reported to have been destroyed by the earthquake, that it was 

 accordingly a poor place for one requiring board and lodging to 

 go to, and that I would better remain where I knew I had a good 

 roof over my head ! When it was too late for my purpose we 

 learned that this story about Port Antonio was false or at least 

 enormously exaggerated, but, at the time, coupled with the 

 reports that were coming from Kingston, it seemed plausible 

 enough. Wednesday, the.coast-wise steamer Amo of the Royal 

 Mail line was due, going towards Port Antonio, and I decided to 

 assage on that. But the Amo came neither that day nor 



ounced that her captain had been killed 

 ■ed to be true) and that whether the Arno 



l the forenoons and stiff breezes in the 



nterfered seriously with collecting during 



ieen attempted. On the following Satur- 



r day's work in collecting about Montego Bay 



By Thursday the telegraph office was receiv- 



