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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
2
A contemplative verse honors a devoted wife and mother, praising her grace and presence. It speaks of bright flowers, Edenic peace, and lasting love as friends and family remember her with tender admiration.
A compact reflection traces nineteen centuries as a single day in geologic eras from Herculaneum to St Pierre. It notes the ancient earth remains largely unchanged yet contemplates how volcanic destruction at Pompeii mirrors events of the past.
The business league holds a regular meeting at K of P hall tonight at 8:30. A Hearne special notes a corps of engineers under Mr A B Adams of Bryan surveying near Stone City for a possible Brenham or Chappell Hill terminus of the Hearne and Brazos Valley railway. Progress is strong and surveyors work south of the Brazos river. Also notices call for competent sales staff at guaranteed salary or commission with interviews at the Exchange hotel, and local ads announce Koneeny Bros sell cold stored meat, plus for sale listing at Conway residence.
Card from H E Simmons states Bryan insufficient union bargaining power and transient business, prompting reduced barber prices and a note of thanks for patronage. Hearne report notes Houston and Texas Central railroad adds granite, Bermuda grass, and a flower garden to depot grounds, hoping Bryan depot follows suit.
From Port de France May 12 reports detail the destruction at St Pierre after Thursday’s volcanic blast. Rubis and other steamers carried refugees, gendarmes, priests, and supplies for cremation and relief. Death toll rises above 1,000 as lava, smoke, and ash left a city reduced to cinders and charred ruins with scattered bodies and calm faces amid horror.
A May 11 cable from Guadeloupe reports disaster in Martinique with 30,000 dead, 50,000 homeless. Consul Prentis and family killed. Governor appeals for Red Cross aid of codfish and staples as warships head toward the island.
From Dominica Administrator Bell reports Martinique disaster intensifying with new craters flooding rivers and submerging large northern areas. Survivors fill other districts as enduring darkness hampers relief. relief efforts from Guadaloupe are deemed insufficient.
In Baden Germany on May 12 telegraphs from Emperor William to President Loubet express sympathy for France over the Martinique disaster and include an order for 10 000 marks to aid the sufferers.
At Leadville Colorado after a quarrel Co A Walker shot and killed Jay Taylor a gunner. He was arrested.
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