NOTES ON THE JAMAICA EARTHQUAKE 719 
ATTENDANT FEATURES OF THE EARTHQUAKE 
Tidal wave.—Kingston has an inclosed harbor one to two miles in 
width and five or six miles long, protected from the open sea, except 
at its mouth at the western end, by the long sand-spit or Palisadoes 
upon which Port Royal is located. Even the entrance is partially 
protected by reefs rising nearly or quite to sea level. It is to this 
fact that Kingston owed its immunity from tidal waves, except 
those generated within its harbor. These were relatively small, 
although large and powerful enough to throw one vessel up into the 
Fic. 11.—Sidewalk arched and faulted by lateral movement of the walls of a 
culvert toward the stream. Also illustrates the slight damage to wooden structures. 
(Photo by F. G. Clapp.) 
mud alongside the dock, while another, the Royal Mail Steamer 
‘““Arno,” barely escaped wrecking by being thrown against the 
wharf. 
Considerable waves were reported at sea, and one sufficient to 
move small buildings situated near the beach came ashore at Port 
Antonio on the northeast side of the island. Judging from the fact 
that the damage is no greater than it is at Port Royal, it is evident 
that the waves reaching shore at this point were of no great size. 
A large wave would have washed over the entire point, sweeping 
everything before it. 
