Lieutenant Dinger reports on the damage to the electric power house and ice making plant in Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake. He estimates that the electric power house can be fixed in a week and the ice plant will take several weeks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-18

Creator(s)

Dinger, H. C. (Henry Charles), 1876-1960

Recipient

Mahan, Dennis H. (Dennis Hart), 1848-1925

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from H. C. Dinger to Dennis H. Mahan. [January 18, 1907]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55270. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dinger, H. C. (Henry Charles), 1876-1960. Letter from H. C. Dinger to Dennis H. Mahan. [18 Jan. 1907]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55270.

APA:

Dinger, H. C. (Henry Charles), 1876-1960., [1907, January 18]. Letter from H. C. Dinger to Dennis H. Mahan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o55270.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.