Volcanic Disaster Devastates Martinique Town St Pierre
The French cruiser Suchet reports St Pierre Martinique wiped out by Mt Pelee eruption. About 40,000 perished or missing. Refugees evacuated to Guadaloupe and Dominica. ships report fires and widespread destruction. Survivors in shelters, many bodies on wharves.
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St. Thomas
Suchet
Point-a-Pitre
Guadaloupe
French West Indies
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Martinique
St. Lucia
Campbell
Ocean Traveler
St. John
N. B
Dominica
British West Indies
St. Vincent
Mt. Pelee
Grappler
West India and Panama Telegraph Company of London
Guerin
Destruction of St Pierre as Mt Pelee erupts
Paris reports a French cruiser Suchet delivering survivors from St Pierre after a volcanic eruption and massive fire. The town and harbor were destroyed, with about 25 000 residents feared dead. only about 30 survivors returned. Crepe hung at the colonial office as officials rush home.
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Paris
Suchet
M. de la Nesson
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
Guadaloupe
M. L. Mouttel
Senator Knight
Esk
St. Lucia
Quebec Steamship Company
M. Biaguenot
M. de Craid
J. E. G. Ll Harre
Mt. Pelee
Colonial Office
France
Seventy Escape Death as Vessels Burned
Cable dispatch reports a May storm enveloping St Pierre with at least four ships sunk or burned. Not more than 20 lives saved. four American vessels and a Quebec steamer Roraima lost with all on board. American consul Ayme reports many perishations. Martinique population about 185,000 with 25,000 in St Pierre nearly wiped out. A warship is dispatched to aid.
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Washington
State Department
Guadaloupe
Ayme
Martinique
Thomas T. Prentiss
Michigan
Massachusetts
Seychelle Islands
Port Louis
Mauritius
Rouen
France
Batavia
Ames Tesart
Louisiana
St. Pierre
Jamaica
St. Vincent
Souffriere
Llewellyn
Trinidad
Roraima
Quebec
Suchet
Souffriere Volcano Active as Caribbean Islands React
Dispatch from Kingston reports Souffriere on St Vincent remains active with earthquakes and steam clouds alarmed residents at Chateau Bellair and 300 refugees fed by authorities. Reports warn of broader damage to Dominica and St Vincent as cables fail and ships suffer losses from Martinique eruption.
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London
Colonial Office
Robert Llewellyn
Windward Islands
Caribbean Sea
Kingston
St. Vincent
Souffriere
Island of
Chateau
St. Pierre
Paris Newsboys Slow to Grasp Martinique Disaster
Paris observers note that the St Pierre Martinique catastrophe, though reported early, caused only a ripple of excitement on the boulevards. Public reaction remains muted as details and scale unfold in the French capital.
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Paris
St. Pierre
Martinique
London Reacts with Horror at Mart indisc catastrophe
The London press voices horror at the Mart indisc catastrophe and sends sympathy to France. Cable parts prevent details from West Indies. Seismologist Milne says instruments show no quake and offers a theory that Peleer exploded from water seeping to molten rock.
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London
Pompeii
West Indies
Martinique
John Milne
Daily Express
Milne
Peleer
Beneth
Consul Prentiss Missing in Melrose Mystery
Boston May 9 relatives of Thomas Prentiss consul at St Pierre Melrose his native place fear for his safety. He is married and has two children. Local officials say scant details are available as search efforts continue.
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Boston
Thomas Prentiss
St. Pierre
Melrose
Prentiss Family Plans Departure Amid Mt Pelee Rumors
Alice Frey, sister-in-law, received a letter dated April 26 describing activity on Mt Pelee and implied danger. He planned to move his family to the schooner Anna J Morse of Portland, which had just arrived, with possible departure to Fort de France. Miss May and Miss Christine, ages unknown, are mentioned as his daughters and secretary.
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May
Christine
Mises
Alice Frey
Mt. Pelee
Anna J. Morse
Portland
Miss May
Fears for Another Ship Talisman Reported Lost
The Quebec Steamship Company reports the Roraima lost in a night earthquake at San Lucila with $22 000 in milling machinery for Red Cross Steamship. L W P Armstrong owners of the Talisman say communication with San Lucia St Thomas is cut off. The Talisman sailed for Barbados April 17 and no loss report is yet received.
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New York
Quebec Steamship Company
San Lucila
Roraima
Red Cross Steamship Company
L. W. & P. Armstrong
Talisman
San Lucia
St. Thomas
Barbadoes
Losses Felt By New England Firm In Martinique Catastrophe
Portland Maine May 9 News of the Martinique catastrophe affects J H Hamlen Co of Portland the only New England firm with an office at St Pierre The Hamlen partners say no New England people or vessels were in port and that the firm faces heavy losses from its Martinique sugar industry property holdings.
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Portland
Martinique
J. H. Hamien & Co
New England
St. Pierre
Hamlens
J. C. Hamlen
Three Passengers Missing From Roraima In St Pierre Harbor
Three passengers named F. Ince Mrs H J Ince and Mrs Stockes from the West Indies were aboard the Quebec Steamship company vessel Roraima believed lost with all on board in St Pierre harbor. No word yet from Captain Mugegah or West India agents. Danish and French consuls report no direct information on conditions in the destroyed area.
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New York
Quebec Steamship Company
St. Pierre
F. Ince
H. J. Ince
Stockes
West Indies
Mugegah
West India
Line
Portland schooner Anna J Morse reaches Martinique port
Boston May 9 The Portland schooner Anna J Morse commanded by Captain Parker arrived at St Pierre Martinique in April according to a dispatch continued on page six.
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Boston
Portland
Anna J. Morse
Parker
St. Pierre
Martinique
May 11 Sunday Standard to Feature Outdoor Sports Number
The May 11 issue of To Morrow's Standard will publish a summer sport number focused on outdoor activities now popular with a large readership. It will include a Pacific Northwest league baseball photo feature, a four page color supplement, illustrations of the three territories seeking statehood, and additional features on Gagan Thunder Mountain adventures Butte brass band pioneer tale Red camp incident Kalispell buffalo photos Dooley bartender Rev Jerry Rounder sermon and more Montana stories.
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Pacific Northwest League
Thre Territorites
Congress
Gagan
Thunder Mountain
Butte
Chicago
Kalispell
Dooley
Jerry Rounder
Montana
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