Details of Martinique Horror Aboard the Roddam and Etona
The Etona brings firsthand accounts of Mont Pelee eruptions and the Roddam disaster from St Lucia to New York. Captain Freeman survived a blaze on the Roddam as ash and lava engulfed St Pierre, with many crew lost. The Roddam, heavily damaged, showed two feet of mud on decks while survivors faced boiling sea and fiery debris as the eruption intensified.
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Mont Pelee
Etona
New York
Montevideo
St. Lucia
John Cantell
Martinique
Roddam
St. Pierre
Warchoman
Freeman
Morney Garou
Cantell
Farrish
Capt. Freeman
Felite
Rescue at Sea and volcanic peril near St Vincent
Capt Cantell recalls a perilous voyage near St Vincent as volcanic eruptions raged for two years. Crew battled jammed steering and lava strikes while rescuing passengers and reaching St Lucia. Captain Freeman aided survivors despite fatal injuries. the Roddam reached safety as volcanic activity lit the night.
Beautiful Isle of St Vincent Described And Eruptions Noted
The article portrays St Vincent as a famed Caribbean isle with 131 square miles and about 50 000 residents largely of African descent working sugar cane. It recounts Carib Indian history, a seismic history linked to Martinique and Caracas, and notes architectural norms during earthquakes. It also mentions a false 1882 eruption warning and describes Secretary Shaw's daily riding routine on a single footer horse.
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Barbados
St. Lucia
The
Grenadines
Caribbean
Chateau Belair
Morne Garou
St. Vincent
Caribs
Tropics
England
Islands
Pauncefote Died at British Embassy in Washington
Lord Pauncefote British ambassador to the United States died at the Washington embassy Saturday morning at 6 85 o clock after a prolonged illness marked by rheumatic gout and heart weakness. He had sought relief at Biltmore in March and remained bedbound from April until his death with doctors using opiates cautiously to avoid heart harm.
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Washington
Lord Pauncefort
United States
Lord Pauncefote
State Department
North Carolina
George Vanderbilt
Biltmore
Carolina Pines
Jung
Osler
Baltimore
Statue to Rochambeau Unveiled in Washington Ceremony
A grand ceremony in Washington unveils a bronze statue of General Count de Rochambeau. President Roosevelt and Cabinet attend as French and American flags mingle, marseillaise and star spangled banner echo, and French and U S officials share pageantry with naval and military units in Lafayette Square.
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United States
France
Washington
Count de Rochambeau
French Republic
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lafayette Square
White House
America
Supreme Court
Loubet
Brugere
Fournier
Count Chalendar
Rochambeau
Lafayett
Constable Beasley Shot at a Buxton Dance
Oskaloosa May 26 Constable Beasley was shot by Tom Evans at a Buxton dance His right arm was badly shattered Evans escaped but was captured at Albia The report notes the event and capture outcome.
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Beasley
Oskaloosa
Tom Evans
Buxton
Evans
Albia
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West Indies
Valkyriew
St.pierce
Berugnes
St. -Troisas
Natti
Crenada
Island OF ST. Vincent
St. Lucila
Quebec Line
Roraima
Hell
Heaven
Capt. Cantell
Charlotte
Beautiful
Isle OF ST. Vincent
Venezuela
Caracas
Lisbon
Secretary Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Paungefote
Gen. Rochambeau
Roosevelt, Cambon, Porter and
Ledge
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Park County
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