Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, May 15, 1902, Image 1
*. ‘ 1 UHanfn SrmvWrjeklM SotwwL VOL. IV. UNITED STATES SENDS WARSHIPS TO HAYTI Bloody Battle Is Expected By Infantry Either on Tomorrow or Friday at Port au Prince. PORT AU PRINCE. Hayti. May 14- Admiral Killy, commander of the Haytlen fleet has started for Cape Haytlen with the Haytien warships Crete-A-Pierot and Tousiant rOverture. having declared him self tn favor of General Firman, the for mer minister of Hayti at Paris, who is the bead of the revolutionary forces in the northern part of the island. The tyrrhem revolutionists have seised the custom houses of Cape Haytlen. Port DePalx and Gonalvea and are collecting duties. Protests against this action on the part of General Firman have been entered by the national bank and the dip lomatic corps. A severe engagement between the north ern revolutionists and the southern forces, meaning the troops from Port Au Prince and the cities of its vicinity is expected to take place tomorrow and Friday. A steamer from Kingston. Jamaica, is expected here today or Thursday, bringing a number of Haytiens who have been in exile. Among them are M. Fouchard and Seneque Pierre, two more candidates for the presidency. \ The French steamer Olinde Rodrigues, on which ex-President Sam embarked yes terday .morning. is still in the harbor of Port Au Prince. She was to have sailed yesterday, but was detained by the French minister M. DePres. He will remain here until a foreign warship reaches Port Au Prine*. The absence of a foreign warship is causing great uneasiness in the foreign colony here. After the embarkation of General Sam all the political prisoners here were re leased and last night they, with groups of drunken soldiers, paraded the streets, ■hots were fired from time to time, and it was feared that the plundering of stores and residences would follow. The provisional government constituted by M Boisrond Canal, a former president, is attempting to control the situation, bat General Salnt-Fpix Colin, the district commander. General Kebreau are the only officials who appear to be exercising any authority. They formed a corps of res pectable citizens yesterday evening and succeeded in disarming most of the dan gerous characters. As a result the night eras much quieter than otherwise It would have been. U. S. TRAINING SHIP WILL GO TO HAYTI WASHINGTON. May 14.—1 n view of the critical state of affairs in Hayti and San Domingo, the navy department is making plans to send the training ship Topeka, now at Port Royal, B. CL. to San Domingo city to fill the place made vacant by the dispatch of the Cincinnati to Martinique. Orders have gone forward to have the wku vsody for wee and unless the situation tn the two ittle republics is ma terially alleviated she will sail for the scene of trouble in a short time. BANQUET TENDERED WHITELAW REID NEW YORK. May !5.-The Hon. White law Reid was the guest of honor at a farewell banquet given at the Union League club tonight in anticipation of his approaching departure for London as spe cial ambassador of the United States at the coronation of King Edward VII. The banquet was attended by about one hundred gentlemen, including many prom inent figures in politics, finance and jour nalism from all sections of the country. BOERSGATHER TO DISCUSS PEACE. CLANS EN ROUTE TO GREAT PEACE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BE CONVENED TOMOR ROW. LONDON. May 14.—Lord Kitchener has notified the war office that reports of all the bodies of Boers throughout the Trans vaal and Orange River colonies are gath ering at Vereeningen for the conference, which begins tomorrow, and that he has arranged that the delegates shall not be impeded in reaching the rendezvous. Consequently, the assemblage is expect ed to be large. The decision reached re garding the peace .erms will later be sub mitted to the British. A delegation consist ing probably of the same Boer leaders who went to Pretoria recently will be deputised to convey the decision to Lord Kitchener. six hundredsoulT" MAY NOW BE ADRIFT LONDON. May 14.—A dispatch from Rangoon. British Burmah. says a life boat belonging to the British steamer Camorta. due at that point from Madras, has been picked up in the Bay of Ben gal. The Camorta was reported to have had ®>'< passengers on board. A life boat and hoom on the Camorta has also been picked up near Krishna lightship on the Madras coast by a vessel searching for the missing steamer. It is believed that the Camorta foundered dur ing a cyclone on May & Besides her 680 passenger* who were natives, the Camorta had a crew of S 3. :> Thirty Thousand Dead; Fifty Thousand Waifs • • • » —————— 4> WASHINGTON. May 12.—Secretary Hay has received the following ca- blegram dated May U. from United States Consul Ayme at Gaudelupe, who + went to Port De France. Martinique, by instructions from this government: "The disaster is complete. The city wiped out. Consul Pretls and his + family are dead. Governor says thirty thousand have perished, fifty thou + sand are homeless and hungry He suggests that the Red Cross be asked + to send cod fish, flour, beans, rice, salt meats and biscuit as quickly as pos + Sibiv. Visits of vessels valuable.” * + The war department this morning was informed of the departure of the + cruiser Cincinnati from the city of San Domingo for Martinique. ♦ .. - _ . LEWIS NIXON IS NO LONGER LEADER THE HEAD OF TAMMANY HALL RESIGNS BECAUSE OF FRIC TION HE IS OUT OF • POLITICS. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ 4> LEWIS NIXON. ♦ ♦ ♦♦ + 4>4>♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ NEW YORK. May 15.—Lewis Nixon, leader of Tammany Hall for nearly six months, resigned that position today at a meeting of the district leaders, held in Tammany Hall. Wjiile the resignation was not entirely unexpected. It was not thought that Mr. Nixon would take such positive action until a later date, awaiting the action of the leaders to see If they would give him a vote of confidence. Mr. Nixon wanted to retain Thomas L. Feltner as grand sachem but was frus trated by a tie, there being six of the sachems of the thrteen for and six against the retention, the thirteenth. George C. Clausen, being absent. He said he could have won out and elected Mr. Feltner grand sachem, but would not appeal to Mr. Croker. His resignation is final, and he says he Is out of politics from now on. mineTTmeeTF - STRIKE SUHE MAJORITY OF THE DELEGATES ARE A UNIT IN DECLARING THAT A STRIKE WILL RESULT. HAZELTON. Pa„ May 14.—The general convention of the United Mine Workers of America of the anthracite territory of Pennsylvania began here this morning, and before It adjourns sine die will have reached a definite conclusion on the ques tion of whether the temporary strike for higher wages, or shorter hours which was inaugurated on Monday shall be made permanent, or whAher the men shall re turn to work and await a more opportune time. While there is an absolute lack of offi cial information by reason of the decision of mine workers not to strike there is every indication that the delegates in con vention will decide to strike. There is a strong sentiment, however, not to make a permanent suspension of work at this time, and it promises to make a decided stand against a strike. President Mitchell and the district lead ers say they are keeping hands off and will insist that the delegates decide the issue themselves. Hundreds of delegates who have been Instructed to follow their own or Mr. Mitchell's judgment, have sought the national leader for advice, but he has remained as silent as a Sphynx. There is not the slightest doubt that one word from President Mitchell could sway the convention either way and it is not at all Improbable that after all has been said by the delegates he will be ask ed by the convention to step into the breach and decide which is the better course to pursue. There lias been a linger ing hope which has not entirely disap peared that the mine owners should make some slight concession before the convention adjourned. If the convention decided to continue the strike, it is be lieved that the struggle will be a long and bitter one. In an interview with a correspondent of the Associated Press just before he enter ed the convention. President Mitchell plainly Indicated that he had a definite plain in view, but he refused to say what It was. In reply to a question he said that he had finally decided that he would, if necessary, advise the men what should be done. The delegates were called to order shortly after 10 o’clock by President Duf fy, of district No. 7, the middle district. Mr. Mitchell was immediately elected chairman of the convention. He made a brief speech in which he said the dele gates have a great responsibility and they should act wisely in whatever they do. They will be called upon, he said, to de cide one of the greatest questions that ever came before any labor convention. He admonished them to stand together, whatever their decision may be. New Georgia Postmaster. WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 14—W. R. Har rell was today appointed postmaster at Odotn vtlle. Emanual county, vice J. T. Herman, re signed. NOT A LIVING CREATURE LEFT IN CITY OF ST. PIERRE; RESCUERS REACH ISLAND BUT FIND ONLY CORPSES Mt. Pelee Continues in Eruption, and Floods of Lava is Flowing North ward—Fort de France Now Threatened St. Vincent Also Shaken By Volcanic Eruptions and Earthquakes People Fleeing For Their Lives. PORT DE FRANCE. Island of Mar tinique, Sunday, May 11.—Several steamers, including the government vessel Rubis, started from here for St. Pierre. They had on board a govern ment delegate, a number of gendarmes, a detachment of regular infantry and several priests. The vessels also car ried a quantity of fire wood, petroleum and quick lime, for use in the cremation of the bodies of the victims of the ter rible volcanic outbreak of Thursday last. Large quantities of disinfectants and stocks of clothing for the refugees were also shipped to St. Pierre. The refugees had, as a rule, assem bled at LeCarbet and Sasa Pllote, not far from St. Pierre, and, it is reported over a thousand of them have died since the fearful stream of lava poured down Mont Pelee. The sea for miles around was cover ed 'with the wreckage of the vessels sunk off St. Pierre at the time of the disaster, and ashore only a few’ trees, all bent seaward by the force of the vol canic ehowed, were left standing. When nearing St. Pierre the Rubis met a number of tugs towing lighters filled with refugees. The heat from the smoking lava covered ruins at St. Pierre was suffocating and the stench from the corpse strewn streets was aw ful. Only a few walls were standing. The Fatal Hour Indicated. . Tbs report that the boepiUU. cluck was found Intact, with its hands stop ped at 7:50, was confirmed, as was the statement that the offices of the cable company had entirely disap peared. On- all sides were found portions of corpses, which were gathered up by the soldiers and gendarmes and burn ed on one of the public squares. Not a drop of water was procurable ashore. The darkness caused by the clouds of volcanic dust shrouded the town and continuous subterranean rum blings added to the horror of the scene. The fort and central quarter of the town were razed to the ground and were replaced by beds of hot cinders. The iron grille works gate of the gov ernment offices were alone standing. There was no trace of the streets. Huge heaps of smoking ashes were to be seen on all sides. \ At the landing place some burned and ruined walls indicated the spot wh«r* the custom house formerly stood, and traces of the larger shops could be seen. Grewsome Street Scenes. In the neighborhood, hundreds of corpses were found lying in all kinds of attitudes, showing that the victims had met death as if by a lightning stroke. Every vestige of clothing was burned away from the charred bodies and in many cases the abdomens had been burst open by the intense heat. Curiously enough, the features of dead were generally calm and reposeful, al though in some cases terrible fright and agony were depicted. Grim piles of bodies were stacked everywhere, show ing that death had stricken them while the crowds were vainly seeking escape from the fiery deluge. On one spot a group of nine children were found locked in each other’s arms. The vaults of the Bank of Martin ique, at the head of w’hat had been the Rue de L'Hospital, were found intact. They contained two million francs in specie. Government Money Safe. The vaults of-the government treas ury are now being searched in the hope that a large amount of money and oth er valuables deposited by the principal merchants of the city may be saved. Nearly 4,000 of the refugees from the vicinity of the village of LePrecheur, a suburban village to the north of St. Pierre, were rescued by the French cruiser Suchet and the cable repair ship Pouyer-Queertier, and were brought here. As a result of this inspection, the commander of the Suchet reports that crevices and valleys are constantly forming in the northern portion of the island where the land is in a perpetual state of change. Fortunately, that part of the country was evacuated in good time by the inhabitants, who fled to Port de France. Lava continues to stream down the mountain side, accom panied by terrific thunder and lightning. The dearth of provisions is beginning to be felt throughout the island. Nu merous families are completely ruined and even shelterless, while the means at the disposal of th authorities are much too inadequate to cope with the distress. Communication is practically cut off from all the surrounding islands, except by stray vessels, which are seized up on by the inhabitants to flee from Mar tinique. , | FORT DE FRANCE IS NOW IN PERIL CASTRIES, Island of St. Lucia, May 14. —The St. Lucia signal station here reports having seen a conflagration last night in the direction of Fort de France, Martin ique. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1902. H. : ♦ ♦ ♦ * j * ♦ ♦ CATHEDRAL IN ST. PIERRE. ♦ ♦ It Was Here That Thousands Rushed When Flames Enveloped the + ♦ Doomed City—► Three Thousand Corpses Were Found on Cathedral 4* ♦ Site When the Rescuing Party Entered the Desolated City. ♦ ♦ + ♦♦ + ♦*♦ *♦♦♦♦♦**♦*+ + + + + + <•* + ♦ + + + + ** + * ii OCEAN. LIKE CALDRON; L StiORE WAS IN FLAMES ? • * X 4» NEW YORK, May 13.—James Taylor, who was one of the officers of the ♦ + Roraima, the Quebec line steamship that was destroyed in the harbor of St. + Pierre, gives a graphic story of the tragedy of last Thursday, says a dis- ♦ 4> patch to The Herald from St. Kitts. Island of St. Christopher, B. W. I. ♦ 4> "We experienced the greatest difficulty in getting into port,” said he. ♦ 4> "Appalling sounds were issuing from the mountains behind the town, which + was shrouded in darkness. All the passengers were up and some were try- ♦ 4> ing to obtain photographs. • ♦ 4> “Suddenly I heard a tremendous explosion. Ashes began to fall thicker |4> ♦ upon the deck and I could see a black cloud sweeping down upon us. I dived <• + below, and, dragging with me Samuel Thomas, a gangway pian and fellow + + countryman, sprang Into a room, shutting the door to keep out the heat that <• ' 4> was already unbearable. ♦ • 4» “The ship rocked and I expected every moment that It would sink. Out- ♦ 4» side I heard a voice pleading for the door to be opened. It was Scott, the + + first officer, and I opened the door and dragged him into the room. + ♦ "It soon became unbearably hot and I went on deck. All about were ly- + + ing the dead and the dying. Little children were moaning for water. I did ♦ what I could for them. I obtained water, but when it was held to their + swollen lips they were unable to swallow, because of the ashes which + 4» clogged their throats. One little chap took water In this method and rinsed + + out the ashes, but even then could not swallow, so badly was his throat 4» burned. He sank back unconscious and a few minutes later was dead. 4> “All aft the ship was afire, and from the land came draughts of terrible ♦ 4» heat. At last, when I could stand it no longer I sprang overboard. The + water was hot enough to parboil me, but a wave soon swept in from the + ♦ ocean, bringing with it cool water. ♦ * “I was caught In the receding wave, which was of tidal velocity, and «fr + was carried out to sea. Then on the return of the second wave I was wash- 4> ed against an overturned sloop, to which I clung. A few minutes later, I + + was joined by another man, whom I learned was Captain Muggah, of the 4» + Roraima. He was in dreadful agony and kept begging piteously to be put * 4* on board his ship. 4* 4» "Picking up some wreckage and a tool chest, I and five others who join- 4* 4» ed me, succeeded in forming a rude raft, on which we placed the' captain. 4* 4> Seeing an upturned boat, I asked ope of the five to swim out to it and + 4* bring it over so that Captain Muggah might have an opportunity to live. 4* 4» The man succeeded in getting the boat righted, but instead of returning he 4* 4» picked up two of his countrymen and went away in the direction of Fort ♦ 4» de France. ♦ 4> "Seeing the Roddam, which had arrived in port soon after we anchored, 4* 4> making for the Roraima, I said good-by to Captain Muggah and swam to 4* 4» the Roddam. Before I could reach her she burst into flames and put out to 4> 4» sea. I finally reached the Roraima about half past 2 o’clock in the after- 4» 4» noon and later was taken off by the cruiser Suchet.” ♦ + Samuel Thomas, the gangway man, whose life was saved by Taylor, 4» describes a woman who was burned to death while she held her baby in her 4> 4> arms, protecting it with her own body from the fire that filled the air. The 4 1 4» child was alive long after its mothe r had ceased to suffer. 4 1 SHIPS, FOOD-LADEN, HASTEN SUPPLIES Craft, with Clothes and Provisions, Are Hur ried To Starving Victims. NEW YORK. May 14.—With food enough on board to feed the.population of Martinique for a week, the cruiser Dixie is expected to sail this afternoon from this port. She will arrive at her destina tion Monday. Never, even during war time, did the army subsistence department make such a record in collecting a shipload of food supplies. It was done in 24 hours’ time, Colonel D. L. Brainerd bringing from Philadelphia three carloads of supplies needed to make up the shipment and pur chasing the rest here. The Dixie’s cargo will comprise 900,v00 rations. It contains: Two hundred thousand pounds of bread. Eighty-five thousand pounds of flour. Nine hundred thousand pounds of rice. Two hundred thousand pounds of cod fiah. , Two hundred cases of ahlcken and beef soups. One hundred cases of evaporated cream. One hundred cases condensed milk. Five thousand pairs of trousers. Six thousand pairs of shoes. Twenty thousand pairs of khaki trous ers. Four thousand pairs of barrack shoes. Two thousand blouses. One thousand tents. Two thousand pairs balbriggan drawers. Four thousand balbriggan shirts. Five hundred summer coats. In addition there are large quantities of coffee, tea, sugar, vinegar, pepper, and in the way of clothing, a large amount of calico undergarments, etc. There is $5,000 worth of medicine in the cargo, and three army surgeons. Dr. Church, Dr. J. H. Reilly and Dr. J. B. Clayton, will accompany the party. They take along a plentiful supply of surgical instruments. VESUVIUS IS ANGRY? LAVA IS FLOWING PARIS, May 14.—A dispatch from Na ples to the Journale says Mount Vesu vius shows signs of activity. Lava is flowing from the crater on the Pompeii side, while hot cinders are thrown up from time to time. TWO SCORE BURNED; OVER 300 ARE INJURED MIIIFIWOIIK FOB SUFFERERS IS TOUGHED FUNDS ARE QUICKLY SUBSCRIBED FOR RELIEF OF STRICKEN PEO- PLE IN DESOLATED ISLAND OF MARTINIQUE. NEW YORK, May 14.—The chamber of commerce met today In secial session to ratify the action taken by its president, M. K. Jessup, for the immediate relief of the survivors of the Martinique disaster toy the purchase of food supplies .on the steamer Mariana and the sending of addi tional supplies on the steamer Fontabelle on Saturday, and to take further action for the relief of the sufferers. President Jessup presided and reported what he had done. S. Hewitt offered a resolution, which was adopted, urging that the chamr ber of commerce provide means to succor those in distress in the stricken West In dies and recommending the appointment of a committee of sixty by the president of the chamber or Commerce to provide at once tor the forwarding of the necessary supplies to be secured by contributions. The resolution indorses the recommen dation of President Roosevelt to con gress for a large appropriation of money and the provision of ships and supplies for the relief of the stricken people. Mr. Jessup named the committee of sixty and announced that it would hold a meeting tomorrow to organize. Mr. Hewitt's name heads the committee and other members are I.evi P. Morton, Whitelaw Reid, Cornelius N. Bliss, Daniel 8. Lamont and Robert C. Ogden. President Jessup accepted the offer of William I. Wardwell, president of the New York Red Cross society to furnish nurses if the committee decided to send them. Cornelius N. Bliss announced that the chambers pommittee would work in har mony with the national committee ap pointed by the president. DETAILS OF DISASTER TOO HARROWING TO TELL LONDON, May 14.—The governor of the Windward Islands, Sir Robert Llewellyn, telegraphs to the colonial office from the Island of St. Vincent, under date of May 13, as follows: "I arrived here yesterday and found the state of affairs muck worse than had been stated. The administrator's reports uhow wu'giryF’W! 1 mek between Robin Rock and Georgetown, was apparently struck and devastated in a manner similar to that which destroyed St. Pierre, and I fear that practically all liv ing things in that radius were killed. Prob ably 1,600 persons lost their lives. The ex act number will never he known. Mana gers and -owners of estates, with their families, and several of the better class of people, have been killed. A thousand bod ies have been found and burled. One hun dred and sixty persons are in the hospital at Georgetown. Probably only six of this number will recover. “The details of the disaster are too har rowing for description. ”1 got, at St. Lucia, a coasting steamer, which is running up and down the leeward coast with water and proviMons. Twenty two hundred persons have received relief. I have asked for medical aid from Trini dad and Grenada. All the neighboring British colonies are assisting generously. Every effort is being made to grapple with the awful calamity. “All the best sugar estates in the Car ribbean country are devastated and the cattle are dead. “The eruption continues, but is appar ently moderating. “Anxiety is still felt. All the officers and residents are co-operating with me. The ladies are making clothing.” Sir Alfred M. Hodgson, the governor for Barbadofs, forwarded the colonial office today the report of the colonial secretary, who has just returned from a visit to St. Pierre, Martinique. In confirms the worst accounts of the disaster. The secretary compares the Ignited matter, which de stroyed everything within an area of ten miles long by six wide, to burning seal ing wax. He adds significantly, that the services of doctors are not required as there are no wounded persons. Governor Hodgson estimates that two millions tons of volcanic dust fell on the Island of Barbadoes. DESOLATION COMPLETE? MONT PELEE IN ACTION CASTRIES, Island of St. Lutla, Tues day, May 13.—The correspondent of the Associated Press here has visited St. Pier re, Martinique, by the relieving steamer Kenneth. The destruction there is appal ling. The streets are two feet deep in ashes and cinders, which cover thousands of dead bodies, scorched black and shiny, as if they had been plunged into boiling pitch. Many of the dead were never touched by the volcanic fire, and some of the houses and woodwork destroyed show no signs of burning. At Moudiage. in the southwestern por tion of St- Pierre, the town hall is still standing as high as the first story, while at the fort, in the northwestern part of St. Pierre, the most massive stonework is calcined. The church tower, built by the Jesuits two centuries ago, of pyclopean masonry, is now like a huge heap of old metal. Soldiers are guarding property from prowling ghouls, who are robbing the dead. They meet with severe punishment when caught. The stench throughout St. Pierre is ter ribly offensive. The streets are still ob structed by huge piles of debris and dead bodies. The work of clearing the thorough fares will necessitate the employment of large numbers of men for many months. Moudiage Rouge, near St. Pierre, is pre served and Basse Pointe and Macouba are yet unhurt. But the crater is still active, and smoke and ashes are blowing steadily northward. The surviving Inhabitants are trying to cross from St. Pierre to the island of Dominica in boats. Many drowning casu alties are reported. Assistance is constantly arriving at Fort de France from all the neighboring islands. It has just been officially reported that there are sixteen hundred dead, up to yes terday at St- Vincent, commission that the relative position of the craters and the valleys debouching on the sea were such that the scientists could affirm that the security of St. Pierre was complete and this announcement was made te allay the fears of the frightened citizens. The sun rose clear over St. Pierre at 6 Continued on Page Two. Explosion in Pittsburg Railroad Yards Sweeps Instant Death By Fire to Hany. PITTSBURG, May 13 —Twenty-one are dead and not less than 390 others are in » jured as the result of the terrible catas ! trophe at Sheraden last evening. Os the 300 injured, the physicians say at least fifty will die. This long list is the result of a series pt four accidents, culminating in one of toe most frightful disasters in the history of greater Pittsburg. The telescoping of naptha cars in the yards of the Panhandle company in Cork s run. following by the ignition of the naptha by an open switch , lamp; by the flowing of the naptha, first free, then ignited, through the culvert leading to the Ohio river half a mile awiy and its explosion with attendant damage f to life and property and by the explosion ! of three other naptha tanks at the po!|Jt ' of original mishap, after hundred? of peo • pie had been attracted to th® spot |y | the fire, which was sending up flames;a . hundred feet high. The explosions weg® [ heard as far away as DuQuesne heights | and across the river in Allegheny windows ; were broken. The burning of'the' naptha at the fountain head, the two natffitha (tanks, were spectacular in the extreme. It was a giant pillar of fire. Two hours i after rhe fire had started there'came a .second explosion. There were three other naphtha tanks in the immediate nelgh i horhood of the two tanks that had nefcn telescored and zwere burning. With mighty splash of flam* across the heavefcs and a noise that rrfade the hills quake, tjie tanks let go almost at the same moment, and the people on the hill tops were beaj l en down.- one aficr another. I While a train of naphtha cars was beTng switched the rear car telescoped a c#r • forward. The leaking naphtha ignited ■ i from a switch light, causing an explosion ’ which threw the flames 50 feet h'gh. ■ Much of the escaping naphtha rgn through Cork’s run to nsplenborougffi. a J distance of 1 1-2 miles, and caused another ■ explosion, blowing to atoms the Seymour I hotel and the Collins house, on Rivar road, and badly wrecking a frame build ing near by. in which were congrega-ted 200 or more men from Pittsburg and vi cinity, betting on the races and baseball. Few of the occupants of this building es caped Injury, many being badly hurt. The first oar cf naphtha exploded about 4:». o’clock and the spectacle soon at tracted a large crowd on the streets, lin ing the hills on both sides of and parallel to the railroad. The second car exploded about 5 o’clock, but it was 6:13 o’clock when three more cars.of the deadly stuff went up with a roar that could be heard fort miles before the work of destruction really began. , • The successive explosions had heated the air to such an extent, tfchi before the third expl'-fsiomhany were rendered On ; conscious by the extreme heat and gaseous fumes, and .were being carried away when the torrent of flame swept over the excited crowd. There was an awful hush for a momept, then followed a scene of frenzy. Men and women, their clothing ablaze, their scorched and blistered, ran hither and thither, only intent on escaping from the furnace of fire. Some gave vent to fren-> zied appeals to kill them and put them out of their misery, and little children with their hair and clothing afire cried pit eously as they were swept along the tidn of burning humanity. It is a common sight in Sheraden to see people with their head and hands ban daged on the porches, the streets and at the wreck. * Many were burned whose names have not appeared, and while they are not seriously hurt they are suffering more or less pain. At 9:30 this morning nine bodies were at the Pittsburg morgue and five at the Car negie morgue. The last body was brought in at 5 o’clock this morning. The officials of the Panhandle road fear a worse explosion than the three which wrought so much damage yesterday.. A danger line has been established S'JO yards on all sides of the burning wreck age, and the railroad police are keeping the curious crowd back. A few feet below the burning wreck age the big 36-lnch main of the Philadel phia company, which comes from the gaa fields in the southwestern portion of the state, and which supplies the McKeee, Rocks and lower Allegheny districts with natural gas lies. It is feared that the con cussion was so great yesterday that some of the joints or even the pipe itself might have been damaged and if such is the case the gas which is under great pressure will soon force its way through and another terrific explosion will follow. About twen ty cars are piled up between the Sheraden station and York's run in the Sheraden yards. , The Dead List. JAMES KEENAN, aged 72, Carnegie, clerk on wreck train, died at Mercy hos pital. CHARLES HERTIG, aged 13. Chestnut Mines, Pa., died at Mercy hospital. W. W. TAYLOR, aged 27, brakeman. Millers Station. O. t died at Mercy hospital. HARRY F. SMITLEY, aged 20, Urichs ville, 0., level man on Panhandle railroad, single, died at Mercy -hospital. FINNERTY, Sisterville, W. V*.,’ aged 40, died at Mercy hospital. G. E. HANLER, married. 28, five chil dren, freight conductor, Sheraden, killed at wreck: body taken to McDermott’s un dertaking rooms, Carnegie. WALTER E. WRIGHT. 26, Sheraden, killed at wreck; taken to McDermott’s un dertaking rooms. Carnegie. PASCAL MADEER, 28 years old. screen foreman, badly burned, died at Allegheny general hospital. UNKNOWN BOY, badly burned; taken to Allegheny general hospital, died In short time. DONALD SMITH, aged 10, Sheraden, son of Jerome Smith, train dispatcher; badly burned, died at Allegheny general hospital GEORGE WILSON, aged 15, messenger, of Sheraden, body almost cooked; died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the Homeo pathic hospital. MATTHEW MARNON, teamster, *gad 24, single, 25 Chartiers avenue, McKees Rocks; body cooked; died at Homeopathic hospital aat 4 this morning. JOHN SWAN, brakeman, aged 30 years. ALBERT M’KEAN, brakeman, aged 22. HUGH FLAHERTY, aged 6. TONEY LEO, laborer, aged 30. LEWIS, burned to death on track. UNKNOWN BOY, found in field on farm of J. R. Douglass; burned to crisp and un recognizable. UNKNOWN WOMAN, burned to death on hill overlooking scene of explosion. LAWRENCE KEENAN, clerk, Car negie. Casualty List Grows. PITTSBURG. May 14.—The casualty list resulting from Monday's disaster at Sher aden continues to grow. Two deaths were reported this morning, Albert Berry, aged 10, and Conrad Fick, aged 43 years, swelling the death list to 28* 4ft NO. 70.