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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
2
A volcanic eruption at St Pierre sent flames high into the air and a torrent of steam boiling mud and fire through the town and roadstead. The crisis struck on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Thursday morning calmer, before a rapid blaze that sank ships and devastated the harbor within twenty minutes.
Last Saturday the structural portion of the new Wabash bridge across the St. Marys river west of the city arrived. The frames filled sixteen railroad cars and will be unloaded near the site to free the cars. Masons cannot finish for three to four weeks. The pile driver finished Saturday and Foreman Sterling and crew moved to another job.
The Bass foundry needs forty workers including helpers and common laborers. Steady employment is promised for good men, yet outdoor street work offers higher summer wages leading to scarce shop labor. Weather losses push outdoor earnings below foundry pay, making shop work more attractive.
George Jacobs Jr appointed temporary organist at West Jefferson Street Church of Christ. D L Benton dispenses free soda water and cigars for a boy today. William Shondell recovers from a foot wound inflicted by Officer Dickson. E D Bushnell of Washington DC studies counterfeit issues for a new publication. Rev Philip Wambsganss recovers from bronchitis. sermon by Prof Dorn. Miss Mary Kern engaged to Rev John Chenoweth of Cincinnati with June wedding planned. Rev H Jans preaches at the poor farm. Emmaus and Emanuel choirs perform. Catholic societies plan a statewide federation meeting in Indianapolis. Local unions elect delegates. A horse frightens near Hoagland avenue. driver injured. Will Mannix and Vern Chisholm plan futures office in Jackson, Michigan. Alonzo Ellis, Avilla, charged with drunkenness after a cut above his eye.
The Fort Wayne visit ends with a minor fine for liquor possession while a Bluffton circus audience suffers injuries after seats collapse, blamed on pranksters. Other notes cover residence moves by Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch, a runaway horse stopped by Meade Gindle sparger, Wayne's vaudeville split with Anna Caldwell, a Fort Wayne wedding officiated by Rev W J Young, and an upcoming Wabash shopmen excursion to Detroit aboard the Greyhound steamer in late June.
J. Ackerman, a car inspector for the Pennsylvania company, received a small scratch on his left hand at the classification yard on Monday. The wound festered into poisoning with the hand and arm swelling, and he remains under Dr. Siemen's care at his home on 1331 Summit Street.
A traditional medical ad claims Dr King as New Discovery cuts phlegm and mucus to enrich blood, heals inflamed throats and lungs, and cures hard colds and stubborn coughs. It cites guaranteed bottles priced at 50c and $1.00 with free trial bottles at Dreier & Bro.
Four masked men held up the westbound fast mail on the St. Louis and San Francisco line at Marsh siding five miles west of Jonesboro at 10 40 p m last night but authorities report the robbers took nothing. Information was wired to express company officials.
Kendallville resident A. D. Isbell owns a high grade Durham cow aged five with 1400 pounds weight and her two week old male calf weighing 135 pounds. The cow yields milk three times daily with 24 pounds in the morning 18 pounds at noon and 17.5 pounds in the evening totaling about seven gallons.
May 13 Fort de France Martinique reports St Pierre destroyed by a blast of burning gases. Instant deaths as townspeople inhaled flames while Mont Pelee lava flows devastate surrounding areas. Rescue efforts continue with thousands evacuated and many feared dead on hills.
In Bluffton Judge B F Harper handled a police court docket with Officer Dickson and Deputy Prosecutor Emrick watching. William Shondell faced a drunkenness charge after a shooting incident with Officer Dickson. he claimed no intoxication and admitted drinking only five beers, was fined $1 plus $13 costs, and said it was his first police court arrest.
Walter N. Haldeman, president of the Louisville Courier Journal Company and among the nation’s oldest active newspapermen, died suddenly at 5 o’clock from injuries after being struck by a trolley car Saturday morning. He was over 81.
County Superintendent Young will hold the final examination of the year for graduation from common and high schools. A very large class is expected from district schools in the various townships.
James Warner, a farmer, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court. Liabilities are listed at 2204.38 with assets of 542.50. Attorney of record is E. V. Harris.
Frederick W. Zicker and Katherine M. Bannis are noted for marriage licenses. Harry Bach shares a confidential fishing story from late last week on the St. Marys river, claiming twenty three bass caught near the Stellham mill site last Friday, with the basket as evidence.
Nearly a hundred physicians attended the Indiana Eclectic Medical association opening in the Fort Wayne courthouse. Mayor Berghoff welcomed attendees. Dr Morse Harrod responded. President O S Coffin of Carthage delivered the annual address as papers on peritonitis osteosarcoma typhoid fever hysteria criminology circumcision and related topics were read and discussed. Delegates then toured the Home for Feeble Minded Children with Superintendent Johnson.
Fragment notes a person living at a home on East Sixth Street owned by his parents. The brief text provides no dates, names, or further details about the residence or occupant.
Worristown Pa May 13 Miss Katie Henderson saved thirty men in a West Conshohocken quarry by warning them as the powder magazine roof ignited. An explosion followed as workers and Henderson fled, sending splinters and debris over the site. The magazine held thirty kegs of powder and 300 pounds of dynamite. James Leonard, visiting, left for the east. Mrs Leonard and her two sons stay with her parents for a couple weeks.
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