, 1891-09-09

nVeS, though HE should be but misery. Oh!
the horror of such III experience!
Two hours sufficed for the work Of destruc-
ton.
The shipping is destroyed. Nothing re
mains Of it, The city is Quilted, not a single
house but has been unroofed The large shade
trees Of the Place Berlin, the Place du Nouil-
lagc. ofthn Fort and Mouilllga Sayaunahs, and
Of tie battery dEsnorz are uprootcl. Tn.
country round the city has been wasted. Nuta
point of verdure is visible. The hII sides are
bare. The trees are very skeletons from which
the bark has actually been stripped. a truly
Apocalyptic landscape. 1t appears as though
1t had been ravaged by fire. The mountain vii
lage of Morne Rouge is entirely destroyed,
with a death roll of twenty-six victims. Four
members of the 0'Lanyer family persisted on
the awful night. Charles OLanyer struck by
a falling beam while in the act Of saving his
wife and his infant daughter. 1t was from tie
death clasp of an already cold corpse that they
released the young mother, wounded, and from
the sheltering arms of a corpse that they re-
ceived the child. Gabriel OLanyer was kill
ed with his two young sisters, Marie and
Laure, whom he was trying to save. DR..
Leopold CheneauX and his wife were crushed
to death by the falling house, as was Louise,
the old and faithful servant of the family.
From this house, at which twenty people
We're staying, there escaped only Mrs. Aman
OLanyer, Miss Amelie OLanyer, Mr.. Miguel
~Garragory Whose infant DAUGHTER had her
leg broken while in her fathers arms his wife
and two others Of his children. Four sisters
of st Joseph were killed. One Of them was
Sister Louise, nm Irish nun and with arms
ciasEed round her neck was found the body Of
little Beatrice Berne, whose late father was at
one time French Consul at St. Thomas. The
child had been sent to the Convent Of St.
Joseph. at st. Pierre to learn French, and, as
she spoke but I'm liSh, had made fast friends
with the kind little Irish sister, who could
und ratald h'r. They were at Morne Rouge
f1r the holidays.
C,ptlin Porion Of the Iufanterie de Marine,
commanding the detachment eucamped at
Chazc lud, did heroic work in saving life at
Norne Rouge. Theoretically seconded by his
officers and men, many were brought safely
out Of the ruins of fallen houses by their ex-
crtjon,. Capt1in Portion was slightly wounded
Lieutenant Pelcot severely on the hip, and
another officer badly on the head.
The pretty church of Morne Rouge, with It's
eXquisiteIy painted ceiling and beautiful Old
testament fresco5. is no more. The bells are
lying in the high road, so yards from the
steeple.
Folds St. Denis has ceased to exist. Eight
victims are reported from the place.
At Precheur, Mrs. Desabaye and three
daughters have been crushed to death.
AZ Ste. Philom6ne, the church has been
blown down right to the ground. Two victims.
At St. Pierre, 25 fatal accidents are reported
exclusive Of y other victims among the ship
ping.
At Trinit6, Mr.. George Dcspontes has been
killed, and Mr.. dc Coppens severely wounded.
The tow is half destroyed. Tho Usine is
unroofed.
At carb9t, the Grand An8o has been com
p!ote.y destroyed, with I victims, among them
Mr., Toni tho schooImaster, and his wife.
The North part of the island was less severe
ly visited. Nevertheless, Macoubo, and Grand
Riviere suffered very much. All Estates
buildings have been overthrown. The canes
are laid as if a raging torrent had passed
through them. Not a leaf is left upon the
cocoa trees,
The town of Basse- Pointe was very sorelY
tried. All the houses were. unroofed some
completely destroyed. Several victims are re-
'ported. Dwellings, u%sines, sugar works, dis.
~tilleries, all have been unroofed.
The St. Marie Usine has had a chimney
blown down, and the roof completely blown
away. The village and the surrounding coun-
try have been very severely maltreated.
The Bassignac Usine has escaped.
The Gallon Usine has been RACED to the