The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-20

justice, and the city who had disavowed her God,
and had caused the blood of the Just man to flow,
could redeem herself by her submission but here,
on, GOD neither submission nor repentance could
save her; her hour was marked on the clock Of
eternity, and her doom must be ACCOMPLISHED.
Immediately Zeal redoubles; persons run from
door to door 10 ask for clothing ;-the daily labors
are abandoned the chest of the rlch the trunks
OF the poor, are emptied and each one hurrles 10
give all the linen he can spare This is not all in
every house you may see the women, the children,
occupied in preparing lint. The exchange soon
presents the same spectacle. Every where activity
and labor prevails, They fear to lose time They
would say that Tor each moment lost il is a wound
ed man that utters his last groan.
However, the Mouche had only confirmed the
news the PRINCIPAL details were wanted Her
sells arriving to-day from those places OF desoation
have told us all! We know but too much!!i
Our pen refuses to trace the picture of that de-
struclon OF city, IN which not house is standing,
| not one **** and which the fire continues TO con-
sumo. The few wooden houses which the scourge
| had spared are prey to the flames, which have
made as many or more victims Than the earthquake
Itself Unfortunate people, who found themselves
buried under the ruins, not being able TO eXtrcate
themselves from the vast heaps of rubbish, reached
by the hre saw every chance OF rescue vanish. The
young glrs, old men, women, half bruised between
blocks OF walls, demanded snccors which were ina
possible; tor the fire, advancing like raging sea,
rapidly enguphed them. The violence of the ele-
ment frightened those whose courage and devoted
ness prompted them to brave all to snatch these UNI
TERMINATES from their horrible DEATH.
Saturday evening the city was still but burning
furnace y! Finally, to terminate their sad rec-
tals, here Is letter written upon the ruins OF Point
a Petre to Mr. Braifin, merchant of our city. 1t
says more than we can express. all possible nara
tons.
"Ihave received your letter. Thanks for this
remembrance. am well. All is ruined or lost 5
all ! all This evening we employ the artillery
TO finish throwing down the walls in order to
the laborers from their probable crumbling Since
last night we can no longer take the dead bodies
away. There are too many.
Yours, BERTHEMET.
February llth, 1913.
L. >. Write to my WIFE"
Three things alone ore peering over this vast ne
cropolis The front OF the crumbing church is there
standing, with the face of its clock still uninjured
the hands OF which point out thirty. five minutes
past ten, the hour In which was accomplished the
rum OF city, the humiliation of whole popula-
ton The hour Of eternity had struck, and in
shorter time than had been necessary perhaps for
Inc hammer to rise and fall, the work of destruc
ton was accomplished. The Hence of death had
and the 'ich, the free and the slave, were lying in
the same shroud of stone, and the reddish glare of
the fire was lighting the funeral pyre of that annh-
lated peope. AS a pendant o this sad spectacle,
upon part OF a wall of house half fallen, a PIC
ture was preserved, as by u!iracle-a picture of
the ruins OF Babylon A singular conference.-the
traditions OF the past, VITA the reality of the presents
the picture OF human devastation, presence of the
divine destruction. And farther along, looking on
this scene of desoation, the portrait of the king
alone, preserved by strange fatality, seemed to
promise protection and succOr to those who have
had the good fortune TO escape the disaster. Yes,
sire you will come TO the aid of that population
without an asvlum-rich yesterday, and to-day ru-
lned, without bread, without clothing. Sire. God
has preserved your image here, he has preserved
your days elsewhere, so that you may send succor
n anIA hro., aI,,f
the evils OF our coustry for God, in his terrible
justice, has wished to leave to you the noble mis-
sion to relieve great misfortune, and your pic
ture, preserved in the midst of this fghtful catas
rophe, was there TO warn the unfortunates that they
had not lost their all-that they still had father.
Here stop. tits still under the deep impression
OF all those dreadful recltas of calcined bodies,
drawn from under the ruins still smoking three days
alter the event; OF unfortunate people whose voices
are begging for succor that no human power could
bring to them, that write these lines Pressed to
give these details, do not know how my pen runs.
Here no pretenson to the elegance of style; there
are still so many things to be said. Must we speak
of the admirable conduct of Mr.. Barmont, in the
midst OF this population, without asylum. and dying
from starvation; must we show you some wretch
sucking piece OF sugar cane to allay his thirst!
Shall retrace the picture of that depuaton of Point
a Petre, coming to meet that of st. Pierre, the
Mayor covered with sailors jacket, and in the
middle OF all thus the Governor IN tears trying to
probably had not; much he felt the enormity of
The evil, and the mpessbty of repairing so great
disaster. shall say nothing either of Rear Admiral
De Moges, whose destiny seems 10 be to carry help
10 great misiorunes singular casualty This
same man, who, four years ago, was present at the
destruction of the capital of the island of which he
was the governor, annihllated by an earthquake,
is called on to-day to bring help to another city,
overhrown likewise by the same scourge! / can
not describe such scenes.-These are only the prin-
cipal facts that I give you here. Time presses.
Another may write longer article. L. B.
PROCLAMATION GOVERNOR MARTINIQUE.
CITIZENS OF MARIINIaUE,-
The earthquake OF the eth OF February has laid Point
Petre in ruins and such remain of its unfortuna
inhabitants, without bread and without shelter We
thank Providence that permitted to send them
help in this awful calamity on the receipt of the
Of this distressing event. the Inhabitants of Royal
other villages repaired to the with food and clothing
The nights of the 9th and 10th passed loading
the steam frgsfe Conner with provisions and other
cessaries belonging to the government and she i'm
mediaely dispatched in aid OF the distressed subscrp
ton opened for the sufferers and all receipts will
be placed IN the hands of M Lot, Treasurer.
Done at Fort Royal, Feb llth ls43.
DU VALDAILLY,
Governor of Martinique.
THIS EvENING.-Great doings this evening. First
and foremost is that Clay ball at Washington Hall.
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