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disaster. The pontiff requested that he be
kept informed regarding the details OF
the volcanic outbreak.
FLASHES FROM THE CABLES
Information Regarding the Dead or
the Rescued.

New York, May IA. p. Outerbridge
OF the Quebec Steamship company, whose
steamer Roraima was lost in the Bay of
st. Pierre, Martinique, received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Dominica to-day:
Chief officer, and assistant purser taken by
Korona at Fort De France. Engineer Morris
and names cabled Saturday are left In hospital
at Fort de France seriously injured. Muggah
and Braun and all others dead.
Muggah was captain of the Roraima.
The others We're members Of the crew.
The message received by Mr.. Outer
bridge on Saturday was as follows:
Survivors Roraima on Korona--First officer
Scott and Assistant Purser Thompson In
hospital Fort de France-Morley, second off,
GER; Thompson, third officer; Moores, Evans,
second engineer; Benson, carpenter; Mayer,
second steward; Leady, messman; quarter
master; Mrs Reid, stewardess; three sailors.
Both messages came from r. NJ. Gordon
& Co., the company's agents In Dominica.
The following cablegram to Charles Van
2omondt Of this city was received to-day
from Joseph Duvallon, dated Fort de
france: ~
St. Pierre totally destroyed. The families
Of Devers and Girard also. Entire city with
its Inhabitants buried. Provisions at Fort
de France requistioned by the government
Nine and Mile. De Furgy saved.
Mayor Low gave out a statement to-
DAY In which he said:
The appalling calamity at Martinique and
in the neighboring islands makes an appeal
to the generosity of New York which I am
will not be disregarded l hope that
New York will maintain its old-time reputa-
ton for liberal giving. r"> -s .. @..
A melancholy fact in connection with
the death in the fiery outburst at St.
Pierre of Customs Director De Surgys,
whose sister, Mrs. Charles Van Roman
dant, resides here, is that Captain De
Surgys of the French navy is due in
New York shortly, on the battleship Gau-
lois, which is bearing to the United
States the French commission which will
attend at Washington the unveiling of the
Rochambeau monument. Captain-De Sur
gys sailed from the other side before the
disaster and knows nothing of it..
H. Dejaz, one of the richest merchants
of Martinique, perished in the doomed
town. He was the head of H. Depaz &
Co.. at Rue Justine and Damas street.
st. Pierre, an old and rich concern, doing
large commission business. Mr.. Depaz
was bachelor, 50 years old. He was de-
voted to the island, while his brother
merchants and his relatives went on fre-
quent visits to France and this country,
he never left Martinique.
Not word has yet been received of
the fate Of Mayer H. ,Fouche. Those in
this city who know him say they are posi-
tive ne would never leave the city while
others remained. He is at the head Of
R. Fouche & Co.,, business house Of st.
Pierre.
Ferdinand Chatenay, whose parents and
brother are in St. Pierre, will leave on
the next steamer for st. Pierre unless he
gets news that his relatives are SAFE Mr..
Chatenay Is connected with the Seaboard
National bank in this city. He has OBJ
tanned leave of absence until he hears
dehnltely OF the fate of his family A
dozen messages have been sent inuuir-
ing the fate Of his relatives, as we'll as
the fate of the other friends who lived
there -1..- 60 '~-.s' ~.