Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 May 1902 — Page 7

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Eruption of ^artiiiupie Volcano Engulfs 25.000 Lives In Lava.

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Washington. May 10.—The- follow nig cablegram was received at the state depart menr last night: 'Point a Title. .May !), I!w2.—Secretary- of Stale, Washington: Ai 7 o'eloek a. m. on the Sill inst.. a storm of steam, mud and lire enveloped the city and eommunity. Not more than 2n persons escaped with their lives. Eigliti*:) \v .re bunifd auu amiK with all on board, including four American vessels and a steamer from Quebec named Uoraima. The United Slates consul and family are reported anions the victims. A war vessel ha* .come to liuadeloupe for provisions arid will leave at 5 tomorrow. AVMK. '"Consul.''

The slate department has been roreiving dispatches from commercial houses in New York asking that a warship lie sent at once to' Martinique to afford relief. The matter is under consideration. The consul at Martinique is Thomas T. Pi-entis. lie was born in Michigan and was appointed .• from Massachusetts as consul at Seychelles Islands in 1871 and later served as consul at fort l.onis, .Mauritius. •.Hone::. France, and [latavia. lie was appointed consul at Martinique in 11*00. The vice consul at Martinique is Amedee Tesiart. who was born and appointed from Louisiana in IKflS. The latest available figures show that the .-. to'al poplation of the Island of Martinique is l.'s5,UU0 people, of whom 2i.-

Oou lived in St. Pierre, and. according to Mr. Ayjec. have nearly all perished.

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last evening two cable messages from the secretary general of the government of Martinique, J. 10. (J. Tiiuire. sent respectively at and 10:.'lo p. in.. Thursday. The earlier cable reported that the wires were broken between Fort IieFrance and St. Pierre, but it was added in view of reports thai the eruption of Mont Pelee had wiped out the town of St. Pierre. All the boats a\ailable at Fort. DeFranee were dispatched to the assistance of the inhabitants of that, place. The second dispatch confirmed the reports of the destruction of St. Pierre and its environs and its shipping by a rain of fire, and said if was supposed thai the whole population had been annihilated with the exception of a few injured persons rescued by the cruiser Suchet. Immediately after the receipt of the above dispatches the fi"g ov the col- I onial oliice was dvapeJ will: crape and hoisted at half mar,:.

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St. Thomas, D. W. I., May 10.-The French cruiser Suc-het has' arrived at Pointe a'Pitre, Island of Guadeloupe. French West Indies, from Fort DeFrance. Island of Martinique, bringing several retugees. She confirmed the report that the town of St. Pierre. MarUnique, was entirely destroyed at S o'clock on Thursday morning by a volcanic eruption. It is supposed that most of the inhabitants of St. Pierre were killed: thai, the neighboring parishes were laid waste, and that the residue of the population of St. Pierre is without food or shelter.

The British royal mail steamer Tslt, which arrived at St. Lucia yesterday, reports having passed St. Pierre Thursday night. The steamer was covered with ashes, though she was five miles distant from the town, which was in impenetrable darkness. A boat was sent in as near as possi lile to the shore, but not a living soul was seen ashore, only flames. A steamship was seen to explode and disappear.

The commander of t.he Suchet states that at 1 o'clock Thursday the entire town of St. Pierre was wrapped in flames. He endeavored to save about 30 persons, more or less burned, from the vessels in the harbor, llis officers went ashore in small boats, seeking for survivors, but were unable to pen etrate the town. They saw heaps of bodies upon the wharves, and it is believed tbat not a single person resi­

dent in St. Pierre at the moment of the catastrophe escaped. The governor of the colony and his staff colonel and wife were in St. Pierre and probably perished.

The extent of the catastrophe jnnnot be imagined. The captain of the British steamer Roddam was very seriously injured and is now in the hospital at St. Lucia. All of his officers and engineers wer? dead or dying. Nearly every member of the crew is dead. Supercargo Campbell and ten of the crew of the

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\V (np«srtl I 'c.i tit 1 Spi-el »ele. Tl.:rias. D. W. 1., May !rt.—The r.rit."is' schooler Ocean Traveler of St. John. N B.. arrived at the Island of DoMinica. British West Indies, at ?. o'clock yesterday afternoon. She was obliged to flee from the Island of At. Vincent. British West Indies, during the afternoon of Wednesday. May in consequence of a heavy fall of sand from a volcano which was in eruption t'lero. Shy tried to reach the Island of St. I.neia. British West Indies, but adverse currents prevented her from so doing. The schooner arrived opposite St. Pierre. Martinique, Thursday morning. May S., While about a mill off the volcano (Mount Pelee) e\pio 1ed and five from if swept the wh" town of St. Pierre, destroying tin? town and the shipping 1,'iere.

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Kingston. Jamaica. May TO':'-—'Hi first intimation of a disaster at Martinique was the breaking of tlu: cables on Tuesday. The French cable at Martinique from Puerto Plaia -.vns broken Wednesday, ("utile communication with ail the northern islands is stopped. The survivors of the British steamer Horldam describe the scene St. Pierre as being "glimpses of hell." beggaring description. The Ror.iin..i was wrecked in a terrible upheaval of lar.d and sea. The whole crew v"--is'..ed. Two ships were, lost with ail on board ::i ar: iitic--.:r:~t io approach Martinique.

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'••Pointe a'Pitre. Island of Guadeloupe. French West Indies. May 10.—The Mont Peiee St.. Pierre) crater ejecteq Thursday morning molten rocks an-! ashes during three minutes and completely destroyed Si. Pierre and Hie districts wiihin a four-mile racliu... All the inhabitants wire burned. About eight passengers from the Uoraima of the Quebet steamship line were saved by the French cruiser Suchet. The inhabitants of the soutlie districts of the island, who were dependent on Si. Piern tor provision. are menaced by famine.

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London. May 10.—Prof. John MiKe, the- seismologist., declares that his seismic instruments have recorded no disturbance and thai ihey would almos: inevitably have done so tiad serious earthquakes occurred. Prof. Milne's theory is that Mont Pelee "has blown its head off" owing to the infiltration of water through the rocks until it reached the molten material beneaih. forming steam of tremendous pressure, when something had to give wajr,

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Pan Juan. P. R.. May TO.—The cable offices here have received advices from the Island of Dominica that a schooner which has arrived there from the Island of Martinique reports that over 40.000. people are supposed to have perished during the volcanic disturbance in Martinique? .The cable repa'r steamer Grnppler hi longing to the West India and Panama Telegraph company of London, was lost, with all hands during the eruption.

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Kingston. Jamaica. May 10.—In the Island of St. Vincent the Soufriere (volcano* is active and earthquakes are frequent. But so far, no damage has been done.

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New Yc rk. May 10.--Bradstreet'.-weekly review e.i nade today says: Improved weather conditions furnish the keynote for the more cheerful ton" in distributive trade. Copious rains, while not repairing ail the damage to winter wheat done by the recent drouth in Kansas, seem to have put the rest of the crop out of anything like immediate danger. It has also placed the ground in excellent, condition for the later crops, such as corn and oats. The situation in manufacturing generally may be summed up in the one word "activity." the only important exception to this being noted in the wollen industry which is interfered with by strikes. The unsetrlel anthracite coal situation also overhangs the Eastern trade situation, but the bituminous industry reports wide open activity.

W ile-itrca I r"ier ioc. Paris, May 12.— It is believed from the official information received hero from the Island of Martinique that the disaster surpasses all that imagination can conceive. The whole northeastern portion 'of the island Is laid waste. Three large communities, exclusive, of St. Pierre, have been destroyed. Ail the hills surrounding Le C'arbet and l.e Prochour (near St.. Pierre) are covered with refugees to the numb" of about 5.000. who are being taken away gradually. In the meanwhile provisions are being conveyed to them. The corpses which are heaped in the ruins of St. Pierre are not only completely naked but are frightfully mutilated .. ..

Antiquity of Golf.

The latest golfer's yarn is the statement that Joseph of old was the original golf player. In the first place, we are told that he wore a coat of many colors, which certainly must have been a golf suit and the statement that he was put into a hole by his brethren is declared at St. Andrew's to be merely a figurative expression, and signifies that they beat him at his own game.— New York Tribune.

IMPOSSIBLE to forefee an accident. Not impossible to be prepared for it. Dr. Thomas' Ectectric Oil—monarch over pain.

I'eople In Mar! iiiiquo Slantl Ill XtM'tl nj' IliNtaut Relief.

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Further Word From St. Vincent Points to tircat Loss ol Life There.

Fort DeFranee. Island ot Martinique, May 14.—It is estimated that the total number of deaths on the Island of St. Vincent from the volcanic eruption reached 2.000. Most of the victims

are said to be Carib Indians.

Fort DeFyance, May It.—The United States government tug Potomac, which came to Martinique from Sail Juan, Porto Rico, cruised along the coast of this island. She encountered an

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inky black column of smoke which made it necessary for her" to go live miles out of her course.

Words fail to describe the present situation ar St. Pierre. A small detachment of French troops is making efforts to inter the dead, although the government seems to be strikingly unconcerned as to what is done in this direction.

The looting of the dead has begun already. While coming to Fort DoFrance the Potomac picked up a boat containing five colored and one white man whose pockets were filled with coin and jewelry, the latter evidently stripped from the fingers of the dead. Lieutenant U. B. McCormiek. the commander of the Potomac, arrested these men and turned them over to the commander of the French cruiser Suchet for punishment. The Potomae also brought a ron of supplies to Martinique, consisting in part, of codfish and flour.

A famine is imminent. The northern section of the island is depopulated. Business here is suspended. The people of the city have assembled in tl^e churches, and the cathedral, where special services are being held for the St. Pierre dead, is thronged all day long.

The United States government tug Potomac left here last night for the Island of St. Vincent, where conditions are reported to be worse. La Soufriere on St. Vincent, was in full eruption May 10. A stream of stone and mud half a mile wide was then issuing from the volcano. Stones two inches in diameter fell 12 miles away. At Kingstown, the capital of the island. the ashes were two inches deep. It is estimated that, the total number of deaths on St. Vincent reaches 2,Olio.

Most of the seven estates on the island have been burned to ashes, and it. is authentically reported that two earthquakes occurred there. It is believed the submarine cables in St. Vincetn have been broken by the disturbances. The present volcanic eruption on St. Vincent is the first, since 1812.

Governor Hunt of Porto Ttieo ha« asked Louis H. 'Ayine. the United States consul at Guadeloupe, who is now here, what assistance lie could render. Governor Hunt's offer has been communicated to the government, which will gladly accept it.

Provisions are needed here immediately for 100,000 people. A shipload of lime is also needed at St. Pierre foi sanitary purposes. The stencil there from the dead bodies is overpowering. Mont Pelee is still erupting smoke and fire. It is reported hero from the British Island of Do-

rr.lniea that 3i)t) survivors of the St. Pierre disaster had reached there in ennoes.

Many strange and incomprehensible incidents are recounted of St. Pierre. The charred remains of a woman with a silk handkerchief unhurned and in perfect condition held to her lips have been found there. The crisped bodies of yc»ung girls have been found, but the shoes they wore were unhurt.

Every praise is given United States Consul Aytae. He has worked iuulefatigably to succor the survivors.

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Lace Curtains.

LOT NO. 1—4!t pairs Nottingham lace curtains, white and ecru, 40 inches wide, 2£ and 3 yards long, four beautiful designs, former price 75c and 85c. In this^ sale your choice per pr LOT NO. 2—18 pairs white Nottingham curtains in two handsome patterns, 3 yds long, -10 and 40 inches wide, worth ^Jf gZ •"$1, choice per pr. LOT NO. 3—22 pairs white aud ecru Nottingham curtains, 4 and iH yds long, 40 to 52 in he id or $ 1 2 5 A O aud $1.35, choice per pr LOT NO. 4—20 pairB white Nottingham curtains, 52 and 54 inchts wide, 3^ yds long, 5 beautiful designs that were $1 35 and $1,50 reduced for this sale to per pr 9"

LOT NO. 5—15 pairs Nottingham novelty and cable cord, white and ecru curtains, 3A yds long, 40 to 54 inches wide, former price $3 and $3.50, choice per pair

LOT NO 0—This and lot 7 are the best values ever offeied in lace curtains in this city. Lot 0 consists of 51 pairs extra fine Nottingham, i. cable netting andBobinet with lace insertions and edges, white and ecru, 3 yds long, 40 to 0 0 in he id or A O I $4, $4 50, $5 and $5.50, per pair

LOT NO. 7—4H pairs Nottingham cable net, Irish point, Tambour and Brussels net curtains, 50 to 00 inches wide, 3^ yds

former prices $5 to $7 50, choice QQ to close per pair S LOT NO. 8—17 pairs Irish point,Brussels net,

Applique, Arabian and fine Nottingham lace curtains, in white, ivory, ecru and Arabian shades, former prices $7 to $8.50, choice per pair LOT NO. 9—18.V pairs Irish point, Brussels net

and Battenberg curtains, 54 inches wide, 4 that were $9 to $12 50, per

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LOT NO 10—10£ pairs extra fine Brussels net 4 curtains that were $12 50 to

$20, choice per pair

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a Sale of

This sale of Lace Curtains and Draperies is remarkable not only for the low prices, but because you can buy these goods just when you need them most, at the annual spring house cleaning season.

If interested in buying Lace Curtains and Draperies it^will pay you to study these offerings.

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LOT NO. 11—05 pairs plain and stripped swigs muslin curtainp, 3 yds long, 30 d' inches wide, per pair LOT NO. 12—24 pairs swias muslm milled curtains, plain and figured, white and fancy printed centers, 3 yds long, 40 and 45 inches wide, former price, $1.50 to $2, 4 A per pair LOT NO. 13—0 pairs only swiss ruffled curtains, worth $2 to $3. per pair LOT NO. 14—17 pairs fine novelty muslin and ruffled curtains that were $2 50 to $3.75, per pair Also 23 pairs colored Madras curtains that were $1.75 to $5 50 ptr pair, are Qft offered at per pair 98c to

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Portieres, Draperies.

7 pairs Tapestry and Ohenile curtains that were $4.50 to $(, choice perfF i\(\ pair O.UU 12 pairs Tapostry, Chenile, Silk aud fine Ori- Jk ential curtains tbat were $0 to $10, are offered to close at per iT" ff\ pair .. 5.00 12 pairs Tapestry, Silk and fine Mercerized curtains that were #9 50 to ^7 $10.50, choice per pair *wV 2 pairs silk Tapestry curtains that were $10 50 and $20, per pair 10.00

2 pairs fine tilk Tapestry and silk velour curtainB that were $'25 to $30

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Piecc Goods and /X

Drapery Materials.

Figured Swisses and printed Mulls, suitable for curtains and bed sets, worth 25c, 4 fZ ¥*h reduced to per yard wv 15 styles in printed figured Swisses

Mulls, worth 15c, at per yard.. .. 0 styles of the regular 12^c yard wide line, beautiful colorings and designs, per yard 25 styles in 7$ and 8,4 Silkolines, and 18

in Japanese Golden drapery,worth 10c per yard, choice per yard. .. 25 styles in 50c and 60c drapery silks have been reduced to per yard 35 styles of the 75c, $1 and $1 25 drapery silks and satins are reduced to per yard drapery materials re25 cents to

Rags.

We carry a very handsome line of rugs in all sizes from the small 18x30 inches to the room sizes 9x1*2 feet, in Smyrna, Moquctles, Wiltons, etc and offer them at considerable less llian regular carpet stores— Smith's Moquette ItugB 27x54 1 inches

Smith's Moquette Rugs, 30x72 inches..

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Embroidered muslin drapery materials reduced from 20 to 25 cents to £T per yard Embroidered muslins and Swisses with rullled lace edges, that wero 25c, 30c and 35c, are reduced to per yard Short lengths in silk fringes and silk and mercerized cords worth 10 to 20c per yard and 2^ all colors in cotton tassel fringe HT that was 8c, are offered at.

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Mattresses.

We have decided to close out our line of mattresses and offer cliou of 12 stylos that were $5 to $12 each, at 20 per cent less than the regular marked price.

The prices quoted for Lace Curtains

UHC* anj portieres are for pairs, not single curtains as advertised by some stores.

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