Loss of H. M. S. Condor Is Definitely Learned
Victoria B C May 12 The fate of H M S Condor was learned after heavy seas. Robert Marshall aboard the sealing schooner Mary Taylor wrote to his brother near Methogen that the Condor foundered during the awful night of December 7 carrying her crew of 116 to their deaths near Flattery. The writer notes the disaster and suggests he could give further details when he returns in about two months.
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Victoria
B. C
Condor
Lanath
Robert Marshall
Mary ‘Taylor
Methogin
Peven
Condor Agate
Pu Pe Se Hsee
Mont Pelee
Mountain
Bolke
English Officer Accused in Martinique Looting Ruins
Fort de France reports an English officer implicated in stealing sacred altar vessels from Et Pierre ruins and sent to St Lucia aboard the USS Cincinnati. Twenty seven men and three women jailed for robbery. two men shot while fleeing as troops guard the crumbling ruins amid calls to level the city with dynamite.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Et. Pierre
St Lucia
Cincinnat
St. Pierre
Logt
Banda
Pillagore
Yaniete Bette
Mount Pelee Eruption Continues in Town of St Pierre
The British steamer Savan reports Mont Pelee still erupting as lava flows northward. Search parties recover bodies and molten valuables in St Pierre stores and homes while a military cordon blocks access beyond the strand. Cathedral and most buildings are ruined. convent and college with clergy and students are missing.
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Nthew
St. Labia
Savan
Hunter
Mont Pelee
Te Atill
St. Pierre
Haa
College
Seventeen Killed by Fire at Armour Refinery Chicago
A fire at Armour & Co lard refinery in Union Stock Yards, Chicago, killed seventeen workers and injured many more. Officials estimate material loss between 160000 and 900000 dollars as crowds watched from the hog runway collapse under the blaze, causing the largest injuries.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Ininion
Disastrous Explosion at Pittsburg Yard Kills Many
May 12 Pittsburg Pa. a catastrophic explosion at the Sheridan yard of the Panhandle Railroad killed scores and left about 200 injured. naphtha cars ruptured after a car telescoped another igniting leaking fuel. Fire spread to nearby buildings. An incendiary attempt was thwarted at dawn in the Armstrong building. The railway’s regular run to Maul pete postponed for overhaul.
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Pitteburg
Sheridan Yard
Panhandle
Raplainborough
Seymour Hotel
Colline House
River Road
Pittabury
Armatrong
River
Fort Street
A. Myoshi
Escape and upheaval as Mont Pelee erupts St Pierre
A Lagarrane estate owner from Martinique recalls the May Mont Pelee eruption near St Pierre. He describes darkness ash and a deadly cloud, evacuated families by steamer to Fort de France, and new craters opening as the city perished. Riots and a revolution unfold in Port au Prince as President Sam resigns and troops clash.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
M. Albert
Lagarrane Estate
Crater of
Mont , Polos
Canada
Martinique
St. Pierre
Torrie Nuerland
Mont Poles
Beasnore
St Pierre
Killed Within Thirty Seconds Fort de Prance Disaster Report
Eye witness accounts from Martinique describe a rapid, catastrophic earthquake and fire that leveled St Pierre and surrounding Fort de France quarters. Up to 25,000 believed dead within thirty seconds as fires burned bodies and debris filled streets.
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Carbet
Pompelt
Poeoane
Island Schooner Seized In Harbor For Illicit Liquor
The Kawalan fant schooner captained by John Monee Ulunaele and owned by Sing Cong was seized in the harbor at midnight under authority of the United States Internal Revenue Bureau. A search found no gallons of okolehau aboard. the vessel is held under 402, Revised Statutes, pending legal action. Authorities investigate supply and shipment networks linking Koolau and Koolau islands amid ongoing West Coast liquor traffic concerns.
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Kawalanfant
John Monee Ulunaele
Sing Cong
United States
Tornal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
R. Charbellain
Honolwlu
Thin Island
Speedy Littlecraft
Koolan
Koalay
Internal Revenue Bureau
Cale
Hawaii
Pelee Warned Victims Ignored Martinique Warning
In Martinique Mont Pelee erupted after days of warnings. A lava surge destroyed Le Carbet and Le Prechem areas, killing workers and a proprietor’s son. Fort de France residents fled as ash and darkness descended, a shock to the island's towns and sea.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Mont Pelee Hue
Blanche
Dumb animals flee as Mount Pelée erupts in 1902
Reports from St Kitts describe panic around Mont Pelée as the volcano nears eruption. Animals fled inland, livestock vanished, dogs howled for their owners, birds silenced, and residents refused warnings, presaging a disaster that would claim tens of thousands of lives.
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St. Kitts
B. WL
Martine
Mont Peloo
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Mont Peleo
Peles
Refugee turmoil as negroes attack guards in Fort de France
From Fort de France on May 12 refugees pour into the city from nearby villages and districts around St Pierre. The displaced shout hunger driven anger and have launched fierce attacks on the military guard in the capital as efforts continue to quell the unrest. Japanese Consul Sakato seeks to curb Japanese labor exodus to the coast. Judge M M Batee to speak Memorial Day at Nuvanu cemetery.
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Fort de France
St. Pierre
Othore
M. M. Batee
Nuvanu Cemetery
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Mount Pelee
Quest
Rice & Perkins
Oregon Block
Union Sts
Union
Pittsburg
Port Au Prince
Sam
Nennes
Cratara
Mont Pelco
Atate
Io St. Pierre
St. Perr
Hayti
Congress
Repupiite
Bam
Chamber of Deputies
House
Republic
Jeanett
Ongten
Revolutio
Sam Rtill
Fort de Prance
Martiniue
Lae
Bank of
Steste
St. ‘Vierre
Pouyer Quartier
Prechour
Rodda
Lot
Poropobo
Sierra
Const
Wells, Fargo & Co, Express
Masonic Temple
GV. Anthony
Methodiat Apiacopal Church
Calefornia
Bother
Hlees
Ranta Crug
T Peru
Anthony
Anallew Lawn
Pelee
Hower
Aire
le Carbet
Ani Sakto
Hanaa
Ego Hansa
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