destroy-rd are mostly old and deserved to he ileâ€" slrtzycd. The rrvspvrifiv of the l>lftlltl. I repeat. has not 1:01-11 :tff-:‘tril.' IIe >:.l\l this in the cheer-lest manner, and we be- he\o him." of Kingston. A TERRIBLE St Zl-ZXE. from London says: Ileâ€" lated Kingston despateln-s retell the :~lnl'_\' of the disaster. They say that the suffering of the injured immediately after the Shock was extremely painful 1: sec, especially as there were no means of relieving them. Among the most, dreadful Sights were numbers of negrocs who had been jammed in win- A (li‘spatrh dows as they tried to escape through them, but had been pinned by falling timbers, which had either caused death or held the victims until they were burned to death. Thousands wandered to and fro, moaning, cxclaiming, or praying aloud. Hundreds of these Were in agony, having broken heads or limbs. They did not know where to turn for rest or shelter. All the available stir- gcons were busy throughout the night. amputating limbs and dressing wounds. The bodies recovered would unwise lll- dicatc the total number of deaths. A very large number were burned to ashes. It is believed that the dead can be reckoned in the thousands instead of hundreds. One correspondent writes that the streets presented a sickening sight be- fore the rescue parties got to work. The ruins of countless houses and huts were smouldering, and dead bodies. were ly- inc. charred, amid the debris. Occasion- ally one heard groans or shrieks from those who were still alive, which min- gled strangely with the lamenlations and prayers of those who had scaped. While the fire was at its height. the neighing of horses corralled in the fire ring drowned every other sound, though there were many explosions and the constant thud of falling timbers. There was a threatened water famine, caused by the bursting of the reservoir fed by the Hope River, and there was no supply for 24 hours, but. now there is a splendid flow from the \\'ag \\atcr lliver, which flows to the north side of the island. NEGROES PARALYZED \V‘ITII FEAR. The negrocs are quite useless. They are unable to even help themselves. All of them seem paralyzed with fear. They spend their time praying. At each fresh shock a wait went up from every place in which they had taken refuge, and they made a fresh stampede, even when they were comparatively safe on the plaza or race-course. 7 Another despatch is couched in a hopeless tone. It declares that not only is Kingston wiped out, but Jamaica is ruined. Kingston cannot be rebuilt. for a generation. The disaster, according to this correspondent, was greater propor- tionally than those at San Francisco and Valparaiso. Practically every building left stand- ing must be demolished, owing to their insecurity. The following are among the principal buildings that were utterly de- stroyed: The Supreme Court, City Hall tChamber, the Colonial Savings Bank, the Parish Church, St. George‘s Church. the Roman Catholic Church, the Jamaica Club, the Masonic Temple, the Training College, Ilope College, the railway ter- minal, the Customs House, and all the newspaper ofllces except that of the Daily Telegraph, which was severely damaged. CANADA GRANTS 850,000. A despatch from Ottawa says: His Excellency on Friday received a cable message from Lord Iilgin, Colonial Sec- retary, stating that in his opinion any assistance which Canada might offer to the afflicted people of Kingston, Jamai- ca, would be appreciated. It was hoped here, that some communication would come from England indicating the nature of the relief required, but. as it is diffi- cult to get. into touch with the Governor of Jamaica; the Dominion Government decided to appropriate $50000, and this will be expended in the purchase of sup- plies. 'which will be shipped from Ifali- fax at once. U. S. ADMIRAL INSULTED. A dispatch from Kingston says: Rear- Admiral Davis’ missiun C(mcrcy to stricken Kingston came to an abrupt and painful conclusion on Saturday in consequence of Governor Sweltenham's objection to the presence of American lsaitors engaged in clearing the streets, guarding property and succoring the wounded and sick. It culminated in a iletter to the Admiral. peremptorin IC- jquc‘sting him to reâ€"einbark all parties which had letn landed. Admiral Davis was greatly shocked and paid a format visit to Governor Swot- tenham to inform him that the tlnited States battleships Missouri and Indiana and the gunlxoat Yankton would sail Saturday ttftrl‘flOOIl. To the Associated Press Admiral iDavis said that immediate compliance §w_ith G :vcrnor Swellenlmm's request Aves the only Com-w consistent with like dignity of the L'nited States. i The friction lelwt-en the Governor iand Admiral Davi~ began with the ar- 3rival of the Ametirun war vesxels. The ,‘Governor little-ted to ‘suiute in his lion‘r on the ground that ,th* (ill in night mistake the firing for: a flew eurlliqnzike. He also declared ti..ie was nv izeces~i1y for American aid: that tti~ tlowrnment was fully at l“ pie-erve t-rder. tend the \\fiilflllv‘r] sue r the boneless. Admiral t1'-\\C\v‘.". ltllftll‘tt [Mitt-l: x-f trill-‘- "t pair-tltil >tri'efs. that‘le :debris. I‘tli\L.l ruins. attend-kl many ‘1 vine w united. and w r. the n ‘ prai<e fr; in Mittens and :tiili'ary t . ._ .7 for their ex-client work. lto anti :DLI t'. [jar-kits. v pained, and ‘ the firing of at BREA DSTU FFS. Toronto, Jan. RyewGSc to 60c. Seine Noni Manitoba rye offering at '78» ,:ill rail), North Bay. lnt'kwlicatâ€"Sflc to 53C. (lnturio run wheatâ€"hoe to 70c. Red winter in best demand. Goose, (ill: to 65c Ontario spring, bilge to 05):}; Ilarliyaix, 48)§c to time. \\Vll(‘tlt-â€"\tlllllttltltlfixn. 1 hard, SQKC; No. 1 northern, sfle; No. 2, 7834c, lake ports. t1orn»â€";\tncriran No. 2 5.‘~l.f,e to 501-, Toronto freights; yellow, 40).}; to 506. l-‘tonrâ€"Ontario, 00 per cent. patents, offering at $2.05, and $2.03 bid, buyers’ sacks, for export. Manitoba. first pat- ents, $4.50; seconds, 85. Milford llran, $21 bid; shorts, $10 [to $20 in bulk at the mills, $21 bid at Toronto. on 7 yellow, old, No. 3 COUNTRY PRODUCE. Butterâ€"The market shows an easier Itone for all low-grade butters. Creamery prints .26ct0280 do solids . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 23cm ‘Zlic Dairy prints . .. 2201023c do pails . . . . . . . .. 10cto‘200 do tubs 18eto200 Inferior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 to 17c Cheeseâ€"Market is firmer at 13%c for large and Me for twins in job lots here. Eggsâ€"The market. is firm at Me for storage, 22c for limrd and 260 to 27c for select. New-laid are firm at 30c, with light receipts. Poultryâ€"The market was easier, espe- cially in turkeys. Chickens, dressed .. 0010100 f’owl .. 70.100th Ducks .. .. . . . . . . Octolfc Geese... . . . . . 9ctotlc Turkeys ‘IOCto ill/2c Honeyâ€"The market is steady to firm at lie to 120 per pound for pails and l$2 to $3.50 for combs. Beansâ€"Firm at $1.50 to $1.60 for handpicked, and primes $1.10 to $1.45. t’otatocsâ€"Ontarios are 70c to 750 per bag in car lots here; eastern, SOC to S5e. llalcd flayâ€"$11.50 to $12 for No. 1 timothy and $9 for No. 2 in car lots Ibere. Strawâ€"Quotations are lots here. $6.50 in ear MONTREAL MARKETS. Montreal, Jan. 2‘2.â€"â€"Previsionsâ€"Barrels stort. cut mess, $22 to $23.50; half har- iels" $11.75 to $12.50; clcar' fat back, $21 tr S2’i.50; long cut heavy mess, $420.50 to $22: half barrels do., $10.75 to $11.55); dry salt long clear bacon, 12c to 125:); larrcls plate beef, $11 to $12.50; half barrels do" $6 to $0.50; barrels heavy mess beef, $8.50; half barrels do., $4.75; compound lard, 8%: to 10c; pure lard, 1134c to file; kettle rendered, 13c 10 fl}.§c; hams, 13c to ltffi-gc, according to size; breakfast bacon, 15c to tile; \Vind- sor bacon, 15c to 10c; fresh killed abat- toir hogs, $10; alive, $7.25. Butterâ€"Fresh-made creamery, 25c to 25%c; western dairy, selected, 22c to 22%"; Manitoba dairy, 20:: to file; rolls, ll. baskets, 22%0 to 23c. and half-barrels, 22c to 22%c. Receipts this morning were 2:27 packages. Eggsâ€"New laids are practically unâ€" obtainable, and only at the exorbitant figure of file to 50c. Selected stock is quoted at 26c to 20%c; No. 1 cold-stor- age, 21c to 22c, and timed at. 21c; Cheese»Septembcr and October makes tieing quoted at 12%0 to 130. Buckwheatâ€"560 to 56%c per bushel ex store. Cornâ€"American No. 2 No. 3 mixed. 65c ex store. Oatsâ€"On spot, No. 2 white, 42%e; No. 3 white, 41%c to 42c; No. 4, 40%c to life per bushel ex store. Peasâ€"Boiling peas, $1 in lots and $1.10 in jabbing lots. Il‘lourâ€"Manitoba spring wheat, $4.25 to $4.60; strong bakers’, $3.00 to $4.10; winter wheat patents, $4.10 to $4.25; yellow, 55c; carload straight rollers, $3.60 to $3.70; do., in- bags, $1.05 to $1.75: extras, $1.50 to $1.55. M-illfeedâ€"Manitot-a bran, in bags. $20 to $22; shorts. to $22.50; Ontario Irran in bags, $20 to $21; shorts. $22 to $29,511; milled mouille, $21 to 25; straight grain, $28 to $29 per ton. Rolled Oatsâ€"Per bag, $1.05 to $2 in car lots and $2.10 in jobbing lots. flayâ€"No. 1, $13.50; No. 2, $12.50; No. 3, $1150; clover, mixed, $11: pure clo- tver, $10.50 to $11 per ton in car lots. BUFFALO MARKET. Buffalo, Y., Jan. fizzâ€"Flouerirm. Wheatâ€"Spring, nothing done; \\'1nter, firm; No. 1 white, 78c. (Jimâ€"Strong; No. ‘2 yellow, the; ilo. 2 corn, liege to Oatsâ€"Sirong; No. 2 white, 4034c; mixed, 3823c. I"‘IH. ';\o. 2 NEW’ YORK \VIIEAT MARKET. New York, Jan. 22.â€"\\'hent - Spot ,finn; No. 2 red. 70%: in elevator and ;SO,‘:§c f.o.b. afloat; .\'o. f northern Du- till”). 89%? f.o.b. afloat; No. 2 hard win- lter, b‘if’gc f.o.b. afloat. Ll VE STOCK MA RK ET. Toronto. Jan. 22.â€"The (.ity Cattle Market 1 cars, including 1,005 cattle, 1.500 sheep and lambs, 1,000 hogs, and 100 calves. In of of prices about the same as Tucs- ‘duy‘s maikcl. I-prtut cattle were quieter toâ€"day. 'Salcs were made up to $5, with the av .uge running between $2.75 and $4.- I-prort bulls are firm. and some sto-k brought over $4. I t knl but-hem Swill up to 8.2.75. and , s were made freely at $11.50. (lows 'vtcie firm, sales being made up to $3.90. this morning wash-A" and class “B,” of Montreal, Trade held steady, with the generalla self-confessed thief, y _..___. Death. A dcsyali‘h from Tt'rre flruite. Indi- ana. says: 'l‘wcnty-two charred amt inu- tilateil bodies were taken from the smouldering ruins of the accomm.tdatinn passenger train on the Cleveland. tiin~ rinnati, Chicago & Louis (thugr Four) ltailrond. following its dcstructicn on Saturday night by the explosion of a tarload of powder as it. passed a freight liain at Sanilford, lnd., five miles west of 'l‘rrrc-llaute. The number of injur- ed will total at least thirty-live. The cause of the disaster has not been fully e\pluin.d. The result. was terrible. The Shock was felt for thirty miles, many believing it an earthquake. The entire train, including the loco- motive, was blown from the, track, the coaches were. demolished, the engine was hurled fifty feet and the passen- gers Were either blown to pieces, eon- smned by fire or rescued in an injured condition. Some of the injured will (he. According to trainmen of the freight train the explosion of the powder was caused by the concussion of the pas- senger train which was slowing down for Sandford. Another theory is that gas escaping from an oil pipe line en- tered the powder car standing by the pipe, and that a spark from the pas- senger locomotive ignited the gas. Let another is that the disaster was due to the act of a tramp or an intoxicated man who may have fired a shot into the car. The freight train drew in on a side track to let. the passenger train go by. Shortly afterward the passenger train fll‘lll‘i'varhml the station, setting brakes as it parsed the freight train. As the lttlhst’llpck tram was just abreast of the pawdi r car the contents of this ex Minted. fly the light rf the burning coaches the pinple of Sundford did their best for the wounded. The residents of the \illagc threw open their homes t) the injur. d and worked heroically all hi :it. Cries (-f the injured and the crarkmg of the flames spurred the l'(‘Stht‘l’\ to frantic work, but they were soon forced Luck by the terrible heat. and they be- held many persons roasting alive. FIF'I‘EEN LIVES LOST. A dcsratch from Fowler, Indiana, says: Fiftein persons at. least were killed or cremated here on Saturday in: a headon collision between the Big Four passenger express, which left Chi- cago at. 11.13! Friday night, amt a freight train. The collision occm'red in a dense fog a mile east of the depot. The passenger train, in the fog, ran past a signal set against it. More than a score of persons were injured, some 0" them fatally. The two engines met with terrific im- pact, crumpl'ed together, and left the track. The combination car of the pos- senger train was telescoped and splin- terd in the first crash. The wreck of the combination car was ablaze within five minutes of the wreck. and soon was a veritable furnace. Only one man, Paul D. Harris, of Chicago, escaped ft om this car uninjured. W, _ __. There is a steady demand for any butch- rrs' that can be classed as good. Stockers and feeders wcne very quiet. A few bulls were bought for the dis- tiltcries, but, apart front these, there was nothing doing. Quotations are nominal. Mitch cows and calves are steady at. quotations. heep were steady, as were grain-fed lambs; common lambs were slow, closâ€" ing 250 lower. flags are quoted unchanged at $0.00 for selects and $6.05 for lights and fats. There is an easier feeling in tho market, and declines are expected. +.â€"_â€" UNEASY OVER SMALLPOX. Provincial Health Department Says Dis- ease is Spreading. / ' A dcspatch from Toronto says: The prevalent-e of smallpox in the Province is becoming distinctly alarming, as there are more cases reported to the Provin- cial Board of Health than for a number of years past. The type of the disease is a mild one, which leads to the belief that there are many other cases in cxisl< (nee which have been chickenpox, and it behoves local health officers in all parts of the Province to be on the lookout. Thursday morning three more centres or the disease were reported, being from two townships in Wellington County, and one in Kent. Over twenty centres are under surveillance at the present tune, and many other cases of a suspi- cious character are being reported. Dr. llodgetts, secretary of the Board of Health, states that steps should be taken at. once in all municipalities lo enforce the Act regarding compulsory vaccination. SWEPT BY A TYPIIOON. A Hundred Lives Lost in One of the. Philippines. A despatch from Manila says: The is- lands of Leyte and Samar were swept by a typhoon January 10. One hundred lives were lost in Leyte. The barracks and officers‘ quarters on the east coast of Samar were destroyed. No estimate {.1 the damage to property has yet been made. No damage to shipping is reportâ€" ed. The. storm is the worst for ten years. Communication with Leyte and Samar has been cut off for six days, and only meagre particulars of the storm were received today. diagnosed us- Provinciat l Vv‘llOLIS FAMILY FROZEN. Calgary Household \Vcre Unable to Protect Themselves From the Cold. A despatch from Calgary, Alberta, says: Their frozen bodies lying in their house within a stone's throw of thcfash- ionable residential quarter of this city was the gruesome discovery made by the police on Saturday. Joh‘n Ferdin and, proprietor. his wife. and a 11"“ born child are dead, and the other chil dren, aged two and four years, are it the linspilal here so severely frozen tha they cannot recover. a week. and neighbors enquiring into tht circumstances. finding the house su spiciously silent, notified the police, whi broke into" the premises and were con fronted with the sight of Mrs. Ferdin and's body. partly dressed, lying deal on the kitchen floor. Further search revealed Fcrdinant also dead in bed with his t'w'0»year»oli son alive, but unconscious, his arm around his dead parent‘s neck. Thi boy was barely alive, but his legs wen frozen to the waist. A newâ€"born lab: also dead was lying on the bed, \\'llilt in a nearby Cut. the fourâ€"ycarâ€"old so: was almost dead. his feet, legs am bands being horribly frozen. No hope: are entertained for the recovery of [in two children. The whole tragedy is still shroudet in mystery, but it appears to be firs 4171199 of partial asphyxiation by gas followed by death due to the intenst lcold experienced in this section durinj 'the past. fortnight. ‘ Mrs. Ferdinand had partly robcd her 'self and evidently attemptel to ligtr. the kitchen fire when the fumes frozr the. coat the overcome her. When the search party broke into the boost there was still a smell of coal gas which had probably overcome the rest of the family while sleeping, and they froze before aid could reach them. ____*-â€"- EACH SENT A FINGER. -â€"â€"- Gliastly Petition From Korean Student: to Seoul Government. The London Tiines' Correspondent sends the following cable despatch from Tokio2â€"Twenty-onc Corean students at ’l'okio, left destitute owing to the cessa- tion of aid from their homeland, have sent. a petition to the Government at Seoul, enclosing a finger cut from the hand of each student. SEtFtthEE an inn Ofioial of a. Montreal Building Society An Embezzler. Wm. the A despatch from Montreal says '. J. McGee, secretary-treasurer of run at thejl’cople’s Mutual Building Society, class well “‘Odm‘z‘ml “08‘5‘ am'mmmg ‘0 llvlknown in amateur sporting circles, is under arrest in detective headquarters, embezzlcr and forger. For upwards of fifteen years he was the trusted employe of the building society, which later developed into a class “B,” and as he grew into manhood he became the secretaryâ€"treasurer, which position meant. the handling of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Directors of the society, in whose hands there are today ning up near to the half-million mark, had every faith in McGee. Lately some of his actions gave rise to suspicion. and the result was that he was placed under surveillance, and later at police headquarters he made a Cnfll- plete confvssion, declaring that he had, been guilty of manipulating the books of the society, and cheques and notes, as a result of which he was enabled to ban-» d'e a great deal of money, much of, which had been lost in continued dab-, bling in stocks. Mch was brought before Judge Law fontaine on Wednesday afternoon charged with‘the theft of $6,000 in two sums, one of $4,000 and one of $2,000. lie pleaded guilty and was remanded for bonds in the name of subscribers run- further inquiry. .f At Least Thirty-Bight Persons Met Their " l t v