The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1902, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY MAY 15, 1902 ST.PIERRE jM ont Pelee Is| Again in Action. Work Is Slow Among the | Ruins. o B Force Is Used in Urging | Troops. and ‘the New York the Herald FRANCE, Island of inique, May 14. — Mont Pelee has again been in erup- tie but the fall of volcanic atter has been aw: from Pierre. A French cure to- brought in from his pas- es north of here, stones which he seid fell it ng considerable dam- d cinders have been thrown T Pelee, but the danger has not age eatened St. Pierre. In the de- stroye work among the ruins in an unsatisfactory ve to be forced by v the danger of pestilence increases. being burned, the pyres 1 petroleum and tar. Great | t going, which at night lighli island, and which. being led to the belief that nce had been burned. It give descrip- in St city have burned | making it possible to dig Gown to the ruins, thus revealing the horrors that have been buried. | o LEAD BODIEE EVERYWHERE. th treets the ashes and cinde x feet deep. Everywhe bodies, decomposing and | that makes the wor anGs have be to be cr carboniz ed with aps only a s while not far off hat ap- pillar of stone, only grewsomely under of another unfor- NEGRO PRISONER SAFE. Il St. Pierre only a single human ped the work of Mont Pelee negro murderer, who was | cell so far underground that the flames, failed to remained for four were hea¥d. When 2 open he dashed rd stant wood. He is ave been crazed by the awful rough * which he passed. now watching the the robbing of t ruins. Vandals cor that have been | n any person who is will put a stop to the e walls of the houses that crumble and fall et touch. he terrible heat that poured | t Pelee may be had when | the iron rollers of the | mills were melted as | d been passed through al THE SEA WITHDREW. :\X OINT. PITRE, Guadsioupe, May 14. | returned from Martinique, | tion continues, covering the ' es which are in places decp. The rumblings of the heard continuously. St | e can now be approached. Troops | have been sent there to and bury the dead. The city Is awful. The streams troved St. Plerre came he mountain, which | osed, leaving large and ve: Macuba and Grand hundred feet, coming bacl ith fury. The nflicgrs l‘é 4 boat making soundings off the 't a depth of 4000 feet, where was only 608, to the bottom. e = hes cover the sea for charge ir steamer saved 500 per- surroundéd by burning | La Précheur. Many wounded | e found at Morne Rouge. | WALL OF FIRE THE BEARER OF CALAMITY | CROIX, D. W. 1, May 14.—Charles pson, second purser of the mer Roraima, gives this report the disaster at St. Pierre: alma arrived at Martinique at 1 Thursday morning. Af five Lefore § o'clock there was a sud- terrific report, and Mont Pelee to an ugly mass of dark mat- spreading over the entire c for about scven miles olid flame. This warricane force, spread over Uie bay, enveloping all shipping in @ perfect maelstrom. A tidal wave twen- Ly-tive feer high passed over the burning snips, APPing spars and funnels as if ter, - uud. environ deply broke into wraveling with ich, were pipestems. Fire, aud, ashes hot stones rained upon the Roraima's son took refuge in his’ cabin, himself iclothes, At .one neck in hot water, fearfully burned an e men who were the ship for the they ¥ the s, ¥Finaily rescued b, e 8t ! Friday morn- ort de France, taking of the Roraima, and leaving others in the hos- and went to Scott, inique and his Plerre to attend o'clock on the morning of the rvices were’ being ing all danger had cathedral and city | lled with worshipers at catastrophe. Pumice in great quantities are ficating to uthern shore of Guadeloupe, It is the so reporied that the Martinique inhabitants were i a semi-panic a few days previous 1 the catastrophe and were er to | leave St. Picrre. The government as- | there was no danger and a n of soldiers was established to pre- vent their leaving. Iort de France Is said to be quite safe and no danger is appre- bended there. Memorial Service. To-morrow morning commencing at 10 o'clock there will be held a solemn memo- rial service in the French church Notre Dame des Victoires, on Bush street, for the repose of the souls of the vietims of the terrible catastrophe at Martinique. 1 4 . < e catastrophe with- Government Vessels Are on the Way With Supplies for Sufferers. Special Dispatch to The Call. ALL BUREA U, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASH- INGTON, May 14.—From Com- mander T. C. McLean, com- manding the cruiser Cincir nati, came to-d cial news that St. ffering from the effects of the re- cént earthquake. Lean's message from Fort de France sent to-day to the Secretary of the Na ‘Arrived at St. Plerre this morning. Came here message, assisting government of Martinique. News of disaster St. Vin- cent. Have sent Potomac; will follow it necessary The Sterling, Jaden with supplies gath- ered at Porto Rico, will arrive at Fort de France to-morrow and will immediately begin the tribution of r f. It had been belie that this ship was already on her way, but apparently some delay was experienced in loading her. Brigadier General \Weston, commissary general of subsistence, has furnished the - d a the first offi- | Vincent is! | in_special session to ratify This is Commander Mc- | Secretary of War with a memorandum | showing that tne Dixie carries stores costing $59,40395. They weigh 90 tons and will 50,000 people for thirty- six days. BUFFALO IS READY. Rear Admiral Barker has notified the Navy Department that the Buffalo ha been unloaded and can sail at two hours notice. plies not gathered + Secretary Root has directed Majo L. Brainard, purchasing commiss Army bullding, New York, tp take c! of private contributions. He will arrange for thefr shipment to Martinique and St. time for the Dixie. . ent. The House Appropriations Committee ent is; sed to report the ting $300,000 additional for relief. rep- sentative Cannon - and his associate seem to be of the opinion that sufficlent money has been appropriated, especially in view of the call made upon the country for private contributions, and they have announced their intention of tak.ng no action upon the Senate resoluticn until the necessity for more funds is shown | by further reports of the conditions Martinique and St. Vincent. PROVISIONS NEEDED. Lieutenant B. B. McCormick, command- ing the Potomac, sent the following from Fort de France, dated yesterday “Inhabitants St. Pierre, sixteen vessels, totally destroyed. uninhabited. struction. Ashes within five Tniles Fort de France. Provisions needed 50,000 ref- ugees within ten days. Ilnform command- ant San Juan.” Secretary Hay to-day received the fol- lowing cabiegram from Consul Ayme in answer to the Secretary’s inquiry as to whether fresh water and supplies are needed: “Water not needed, but food imperative for 50,000 refugees. . I have cabled this to Governor of Porto Rico, answering his query as to what was wanted. 1 shall stay here to distribute supplies. The Cin- cinnati is here.” Adjutant General Corbin received the telegram from San Juan, Porto Rico, ing that the collier Sterling would sail with supplies for Martinique. The cable- says: ollier Sterfing will sail * to-morrow, 14th, with - following stores, Cap n Crabb, quartermaster's department, ‘in in charge: Subsistence stores, in pounds, sent as folows: 21,000 flour and hard bread; 3090 beans: 3000 rice; 5000 bacon; 1000 milk: 2000 coffee; 5000 sugar; 2200 cod- fish and salinen, and 500 salt. Quarter- master supplies: 100 blankets; 3250 blouses 1200 hats; 11,000 shirts; 10,000 2000 shoes; 5000 stockings; 8000 Lieutenant A. Moreno, pro- egiment, and Quartermaster Ser- Samuel L. Kemp accompany eant Crabb. Lieutenant Colonel James A. Bu- chan, commanding Porto Rican infantry regiment.”« PROMPT RESPONSE. Practically all of thtse who are named by the President to serve on the Mar- tinique relief committee have wired their acceptan nd have indicated a willing- nesg 1o enter heartily into the work of raising and recelvine contributions in aid of the sufferers. Already large amounts are reported as having been received and the President is much gratified at the prompt response to his appeal. Major Brainard, commissary of sub- sistence, U. 8. A., purchasing commis- ary, Army building. New York city, Is designated by the Secretary of War' to take charge of/ any contributions that may be made by the citizens of New York and other cities for the sufferers in the French West Indies and which the citizens’ committee may wish forwarded through the War Deparment. All stores should be turned over to Major Bralnard, who will prepare the same for re-ship- ment, giving receipts and rendering ac- count of commissary general of subsis- tence of all stores recelved and disposi- tion mady CRUISER DIXIE SAILS. NEY YORK, May 14—The United States” auxillary cruiser Dixie, which has on board almost 3000 tons of supplies, cofi- sisting of provisions and clothing, for the relief of the people on the island of Mar. tinique, passed. out of quarantine at 10:12 to-night for Fort de France. It is prob- able that the Dixie will reach that place next Tuesday. The vgssel also carries'a number of surgeons and about $5000 worth of medical supplies. . by Sandy Hook to The. Dixie passed out see at 11:0¢ o’clock. The Chamber qr Commerce met to-day by the Senate appro-| She will be freighted with sup- | | | the action taken by its president, Morris K. Jessup, for the immediate relief of the survivors i of the Martinique disaster by the pur- chase of the food supplies on the steamer Madiana and the sending of additional supplies on the steamer Montabelle on Sat- urday, and to take further action for the relief ‘of the sufferers. President Jessup presided and reported what he had done. Abram S. Hewitt of- fered a resolution, which was adopted, de- claring that “the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, mourning for the dead and full of compassion for the living thus suddenly reduced to a condi- tion of actual stafvation, calls upon its members to provide the means for imme- diate succor to its nelghbors in their dire distress, and with that end in View here- by constitutes a committee of sixty, to be named by President Jessup, with pow- er to add to thelr pumbers and appoint their own officers, whoge duty it shall be t> provide at once for the forwarding of the necessary supplies to be secured by the contrfbutions of its members and of such other lpersons as may desire to as- sist in this labor of love and duty.” The resolution indorses the recommen- dation of President Roosevelt to Congress for a large appropriation of money and the provision of ships and supplies for the relief of the stricken people. The secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce is au- thorized 1o receive contributions for the relief work. Jessup named the committee of sixty and aunnounced that it would hold a meet- ing to-morrow te organize, Hewitt’s name heads the committee, and. other - members are Gustav_ H. Schwab, Levi P. Morton, Whitelaw Reid, Cornelius N. F , Jacob H. Schiff, Emii A. Boas, D. 0. Mills, James Spever, Isidor Strauss, John A. McCall, Daniel 'S, La- mont, Robert 8. Ogden and Brayton Ives. Cornelius N. Biiss announced the action ! the President of the United States in ppointing a i committee, | and said the chamber's committee would g;»(r‘k in harmony with the national com- ce. FOOD! FOOD! IS THE CRY OF THE REFUGEES ORT DE FRANCE, May 14.—Refu- gees from the neighborhood of St. Pierre continue to flock to this al- ready densely crowded city. They reach here on the verge of starvation, and many of them are badly burned, The neighboring islands are doing: all they can, and American, French and Ger- man warships are rendering aid, but the food question is desperate, so enormous are the masses of refugees who must be cared for. Nome of those who have crowded into Fort de France has any idea of returning to the slopes of the volcano. Certainly nobody who is in Martinique will ever Iive there after having seen the scenes that are all about us. It fs more than doubtful if St. Plerre will ever again igure on any map. It is no longer a city —it is hardly a ruin—and it is not likely to be rebuilt. The volcano is still vomit- ing smoke and fire over the city that was erased from the earth in a moment, St. Pierre’s dead are a multitude as great as the living that now make Fort de Irance the most crowded community in the West Tudies. ‘The situation in St. Vincent is veiled be- hind a wall of fire. Nobody can approach the nelghborhood of the volcano of Sou- friere, and it {s certain that all within a radius of several miles of the fire- spouting mountain are dead. Amon( the other victims aré the last of the Carib aborigines of these islands. Word of the destruction of the Carib village which was in a valley near the center of the death zone on St. Vincent was brought here by Mr. Renshaw, a rich merchant of St. Lucia. In the Spanish islands the aborigines were all killed off, but the British fostered the remnant on 8t. Vin- cent and_ helped them to maintain this village. There were only a few dozen of them, So this - volcanic upheaval has wiped a race from the earth, for there is not now a Carib alive in the world, There Is intense suffering all over St. Vincent, The streams are filled with Java and peo- ple are dying of thirst. Sevete Blow to St. Thomas. ST. THOMAS, D. W. 1, May 14.—It is reported here from the French island of Gaudeloupe that pumice stone In great qbantities is floating on the seéa there and at the British island of Domiinica, and tuat much itlcne has been cast upon the beaches of these islands. The loss at St. Plerre of the Grappler, the cable repair ship of the West India and Panama ‘Telegraph Company, was a severe blow to St. Thomas, as nearly all of the crew was related there. Subscrip- tions have been opened to relleve thefr destitute families, on behalf of whom an earnest appeal has been made. per L Vesuvius Is Not in Eruption. ARIS, May 14.—A dispatch from Na< plés to the Journal says Mount Vesuvius shows signs of activity. Lava fis flow- lng from the crater on the Pompeii side, while hot cinders are thrown up from time to time. NAPLES, May 14.—The report publish- ed in Paris that Mount Vesuvius is in eruption 1s without foundation. : I VILLAGE oF TIORNE ROUGE, MARTINIQUE o o BEAUTIFUL RESORT NEAR ST. l PIERRE THAT ESCAPED DE- STRUCTION. L ONE THOUSAN. BODIES FOUND AND BURNED ONDON, May 14.—The Gqvernor of l the Windward Islands, r Robert Llewellyn, telegraphs to the Colonial Office from the island of 8t. Vincent, under date of Tuesday, May 13, as fol- low: “I arrived here yesterday and found the state of affairs much worse than had been stated. The Administrator’s reports show that the country on the east coast, be- tween Robin Rock and Georgetown, was apparently struck and devastated in a manner similar to that which destroyed St. Pierre, and 1 fear that practically all Ifving ‘things in that radius were killed. Probably 1600 persons lost their lives. The exact number will never be known. Man- agers and ownérs of the estates, with their families, and several of the bet- ter class of people have been killed. A thousand bodies have been found and burned. One hundred and sixty persons are in the hospital at Georgetown. Prob- ably only six of this number will recover. “The details of the disaster are too har- rowing for description. I got at St. Lucia a coasting steamer, which is running up and down the leeward coast with water and provisions. Twenty-two hundred per- sons have received relief. “I have asked for medical officers from Trinidad and Grenada. All the neighbor- ing British colonies are assisting gener- ously. Every effort is being made to grapple with the awful calamity. “Arl the best sugar estates in the Carib- bean country are devastated and the cat- tle are dead. The eruption continues, but is apparently moderating. Anxiety is still felt. All the officers and residents are co- operating with me. The ladies are mak- ing clothing." glr Fréderic M. Hodgeson, the Governor of Barbadoes, forwarded to the Colonial Office to-day the report of the Colonial Secretary, who has just returned from a visit to St. Pierre, Martinicue:. It con- firms_the worst accounts of the disaster. The Secretary compares the ignited mat- tar, which destroyeg everything within an irea of ten miles long by six wide, to burning sealing wax. He adds, signifi- cantly, that the services of doctors are not required, as there are no wounded persons. . Governor Hodgeson estimates that two million tons of volcanic dust fell on the islaad of Barbadoes. EARTHQUAKES MAY CREATE A CONTINENT EW HAVEN, Conn., May 14.—Dr. Herbert E. Gregory, assistant pro- fessor of geology in Yale Univer- sity, belleves that an earthquake preceded the volcanic eruption in Mar tinique, and that the archipelago will in time become a continent. “‘Earthquakes almost invariably precede eruptions of this kind,"-said Dr.’ Gregory. “I surmise that there was a series of earthquakes, ending in a number of ex- Eloslons in the volcano, and then a final ursting out of the main mass, which was so destructive, It is not likely that the sen water had anything to do_ with the original explosion. The scitered rocks in the mountain ftself must have burst into a stream when the pressure was relieved The whole top of the volcano was first blown off. Then the mass exploded in midair, (nmng as fire dust on the_city, while the mud and lava poured over the orifice. It is quite likely that earthquakes: will follow now in the neighboring and sympathetic regions. ““As to the lava reported to have flowed in three minutes from the crater to the sea, I take it to have been much miore likely mud and hot water, while the lava flow, being of thicker constituency, came later. 1 expect to hear that there were heavy rains at the time of the explosion, The whole chain of islands in the Carib- bean Sea is undergoing a change from an island to a continental structure, as is Japan. Earthquakes and volcanic erup- tions will continue until this is com- pleted. In time the whole chain will be a new’continent, connected by a land sur- face throughout.” ROOT ACCEPTS OFFER. WASHINGTON, May 14. — Secretary Root to-day accepted the offer of Louis Klopsch of the Christian Herald to send 1000 barrels of flour to the Martinique suf- ferers and dirécted that the flour be car- ried on a Government transoort to the stricken islanders. The offer to send twenty trained nurses will not be acted :? e:l‘:d.‘ it.is known whether they will be * Mayor Schmitz A pbeals to San Franciscans to Aid the Afflicted. AYOR SCHMITZ yesterday issued a proclamation urg- ing immediate contribu- tions for the sufferers at Martinique and St. Vin- cent.. » meeting of the committee the President to take the matter in charge. consisting of Mayor Schmitz, George A. Newhall, A. Sbarboro, Robert J. Tobin, Henry T. Stott and A. A. Wat- kins has been called for this morning ‘n the Mayor's office, when plans will be arranged for the collection of funds. Mayor Schmitz heads the list of contribu- tors with $50, and Levi Strauss & Co. has sent a check for $500. The proclama- tion follows: To the People of San Francisco: The Presi- dent of the United States having requested me to act as one of the committee to solicit and receive aid for. the unfortunate survivors of catastrophe which has over- Vincent, and which, accompanied by an ap- ralling ‘and almost unimaginable loss of life, has rendered desolate the land to which those who have escaped death's visitation must look for sustenance, I do hereby call upon the hu- mane and charitably inciined and upon al citizens and residents of this fortunate cit rich and poor, mighty and humble, to con- tribute at once to the eXtent of their ability such sums of money, large or small, as they may be disposed to subscribe for the relief of the sufferings and misery entailed by this hor- ribie disaster. To be of any benefit the moneys to be secured must be raised at once. Let every one give whatever he may find possible. Our whole nation has been appealed to in this behalf: 1 appeal to the generous people of San_Francisco to act at once and without further solicitation or personal urging. | For convenience and immediate dispatch, un- til further notice, subscriptions will be re- celved at this office and at the business offices | of The Call, Chronicle, Examiner, Bulletin and | Post. All contributions will be suitably ac- Knowledged. A meeting of the relief ~com- mittee of San Francisco &ppointed by the Pres- jdent will be held Thursdey morning for further action. Meanwhile let no time be lost and let San Francisco move promptly_in this vet noble work, Mrpvi IS E. BE. SCHMITZ, Mayor. Dated Mayor's office, May 14, 1902. The following telegram was received | yesterday from the President, notifying the Mayor of his appointment on the com- mittee: WHITE HOUSE, 2 WASHINGTON, D. C., May 13, 1902. § Mayor Schmitz, San Francisco, Cal.: The President has appointed you a mémber of ‘a committee to recefve and distribute funds for the relief ‘of the sufferers from the _recent catastrophes in Martinique and St. Vincent. The appeal made to the public to-day will give you information ¢n certain matters of detail. Your prompt acceptance will be most gratify- ing ‘to_the President. GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, Secretary. In reply the Mayor sent the following telegram to the President: rge B. Cortelyou, Secretary to the Presi- deae Barpington, D, C.; Mayor Schmitz ac- cepté the President's appointment on the Mar- tinique and St. Vincent rellef committee and is proceeding immediately and energetically to agsist the President in his prompt and prac- tical effort to reileve ‘the necessities and dis- trees of the sufferers in this overwhelming and appalling calamity. it GEORGE B. KEANE, Secretary to the Mayor. * Following is a copy of the letter sent Wednesday morning by Actor James Neill, now playing at thé California Thea- ter, offering the services of himself and company in response to the President’s scall for relief for the Mi.rllnlque suffer- ers: 3 California_Theater, A, Sbarboto Esa., chajrman San Francisco Martinique reltef committee—Dear Sir: In response to the appeal made by his Excellency, the Preeident of the United States, and through you, to the people of San Franciséo for prompt aid to alieviate the sufferings of the unfor- tunate people at Martinique and St. Vincent, I teke a special pleasure in offering the se vices. of myself and company-for the purposes of a specfal entertainment to be given at such early date as may be deemed best. You may further call upon my personal services as well as those of the members of the Neill Company in any manner that may bring prompt assist- ance to the great charity you have in hand. Yours truly, JAMES NEILL. POPE LEO JOINS IN SUBSCRIBING FOR SUFFERERS ROI&E. May 14.—~The Pope has contrib- May 14, uted 20,000 lire to the fund being ‘raised for the relief of the sufferers from the Martinlque disaster. | Martinique. BERLIN, May 14—The Town Council ‘0f Berlin has unanimously recommended to the municipal authorities the immedi- atc donation of 40,00 marks for the rellef of the sufferers in the West Indies. Bg- sides this action of the Town Council va- rious other efforte to assist the West In- ian sufferers are being made. A cor- poration of Berlin merchants has opened | hY subscriptions to this end, and the Frank- furter Zeitung has done likewlise in South Germany. b Y. PARIS, May 14—The méeting to-day | preserved, and Bassepoint and Maceuba called by the American Chamber of Com- merce was well attended and over 12,000 francs was subscribed in a few minutes to aid the destitute pec‘ple at Martinique. Henry Vignaud, the United States Charge d’Affaires, presided. Former ' President Kruger has sent a| message of condolence -to President Lou- bet, handicapped by circumstances, to emphasize s sympathy by contribut- ing §00 francs toward .the Martinique fund. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 14.—The Legislature to-day voted £1000 for the re- lef of the sufferers of St. Vincent and During the debate Secretary Olivier said it was not certain that the | Imperial Government would even now see appointed Dby | the desirability, in the interests of the in- habitants, of evacuating the island of St. Vincent. He knew Great Britain years lago ccnsidered a scheme for distributing the inhabitants among the othér islands, and thought the recent hurricane and present calamity should decide the course cf the Government. LONDON, May 14.—At the request of Jo- seph Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, Sir Joseph Dimsdale, Lord Mayor of Lon- ¢en, Las opened a fund at the Mansion Hcuse for the relief of the victims of the \'ol(ianlc eruption on the island of St. Vin- cent. MORGAN SEES AN ADVANTAGE IN NICARAGUA ALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, May 14.—Sen- ator Morgan has taken gréat inter- est in the discussion of the connec- | tion between earthquakes, voleanic erup- ticns and canal routes, and takes the ground that the record of disturbances in the isthmus Is altogether in favor of the Nicaragua route. “One has only to consider briefly the facts of this story,” said Morgan, “to become convinced that so far as earth- quake disturbances are concerned the Nicdragua route is altogether the best. The Isthmian Canal Commission went irto the question very thoroughly and has made up a record of earthquakes by the Panama and Nicaragua lines which goes to show that there has been twice as many earthquake disturbances along the Panama line as along Nicaragua. This fact speaks for itself.” The commission’s report found that the entire isthmus was a volcanic region, and in general terms the region of volcanoes i< a region of earthquakes. The records for points along the proposed Nicaragua canal show fourteen earthquakes during the period from the time of the Spanish conquest up to 1886. The record for the Panama canal for that time shows twenty-eight earthquakes, of which twelve took place in three years—1s§2, 1883 and 1884—which illustrates the incom- pleteness of the record so far as Panama is concerned. Since 1886 there have been na_earthquakes of any importance along either route. The only disturbance to cause serious injury in Nicaragua was that of 18%4, when the towns of Rivas and Greytown received considerable damage. There were two earthquakes in Panama classed as destructive—one in 1861, when the-tcwn of Panama was almost de- stroyed, and another in 1882, which is still well remembered. While in neither case is there recorded any great disaster approaching in seri- ousness that of Martinique and of St. Vin- cent, it will still be seen from the record that the dangers in Panama are greater than in Nicaragua, and in view of the Tecent calamities in the West Indies and the great public interest aroused these considerations will have great welght when the canal bill comes to a decision. DEAD BODIES LITTER ALL THE STREETS ASTRIES, Island of St. Lucia, Tuesday, May 13.—A correspon: ent here has visited St. Plerre, Martinique, by the = relieving steamer Kenneth. The destruotion there is appalling. 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 de- stroyed show no signs of burning. At Mordlage, in the southwestern part of St. Plerre, the town hall is still standing as high as the first story, while at the fort, in_the northwestern part of St. Plerre, the most massive stonework is calcinéd. The church tower, built by the Jesuits two centuries ago, of heavy masonwork, is now like a huge heap of old metal. Soldlers are guarding property from prowling ghouls, who are robbing the dead. They meet with severe punishment when caught. The stench at St. Plerre is terribly of- fensive. The streets are still obstructed huge plies of debris and dead bodles. he work of clearing the thoroughfares will necessitate thé employment of large numbers of men for many months. Mordlage Rouge, near St. Pierre, is are yet unhurt, but the volcano is still active and smoke and ashes are still lowing steadily northward. e surviv- ng inhabitants are trying to: cross from St. Plerre to the island of Dominica in boats. Many drowning casualties are re- ported. Assistance s constantly arriving at Fort de France from all the neighbor- In which he ' says that, although | ing islands. It has just been officially S he desires | reported that there were 1 ead up to yesterday at St. Vincent. ESCAPES PRESENT ERUPTION Governor Is Reported Dead. Censured for Preventing Escapes. People Driven Back by Troops. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyright, 1902, by the Herald Publishing Compan: OMINICA, B. W. L, May 1. A refugee who arrived hera to-day on the steamship So- lent reports that St. Pierre has the appearnce of having been long under a flerce and effective bombardment. No lava reached the city, which was almost burfed under ashes. Great fires were burning at St. Plerre last night and are believed to have been pyres upon which the dead bodies were being destroyed. All refugees bitterly denounce the Gov- ernor. who refused to permit a general exodus from St. Pierre when Mont Pelee began to threaten. early last week. To revent a panic he had the city guarded gy soldiers, who drove back all who at- tempted to flee. The Governor and his party tried to leave just before the final catastrophe, but were caught by the sheet of flame and all died. The sulphur springs of Dominica are ac- tive, but little fear is expressed that ghere will be serious trouble. SAD SERVICE IS HELD FOR THE VICTIMS T. THOMAS, D. W. I, May M— S Throughout -the West Indies great praise 1s given to the New York Herald and syndicate papers and the United States Congress -for their prompt measure to supply food and necessaries tc the sufferers in Martinique and St. Vincent. The water in Lake Dominica has stopped boiling and conditions have be- come normal, the atmosphere being re- assuring. Reports from the island of St. Lucla say that a large fire was seen last night in the direction of Fort de France. Great darkness and heavy rains are reported frem St. Kitts. The extinct volcano there remains in a normal condition. Memorial services for the victims of the St. Plerre calamity have been held in every church in St. Thomas. They were attended by the Governor and other offi- clals, all of the foreign Consuls and the general public. RS TN Gases From Mount Iona. PONCA, Neb., May 4—The fear en- tertained that there would be an erup- tion of Mount Iona, located near this town, because of the renewed issuing of noxious gases and smoke, has quieted down. Although the gases continue to, pour out no sounds have been heard since Tuesday morning. The real cause of the disturbance in the hills has never been known, but Is supposed to_be caused by an underlying formation of limestone becoming heated by contact with mois- ture. Hill’s Donation. ST. PAUL, Minn., May 14.—President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad has personally sent $500 to Washington fof the West Indian sufferer: SACRAMENTO BARTENDER ¢ VICTIM OF A MURDERER Louis Birchler Shot and Killed by a Supposed Tramp, Who Makes His Escape. SACRAMENTO, May 14.—Louis Birch- ler, a bartender in the “Shady Corner” saloon, corner of Twelfth and S streets, was shot and killed at 11 o’clock to-night by a man who is supposed to be a hobe. The murderer escaped. A ot s S Oil for Fuel at Mare Island. VALLEJO, May 14.—Constructor Bohm received notice from Washington to-day of an allowance of $20.000 to make the necessary changes at the navy yard for the substitution of oil for coal as fuel DR. PIERCE’'S REMEDIES. e The human heart, that most wonderful of engines, is scarcely larger than a man’s fist. Vet in each twenty-four hours the dual heart moves approximately six tons of blood, equivalent to about two barrels of blood per hour. And this continues without ceasing from the first breath of infancy to the last sigh of age. Is it any ‘wonder that when contin extra strain is put upon so delicate and busy an or- gan, it should break down? Is it anmy - wonder that in this age of overwork there should be an increasing number of deaths attributed to heart failure? Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the of digestion and nutrition and purifies and enriches the bload. One of the ingredients enter~ ing into the “Discovery” is ome of the best, heart tonmics known to medicine. Thus while through the action of * Golden Medical Discovery” the body is nour- ished into strength, the heart is also strengthened and an te blood su ply is pumped to the stomach and kid- neys thus improving the action of these ick people, especially those suffering from chronic diseases, u?e invited to con- sult Dr. Pierce by letter free, and so ob- " R. V. Pierde, Buffalo, N. Y. 1 had been troubled with catarrh of the stom- ach and beart trouble.” writes Mr. W. D. Merch an flersburg, Clarion Co., Pegma. Sociored for ? some time without relief, then I be- Pierce’s Golden Medical Discov-