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THE ST.
LOUIS
republic.
WORLD'S
1Q04 FAIB.
NINETY-FOURTH YEAR.
ST. LOUIS. MO., THURSDAY. MAY 22, 1902.
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Cent.
rce Cents.
Two Cent
AD EXODUS
OM FORT DE FRANCE;
NARROWLY ESCAPED INJURY
.
SPECTACLLAR EFFECTS ACCOMPANY
BURIAL OF CONSUL PRENTIS.
FKESH
SSONS IN ST. VINCENT.
Ued Hot Missile Fell Beside J. P. Devol, Engineer at the Koberts,
Johnson & Rand Shoe Factory, Thirteenth and Mull.uipliy
Streets Buried in the Ground a Foot Deep
Meteor on Exhibition.
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Four-pound meteor which fell In reir of
Roberts, Johnson &. Hand &hoe factory.
J. F. Devol. engineer at the Roberts.
Johnson & Rand shoe factory. Thirteenth
and Mullanphv streets, narrowly escaped
being killed by a falling meteor yesterday
inornlnq at 9 o'clock. The -velocity cf the
meteor was so great that I tore a hole in
the ground a foot deep
Mr. Devol stated that when the meteor
struck the ground It sounded as though
some one had sharplj struck a ball with a
tat. After digging It out of the ground, hi
found it .o hot that -when he placed It in a
newspaper it set lire to the paper.
He carried it to the engine-room, where
It retained iti heat nor nearly two hours.
He says there was a strong gas emitted
from it when llrst found.
The meteor Is dlk-shaped, and weighs
nbout. four pounds. It is four and one-half
Inches In diameter, of a reddish-brown col
or and streaked with numberless minute
crystal.
George Simmon, a negro porter in the
employ of the factory, was standing nearjtact that the specimen contained sulphur
window on the third floor. He saw the
object falling through the air, but mistook
it for a baU, and was astounded when he
saw It disappear in the ground. At the
time the meteor fell Mr. Devol was stand
ing back of the factory directing two men
In the removal of some debris. When he
saw it bury itself in the ground beside him,
jiot a foot away, he began to dig for it with
an Iron bar. and after three minutes of hard
work succeeded In removing it from the
ground.
The meteor is on exhibition in the cngine-
room. After the close of work last e in- ;
la the employes of tho factory crowded
WlSLIZENUS GETS
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
Dayton Street Police Court Judge
Appointed Assistant Attorney
General of Philippines.
Judge Adolph Wlsllzenus ot the Dayton
Street Police Court has been appointed
Assistant Attorney General of the Philip
pints, and will depart from St. Louis by
July 1.
He has not decided on the exact time ot
his leaving. His appointment allows him
until July 1 to arrange his affairs in St.
Louis. O
His appointment was made through
Washington by Governor Taft of the Phll
liplnes. who was in St. Louis some weeks
ugo. Judge Wlsllzenus is 38 years old, and
resides with his wife and two children at
No. SMS Husscll avenue. He is a fcon ot
Doctor Adolph Wlsllzenus of 'ho South
Side. He was educated at Washington
University, and was graduated frtp.i the
St. Louis Law School In 1SSS. He pn-cti:od
law in St. Louis until he was appointed
Judge of the Dayton Street Court y For
mer Mayor Zlegenhein.
KAISER MAY VISIT AMERICA?
Humored That He la Paving Way
for Such a Diplomatic Coup.
SPECIAL BT CABLE TO THE NEW YORK
HERALD AND THE ST. LOUI3 11EPUULIC.
Berlin, May 2L Copyright, 1902) Is the
Kaiser paving the way for a personal and
official visit to the United States?
That is the query one hears on all sides.
Although official affirmative is lacking,
the announcement comes up insistently
that the Kaiser's next move to secure a
rapprochement with the United States wiU
be a personal visit to President Roosevelt.
It Is understood that the prospect of a
Journey to the United States was discussed
during his recent trip on board the Kron
prinx Wilhelm to the North Sea.
It has always been one of the earnest
wishes of the Kaiser, which he has e-c-prerocd
In private conversation and to mem
bers of the American Embassy here, that
he might some day be able to visit the
United States
Prince Henry's reception is mainly re
sponsible for the newly expressed wish of
the Kaiser to visit the United States. Apart
from the promise of a grand reception, the
Kaiser wishes to .see with his own ees the
colossal enterprises and Industrial magni
tude of the United States. The Kaiser sin
cerely believes that Germany and the
United States can obtain more advantage
ous results by working together commer
cially and politically than from any resort
to a tariff warfare.
"I am in a position to state that the Ger
man Government will propose a renewal of
the favored-nation treaty with the United
Suites, to prevent tho outbreak of tariff
hostilities such as the Agrarians are clam
oring for."
REPORT OF MURRELL'S ARREST.
Unconfirmed Statement of His Ap
prehension at Galveston, Tex,
A report about the city last night was to
tho effect that John K. Murrcll, the fugi
tive ex-Alderman indicted for bribery, had
been arrested in Galveston. Tex. The ori-
5 in of the report could not be traced
cfinlteiy. A special dispatch to The Repub
lic from Galveston said that if Murreil was
arrested there the Chief of Police or Sheriff
were not aware of it. but that every pre
caution was beirg taken by the authorities
to apprehend him if he apepared in that
Vicinity. .
Circuit Attorney Folk aid last night that
be bad no Information of Murrell's arrest.
IBM
Hy a Republic Fhotocrapher.
ENGINEER J. F. DEVOL,
Who narrowly missed death by the falling
meteor.
Into the engine-room to get a look at the
strange visitor. Last night numerous -visitors
from tho neighborhood flocked about
the engine-room to see the meteor. Mr. De
ol says he will hae a special case made
for it and keep it as a souv enlr.
Last evening a chip was secured from
the meteor and taken to tho St. Louis Uni
versity for examination, rather IJorgmejer
took the specimen to the laboratory, and
after appljlng the Iron test said it con
tn'red a large percentage of iron and some
sulphur. Aftir being told where the speci
men was obtained, he said that in all prob
ability the body was a meteor, stating the
was no proof that it .was not of meteoric
origin and that the larso proportion ot
iron tended to establish Its meteoric origin.
Owing to the lateness of the hour he de
clined to make the nickel test, saying that
it was a vtry delicate test and would re
quire at least one hour.
Mr. Devol, who narrowly escaped being
struck by the missile. Is 66 jears old and
resides with his wife and seven children at
No. 0957 Matlitt avenue. He was born in
Middleton, Ind. Ho Is an old soldier and
served with distinction In the Federal Army
I as cavalrjman in tho ranks of the Fifty-
first Illinois and Thirty-third end E-ghty
fifth Indiana regiments.
SENATORS ALMOST COME
TO BLOWS IN COMMITTEE.
Mr. Patterson Tells Mr. Dietrich lis
Has Ottered an Untruth and Lat
ter Declares lie Has Not.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, May 21. Senators Patterson
of Colorado and Dietrich of Nebraska
threatened a practical demonstration of the
"fist cure" during to-day's meeting of the
Philippine Committee.
The trouble arose over the statement ot
former Corporal O'Brien, a witness, that
certain soldiers had assaulted a Filipino
woman. Senator Beveridge insisted that
the witness should name the soldiers impll.
cated. This the witness declined to do, be
cause he was not sure that he could give
the correct names. In a commanding tone
Senator Beveridge demanded that the
names be given. Senator Patterson protest
ed against the attitude of the youthful Sen
ator from Indiana and accused the latter
and Chairman Lodge of being a menace
to the witness.
Senator Lodge retorted hotly that he was
no more of a menace than the Senator from
Colorado had been a defender of the wit
ness. Senator Patterson, in an excited man
ner, denied that he had been defending the
witness and declared that the chairman's
statement was gratuitous.
At this point the various members of the
committee showed considerable excitement,
and the few spectators were prepared for
sensational developments.
Senator Dietrich broke in with a severe
arraignment of Senator Patterson and
charged him with encouraging everything
to besmirch the American"Army.
Shaking his finger at the now thoroughly
excited Patterson, Dietrich continued:
"Ever since this investigation began you
have done nothing to bring out anything
to the honor of the army."
Senator Patterson sprang to his feet and
exclaimed: "Such a statement , "absolutely
untrue. Ton ought to be ashamed of your
self." "I say it is true," replied Senator Diet
rich, threateningly, and for a few minutes it
looked as though the two Senators would
come to blows. Chairman Lodge interposed
and order was restored.
Later on O'Brien named Private Driscoll
ot Ballston Spa, New Tork, and Private
Dugast as the enlisted men Involved In the
assault.
At an earlier period in the day's session
General William Crozler, chief of the Bu
reau of Ordnance, was called before the
committee to refute the statement made by
O'Brien that American troops used "dum
dum" cartridges against the Filipinos.
General Crozler testified that the cartridges
issued to American soldiers In the Philip
pines wero tho regular cartridges issued to
the arm. The stamps upon them showed
that they had been manufactured at the
Frankfort Arsenal and were not explosive
or "dum-dum" bullets.
DOCTOR MILBURN RUN OVER.
Blind Chaplain of the Senate In
jured by Runaway Horse.
Washington, May 2L Blind Chaplain Mil
burn of the Senate was struck by a run
away horse attached to a huggv as he was
leaving the Capitol to-day, just after of
fering the.prayer at the opening cf the session-
The large toe of one fool was cut off
and several of the ether toes were badly
Injured.
The accident would have been far more
serious but for Mr. Milburn's daughter, who
pulled him from a position immediate y in
front of the runaway horse as it was about
to dash upon her father.
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Fort de France, Island of Martinique, Tuesday, May 21. runeial services over
the body of Thomas T. 1'rentK the late United States Consul at St. Pierre, were
held here to-day.
Tho funeral cortege parsed between rows of people, who bared their heads to
the flag covering the cotlln.
About the grave stood officers, mat lues and sailOis from the Cincinnati and
the Potomac. The gloom was made more Intense by the knowledge held by each
one present that his own life was in imminent dange.
Salute was fired by the volcano that had brought destruction upon the Consul
While the service was being read there was a. succession of deep, sullen detona
tions that might have come from great guns belonging to a mighty fleet. As the
grove was being tilled a cloud of ashes came over the city and a darkness as of
night followed.
With 33) tons of relief supplies on beard, the steamship Keglna Fegente arrived
trls morning.
Havana, May 21. During the celebration
of the birth of the Republic last night, and
while half the residents of the city were on
the street, watching the firwork at Morro
Castle and admiring the illumination of tho
BOERS FOR INDEPENDENCE;
PEACE APPARENTLY REJECTED
London, Ma 22 It has Just been made
public that the Boer delegates at Vereenlg
Ing sent their leaders to Pretoria on May
IS. S'nce then the reports averse to pence
have.been published. All the dispatches are
censored, but the opinion is general that the
conditions on which hostilities should cease
were rejected.
JURORS CONSIDERING
BRIBERY CHARGES.
Circuit Attorney Folk Continues
Investigation Against Several
Municipal Officials.
The Grand Jury yesterday resumed Its
Investigation of municipal corruption, and !t
is expected that other indictments soon will
result from the evidence adduced.
Several witnesses were before the Grand
Jury jesterday in this connection. Among
them were former Major Henry Zlegen
hein, who vetoed the Central Traction bill;
and Charles Geraghty, a member of the
House of Delegates. Geroghty is in the
livery and undertaking business on Easton
avenue. It has been charged that he rented
vehicles to tho city In violation of the city
Charter, and collected for them under the
name of his brother-in-law, Charles Mur
phy. Witnesses before the Grand Jury yester
daj: Peter Dailey, Miss Daisy Barbee. an
attorney: Abo Slupsky, William Huebner,
a cook at the Poorhouse; II. O. Siegmund,
J. T. Nixon, Louis Lnndon. E. E. Bar
clay, W. B. Cowan. George M. Wagner.
J. W. Bramlett. L. C. F. Sremme, Assist
ant Building Commissioner; James Howard
and August Heman of the Heman Con
struction Company.
The case of Harry A. Faulkner, a mem
ber of the House of Delegates, was on the
docket In Judge Rjan's court yesterday,
but owing to other business the case was
laid over until to-day, when a date will bo
set for its trial. Faulkner Is charged with
perjury. It is alleged that he told tho
Grand Jury he knew nothing of the Suburb
an boodle deposited In a vault at the Lin
coln Trust Company, when he did know
about it.
The attorneys for Emll A. Meysenburg, a
member ot the City Council, who was found
guilty of bribery and sentenced to serve
three years in the Penitentiary, jesterday
filed their bill of exceptions with Adam
Doerr, clerk of Judge Douglas's court. As
soon as the bill of exceptions has been ap
proved by the court it will be forwarded to
the Supreme Court.
Meisenburg is out on bond pending the
aecislon ot the supreme Court.
LEADING TOPICS
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TO-DAY'S REPUBLIC.
THE SUN RISES THIS MORNING AT
4M3 AND SETS THIS EVENING AT 7.10
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
For St. Loat and Vicinity Partly
cloudy and probably threatening;.
For Missouri Showers Thnnday,
cooler In south. Friday fair.
Page.
1. Narrow Escape From Four-Pound
Meteor.
Kaiser May Visit America?
2. "War Claim" Issue Virtually Settled.
Czar and President Review Soldiers.
3 Rochambeau Cannot Come to St. Louis.
Railway News From All Points.
Broadway Box Factory Sold.
4. Care ot Visitors to 'World's Fair.
Farmer Shot His "Wife's Companion.
New Vice President of Colonial Trust.
Indorse the World's Fair.
Francis Wants Clean City.
5. Initial Reception Held at Annapolis
Suburban Work Car Wrecked by Engine.
Red-Letter Day for Cuba and America."
6. The Republic Form Chart.
Fair Grounds Races.
7. Baseball Scores.
8. Editorial.
Cards for June Parties.
9. East Side News.
Wins First Prize In Cadets' Drill.
'10. Republic "Want" Advertisements.
Births, Marriages and Death Records.
11. Rocms for Rent and Real Estate Ad
v ertisements.
12. Stock Market Resists Depressing In
fluences.
Buying Demand Fair for Local S-curi-
ties.
Chicago Grain Traders Wait In Vain.
13. Early Gains Lost In Wheat and Corn.
14. City Counselor Has New Milk Bill.
Barrett Will Not Seek Re-election.
Enjoined the Production of "Cyrano."
Road Auto Races Condemned.
CUBAN
INJURES ELEVEN,
city, a bomb was thiown into a crowd of
people, Irjuring eleven of them.
Pieces of iron and mils were found lm
beded In those who were hit. There Is no
clue to the miscreant.
Trom a reliable source it Is learned that
the Boer leaders. Burger, Botha, Delarey,
DeWet and Lucas Mejer, were the bearers
of proposals wholly different from those an
ticipated bv the British; it is said in fact,
that their proposals were tantamount to in
dependence. TRIUMVIRATE TO
RULE TAMMANY.
Twenty-Seven Directors of Organi
zation Will Vote to Abandon
Finance Committee.
ItHPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New Tork, May 21. Twentj -seven dis
trict leaders of Tammany Hall, either per
601 ally or by representation, in a caucus
railed by Senator Timothy D. Sullivan at
the Grand Union Hotel to-night, decided to
vcte, when the Executive Committee meets
to morrow, to abolish the Finance Commit
tee and with it individual leadership, and
to vest control of tha organization in a
cemmittee of three, consisting of Charles
T. Murphy, Daniel F. McMahon and Louis
F. Haffen. representing the east and west
sides and the northirn end of the county
The abolition of the Finance Committee
involves the retirement of Andrew FreeJ
man, John Fox and Edward C. Sheehy,
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CHARLES F. MURPHY,
Who, with Daniel F. McMahon, and Louis
F. HoITen, will be the directing force of
Tammany, under the new scheme of or
ganization. whom Richard Croker placed upon It last
January as his personal representatlves.and
makes Senator Sullivan the dominant force
in the organlaztlon.
PASSIG OF TI1E
"KITCHEX CABIfET."
It was freely admitted that this action
was taken for the express purpose of rid
ding the organization of the "kitchen cab
inet," which Lewis Nixon declared caused
him to resign the leadership last week. Of
the "cabinet," Messrs. Frcedman, Fox and
Sheehy were members, and it was a note
worthy fact that George F. Scannell, the
brother of John J. Scannell, another mem
ber of the "cabinet," voted against the
proposition.
In view of the fact that the "kitchen
cabinet" represented the Croker influ
ence In the commltte that controls the
enormous ,fund contributed for election ex
penses, the decision of the leaders was
above all e!sa a slap at Richard Croker.
SULIVAA SAYS CROKER
HAS LOST CONTROL.
This was proved after the meeting, when
Senator Sullivan made this statement for
publication:
"The agreement to have no Finance Com
mittee, whjse chairman, by time-honored
custom, has been the leader of Tammany
Hall, Is the best possible proof that one
man power in the organization is'at an end.
It shows better than anything else could
that Mr. C roker is irrevocably out of con
trol and that hereafter the leaders shall run
the organization.
"I am not the leader in any way, but I
am satisfied that three representatives
chosen by the organization can run it so
as to bring victory and restore harmony."
Friends of John F. Carroll, when apprised
of the action of the leaders, pronounced It
a, vindication of the Carroll proposal to
hav e the leaders, and not one man, conduct
the party's affairs.
The Carroll contingent, numbering ten
district leaders, will vote In the executive
meeting to-morrow to abolish the Finance
Committee, but will oppose the plan for
rule by a triumvirate.
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Terrific Outbreaks From Mont Pelee and La Soafriere Throw Surviving Inhabitants of Tvv
Islands Into indescribable Frenzy of Fear Eruption on Martinique Worse
Thau That Which Destroyed St. Pierre Red-Hot Stones
From Crater Set Fire to House at Capital.
AMERICANS DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES FOR UNEXAMPLED BRAVERY IN THE WORK OF RESCUE.
"Which Is crowded with refugees
of La Soufriere. Kingstown itself is
shown signs of activity.
FItOlI TIIC NEW TOHK IIHRALO AN'T) ST.
LOUIS RErLHLIC bPEClAL CORIIESPON-
TlEN'T.
Tort de France. Martinique, French West
Indie, May 2L(Cop right, 1902.) Another
day of terror and panic has been spent by
the people of Martinique.
For six hours jesterday Fort de France
was literally bombarded by Mont Pelee.
Stones, many of them incandescent, rained
upon the city from the clouds.
Houses were destrojed and fires started
in many quarters.
With the stones fell hot mud and ashes.
The air was so filled with volcanic dust that
it was barely possible to breathe. At times
it seemed as if suffocation must be the fate
of all who could not be taken on board the
ships in the harbor.
ERliPTICv- r.n -house
TUiA THAT OF 31 VV !.
While the loss of life has not been great,
the eruption jesterday was far worse than
that of May S, when the 30,0u0 inhabitants
of St. Pierre were destrojpd.
For man j hours tho explosions were so
heavj- that it seemed as if the Island would
be shaken from its foundation.
Down upon the ruins of St. Tierre fell
great bowlders, all red hot, that battered
what was left of the unfortunate city be
jond all semblance of it3 former self.
Ashei Tell in torrents, and it is now re
ported that the site of the cltj- resembles a
great graj plain.
TIIOfS.D LEAVE THE
ISLA.VD TO SAVE LI ES.
Thousands have left Fort de France.
Some have gone into the mountains, to al
most certain starvation, preferring that to
the fato that would be thiers If the lava of
Mont Pelee buried them in theVuins of tho
cit Other thousands have gone to near
by islands, there to depend upon the char-Itj-
of strangers.
Everj- ship In the harbor Is constantly
crowded with those who would flee at the
next appearance of great danger. Clus
tered about the ships are small boats filled
with natives who beg to be taken up.
Hundreds, finding it impossible to obtain
boats to take them to the ships, have swam
out, risking their lives in the water to
avoid the danger which fills them with
more terrible dread.
One who took this mode of escape Is Rich
ard Kadlsh of Westminster Park. Manches
ter, England. Kadlsh has been traveling
through Venezuela with William R. Grace,
Jr., of New York and had arrived here a
few days ago.
SWAM A MILK TO
BOARD A BRITISH SHIP.
When tho culminating explosion came j"es
terday morning, and fear struck to the
heart of everj person on the island, Kadlsh
rushed to the shore and plunged into the
water. He succeeded In removing his shoes
and then kicked off his trousers.
Being then little weighted with clothing
he struck out for the British cruiser In
defatigable, which was nearly a mile oft
shore, with steam up and ready to put to
sea. He reached the ship S3fely, though
much exhausted. He remained until even
ing, when he returned to shore, the ex
plosions naving perceptibly lessened.
CONSTANT PRAISE FOR
AMERICAN NAVAL S1EX.
In the excitement time Is found to give
praise to Lieutenant McCormlck and the
American officers and men under his com
mand, who have never lost their presence
of mind and are working bravely to save
those unable to save themselves.
The Potomac, which Lieutenant McCor
mlck commands, was ordered to run down
the coast to make observations of Mont Pe
lee in eruption. Just as on Mondai- the
ship was taken down under the volcano,
where It remained until driven away by the
flow of lava, which reaches far out into
the sea. t
Lieutenant McCormlck brought back a re
port that new fissures have formed in the
sides of Pelee and from them lava flows in
broad streams. All along the shore near St.
Pierre the water is boiling and such cur
tains o steam arise that a view of the
land is possible only when the wind blows
with sufficient force to lift them for a
few seconds.
ST. PIEHRE NOW DlTtlED
DEEPLY UNDER ASHES.
St. Pierre is described by Lieutenant Mc
Cormlck as driven Into the earth. About
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KIXGSTOWX. TSLAXD Or ST. VINCENT.
from Chateau Belalr and Georgetown,
threatened by another volcano, only
EARTHQUAKE AND HEAVY
REPORTS AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
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AREA DISTURBED BY VOLCANIC OUTBREAKS IN WINDWARD ISLANDS.
Showing relative positions of St. Augustine ard Mont Pelee. 1.S0O miles apart. As sound
tinvels at the rate of 1,091 feet per second, detonations from Mont Pelee or La Sou
frlere would have occurred from 6 33 to 3 35 n. m , Tuesday, May 20, to have been
heard at St. Augustine from 9 o'clock to midnight of that day. ,
St. Augustine. Fla , May 21. Almost continuous shocks, presumably of earthquake,
were felt here from 3 o'clock until midnight last night.
Tho earthquake was accompanied by a succession of short hut decisive reports Ilka
distant cannonading, seemingly from far out at sea.
The sounds were unlike thunder, having no reverberating roll, and were accom
panied by decided tremors, while the sky in the southeast was suffused with a glow.
The reports came at intervals of perhaps three minutes, and persons -who remember
the earthquake at Charleston say the noises were very similar to the subterranean
noises acoempanj ing that occurrence.
f..The,S0Undeemcd to travel from the south to the southeast. The night was per
the report' PerS0"3 sathered on the sea waU nnd Uml the intervals between
asahesth which ITi '!!? Under
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turned with the paint on her sides blister,!
On the way back from St. Pierre Lieuten
ant McCormlck saw a great crowd of men
and women on the shore, signalling wildly
for help. All Vero taken on board and
brought to Fort de France. Those thus res
cued were alnost starved. Supplies were
given to them, and they were turned over
to the Relief Committee here.
From all parts of the island not cut off
by the flow of lava refugees are coming
into Fort de France. The mountain roads
are filled with panic-stricken and starving
native..
Arriving here, their terror did not de
crease, and they are as anxious to press
on to some safer place as they were to get
hero
ROADS ARE DOTTED
WITH DEAD AND DYING.
All the roads are dotted with dead, and
many are reported to be dying, having fall
en from weakness on the way.
Liberal wages are offered for rescuers to
go out and assist those who have fallen
by the way, but the laborers are too full of
fear to be tcmpUd by any offer.
The panic was greatest yesterday when
the sun roe, shining faintly through the
haze of ashes. The skies were filled with
rolling and whirllrg clouds that were fiery
red.
Many believed that flames were about
to fall upon them from the heavens, and
the terror that ensued was pitiful.
The spectacle was so appalling that th
L"rSS ik . it
,
who are terrified by renewed explosions
six miles away, which has suddenly
Sound as of Distant Cannonading
Heard in Directtion of Marti-
nique 1,S00 Miles to the
Southeast.
SKY IS SUFFUSED WITH GLOW.
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populace couH not "PPrecIate the-sublimity
lr tho street, were filled. Sol-
aiers and sailors mixed freely with the
"ns. .11 frightened, witless
All struggled to get to a place of safety.
they knew not where. All believed that
where they were was the place of greatest
danger.
CURSE Vt THEIR FREHZT,
BELIEVE THAT THEY PRAT.
Some cursed in their frenzy, thinking it
was prayers they were uttering. Other
fell on their knees In the streets and be
sought protection from above. Few were
able to refrain from tears.
Then when the panic subsided a litti
there was a general scramble for the moun
tains or the water front.
When the Potomac started for SL Pierre
the French cruiser Suchet went outside and
made a tour of the Island in the opposite
direction. She passed St. Pierre, but had
no part in the work of rescue of the ref
ugees, who had been driven to the shore
by the storm from the volcano.
When the two steamships returned to
Fort de France they found the panic here
even greater than when they went away.
There had been a recurrence ot the detona
tions and stones had again fallen upon tha
city.
A steam launch from the Cincinnati
picked up 100 persons who were strug
gling In the water and took them to the
Suchet. Scores of others were taken to the
Cincinnati and to the Potomac.
The small boats of the latter ship were
out constantly, Raving many who otherwise
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