May 10 Eye Witnesses Describe Destruction at Martinique
Eyewitness accounts recount the Pelee eruption near St Pierre Martinique on May 3 to May 5. Dense smoke flames and rumbling news of destruction spread as lava rushed 4400 feet down the mountain and reached the sea within minutes. The flood swept plantations factories and people in a half mile corridor near the Rivière Blanche.
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St. Pierre
Pelee
Castries
St. Imoie
Martinique
Mont
Fashionable Suits at Muse’s Corner in Atlanta
A customer recalls the value of made to order suits and suggests measured fittings as the best path for true quality. The piece contrasts compulsive buyers with discerning gentlemen who seek cloth excellence, style, and fair price, noting Muse’s prominence in Atlanta.
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Muse’s
Atlanta
Disaster at St. Pierre Leaves Town in Ash and Blood
May 10 Guadaloupe report describes a sudden whirlwind of steam mud and fire that destroyed St. Pierre and the harbor. Eighteen vessels burned as houses and streets were buried under ashes and lava. The governor and consuls are dead. only about forty of 25,000 escaped. Survivors reach Dominica aboard the Korona. A new crater eruption and tidal wave accompanied the disaster.
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Guadaloupe
Roraima
St. Pierre
Roralma
Tamaya
Nantes
Maurice
Pointe-a-Pitre
Fort de France
Stl
Martinique
Quebec Line
Korona
Dominica
Lava–entombed Gar Factory Amid Island Disaster
The Gar factory, once among the island’s finest, lies completely buried in lava with only the tall chimney visible. About 150 people are believed dead, including the owner’s son. Lava advancing to the sea pulled back the shoreline by 300 feet along the west coast. A large wave then swept the sea front of St. Pierre, causing minimal damage ashore. Terrible detonations were heard hundreds of miles northward.
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Gar
Island
St. Pierre
Men of National Fame Endorse Peruna for Catarrh
A Mississippi senator, W. V. Sullivan, writes from Oxford praising Peruna as the best catarrh cure. The letter cites personal relief and tonic benefits after trying Peruna, with additional endorsements from over forty members of Congress and a booklet of testimonials.
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Sullivan
Peruna
W. V. Sullivan
United States
Mississippi
Hartman
Oxford
Miss
Congress
Peruna Medicine Co
Congressman H. W. Ogden Endorses Peruna for Catarrh
In a Washington letter H. W. Ogden Congressman from Louisiana endorses Peruna as a tonic and catarrh remedy. The testimonial cites its potency, claims blood cleansing benefits, and urges readers to request Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice if results are not prompt.
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Cians
America
H. W. Ogden
Luoulsiana
Washington, D. C
Peruna
H.W. Ogden
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Night Terror as Flames Light Up Mountain Town
Panic spread as darkness fell and flames illuminated the mountain. Residents fled in night clothes toward the hills while the Plissono family reached St. Tu ra aboard a small steamer. Thirty five people, mostly women and children, arrived the morning of the 6th with details. Men stayed at Martinique as telegraphic links to Martinique and St. Lucia were interrupted.
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Plissono
St. Tura
Martinique
Fternoon
Soufriere eruption endangers St. Vincent with ash
A cable from Pointe-a-Pitre reports the Soufriere eruption has raged for nine mornings. Ash and dust fell on estates, streets turned to deep ash, and heavy property damage was recorded in the Windward district. Thirty deaths were noted as darkness and tremors accompanied the eruption. No damage reported in Barbados.
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Pointe-a-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Island of
St. Vincent
Chateau Belair
Kingston
Georgetown
Barbadoes
Roddam Docks in Castries Harbor After Fire Scars
The British steamer Roddam, departed St Lucia May 7 for Martinique, crawled into Castries harbor in the afternoon of May with its rigging dismantled and decks torn. Captain Whatter reported the vessel gray with ashes and unrecognizable, with sheets and awnings hanging and scarred. Continued on Fourth Page.
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Whatter
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Mont Foleo
Orf ST. Pierre
Jenkins
Venerable Council _ Camp
Woodmen Rrea
Aurora
Ills
Wy.sullivan
Hwogder
Louisiana
Cc. F. Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins
Mt. Peles
Galveston
Wiliskey
M.pfeifer Gco
Main St
Cincinnati
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