Destruction at St Pierre as Ship Roddam Burns in Fire
Continued from Third Page. At 3 a m the Roddam anchored off St Pierre when a thunder storm yielded a cloud of smoke and fire racing over the town. The ship deck burned under a rain of fire while nine hours later the steamer reached Castries. Ten crewmen perished and two more died later. The captain and ship agent Pilesonota survived badly scorched. The town's 4000 inhabitants were said to be wiped out as the Esk and other steamers head to repair efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Joseph Plissono
Roddam
Castries
Haddam
Pilesonota
Pelee Eruption Described As Verdant Garden Of Eden
The article portrays Mont Pelee's fury destroying St Pierre, a famed Caribbean city famed for tropical gardens. It compares the crater to a verdant garden and cites legends of Atlantis as a backdrop to the lush landscape that once defined the island.
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Mont Pelee
St. Pierre
Atalantis
Vesuvius
Solomo
Etna
Fire Devastates St Pierre as City Burns
Reports describe a raging fire along the sea front at St Pierre with explosions and widespread destruction. A French coasting steamer delivered food to Martinique before returning, noting thirty people had escaped to Fort de France earlier, while attempts to reach the city were thwarted by flames and charred streets.
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Miles
Esk
Fort de Franca
Martinique
St Pierre
Fort de France
Arere
St. Pierre
Itch King Promoted For Severe Eczema Cure
A Chattanooga man reports years of suffering with eczema ending after using S S S. The ad claims quick relief, systemic blood cleansing, and restoring health. A Urbana resident corroborates the remedy’s clearing of eruptions with continued use. Expert advice offered free via The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta Ga.
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Agen
S. SS
Ss. S
Volcanic Disaster Strikes St Vincent and Martinique
Across the Caribbean, Mont Pelee eruptions devastate St Pierre and surrounding islands. Reports say widespread destruction, heavy ash, downpour of dust, and thousands feared dead or missing. Aid ships and crews rush to Fort de France and Guadeloupe.
Duffy's Malt Whiskey Sold As Pure Medicine Elixir
An advertisement proclaims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal remedy to prolong life and restore vigor, claiming government recognition as a medicine and endorsements by doctors and hospitals. It warns against imitations and offers a medical booklet and counters for four cents postage.
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Mrs. Livingood
Dusfy
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey CO
Rochester
N. YT
American ship ordered to aid stricken people
Washington May 10 Moody the secretary of the navy cabled the commander of the cruiser Cincinnati at San Domingo City to proceed to Martinique and render aid. The navigation department weighs evacuation from San Domingo as safer and asks Brooklyn Yard Dixie to prepare for sea. Congress debates aid with a $100000 relief bill for Martinique and questions delay in action.
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Washington
Moody
Cincinnati
San Domingo City
Martinique
Secretary of the Navy
Hill
San Domingo
United States
Maxwell
Provsional
Vasquez
Potomac
San Juan
Navy Department
Naval Station
Brooklyn
Dixie
Martnique
New York
West Indian Islands
State Department
Ayme
Guadeloupe
Senate
Fairbanks
House
Underwood
Alabamta
Payne
Hopeful View of Horror by Geologist Russell
Ann Arbor Mich May 10 Professor Israel C Russell of the University of Michigan geological department and National Geographical Society board member disputes Mar tnique eruption damage reports. He predicts 80 or 1,000 deaths not 40,000 and argues no sound of explosion or barometric upheaval on nearby islands supports a smaller eruption.
St Pierre Disaster and Martinique Eruption Report
Panic spread as the sea withdrew and surged back over St Pierre. French cruiser Suchet and relief steamers arrived with provisions. 30,000 feared dead. Many bodies found nude, city destroyed, Mont Pelee still active, Governor Mouttek among the missing. Fire and ash from volcano continue to threaten Fort de France communications.
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St. Vincent
James
Kingston
St.Vincent
Dominica
St. Linela
Deate
Willemstad
Curacoa
Pedemonte
la Guayra
Porta
Ines
Gulf of Paria
Si Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Souffriere Volcan
West Indies
Barbadoes
Llewellyn
Colonial Office
St. Lucia
Martinique
Ystest
St. Pierre
St. Thomas
British West Indies
Fort de France
St. Pierré
St. Pxédre
Suchet
Guadelupe
Pointe-a Pitre
Guadaloupe
Buchet
Pointe-A-Pitre
Guadeloupe
Mont Pelee
Souffriere
Basseterre
Gaudeloupe
la Soffriere
Bordeaux
France
Island
Sudist
Trig
M. Mouttek
Mont Pelee S
Paris
M. DeLanessan
Gainesville Graduate Henry Rudolph Makes Fine Record
Henry Latimer Rudolph of Gainesville Ga has just graduated from the medical department at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. He achieved an exceptionally fine record over the four years with a general average close to the top of a class of eighty from eleven states and Canada, Maryland and Georgia ranking highest in representation.
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Shipley
Maryland
Rudolph
Georgia
R. E. Park
University of Georgia
The
Tech
Atlanta
Baltimore
J. Holmes Smith
Louis M. Tiffany
University of Maryland Hospital
Henry Latimer Rudolph
Gainesville
University of Maryland
Canada
Lieut Everett Arrives in Manila as Textile Expert
A Manila cable from the treasury department says former Lt Dickson A Everett has arrived in Manila to serve as a textile expert. He served in the Spanish American War, then in the Philippines, earning praise for bravery from his former colonel. Everett grew up in cotton trade circles and is noted as a classification authority for southern markets.
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Southern Bay
Customs Service
Washington
Manila
Treasury Department
Dickson A. Everett
Everett
Atlanta
Cuba
Philippiaes
War Department
North Carolina
Memphia
New Orleans
South
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Indies
Nature
Tropics
Herema
Tam
H. B. Sweet
Chattanooga
Tenn
Palmetto St
EB. E. Kelly
Urbana
Puffy
Adam Livingood
Eiverson
Matt
Livingood
Reading
Duffy Malt Whiskesby CO
Sam
Dury
Everson
Chester County
Adam
Si Years Ola
Russell
Porto Rico
Florida
Lieut. Everett
Maunaament
DR. Leather
DR. Leatherman
Leateozrizan
Leatherman
Vaver Treas
Cot
Nntell
Houta
Fag Guedayotek
J.B. Leatherman
Ti. D
Newspap
Brgy
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