THE CITY DESTROYED.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
(Per United Press Association-)
(Received 17th, 11.40 p.m.)
UO'NDONj, January 17.
Sir Alfred Jones telegraphs that all houses within a; radius of ten miles of Kingston weire damaged. EVl'ost of the houses in the city ware destroyed, and fire completed the sttfuotioniIt is estimated that one hundred [were killed and a thousand injured. i The public offices and hospital waro ■ ruined 1. iSir James 1 Ferguson and ma;ny promiinanit merchants aaid professional raen, a;nd a groab mainy natives were killed.- • ■ ■ All. tih:e "'business quarters: were ruined. King Eldwaird and Queaa (Alexandra telegraphed to the Goivern'O'i', 'Sir J.- A. Sweetenhanij their ■hkvrror at the'terrible ca,tasti"ophe, and deep synipaithy with, the sufferersl.
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Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10195, 18 January 1907, Page 2
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