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The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
RONs or TNE HOTEL pE WILLIE.

but the second eruption, on May Goth,
left it in the condition shown by the
photograph. Formerly, standing upon
the apex Of the roof between the tow
ers of the cathedral, there was large
metal figure of the Christ. When the
hot blast burned itself across the city
the Christ fell, and is now buried many
feet below the debris.
The principal street Of st. Pierre was
called Rue Victor Hugo. 1t is now
very difficult to determine just where
this street ran. What had once been
shops, banks and opera house and a
city hall was now but gray waste. on
which dust and ashes had drifted in
large piles covering heaps of stones
that had formerly been reared in mag
nificent edifices. { The ruins of the
Hotel de Vile. the City Hall Of St.
Pierre, are shown in the photograph.
This building stood in great square,
where once had also been fountains,
gardens and statues.
In what was known as the central
section of the city there is perhaps
slightly less devastation than any
where else. But even there it is next
to impossible to distinguish one house
from another. In one OF the ruins,
however, | found little crevice filled
with clay pipes, not one of which had
been broken in all of this ruin. Walls
had tumbled and topp1ed around them,
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
IN OLD MARBLEHEAD

known as Moll Pitcher, the fortune
teller" of Lynn. In 1880 she married
Robert Pitcher and went to live in
Lynn, where she acquired national
reputation as fortune teller.
One may see in MaEbiehead the well
of Agnes Surriage known in romantic
history as Agnes, the maid of the
inn." 1t is story combining sad
ness with romance and tragedy, but it
lends WELL" as all good stories should.
The oldest house now standing in
Marblehead is the Tucker house, built
in the year 1910. 1t stands on one Of
the narrow streets and bears its age
well. The old powder house, built in
the year ITS, is another venerable
landmark, speaking with silent elo-
quence Of the days far beyond the
memory of any man now living. Phe
old town hall, built in 1927, has many
historical associations of interest and
value. We read in history that When
with the closing of Boston against all
commerce by the Boston Port Bill, in
1874, Marblehead was named as the
Boston's aft1iction. Declaring that it's
heart bled for the distressed but re-
spectacle Bostonians, the town placed
the Town House and the powder house
at the disposal of the Boston mer-
chants for the storing of their goods"
So many patriotic meetings have been
held in the hall that it has been called
the "Faneuil Hall of Marblehead."
1t is worth while to visit old ST.
Michaers church, the second rector
of which, the Rev. David Mossom, per-
formed the marriage ceremony that
made Mrs. Martha Curtis the wife
Of George Washington. The church
was built in the year 1714 and when
the declaration of independence was
declared the excited and rejoicing
men of Marblehead rang the bell Of
the old church so long and so vigor-
ously that the bell was cracked, writes
Morris Wade in the Detroit Free
Press The visitor to the old town Of
Marblehead will find much to increase
his patriotism and to interest him in
his country's history.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

mountain appeared to be a submerged,
smoking, burning mass. There was
a binding fash, and it appeared as if
some keen-edged knife had cut the
stalk Of the flower, and with loud
report, like the guns of the navies Of
the world simultaneously exploding,
the black cloud swept down the noun
tain upon the little city Lightning
flashed and cracked, and the surround
ing world became as<dark as the dark
est night AS the cloud reached the
city there was another binding flash
and a loud report, and from north to
south st. Pierre burst into flames.
The only fire from the volcano was
that Of lightning. Flames do not come
from the cater.
Only short distance from where
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Old Town House.

give. The narrow, crooked streets of
the town lie along gray edges of rock
and one wonders where the flowers
that grace the little dooryards in sum-
mertime find soil enough for their
tender roots. The town rivals Boston
In the crookedness and the narrowness
Of its streets. The little, storm-beaten
old houses stand close together as if
for protection against the gales that
sweep the rocky shores.
The history of Marblehead dates
back to 1858 when Allerton and his
mates built their rude cabins here
while they carried on the industry of
fishing, and for years every man and
boy in the town TOOK to the sea- 1t
is still the home of fishermen, but
fishing is no longer the chief industry
The first fisherman of Marblehead
came from no one knows where, but
it is certain that they were not of the
Pilgrim band that had to do with the
settling of Plymouth, nor were they
Puritans at all. They were a hardy,
fearless race Injured to hardships by
sea and land. They had none Of the
New England conscience" of which
one hears as having been the predom-
inant characteristic Of the early set
tiers Of the New England towns, for it
is known that they smuggled whenever
they could and that they were not
particular as to their manners or their
morals
Tae women could not have been
much better than the men, for it is
on record that the women of Marble
head once set upon two Indian women
who had been taken prisoners and
brutally murdered them as they were
coming out of the meeting house. And
it is said that when stranger chanced
to appear among these rude and un-
tutored fisher-folk, who were the early
settlers of Marblehead, he was more
likely to be stoned than treated with
ordinary courtesy
Marblehead played an important
part in the revolutionary war 1t was
the home of Elbridge Gerry, Azor
Orne, John Glover and other noted
pau anu tAC uOu0C VI SOul0 Ol
these patriots are still standing. In
the town square may be seen a monu-
ment erected to brave Marblehead
man named James Mugford, who in
the stirring days Of 1776 captured
powder boat belonging to the British
fleet. The capture was made in full
sight of the British fleet and the DOW
der boat taken safely to Boston, but
when the brave Mugford was again
going out to sea his boat was again
rounded by number of the British
boats and he was mortally wounded in
the conflict that followed. His last
words were: Don't give up the ves-
sell! You can beat them off,"
In 1775 the town of Marblehead fur
nished and equipped 800 men for the
Continental army. Most of the men
were hardy fishermen who did splen-
did service for their country In the
war of 1872 almost one-fifth of the
population of Marblehead men were in
the English prisons as prisoners of
war. The people of the Marblehead
Of long ago have stood on the rocky
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
Row ByRDs-EYR MAPLE rs CUT,

set made of BIRDS eye maple wood in
her house.
But all this is pure delusion The
names are simply invented by the
workers in fine woods to distinguish
particular material The terms refer
entirely to graining shown by the diff
ferent methods Of cutting oak, walnut
and maple.
Birds eye maple is a. veneer set
upon body of solid wood. The birds
eye figure is produced by cutting
around the log beginning Immediately
under the bark
Curly walnut is the root and that
part of the trunk of the walnut tree
just above the ground The logs ara
sawed in the ordinary way. Curly wal
nut is. obtained from all species Of
trees. IS -
Curly birch is the same kind OF
wood obtained from the birch tree.
And SO it might go through all the IL.
lustrations of trees which under skill
full hands of the trained worker pro-
duce totally different kinds of woods
for the attractive furniture which i'm
these days adorns almost every home.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

and the blasts Of superheated gasef
had killed and destroyed all life fol
miles around, and yet these little
fragile pipes had remained intact. In
another place we found nest Of china.
ware, with only few pieces cracked
by the intense heat. Here, also, i'm.
mense rocks had fallen, but in such a
way as to protect the ware.
Walking over and along where once
was the Rue Victor Hugo down into
Anse one is most forcibly reminded of
Lord Lytton's last days of Pompeii.
There, where those smoldering ruins
are now seen once stood the palatial
residence of DiOmed. A little beyond
had lived Clodfus and down this street
had fled Glaucus, bearing in his arms
the beautiful form Of his beloved lone.
But from st. Pierre no human soul es-
capped, and the novelist Of the future,
who attempts to narrate and describe
the horrors which befell ST. Pierre on
that fateful morning Of May 9Th, must,
II he be truthful, bring iSr different
ending to his book than Lord Lytton
gives to his famous work. The silent
evidences given by the dead bodies
scattered throughout the ruined city
show conclusively that some of the
people, at least, saw the whirlwind of
black cloud, flashing lightning, burn
ing gases and boiling mud coming
toward st. Pierre from the burning hole
on the summit of Pelee, but not one
escaped.-New York Independent.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
BOSTON'S AERIAL CAMP
A Unique Hospital For Sufferers by
Heat Prostrdtion.

A ''roof garden" for the treatment Of
heat prostration cases is the latest ad-
dition to the equipment of the Boston
City Hospital Relief Station, says the
Boston Herald. The fiat top of the
building has been closed by a raised
platform, inclosed by wovenwire iron
fence. and from iron stanchions erect
ed at convenient points awnings have
been stretched. When the work is COM
pleted the roof will have the appear
ance of camp of four or five tents.
Each tent is equipped with two cots,
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

land comes down to the sea in alter
mating scallops and tiny valleys. Hid
ing from the people of Fort de France
the monster head of Mt. Pelee, the
two-headed Carbet rears it's giant form
over 5000 feet above the level of the
ocean. In some ages of the past the
mud flowing down Carbet's peaks
formed the scallops which now end
abruptly with the ocean. Dotted here
and there between these mud banks
covered with delightful verdure are
red-tiled houses surrounded by waving
fields Of sugar cane. On the topmost
point of each ridge there now stands
huge cross as guard from the
fury of Mt. Pelee. But even so, none
but few of the most hardy have re-
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

the quays of st. Pierre were formerly
situated stands the ruins of the beau
tiful cathedral. Only small section
of the front and rear walls are now
standing, and between them are huge
stones-the wreckage Of the towers,
the immense bell and the broken and
desolated altar. The flow of mud has
buried nearly everything. Here, in
this wreckage, were found many bod
les, and it is very probable that at the
time Of the eruption the church was
filed with people praying to the AL
mighty for deliverance from the vol
cano. These people, be it known, had
been given not less than twelve days
warning of the subsequent catastrophe.
The first eruption, on May Sth. left
standing large part of the cathedral,
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

One will not find on all the Atlantic
coast quainter seaport than old Mar
hlehead. 1t somewhat resembles, in
some aspects, its very near neighbor,
Salem, and there are as many quaint
legends associated with it as there are
associated with the more widely
known town of Salem. The very at
mosphere of Marblehead is reminis-
cent Of the past and there Is nothing
exception of the cottages of the sum-
mer resident, and few of these are
within the town proper. Most of the
houses have an air of antiquity that
only the lapse of years and years can
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

giant hand, controlled by a supernat-
ural power, has, with one scoop, dug
out near the mountains base an i'm
mense hole with an opening only to-
ward the sea and Mt. Pelee. In this
hole there once thrived one Of the most
prosperous cities in all the West In
dies-it was the site Of st. Pierre.
Now 1t is hard, from the distance Of a
mile, for one to discern that there re-
mains anything which bears re-
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

ducts of some particular kind of tree
in each species.
There is an instance on record of a.
woman seeking a birds eye maple in
Central Park because she was sure it
must be a beautiful tree and refusing
to believe that there wasn't a tree Of
that name. Any tale of that sort was
invented merely to hide the parks
shortcomings in the matter of maple
trees, she said. for she had a bedroom
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
Grinding Grain in Japan.

Japan and the Japanese are progress
sive, but hand labor is so cheap that
progress in some directions will be nee
essarily slow. There are now hundreds
of water, steam and electric power es-
tablishments in Japan, but the hand
mill is still exclusively used all over
the agricultural districts of the Mi
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

mained in their homes outside of Fort
de France since the day Of the de-
structive eruption of Pelee-that noun
tain which was once the pride of the
citizens of Martinique.
Two little towns are situated on the
shore between Fort de France ard the
line of death which marks the termina-
ton southward of the zone of influence
Of Mt. Pelee. First is Case Navire,
and then, little further up, is Case
Pilote.
Only a little further along the coast
and st. Pierre is before us. Now the
mountain in all it's terrifying glory is
clearly visible, only a short distance
ahead. For over 1000 feet it rises
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

and supplied with tables, chairs, ETC.,
as we'll as adorned by plants and ferns
The sides of the tents are not placed
in position in fair weather, in order
that the patient may receive the full
benefit Of the circulation of air. and
when this circulation is not naturally
induced electric fans will be operated
as auxiliaries In addition to the num-
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
SCENES IN THE DEAD CITY
OF ST. PIERRE. ~ - ~
BY WILLIAM MASON
By WILLIAM MASON.

VI THEN We landed at Fort de
n France, just two weeks af-
wv ter the fearful catastrophe
II which in one blow laid low
The most prosperous city, not only Of
Martinique, but in all the Lesser An
lilies, it was difficult to realize that
pnly sixteen miles away lay the worlds
greatest picture of ruin and death.
Between Fort de France and the
spot where once was st. Pierre the
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

which encircled. the column and then
intermingled with it and appeared as
black cloud and silvery masses.
Through the pitchy awning above
lightning played necessarily and below
on the side Of the mountain monster
jets started upward until the whole
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
HOW FINE FURNITURE Is MADE

Woods Named from Their Grain and
Cutting-No Birds Eye Maple Tree.
Most of the people who hear the
furniture man talk glibly of birds eye
maple, curly walnut and Quartered
oak imagine that there are the pro-
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
Like American Shoes.

The sale Of fine shoes of American
manufacture in Canada has trebled In
FIVE years. 1t is estimated that it will
this year amount to 100000.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

Vaccination is now obligatory in
France within the first year from birch
and must be followed by revaccination
at the ages Of eleven and twenty-one.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07
Pen with q History.

At a sale of curios in Vienna the pen
with which the holy alliance wa.
signed in 1915 by Francis l., Alexander
|. and Frederick William ILL.,, brougbt
G64.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

ber Of bath rooms especially provided
in the body Of the building for the
treatment of heat cases, a portable
bath tub will be installed on the roof.
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

from the sea and throws forth for
many thousand feet higher massive
clouds of now white and now black
smoke and yapor 1t seems as if some
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

If man gets home at . M. ana
hunts for the keyhole until 4 a. M.
where has he been!
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

shore and on their housetops and wit
messed some thrilling navaI engage
ments on water that now lies so fair
and beautiful before the town.
One may see in Marblehead the
house in which was born in 1893 Mary
Dimond who in after years became
The Brandon news., 1902-08-07

crater. Suddenly the upper portion di-
lated like huge sunfiower on its stalk,
and the lower part became wrapped
in a snow-white wreath of vapor,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
A Cleveland Bank Failure.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 10.-The Euclid
Avenue Trust and Savings Company
made an assignment today to Attor-
ney Frank H. CHM. The latters bond
was fixed at $25O,OOO, by Judge Bloch,
of the insolvency court. Subsequently
CHM made the following written state
ment: "The directors of the bank de-
cided to make an assignment for the
benefit of all creditors for the reason
that the bank has been unable to real
ize upon its assets rapidly enough to
meet the unusual demands made upon
1t recently. The directors state that
no depositor and no customer Of the
bank will lose a dollar and that the
bank is solvent, and it's present embar-
rassment arises from the fact that its
patrons have been unable to meet their
obligations to the bank with sufficient
rapidity to take care of the unusual
Withdrawals. The bank has liquidated
during the past three months, from
about 81, 200, 900 to $2,400, 900 Of its depos-
its, and the assignee will merely con-
tinue the liquidation under orders Of
the court"
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
THE REVOLUTION
IN PARAGUAY
A Collision Occurred in the Chamber
Of Deputies During Which a
Senator Was Killed.
PRESIDENT ACEVAL RESIGNS
The Reins of Government Have Been Placed
in the Hands Of Vice President Hector
Oarvallo--R Revolution Started
in Asuncion.

Buenos Ayres, Jan. 10-The rumors
circulated here yesterday, of a revolu-
ton in the republic of Paraguay, turn
out well founded. The revolt, which
broke out in Asuncion the capital, was
for the succession to President Acevsl
whose term expires in November of
this year. The revolutionary junta
was composed of General Caballero,
General Escobar, Colonel j. A. Escur-
ra, minister of war; Senor Mario, cab
met minister, and Senator Frietas.
President Aceval resigned the presi-
dency, and the congress accepted his
resignation. A collision occurred in
the chamber of deputies, during which
Senator Facando Insfran, president Of
the hygienic council was killed, and
General Caballero. Senators Miguel
and Corbalan and Deputy Fernando
Careras severely wounded. The con-
gress of Paraguay placed the reins of
government in the hands of Vice
President Senior Hector Carvallo. Great
excitement prevails in Asuncion.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
THE WIND BAG
is BURSTED
Senate Committee Will Make Unan.
imous Recommendation to Con-
firm Otero's Nomination.
CHARGES ARE UNF0UNDED
The Confirmation Will Be Had on Monday
The Senate Committee Pays No At
tention to Berger Oatron Who Made
Charges Not Present.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The senate
committee completed the hearing Of the
charges against Governor Otero and
the protests against his confirmation as
governor of New Mexico yesterday af-
ternoon. William M. Berger of Santa
Fe, talked and talked and after hear
ing his talking the committee agreed to
make a unanimous report in favor of
the confirmation of M. A. Otero to be
governor of New Mexico Upon the
reas sembling of the senate Monday the
nomination will be confirmed and the
prevailing idea among the senators is
that such confirmation will be unani-
NOUS, as the charges had no SUBJ
stance to sustain them.
r. B. Catron who signed the charges
against the governor was not present
at the hearing, but Berger claimed to
represent him.
Governor Otero and family will reach
Santa Fe the latter part of the coming
week.
The story telegraphed last Monday
to Denver paper from here that Gov
ernor Otero and T. B. Catron had rec
onciled all differences and that Catron
had given up the fight has no founda-
tiOn whatever
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
VICTIMS OF The TUNNEL WRECK.
Several of the Injured Are on the Road to
Recovery.

Several of the Injured Are on the Road to
Recovery.
New York, Jan. 1O-The surgeons of
Bellevue Hospital said today that
Thomas P. Murphy, whose leg was am
putated last night as the result of in
iuries received in Wednesdays tunnel
accident, had rallied from the operation
and had good chances for recovery.
Arthur Whitley, scalded and hurt in
ternally, was in a critical condition to-
day. He is 18 years old.
Albert Wadley, of New Rochelle, who
had bcths legs fractured, improved
during the night.
John M. Wisker. engineer of the
White Plains local, which ran into the
Norwalk train, recovered today from a
nervous collapse which followed the
wreck.
District Attorney jerome, State Rail
road Commissioner Baker, Assistant
District Attorney Garvan and Superin-
tendent Franklin, of the railroad made
trip Of inspection through the tunnel
today. A thorough examination of tho
tunnel was made, including the work
ings of the block signal system. Tests
were made also of the distance at which
lights could be seen through smoke and
steam.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
OFFICIAL. uaTTERs.
TION COMMISSION.


The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Commission will meet at Santa Fe on
Monday.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
A civil service examination for de-
partmental positions has been set at
Albuquerque for April %, 1902.
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSE
INDIAN SCHOOL APPOINTMENT
Silas Johnson of San Francisco, at
present at Cochiti pueblo with his
wife, has been appointed farmer at the
United States Indian school in this
city.
FIREMAN AT THE FEDERAL
BUILDING.
Judge A. L. Morrison, collector Of in
ternal revenue for New Mexico and
Arizona, this morning under the civil
service rules, appointed Harry Snyder
of this city, to be permanent fireman at
the federal building, Snyder having
passed very excellent examination,
and his name having been sent to the
collector by the civil service commits
sion for appointment with two other
names. Mr.. Snyder's record during his
many years service at the federal
building has been excellent.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-10
SANTA FE, N M, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1902
TIE LAYING OF
THE PACIFIC CABLE
This Great Undertaking Is Explained to
Congressman and Schedule Of Rates
Is Indicated by the Company.
THE PERMANENT CENSUS BILL
WAS CONSIDERED TODAY
HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. 10.-Barney, Wis.
consin, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported the pension bill, and
gave notice that he would call it up on
Monday after the disposal of the Dis
| trict of Columbia business.
On motion of Hopkins, Illinois, the
house went into committee of the
whole and took up the consideration of
the bill to create "a permanent census
office.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The pension
appropriation bill carries 39,842, ,230,
exactly the amount of the estimates,
as against $145,245,23O appropriated
last year.
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Washington, Jan. 10.-The house
committee on commerce took up the
subject of the Pacific cable The main
question is whether the cable shall be
constructed by the government or by
private parties. The hearing today
was devoted to an explanation, by G.
G. Ward, vice president Of the Com
mercial Pacific Gable Company, of the
plans of that organization. He stated
that contracts had been made for the
manufacture and laying of cable to
Honolulu by November 1 next, and the
company intended to extend the cable
to Manila within two years from next
November. He gave the cost as be-
tween $1O,0OO,O0O and $12,0O0,000. Mr..
Ward gave an expected rate to Manila
of 81 and to Honolulu of 35 cents to
so cents a word.
The permanent census bill was re-
committed to the census committee.