Eruption of Mont Pelee Wipes Out St Pierre and Scares Fort de France
May 22 Fort de France reports a violent Mont Pelee eruption. Columns of volcanic matter rain red hot boulders on St Pierre ruins as crowds flee toward Fort de France. US steamers Cincinnati Potomac and Dixie assist refugees while Lt McCormack rescues 180 people, oldest 72, youngest three days old.
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Fort de France
Mont Pelee
St. Piere
United States
Cincinnati
Suchet
Potomac
Benjamin B. McCormack
Fou
McCormack
United Sta
Dixie
New York
Refugees Flee as Volcano Strikes Fort de France
From Fort de France on May 29 frightened refugees pour in seeking evacuation as volcanic eruptions devastate St. Pierre. A vast blast hurling cathedral towers and molten debris follows a gas surge, while ash, mud, and fissures devastate the landscape.
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Fort de France
Dixie
United States
Potomac
St. Pierre
Fort O' France
Alpful
Scientists Inspect Garbet Peaks as Potential Volcanoes
Arrival of scientists probes whether Garbet peaks near Fort de Frisice may become active volcanoes. Tuesday’s outburst fears a ruined island and erodes confidence as inhabitants cry for escape rather than food.
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Garbet
Fort de Frisice
Boufiere eruption rocks Saint Vincent and causes panic
May 22 Kingston Saint Vincent reports another Boufiere eruption sending smoke and ash over the island. Tremors and a luminous cloud alarm residents as lava streams and explosive gases threaten villages from Chateau Bellair to Kingstown. Refugees arrive on steamers and commerce halts. a French study links Mont Pelee gases to past destruction.
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Kingston
Island of St. Vincent
Island of
St. Vincent
Chateau Bellair
Sahara
Enham Mountain
Marriaquin Valley
Storm at Birmingham Claims Boy's Life
A violent wind storm with heavy rain and hail swept Birmingham on Wednesday afternoon causing one boy to die and another to be seriously injured. A grandstand section collapsed at the ball park trapping George Swanton who died, while Henry Duncan was pinned between timbers but survived. an old man suffered minor injuries.
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Birmingham
Ala
Ball Park
George Swanton
Henry Duncan
Northern Army Halts at Aroahaie En Route to Port au Prince
General Firmin commands the northern army which has paused at Aroahaie during its march toward Port au Prince. He formally declares the intention to enter the capital at the head of his troops.
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Port Au Prince
Firmin
Aroahaie
Said
Presbyterian assembly designates day of prayer for morality in schools
The Presbyterian general assembly in Jackson Mississippi on May 22 named the second Sunday in September as a day of prayer for greater morality in schools.
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Jackson
Miss
The
Presbyterian General Assembly
Milburns’ Narrow Escape From Runaway Buggy Incident
Mr Milburn the Mad chaplain of the United States senate was struck by a runaway horse and his daughter pulled him free from under the buggy. Also reported Hopkins of Jacksonville Fla died after swallowing his false teeth, while David Salmon of Washington Ind killed his wife and then died by suicide. A strange disease sweeps Mexican miners tying into disturbing domestic reports as rainfall boosts Arkansas crop prospects.
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Milburn
United States Senate
B. H. Hopkins
Jacksonville
Fla
Chicago
Arkansas
David Salmon
Washington
Ind
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