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NEW ORLEANS
COUNT Will
SITUEIE
THE BILL PASSED YESTERDAY
REQUIRING NEW ORLEANS
JUDGES TO HOLD COURT
' HERE.
WASHINGTON. May 14 —Soon after the
•enatv convened today a bill was passed
providing that the circuit court of ap
peals of the Fifth judicial circuit of the
United States shall hold at least one term
annually in Atlanta, Ga,. beginning on the
first Monday of October of each year.
The biJi which passed senate yesterday
was introduced by Senator A. O. Bacon,
•of Georgia as an amendment to the pres
i ent law regarding circuit court of appeals.
Previous to the passage of the bill the
circuit court of appeals of the Fifth dis
trict which now sits at New Orleans could
•hold .court wherever it saw fit, but the
Justices have always had their sittings at
is<ew Orleans. The Bacon amendment
■ gnsans that they will hereafter be required
. to hold at least one session of the court
| In Atlanta.
: There Is another bill pending in the sen
iate now. Introduced by Senator Hoar, of
I Massachusetts, which creates a new dis
itrtct and which names Atlanta as the
i beadquarters for the new court. The Ba
eon bill stmply provides that, the New Or-
* leans court as now constituted shall hold
'at least one sitting in Atlanta, and that
the cases appealed from Georgia and Flor
ida shall be heard here. The bill intro
duced by Senator Hoar has not yet been
passed on.
CRUMPACKERCAN’T VISIT
.. - THE SOUTH AT THIS TIME
WASHINGTON. May 14.—Representa
tive Crumpacker. of Indiana, will not ac
. company the Thompson congressional
party to Alabama.
He has been notified that a case in the
.Indiana courts eannot be continued, as he
had hoped it would be. and he announced
with considerable regret, he
'•aid. his inability to go and see the ne
groes of the south in their native element.
T hope my absence will not be misin
terpreted ~ he said. ” 1 was especially
anxious to go. I know already the prover
bial hospitality of the south, and I had
prepared myself to enjoy it to the fullest
extent, for I know It will be extended to
the members of the party. I wanted also
to see the negro where he exists In the
largest numbers. The disappointment 1
feel at not being able to realise these ex
pectations is great. Nothing short of ab
solute necessity could make me forego the
trip.”
The absence of Mr. Crumpacker will not
in any way decrease the political signifi
cance of the journey south by the other
Republicans, twenty In number, for not
one of them has ever seen the negro in
the south, and the revelations to be un
folded to them trill have the same effect
as if Mr. Crumpacker went along.
Southerners were anxious for Mr. Crum
packer to make the trip, as he is the au
thor of a resolution to Investigate south
ern election laws, but this resolution is
sMogr.lsed sow as a dead measure.
NERVE OF WOmTn
SAVED THIRTY LIVES
XORRISTQWN. Pa.. May IX—The pres
ence of mind of Miss Katie Henderson,
saved thirty men employed in the quar
ries at West Conshohocken from death or
injury.
Misa-Henderson resides a short distance
from the quarry and as she look’d from
a window she saw that the roof of the
powder magazine was biasing.
The men at work in the quarry were
not aware of their danger until she ran
to the quarry and warned them, not a
second too soon.
\While the men and Miss Henderson were
fleeing for their lives, there was a ter
rible explosion.
The air was filled with splinters, stones
and dirt which showered upon their
beads. In the magazine which exploded,
there were » kegs of powder and 300
pounds of dynamite.
Nothing but a hole in the ground sparks
the place where the powder house stood.
ARE SmIthTfRIENDS
HOPEFUL OF DEADLOCK?
ATHENS. Ga.. May 14.—1 t is the opin
ion of several in Athens that the friends
of the H*m. James M. Smith are count
ing on entering the campaign at the
eleventh hour. It Is their opinion that
there will be a deadlock In the convention,
and that the chances of Hon. James M.
Smith for the governorship are not so
slim after <ll.
guerryaToglZthorpe;
ADDRESSES LARGE CROWD
OGLETHORPE. Ge.. May 14.-Hon DuPont
Guem spoke to between W and people tn
the courtkouse Monde? . The greatest enthusi
asm prevailed. The ladies were out in great
numbers and evidenced their satisfaction by
their smiles. He defined his position on all
qusettnns fully and to the perfect satisfaction
of his followers. It was a vote-winner sure,
and the largest crowd greeted him that has
been tn Oglethorpe for years.
70 JEFSrSON VOTERS~
TERRELL MAKES SPEECH
LOVIS VILLE. Ga.. May 14.-Hon. J. M. Ter
rell addreeeed a large audience in the court
house here yesterday during the noon recess of
court. Mr. Terrell has some very warm sup
porters in Jefferson and his talk yesterday made
a strong Irnrresstoa on those who heard him.
Mr. Terrell says there Is only one ring to which
be belongs, and that Is the true metal ring of
the people. He left on the afternoon train.
Terrell at Social Circle.
SOCIAL CIRCLE. Ga. May 14.—Hon. J. M
ferretl spoke Mcnday afternoon to a crowded
•sane, composed of ladies and gentlemen.
Hie speech was on a high plane, vituperating
W mentioning no opponent. He made many
notes
:: ST. PIERRE, MARTINIQUE,
ii AND VOLCANO MT. PELEE ::
+ Island has an area of 381 square miles. +
♦ Fort de France is the capital.
+ Population is. approximately, 19X500. There are 12,000 whites. Others are +
♦ negroes or of mixed racial types. 4*
♦ St. Pierre was the largest and most important city commercially, hav- +
+ tng a population of about 26.000. 4.
♦ Principal products of the island are sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cot- <•
+ ton and rum. A
4> Imports for 1826 aggregated about >5.721.000. and exports were >5.358,000. 4.
In the same year the United States sent to the island goods worth >l,- 4"
502.332 This country takes almost nothing from Martinique, but our prod- +
+ nets, chiefly food stuffs, are necessary to it. 4»
+ Annual revenues of the Island aggregate >1,342.000. Os this sum one- 4>
♦ fourth Is spent for educational purposes. 4*
<4 Martinique is a favored colony of Fiance, having been settled by qolon- +
+ ists from that country* in 1665. 4*
4 Island was taken by England in 1794 and held till 1816, when France again 4>
♦ secured possession of it.
+ / St. Pierre was built on high cliffs overlooking the harbor.
4- Mont Pelee. the volcanic eruption of which destroyed St. Pierre, is 4,450 4>
♦ feet high. It is often in obscurity because of the dense clouds of smoke 4*
♦ that have enveloped its summit. 4.
TWO STUBBORN CONTESTS
FOR GEORGIA POSITIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C., May IX—The
contestants of two Georgia post offices are
causing the president considerable troub
le today. They are the offices at Rome
and Albany. The president has sent the
appointment of T. J. Helm to the senate
for confirmation as postmaster at Rome,
but Senator Clay has had the appoint
ment held up and may defeat the con
firmation. He is waiting to hear from the
people of Rome and their wishes In the
matter will decide the issue. Senator
Clay can bring defeat to Helms’ appoint
ment if the Romans wish it.
Senator Clay and Representative Griggs
called on the president yesterday and suc
ceeded In stopping the appointment of
Hal Brimberry, Jr., as postmaster at Al
bany.*
They are not for any particular person
for the office but they are opposed to
Brimberry. The president will very like
ly choose another man. ,
COTTONCHOPPED
BY MACHINERY
BLACKSBURG. R C.. May 14.—W. B Cas
tle. of Hickory Grove, has patented a device for
chopping out cotton, which ia pronounced a
success by all who have seen it. lot year he
worked his own crop with one of these ma
chines. built at a country blacksmith shop, and
saved so much of cost and obtained such good
reaulta that he had it patented Plantera say
the machine is of Inestimable value to cotton
growers, since It does the work of eight men.
and does It better than when done by hand In
the old way. and owing to the growing scarcity
of labor on ’he farm during the cotton chopping
season, and Its unreliability, the farmer Will no
longer be dependent upon floating labor for hla
help to chop out his cotton. Combined with
the cotton picker recently mentioned in your
paper, this may add new hope to the "planter
who cares to hold to what has for a long time
been the staple crop of the south. It Is also
claimed for this machine that it is adapted to
the sugar beet culture and other products sown
in drills where the thinning process is required.
NORTH MLiNft’s
JUDICIAL
SCANDAL
JUDGE WALTER CLARK ANSWERS
HIS CRITICS—AN ALLEGED
COPY OF ONE OF HIS
. LETTERS.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. May 12.-Judge
Walter Clark gives out for publication the
letters he.wrote to Governor Russell dur
ing the fusion rule in this state and In
connection therewith defends himself
against the charge that he instigated suits
against corporations and persons know
ing that the cases would later come be
fore his court for adjudication. He says
all that he did was honorable and for tae
best interest of the state and that the
fight against him Is Instigated by the big
railroad corporations, who wish to defeat
him because they cannot control his de
cisions. ,
One of the letters which Juuge Clark ad
mits writing is relating to alleged free
trips to Raleigh made by United States
Circuit Judge Simonton and is as follows:
•’Permit a suggestion—Acts 1891 chap
ter 320. sec. 4. clearly and unmistakably
makes any discrimination ’an offense’
punishable ’by fine not less than 11.000 nor
more than >5.000.’ Send W. Q Douglas
today to Solicitor Pou. Inform him what
he heard of Page and have bill v. railroad
•ent for hauUng for one-half price. Sum
mon Page and freight agent here with
his books, and the party whose goods were
hauled free (or‘one-half price.) He can
not refuse to tflfitffy. is he is not Indicta
ble. only the common carrier.
“In this way. you can get the evidence
you want. Again last January Simonton
came here to hold court—not only on a
free pass, but in a private palace car
free. He is xot indictable, but the railroad
can be made to swell our school fund
>5.000 for ‘having had the honor.,’ etc., to
give him free cars free passes, free food,
etc., and the national and state publicity
given tae transaction will open the eyes
of the ‘plain common people,’ both In
North Carolina and. throughout the union.
“A very little trouble will get bills as
to above transactions, and It is worth it.
“Destroy this after reading.”
More than one of the letters were mark
ed "Personal” and asked that they be de
stroyed. This. Judge Clark says, was in
order to keep the railroads from seizing
them and trying to make capital against
him.
GOVERNOR CANDLER HAS
APPOINTED NEW DELEGATES
, Governor Candler has revised his list
of appointments as delegates to the Amer
ican Congress of Tuberculosis. which
meets at the Hotel Majestic In June. The
following is the revised list:
Dr. Alexander Mack, Hawkinsville,
chairman; Dr. George Brown. Atlanta;
Dr. J. L. Walker, Waycross; Dr. M. F.
Carson. Griffin; Dr. A. B. Simmons, Sa
vannah; Dr. E. C. Ripley, Barnesville;
Dr. T. M. Mclntosh. Thomasville; Dr. J.
D. Chason. Bainbridge; Dr. R. L. McLeod,
Lyons; Dr. J. A. Crowther. Savannah;
t-Dr. Franklin Wallace, Cordele; Dr. R. L.
Fox. Mt. Vernon; Dr. Jefferson Da via,
Toccoa; Dr. J. B. Rudolph. Gainesville;
Dr. C. T. Nolan, Marietta; Dr. J. A-
Guinn, Conyers; Dr. H. L. Gill, Columbus;
Dr. T. V. Hubbard. Atlanta; Dr. L. P.
Hammond, Rome; Dr. L. G. Hardman,
Harmony Grove; Dr. R. L. Dozier, Mil
ledgeville; Dr. A. A. Davidson, Augusta;
Dr. J. R. Burdette, Tennille; Dr. Fred
Williams, Montezuma: Dr. E. H. Richard
son. Atlanta; Dr. John MeJunktns. Toc
coa; Dr. George L. Harmon, Savannah.
TREASUREISLAND
AT LAST IS FOUND
SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.-Treasure
island, for which an expedition started
from this port last December on the
schooner W. 8. Phelps, has been reached
in safety, according to a letter received
in this city from a member of the party.
The writer says that gold was found In
the sand on the seashore, and also that
quartz discovered on the island is sup
posed to be gold bearing. The location of
the island is not stated. As the letter was
posted In Ecuador. It is surmised the rich
island is off the coast of that country.
THE REMI-WEEKLY JOUKMAU ATLANTA. GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 10, 1903.
8051SES5IDM
IS HELD IN
DIMS
SEVERAL QUESTIONS OF IN
TEREST TO CHURCH WERE
UP FOR DISCUSSION AT CON
FERENCE YESTERDAY.
DALLAS, Tex., May 14.—Bishop Key
occupied the chair at the conference this
morning. Several reports were read and
referred. > -
A report from the educational commit
tee was read In which it was recommend
ed that the standard educational qualifi
cation for admission to the ministry he
raided, and also for the establishment
of a correspondence school at Nashville
to give post-graduate course; also for the
establishment of preachers' institutes in
various sections of the country, and pro
viding sos needy aspirants for the ministry
to attend free of charge.
In this connection Judge Little stated
that the foisting *of illiterate men on-"the
remote districts was an outrage and
should be discontinued- The Catholics
never send any but educated men to the
most feeble parishes. Methodists always
provide educated and good men for mis
sionary service to China, and our country
men should be as well provided for as the
Chinese. After much debate the report
was adopted.
Dr. Park, of the colored M. E. church,
was presented as a messenger from that
body, and his address was frequently In
terrupted by applause.
A special meeting will be held Friday at
8 p. m. to meet the messengers from the
British and Canadian churches. A recep
tion was given last night at Carnegie hall
to delegates and visitors by ladies of Dal
las. It was attended by about 500 people.
No new developments on the war claim
matter. Major Stahlman will probably
make no move until after the report of the
committee.
The boom for Bigham for book agent Is
growing.
A communication of fraternal greeting
from the Methodist Protestant church
was recommitted to the cqinmlttee on fra
ternal correspondence for recommenda
tions.
Dr. Huntington, of Nebraska, and Lieu
tenant Governor Bates, of Massachusetts,
fraternal messengers from the M. E.
church, bade farewell to the general con
ference in a short but cordial address and
announced their departure for their
homes.
Bishop Key for the general conference
responded with equal cordiality and ex
pressed regret at their departure.
Bishop Hendrix, fraternal messenger to
the British Methodist conference In 1900.
made a report which was read to the gen
eral conference. He spoke highly of his
generous reception in England and Ire
land.
A. Coke Smith, of Virginia, fraternal
messenger to the Methodist church of
Canada, in 1898, made a similar report of
his experience. ,
The rules were suspended and matters
on the calendar taken up.
The report of the committee on revisals,
recommending that each annual confer
ence h* v ® a joint.board of finance for Its
local convenience, was ’laid on the table
for future The committee
oh education said that theological stu
dents attend Vanderbilt University and
also an annual appropriation of >IO,OOO to
be ueed to increase the efficiency of the
young ministry.
There were other recommendations.
The report was explained by Dr. Mur
ray, of Millsaps college, Jackson, Miss.,
and Dr. Tillett, dean of the faculty of
Vanderbilt University.
Part of the report was adopted and con
sideration of the remainder, deferred un
til tomorrow.
The education report Is considered one
of the most important matters before the
conference.
Prayers Said Over Claim Monday.
DALLAS, Texas, May 13.—Conference
was called to order yesterday by Bish
op Galloway.
W. W. Smith, of Virginia, moved that
after roll call conference adjourn, as thia
is the day of prayer and fasting over the
war claim matter. An amendment was
ARCHIE M’EACHERN
MEETS AWFUL DEATH
•ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., May 14.-/Ar
chle McEachern, champion moter piced
rider, of Toronto, Canada, met an awful
death in the coliseum yesterday after
noon while trying to break the world’s
record for one mile, motor paced. His.
jugular vein was torn wide open, and he
died twenty minutes later. The chain of
his motor broke, and he went into it,
throwing him high in the air.
McEachern went out on the coliseum
track yesterday afternoon behind the mo
tors in an effort to break the mile rec
ord. He had ridden several miles, and
was going like the wind when the acci
dent came. The chain of his motor broke.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
IN SAVANNAH
IN SESSION
GEORGIA GRAND COMMANDERY
CONVENES IN CITY BY THE SEA.
GREAT PARADE YES-
TERDAY.
SAVANNAH, Ga.. May 14.-The 41st an
nual meeting of the grand commander?
of the Knight Templars of Georgia con
vened in Savannah today at noon.
There was a parade through the princi
pal streets of the city, in which Captain
Joyner’s fire department and drum corps
was the principal attraction and a lun
cheon at the Masonic temple.
Rev. John D. Jordan, pastor of the First
Baptist church addressed the Sir Knights
in welcoming them to Savannah and Mr.
W. A. Davis, of Macon, responded on be
half of the visitors.
There will be a parade of the Mystic
Shriners this afternoon that is expected
to be very picturesque. The visiting la
dies were taken on a trolley ride this
morning by a committee of ladies and
were given a luncheon ait Thunderbolt.
Tomorrow after the election of officers
the grand commandery will go to Tybee
to spend the afternoon. There are about
two hundred visitors present.
Agricultural Bill Passed by Senate.
WASHINGTON. May 14.-The senate
passed the agricultural appropriation bill.
Mr. Stewart, of Nevada, men addressed
the senate in support of the Philippines’
government bill.
offered that adjournment take place at U
m . and was carried.
Aftee'rtM call, Hdtroorts bhlng presejf*
ed, newmdtlon to.aiia>urn carried at lOflk
R. J. Bigham, of Atlanta, is prominently
mentioned for the position of senior book
agent and his chances are good.
George M. Napier, of Monroe, Ga., says:
“The Georgia delegation before their
arrival here were In favor of returning the
war claim money to the government, but
since they have seen the Impracticability
of that, on account of the Candler letters,
and are in favoi\of condemning all per
sons connected with the book committee
and book agents, as/well as condemning
the officials who sent the letters to the
senators.
“The only way to give the money back
would be to have enabling act passed by
congress. There Is a strong sentiment In
favor of voluntary contributions to make
up the amount of the fee and turn the
whole account over Ito the • publishing
house. No one from Georgia Is mentioned
for bishop.” ?»’ • ’ • *
Bishop Candler preached to an Immense
congregation at the, First Baptist church
Sunday night. With few exceptions all
the pulpits of eve~ v denomination were
filled by vlsltlngTJfea»'hers. the exceptions
being the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Heldt Not Seated at Dallas.
Although duly elected as clerical and lay
delegates to the general conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south, how
in session at Dallas, Texas, Dr. John W.
Heldt, of Atlanta, and W. R. Power* of
Marietta, have been refused seats by the
conference.
This decision of the conference came .at
the instance of Bishop C. B. Galloway.
When the North Georgia conference was
In session last fall and stx clerical and lay
delegates had already been appointed, one
each being qualified to every 48 delegates
of the conference, the question arose
whether the conference was not entitled to
a seventh pair of delegates. It was found
that by counting a number of late trans
fers to the conference and by counting
several names of deceased members not
yet stricken from the rolls, the necessary
number of members to account for a
seventh pair of delegates was made up.
Acting upon this Dr. Heldt and Mr. Power
were elected.
On the first day of the Dallas confer
ence, however, the secretary omitted these
names In calling the roll. The question
was referred to the committee on creden
tials, and it was determined that the
North Georgia conference had a right but
to six pairs of delegates. Dr. Heldt was
however, elected one of the assistant sec
retaries of the conference, the precedent
of having an assistant secretary not a
member of the conference having already
been established.
It is said that Dr. Heldt hardly expected
to be seated when he left for the confer
ence. He is the assistant editor and busi
ness manager ofi the Wesleyan* Christian
Advocate.
Louisville Wants Next Conference
DALLAS. May The general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday wag presided over by Bish
op Hqndrix, of Kansas City. Bishop O.
P. FttzgeraJd in a co?nmunicat|on to the
conference requested to be from
active service because of advanced age
qnd feeble physical condition. Referred
to committee on Episcopacy.
Greetings from Southern Baptist con
vention at Ashevflle, N. C., were read and
accepted. ’. •
Among reports' of committees was one
from the educational committee urging
closer and more -careful study of the
Bible in theologfcal seminaries. The re
port enlisted uhiifual interest.
The requested that
the next quadrlennial meeting be held In
Loulgvllle, Ky. Referred to the committee
on entertainment of the general confer
ence.
H. Warner Hill* of the North Georgia
conference, precipitated a spirited five
minutes debate th the wat claim issue by
a resolution seeking to Instruct tho com
tee on publishing IxtereWts to hold contln
uoue sessions until the matter be settled
because of the Iffiportande of the matter
and the univerjgl Interest of the church
In It. On motion of Dr.. Rankin, the reso
lution was tabled—loo toJSB.
A resolution signed by 4. Cooke Smith,
of Virginia, expressed gratification at the
visit and address of the fraternal delega
tion of the M. E. church, north, and en
dorsing the sentiments contained In the
addresses. Adopted by rising vote. , H<
Rev. H. B. Parks, .missionary secretary
and fraternal delegate from the African
Methodist church, was presented to, tfie
conference and was received by the dele
gates rising.
J. P. Strother,’ of Los Angeles, present
ed a paper to be read to the open confer
ence in defense pf the attitude of the mi
nority of the book committee at Balti
more. In 1898, on the war claim. One of
the most acrimonious debates since the
conference opened resulted. The paper
was finally referred to the publishing com
mittee.
Dr. Wilson, of South Carolina, gave no
tice of reply from the majority members
of the book cpmmlttee of 1898.
the heavy machine stopped suddenly x>f
its own weight and McEachern went into
it. He was strapped to his wheel; and the
awful impact sent him, tied to his wheel,
high into the air. The track, which had
not been completed, was still rough, and
a board at the top of the track was pro
jecting at the place where McEachern
landed. A frightful hole was torn in his
neck,. the jugular vein being torn open
and the blood spurting forth in a stream.
McEachern was hastily picked up, and
taken to a hospital, where he expired 20
minutes later. He *was a champion rider,
and was to have|ridden here quite a good
deal during the summer months.
KRUGER GIVES MONEY
TO AID ST. PIERRE FOLK
PARIS, May 14.—Former President Kru
ger has sent a message of condolence to
President Loubet, in which he says that
although handicapped by circumstances,
he desires to emphasize his sympathy by
contributing 800 francs towards the Mar
tinique fund.
Peculiar
\ To Itself
j In wbat it is fend I’hat it does—con-
■ taining the best blood-purifying,
i alterative and tonic substances and
' effecting the most radical and per
i manent cures of all humors and all
[ eruptions,, relieving weak, tired,
i languid feelings, and building up
; the whole system—is true only of
■ Hood’s Sarsaparilla
■ No other medicine acts like it;
|no other medicine has done so
i much real, substantial good, no
■ other medicine has restored health
! and strength at so little cost.
> “I was troubled with scrofula and came
near losing my eyesight. For four months I
could not see to do anything. .After taking
two bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla I could see
to.walk, and when 1 had taken eight bottles I
could see as wet! ar ever.” Susix A. Hairs
ton, Withers, N. C.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
NOT A LIVING CREATURE
LEFT IN CITY OF ST. PIERRE
Continued from Page One.
o’clock on the morning of May X Mont
Pelee was smoking to the north arid‘the
wind was blowing westward.
A few minutes before 7 o’clock a great
white column of what seemed to be steam
and gas belched forth from an apparent
ly new crater oi) Mbnt Pelee, which
seemed to be about 200 yaras from the
original crater.and which appeared to
open up a deep rent from the top to the
bottom of the mountain.
This outbreak caused the utmost con
sternation and panic among the inhabi
tants of St. Pierre, who fled toward the
seashore uttering frightful screams In an
ticipation, evidently, of what was tq fol
low.
Those on the Gabrielle observed a small
steam yacht leave St. Pierre at 10 min
utes after 7 o'clock with the governor and
members of the scientific commission on
board. The yacht steamed toward Le
Precheur.
NOT A LIVING CREATURE
WAS ALIVE IN THE CITY
.NEW YORK, May 12,-Successful at
tempts have been made to reach St.
Pierre, says a London dispatch to The '
Tribune. Cabling from St. Luclg, thq cor
respondent of the Dally Mail, says the
town Is a heap pf ruins, and dead bodies
•re lying, all around. Few. ever will be
recpgnlzed. so great are the mutilation
and distortion. • !
Search parties have found 3.000 charred
corpses on the site, of the cathedral. All
appear to have been asphyxiated at first.
Not a soul was found alive in the whole
town.
Describing the destruction of the island
city, the correspondent says that last
Monday Mount Pelee poured forth a
stream of molten lava twenty feet high
and half a mile wide. Its progress was
appalling. Rushing down the dry bed of
Riviere Blanche, it reached the sea.
The force of the impact was such that
the sea receded for 300 feet for miles
along the western coast. .
Loud detonations followed at short, ir
regular intervals, absolutely awe-inspir
ing and so loud that they were heard 300
miles away.
N At night the volctfno crater was a mass
of Iprld flames, which shot high up over
the mountain, while all the time the can
nonading went on. It continued at Inter
vals on Tuesday and Wednesday. On
Thursday morning It was relatively still.
St. Pierre was, as usual, early astir, and
business was partly going on about 7
o’clock, when a sort of whirlwind of
steam, boiling mud and Are suddenly
swept with incredible rapidity over the
city and roadstead. At once the town was
in a blaze. The flte seemed to run tover
all.
The ships were.instantly canted over
and began simultaneously to. burn and
sink In the sea, which was then a raging
cauldron. The whole destruction had ta
ken place within less than twenty min
utes of eruption.
DISASTER FAR GREATER
THAN BY FIRST REPORT
LONDON, May 12.—The colonial office
received the following dispatch this af
ternoon from Administrator Bell, of the
inland* qLP9n?ln|cA. British West Indies.:
< .‘.Hhe Martinique catastrophe appears to
be even more terrible than at first report
ed. Refugees arriving here this morning
say that new craters are open In many
directions; that rivers are overflowing and
that large areas in the north of the Island
are submerged. Other districts are crowd
ed with survivors. Almost total darkness
continues. I do not believe Guadeloupe
can adequately relieve the stupendous dis
tress.”
RUSHED TO CATHEDRAL
NEW YORK, May 12.—Relief parties
have ventured Into the streets of St.
Pierre, says a Castries St. Lucia, dispatch
to The Herald. It was not expected that
survivors would be found and so there
has been no disappointment at the mourn
ful reports that have been returned.’-.,
Piles of dead in the vicinity of the site
' of the'c4thedral..teli'& storj’ of the attempt
to sanctuary, arid refuge in the great
structure of worship. Men and women,
1 panic stricken at the cataclysm, turned In
the moment of their despair to the cath
edral and were apparently overcome be
fore they could reach Its doors.
. So far the search has been hindered by
•the fires that are still raging, and the
investigators are in great danger.
From the positions of the bodies the
opinion Is formed that many were over
come before they realized the extent of
the peril. Mahy of the bodies are in life
like positions, as though death had come
with a breath, as indeed may have been
I the case.
Steps have been taken to prevent disease
resulting from the disaster. Burial par
ties are working night and day, but it is
Impossible tha* the dead can be cared for
as their friends would wish. . - •
Military rule is established in the town
to prevent vandals from working. Such
property as has not been aestroyed will
be protected. One of the great misfor
tunes arises from the fact that the store
houses of provisions have been swept out
of existence. . . :
ST. VINCENT*DESOLATED
BY SHOWER OF FLAME
NEW YORK, May 12.-A dispatch hgs
reached here from St. Luclq., says a Lon
don dispatch to The Tribune, describing
a’terrible state of affairs on St. Vincent.
The horthern district of the island has
<-ompletely destroyed by the volcanic
eruption.
persons were killed by lightning
while trying to escape.
SCENES IN CITY OF ST. PIERRE
JUST BEFORE THE ERUPTION
BOSTON, May 13.—Relat.ves and
friends of Thomas T. Prentis, United
States consul at St. Pierre, whose home
is at Melrose, are in grave fear that he
and his tamlly were among those who
perished in the lake of molten lava that
swept over the city/ With him were his
wife and two daughters and no word has
been received from them since the de
struction of the island city.
Friends of the family have not entirely
abandoned hope that they may have es
caped with their lives, arguing that the
severing of the cables ana general de
moralization in Martinique and St. Vin
cent could easily account for the absence
cf news ftom Consul Prentis.
Miss Alice FrJ, a sister of Mrs. Pren
tis, who lives in Melrose, received a let
ter from her on Friday, bearing the date
of April 25. The letter was In part as
follows:
“This morning the whole population of
the city Is on the alert and every eye Is
directed toward Mont Pelee, an extinct
volcano. Everybody is afraid that the
volcano has taken Into Its heart to burst
forth and desroy the whole Island.
“All -<e inhabitants are. going up to see
It. There Is not a horse to be had on the
island, those belonging to the natives be
ing kept in readiness to leave at a mo
ment’s notice. Last Wednesday, which
was April 23, I was In my room with little
Christine, and we heard three distinct
shocks. They were so great that we sup
posed at first that there was someone at
the door, and Christine went and found
no one there. The first report was very
loud, but the second and third were so
great that dishes werq thrown from the
shelves and the houZe was completely
rocked.
“We can see Mont Pelee from the rear
windows of our house, and although it
fully four miles away, we can hear tae
roar and see the fire and lava issuing from
it with terrific force.
“The city Is covered with ashes, and
clouds of smoke have been over, our heads
for the past ..ve days. xh« smell of sul
phur Is so strong that horses on the
street stop and snort, and some of them
are obliged to give "up, drop in their har
ness and die from the suffocation.
"Many of t.»e people are obliged to wear ■
wet handkerchiefs over their faces to pro- :
tect them from the strong fumes of sul
phur. My husband assures me that there
is no immediate danger, and when there
Is the leas,, particle of danger we will
leave the place.
“There is an American schooner, the R.
J. Morse, in the harbor, and will remain
here for at least two weeks.
• “If the volcano becomes very bad we
shall embark at once and g* out to sea.”
SURVIVORS ARE FLEEING?
DESOLATION IS COMPLETE
ST. THOMAS. D. W. 1., May IX—The
Danish cruiser Valkyrie has taken on
board 500 refugees from the north and
Northeast coasts of the island of Mar
tinique r . ..
The French cruiser Suchet has rescued
2,000 persons from Martinique and the
French cable' repair steamer Pouyer-
Queertier has saved numbers of. the suf
ferers from the volcano outbreak there.
All the rescued persons have been taken
to Fort de France. Martinique.
Only one man escaped from the jail at
*St. Pierre, when that town was over
whelmed by the flow of lava from Mont
Pel*e-
7 The stench from the unburied corpses
at fit. Pierre is still almost intolerable,
according to the advices received here,
and the desolation is Indescribable.
It is reported in St. Thomas that the
French bank at St. Pierre transferred its
funds and books to the buchet before the
caiastrd'phe.
EYE-WITNEBS DESCRIBES
ERUPTION OF VOLCANO
NEW YORK, May 14-In a dispatch
from its correspondent on the Island of St.
Vincent. B. W. 1., the Herald says:
Admonitory rumblings and earthquakes
in the vicinity of Soufriere came two
weeks ago. i
On Monday, May 5, the lake in the old
crater became greatly disturbed. On
Tuesday at 2 o’clock in the afternoon the
mountain began a series of volcanic ef
forts. Severe earthquakes accompanied
these terrible noises and detonations suc
ceeded quickly. At 7 o'clock in the even
ing an Immense column of steam issued
from the crater and lasted until mid
night. '
Terrible explosions followed on Wednes
day morning, and at 7 o'clock there was
another sudden violent escape of steam.
This ascended for three hours, when other
material was ejected.
At noon three craters appeared to open
and began to vomit,lava. Six streams
at once ran down the sides of the moun
tain, making an awful scene.
The mountain labored heavily for half
an hour after the, appearance of the lava.
Fire flashed aronud the edges of the cra
ters, and there were tremendous detona
tions in succession, rapidly merging Into a
continuous roar.
This lasted through Wednesday night
and until Friday morning. The thunder-
Ings of the volcano were heard through
out the Cariblpean sea.
The eruption began Wednesday. A huge
cloud In a dark and dense column, charg
ed with volcanic matter, rose to a height
of 8 miles from the mountain top. Dark
ness like midnight descended and the sul
phurous air was laden with fine dust.
A black rain followed, a rain of favilla
scoriae rocks and stone.
There were bright flashes, numerous and
marvellously rapid. These with thunder
ing, the mountain shocks, the earthquake
roar, the lava and falling stones created
a scene of horror.
Large areas of cultivation have been
burled beneath the volcanic matter.
On the Windward cost seven plantations
are totally destroyed. Nothing green is
visible.
Sixteen hundred and twenty deaths are
already reported. There are 167 cases In
the hospital at Georgetown under treat
ment.
The deaths have been caused chiefly by
suffocation by the sulphurous gas, light
ning and burning lava masses.
A few of the cases in the hospital are
likely to recover. The crew of H. M. S.
Indefatigable buried thirty peasants found
dead on the Owla estate, north of Sou
friere.
A new crater is reported formed on the
Richmond estate near the seashore.
The country districts on the Windward
coast are littered with dead bodies.
Kingston, the capital, and the whole
population, are safe. There have been
no accidents or deaths. Clouds of dust
are blowing over the city, however.
TJ>e royal mgll steamer. Wear, is trans
porting food and water to the Leeward
coast, sailing vessels proceed to the Wind
ward coast on the same errand. Doctors
and nurses have gone to the scenes of dis
tress.
The majority of the corpses being found
are covered with ashes, decomposed and
hardly approachable. The dead are being
burled in trenches, thirty In each.
SIXTEEN VESSELS LOST
IN HARBOR OF ST. PIERRE
WASHINGTON. May 14.-The navy de
partment this morning received a num
ber of messages bearing on the Mar-:
tlnique disaster. Lieutenant B. B. Mc-
Cormick. commanding the Potomac, sent
the following froin Fort De France, da
ted yesterday:
“Inhabitants St. Pierre, 16 vessels, to
tally destroyed. Surrounding villages un
inhabitable. Island covered (with) de
struction. Ashes within five miles Fort
de France. Provisions needed. 50,000 ref
ugees within ten days. Noted extra
stores. ' Inform commandant San Juan.”
Commander McLean, of the Cincinnati,
cabled from Fort de France, under to
day’s date as follows:
“Arrived St. Pierre this morning. Came
here message. Assisting government Mar
tinique. News disaster St. Vincent; have
sent Potomac. Will follow if necessary.’’
Admjral Barker, commandant of the
Brooklyn navy yard, telegraphed as fol
lows:
, “Bulk of freight removed from Buffalo.
She can sail at any time within two
hours’ notice.”
Secretary* Hay today received the fol
lowing cablegram from Consul Ayme In
answer to the secretary’s inquiry’ as to
whether fresh water and supplies are
needed: .
"Water not needed, but food imperla
tive for 50,000 refugees. I have cabled as
to what was wanted. I shall stay here
to distribute supplies. The Cincinnati is
here.”
Adjutant General Corblh has received
:: ISLAND OF ST. VINCENT
AND VOLCANO SOUFRIERE i I
i ►
-
♦ St. Vincent is a British possessio n. / *
4» Island is about 17 miles long and 10 miles broad. - . "S
4» Population, approximately, 45,000, of which there are 30,000 negroes, 3,000 +
4» whites and 12,000 of jnixed races. w
4* Whole northern part of the Island swept by lake of lava from ths ♦
4> crater of Soufrlere and Mome Garon, the latter being the peak of the vol- ♦
4* canic ridge that divides the island east and west. w
4» Lava-flooded district lies between Belair and Georgetown. ♦
4> Capital o fthe Island is Kingstown, with a population of about 8,000, 4*
4> chiefly negroes. This town Is 12 miles distant from the volcanoes now in ♦
4> eruption. ■ ♦
4> St. Vincent was once prosperous by reason of sugar cultivation, but this 4 1
+ industry* has fallen into decay. ♦
+ The chief product now is arrowroot. . '
4> The whole Island is of volcanic creation. ♦
4> This is the second devastating flood of lava that has swept the island, 4*
* the other occurring in 1812. ♦
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ST. PIERfiE SIH
TOLD OF BT
ATLANTA
I
A. OLSON SAYS THAT HE CAN NOl
UNDERSTAND DESTRUCTION OF
SHIPS UNLESS AN IMMENSE
TIDAL WAVE CAUSED IT.
A. Olson, janitor of the Empire building
has visited St. Pierre, Martinique, severa
times. He has been all over the island,
and is familiar with the construction‘of
St. Pierre. He saye .he is astounded at <
the great loss of life that occurred'-ih the
French province.
Speaking of his visit there this mornlpg,
Olson said:
“I have visited St. Pierre several time*.
It Is a typical French town. TJie streets
narrow, crooked and dirty. The weather
;is always hot there. I have been there at
all seasons of the year. Mt. .Pelee
about two miles from the limits of the
town, and when I was there last there waj
no sign of the volcano erupting. Every-,
.body* knew, of course, that Mt. Pelee wag
dangerous, but people seemed accustom
ed to the rumblings and the shaking of the
'earth, and seemed to pay no attention to.
them.
“I can easily see how the town''was de
stroyed by the volcano, but I cannot un-i
fderstand how the ships were burned.''
There are no docks at St, Pierre,
.‘ships generally anchored out about a mile
’from the shore. It must have been an aw-.
• ful eruption, and if the ships were de«
stroyed. there must have been a tidal
wave that drove thsgn on shore*”
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a cablegram from San Juan, Porto Rlca<
saying that the collier Sterling will sail
tomorrow for Martinique. - V
c .. , .*.
SURVIVORS OF ST. PIERRE
SUFFER FROM MELANCHOLIA
NEW YORK, May 14.—A1l the survivors
of the St. Pierre disaster continue to be >-
greatly broken up by the terrible expert-.,
ence through which they passed, say* a
dispatch to The Herald from St. Klttg,.
B. W. I. First Officer Scott, Assistant
Purser Thomas and Cooper Taylor are
still in a pitiable condition. » fl
Scott, who lost a son about to enter col
lege, cannot take his mind - from the
scenes of last Thursday.
All three men speak in the highest
terms of Captain Pierre Lebries of the
French cruiser Suchet, whose kindness to
the survivors endeared him to them. Tq
MONT PELEE MAY BE
ALWAYS ACTIVE CRATEft
NEW YORK, May 14.—Sir Henry, T.
Wrenfordsley, who has been chief Justice
for at least six of England’s colonies,
among them the Leeward islands, is in
this city. Regarding the volcanic out
burst in the West Indies he said: .1® -
“I don’t believe there will be any great
destruction elsewhere. There is no doubt
in my mind that there is a subterranean
connection between all that string of is
lands, but that fact will save the rest,
perhaps. I look to see Mont Pelee tak*
its place as an active volcano, at least
during our lifetime, acting,.*«. a sort of
safety valve for the other islands.'* . , ?
SCIENTIFIC COMMISSION-
SAID MONT PELEE WAS SAFE
NEW YORK. May 14.—The trane-Atlan
tic steamer Canada has arrived here with
138 refugees. 20 hourb from Fart de France,
Martinique, says a Pori of* Spam. —■
dad. dispatch to the Herald. She brings? |
this account of an event which Is alleged I
to have preceded the disaster at St. Pierrt,’ g
told, it is stated, by a person who was«
aboard the schooner Gabrielle: • • *
A scientific commission, presided over
by the governor, M. Mouttet, assembled
in St. Pierre on May 7, the day before
the calamity for the purpose of studying
the phenomena of the -volcanic disturb
ances of Mont Pelee.
It was agreed by the members of this
ST. THOMAS TREMBLED
FROM QUAKE OF EARTH
NEW YORK, May 14.—Much excitement
was caused here, says a St, Thomas,. D.
W. 1., dispatch to The Herald, by a slight
shock of earthquake, which was felt
about 4:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Tbs
public was greatly excited, and many
persons rushed from their houses, but
the tremors of the earth stopped before
any actual damage was done. - ; < .
SOUFRIERE VOLCANO
IS STILL ERUPTING
CASTRIES. Island of St. Luda, Tues-'
dav. May IX—The Soufriere volcano ot
the island of St. Vincent Is still in destruc-'
tive eruption.
The terrific cannonade can be heard a
hundred miles away.
The reports are followed by columns of
smoke, rising miles in the air.
Immense balls of colored fire also issue
from the crater. Lightning is playing,
fiercely In the upper sky and the whole
northern part of the island is one mass of
traveling flame. '
It is Impossible to reach the burning dis
trict bv land or sea and there is no means
of estimating the destruction wrought to
life and property.
Kingston, the capital of St. Vincent, is
still safe, though showers of ashes and
pebbles are continually falling. ' t
The volcano Itself Is invisible •
FRANCE GIVES AID
TO ST. PIERRE VICTIMS
PARIS. May 14.—The meeting today
called by the American Chamber of Com
merce to raise funds for' the relief of the
West Indian sufferers was well attended
and over 12.000 francs was subscribed, in
a few moments to aid the destitute people
at Martinique.
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