Tragic Martinique Catastrophe Leaves Thirty Thousand Dead
Eyewitness description from Fort de France details vast destruction at St Pierre where fires and a sudden volcanic eruption killed about 30 000 people. Cadavers burned or roasted, streets buried, sea waves wrecked harbor, and relief efforts rush supplies, troops, and medical aid to survivors and wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
Paris
Fort de France
St. Pierre
la Soufriere
St. Vincent
Pompeii
Bank of Martinique
Pouver Quertier
le Precheur
Roddam
Mont Pelee
Guerin
Blanche
Suchet
le Corbet
Spain
Morocco
Madeira
Central America
Naples
Gettysburg
Malay Archipelago
Krakatoa
Strait of
Sunda
Java
Sumatra
World Disasters Across History and Their Tolls
A survey of historic earthquakes floods and volcanic eruptions from Martinique to Krakatoa to Lisbon and Charleston with death tolls and broad regional impact. It compares St Pierre devastation to Gettysburg and notes major waves, fires, and aftereffects across centuries and nations.
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Krakatoa
United States
Charleston
Atlantic
Apia
Samoa
Olga
Eber
Adler
Nipsic
Trenton
Vandalia
Government sues meat-packers in federal anti trust case
Attorney General Knox backs a sweeping injunction to break a claimed giant conspiracy controlling the U S meat trade. District Attorney Bethea files the bill and seeks a temporary injunction against packers and their agents, with hearings set for May 20 and possible June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
P. C. Knox
5S. C. Bethea
United States
Bethea
Grosscup
C. B. Morrison
Oliver Pagin
New Jersey
Michigan
New York
Illinois
Sulzberger
Noyes
E. C. Swift
Boston
President Roosevelts Martinique relief appeal to Congress
The president asks Congress to appropriate 500000 for immediate Martinique relief after the disaster. He notes 30000 dead and 50000 homeless, with France seeking U S transport aid for rescue. He also mentions threat to nearby islands and directs measures by Treasury War and Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Martinique
United States
Guadeloun
Fort de France
St. Peirre
France
America
St. Vincent
the Treasury
Navy
Tho
Roosevelt
Ore House
Also Mentioned on This Page
DU Macouts
Pierra
Caravelle
Peninsula
FF Dessal
Mount Peles
ST. Lucia
Port Royal
St. Fierre
Herculaneum
Vesuvius
Italy
Sicily
South America
Orient
Lisbon
Portugal
Japan
Johnstown
Conemaugh
Galveston
China
Hortas
Philippines
Manila
O'Connor
Cecil Rhodes
Everybody
T. P
Caesar
General Knox
Beef Trust
Admiral Sampson
William Thomas Sampson
United States Navy
Naval Forces
North Atlantic
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