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New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

perished with their families The streets were We're
city and so complete was T. Ihere GO S0uto ~ ay Ma(e
been no time 10 think. scarcely an instant 10 PrSy.
thing except that this world was passing away,
Awful were the scenes In the haroor. SnPs {PgI tbs
impact Of the boiling mud and lava po9Ts1 ,1 bTnS
waters from ths v9ieahG b,,re tsam or mud which
fell in heavy showers upon them anu ILlose VIZ au
tried TO escape by jumping overheard only met an
What must have been the feelings OF the officers
and crew Of the Grapper VIII never % Se Single life
being saved from that vessel 1t is said that she
enyeoPed as in heTy 51rnSGe ghq ocers
and men. picked crew, and most or tne5n iaI ar
ried and living in 81 Thomas NOT ch one nornDe in
this island we have never seen usto[S5; 80 a.e
telegraph office was besiegSd ~ Groves s az con-
nTmed there wsS su' Women an OF the hym6er class
ra sbrie<ns in the streets and broke down
and wept. Those of the bette SIass W1't !orits
son or 10 break the news to daughter thst she
had lost husband. Had the Grappler only Ge
ayed her voyage few hours an ,,ttcI mes InSer
me iId NV been LETT untold: but they were
their most The former electrician of the vessel
Mr. haa and he had left the ship before
her denartIIre on her last and fatal voyage Whie
he was on his way to Europe with his WiIe ne
blace and which might have been ms grave
tn5s bmt This one caps them all And yet in the
midst of its distress 1t has had IhoJts' t5 tSa
5HiSb 9tner ig shin of War Vakyren laden with PRO
visions and medical stores to MARTINIQUE, Sne ne =
a and LII, V give good account of herself ana hsr
Charitable mission. There has been, aiSN, so for
the relief of the sufferers 1t is by deeds IKE tness
that .our little isle has ever distinguished itsen sen
Perhaps the bread it has cast upon the waters niiS
back TO II some HaS
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

to land a cargo and get away from Martinique
before the disaster On the run down the Tai
isn1an touched at St Pierre and landed 1OCs
barrels of -four. and later at Fort de France
she landed more cargo. From there she con-
tinued on her southern run. and was on her
way back to Barbados on the night of May Z
when the first eruption came
About p. n. May We were some hun
dred and fifty miles to the south of Barbados"
said Captain Hansen. when suddenly the sky
darkened and there was every appearance Of a
black squall bearing down on the ship from the
north coming against the wind which at that
time we had over our starboard quarter coming
from about south-southwest. Thinking I was
about 10 meet a tornado, or at least a heavy
head squall called all hands and began furl-
ing awnings and making everything snug for
bad weather Before l could get nv awnings
in the black cloud overhead. Before could
figure out what had struck US we were envel-
oped in a shower OF ashes which piled our decks
deep with lava dust. There was no wind, no
rain. but just a pouring shower of this fine
blush gray dust which filtered into every por-
tion Of the ship The air was thick with sui
phurous fumes. I couldn't make out what had
happened. I couldn't see the compass without
brushing the dust off the pinnacle. and then the
light of the pinnacle lamp seemed TO shed a
reddish, smoke coored ray. The needle of the
compass was dancing jig. .a...
'It was a case Of feeling our way. A little
after a m knew 7 must be Barbados
if had held my course as I believed l had.
The shower of lava dust letting up, but
everything around me was inky blackness. l
slowed down and stood off and on until p. m,
when it lghtened up a little and | was able to
get my bearings / worked the ship into Bar
bados and dropped anchor, thankful enough to
feel it holding in the mud OF the harbor
They told me there that the lava dust shower
had fallen on them about the time that got
it one hundred and fifty miles away, or the
night of May Z and it continued to fall long
after I made port on the night of May 3. 1t
was estimated there that from two to three
inches had fallen on the level over the town, and
that the average was some twenty tons of the
stuff 10 the acre. On my night run TO Bar
bados l could not observe the character of the
water because OF the darkness that surrounded
me- but about midnight the swell became much
heavier than usual in those waters, and the
ship began to roll badly. AS there was no wind
TO speak of, and that right after us. could
not account for the strange condition Of the sea.
At times I feared 1 had missed my reckoning
and got in among breakers, from the peculiar
sweils which caught me head on. AT Bar
bados we learned of the trouble Martinique.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
REPORTS NEW ERFPTIONS.
CREW OF ONE OF TWO SHIPS FROM BAR
BADOS SAW DIAMOND ROCK
SPOUTING FIRE.

Two steamers arrived here yesterday from
Barbados, each with story of the disaster at
Martinique They were the Norwegian steamer
Talisman. Captain NJ. Hansen. and the Italian
vessel Alessandro del Buono, Captain Antonio
Murzi. The Talisman left Barbados on May y,
two days later than the italian steamer. and
her commander observed something not reported
In any dispatches. Captain Hansen described
yesterday what was evidently fresh volcanic
outbreak at the southern end of the island of
Martinique. AS he was passing Diamond Rock.
an isolated rock about eight hundred feet high,
two miles south of Diamond Hill, the southern
extremity of the island, early on the morning of
May 13, he says he saw what appeared to be
flame and smoke shoot out Of the rock face near
the crest.
III was before daylight that I first observed
it, said Captain Hansen. I thought il might
be the searchlght of one of the men-of-war
staying at Fort de France. which had run out
for the night II looked like a ships headlight,
Shortly after sunrise. when we had passed the
rock. I noticed the flame again, and suggested
TO one Of the officers that ii might be the signal
Of some one who had fed from the north end
Of the island. I turned back and the rock
sheered straight up from the water and it was
deep. ran very close. was not above thou
sand or twelve hundred feet away Just as we
reached this point the flames shot out from the
face of the cliff up near the top with a Whit
1t was evident that no one was up there be-
cause It impossible for any to reach that
point. ! turned back on my course again. AS
I did a cloud OF steam smoke blew out
at the same point and In downward direction
Smoke from ordinary fire would have float
ed upward We concluded that II was n vol
canic eruption"
The Talisman was the last ship from this port
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
PART OF HISTORIC SITE SOLD
IT COMPRISES THE RAMPARTS OF OLD
FORT WASHINGTON.

A plot OF land $50 by 80 feet at the northeas'
corner of One-hundred nd-eighty-hrst-st ana Foft
Washington-ave forming part OF the old Fort
Washington site has been sold by John H Deane
for the Charles T. Barney syndicate Nilliah
Cruikshank's Sons and Walter B. Parsons repre-
sented the buyer. The purchase price was SlSo.oVo
The property is of the historic LANDMARKS OF
this city II is still covered with trees ana unaer
many of them are little stone tablets placed there
about wear ago TO commemorate the bravery or
the American troops who tried TO hold the fort
AGAINST the attack OF troops under General Howe
After finding he could not put 10 utter rout Gen
eral Washington and his valiant army. at CHATTER
ton HILL White Plains. General Howe IN lllo decloeo
TO capture Fort Lee and Fort washington -.
Though Washington had said both forts S20rI e3orq
not be held against General Howes men, an enort
was made keep the English troops from gainlns 1
possesson of them. After severe struggle zen
eral Howe CAPTURED Fort Washington, ana tWehty-
six hundred and their munitions OF war ieH
into the hands of the British soldiers
Many of the ramparts built TO protect the lot
against attack are on the parcel just sold ana
near this is a bronze statue which was erected 20
mark the historic site in an appropriate manner.
None OF the ramparts Of the old fort are likely 20
be disturbed for some time, as the property was
bought investment
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
ON BOARD THE MADIANA.

The Madiana left New-York on May 6. bound for
the following ports in the West Indies: ST IhomaF'
ST Croix St Kits. Antigua, Guadeloupe Mar
t;nioue St Lucia and ST. Vincent. The run 70 St
Thomas was fne. and We arrived there on the 11th
in the evening
Shortly after arrival got the news that Mar
tiriaue had suffered from volcanic eruption. that
the town of ST. Pierre totally destroyed. and
all the ships in the harbor were lost, including
the Quebec liner Roraima and the telegraph
cable ship Grappler. and that a volcano St
Vincent was in activity. The news here in St
Thomas seems rather conflicting. Martinique being
entirely out Of telegraphic communication. Native
craft passing from island to island manned by
negroes. and their news is not to be trusted far
The loss Of the Grappler has been a sad blow to
St. Thomas nearly all the crew natives
and the captain, officers and engineers had their
homes here. The crew colored. and the wives
and families of its members live here. This little
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
PEcORDER GOFF TAKES TITLE.

Recorder John w. Goff took title yesterday to a
parcel l0oxlO0 feet on the south side OF One-hun-
dred nd-ifty ST. 325 feet east of Eighth-ave.
from Mary Moloney. for $1,000, and title TO
onehalf interest in the parcel S66x00 at the south
west corner of One-hundred-and-hfty-h y-hrst-st and
Eighth-ave.. also from Mary Mooney. The parcel
in One-hundred fifty -ftth-st is under the VIA
duct and adjoins old Macomb's Dam Hotel The
property in -hundred-and-fi -fifty-frst-st is near
the south end of Macombs Lane.
Another interesting report affecting a parcel in
this section was that Louis Waldron had obtained
building loan of $i4 900. and would build hotel
on a plot 25bN23.0 feet the southeast corner Of
One-hundred- and fifty -hfth-st- and Eighth-ave.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
CAR LIGHTS Up TENDERLOIN.
TT BURNS IN FRONT OF HAYMARKET-
WOMEN IN PANIC.

Thirty people were thrown into a panic when
a car began burning last night in the heart
of the Tenderloin. The car was speeding down
sixth-ave. about 915. when two wires in the
motor became crossed and set fire TO the wood
work The floor ablaZe before the con-
ductor was aware that anything was wrong
AS soon he discovered the fire he ran INTO
the and begged the excited passengers to be
seated until the car came 70 stop, at the sam?
time signalling the motorman. The latter
brought the car TO a stop in front of the Hay
market. and the conductor stood near the door,
inside the car and prevented rash actions
Women screamed and pulled each others clothes
in their efforts to get out. and the conductors
task a difficult
In the mean time a crowd had gathered, and
they saw unusual spectacle tlaShes like
lightning, came from all parts OF the car, and
the controller box became an electric torch a
policeman sent in an alarm, but before the en-
gines arrived another car of the same line, COM
ing up behind the burning car pushed II down
the avenue 20 a crossover to cut Off the electric
current The fire was then extinguished with
few paiL.~-s water
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

thunder. having no reverberating roll and were ac-
companed by decided tremors. while the sky IN the
southeast was suffused with glow.
The reports came intervals of perhaps three
minutes, and persons who remember the earth-
ouake at Charleston say the noises were very
similar TO the subterranean noises accohlPaHSlIs
that occurrence. ., =. -...Loos+
The night was perfectly clear. numner OF Il ciIi- i-
zens gathered the sea wall ana uIHeu 'he 4'i-
tervals between the reports
Jacksonville. Fla, May H-The Weather bureau
saws no earthquake shocks recorded by the IN
struments here last night
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
WINTER CLOTHING NOT DESIRABLE.

The latest report from the Martinique relief
board is that sufficient food supplies have
rived. but that clothing. bedding and disnfect-
ants are needed II is suggested here that those
who desire to contribute clothing and bedding
need not bother themselves to send their cast
off under hannels and winter overcoats and
other winter clothing, or heavy comfortables
and woollen blankets. Let II be remembered
that Martinique is in the tropics
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

town, usually gay and busy is in deep mourn
ing, all flags being halfmasted.
The daughter Of the Grappers chief engineer is
girl Of seventeen, who has been working in the
telegraph office fer some time ana has become an
expert operator She was in the Office that fatal
day, and read off the message that the Grappler
was lost with all hands. She tainted, but in a
snort time revived. and flashed the news of the
disaster all over the world.
All here agree that the noise OF the eruption was
distinctly heard in St. Thomas It is described as
canEonading. followed by thunder.
4 quantity OF food stuff is being put on board
our steamer here for Martinique. and We leave for
81. CrciX at midnight
FREDERICK NELSON
Chief engineer steamship Madiana
81 Thomas. Nav Il 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
DOES NOT APPEAL TO PARIsIANs.
LACK OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE CONDI
TONS IN MARTINIQUE

TONS IN MARTINIQUE
Peris May 2l.-The waiting Of the Minister
Of the Colonies. n. Decrais. vas again flled to-
csy with anxious natives Of the island OF Mar
finiaue and others with interests there Con
spicuous in the thrors were two gray gowned.
white capped Sisters of Charity counting their
TossTies and their lPs moving I'm silent prayer as
they patiently awaited admission N the Minister'S
ofioe.
rsews did not produce apparent ripple on the
furfsce Of Partisan life. The Figaro this morn
ing devotes pages to President Loubets
slsit 90 the Car AZ Tsarskoe- -Selo while the Mar
Unique news gets barely third Of a column. This
is fair san,ple of the estimate of the Partisan
press regarding the value IF the Martinique story
Letters from victims Of the volcanic disaster are
-,ou arriving in great numbers. They form
unique series OF documents. filled with human in
rerest for future historians of the catastrophe.
Msrseiles merchant received the following from
a married sister az 81. Pierre. dated NAY 4
write under the glecmiest impressions thSugh
Ing of the forces OF is horrible. Since last
month / have wished myself far from here Ny
os is irving 10 show brave lace in order 10 raise
nv courage He tells me 70 go. How can 90 alone2
n Guerin says the women ana cnildren shoula
zee as from an epidemic. But that the men, espe-
cisily those situated like my husband and himself
must stay. as otherwise il would cause general
Al this is very sad, The heat is suffocating
esrS9here e1Sg burning our faces ana eyes have
not The courage 70 attend 70 the necessary mouse
buf have no heart even 70 eat All the crops are
ruined 1t is always thus IN these aceursed coun-
Quake. and vher it is not drouth II IS a volcanic
eruption
The Chamber Of Commerce Of Buenos Ayres.
Argentine Republic. has sent N Mierand the
Minister OF Commerce, 10000 francs for the Mar
Unique fund
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
THEDLYIEATFORTDEFRANCE
HALF HER RELIEF STORES FOR MAR
TINQUE AND HALF FOR
ST. VINCENT

Washington. May 21.-Secretary Moody mas
received able dispatch from Captain Berry
OF the Dixie, announcing the arrival OF the rehei
shin AT Fort de France to-day. He added that
he would leave half the relief stores at Martin
io,,a where there already was sufficient food,
and carry the remainder TO St Vincent.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FELT IN FLORIDA

ST Augustine Fla, May H.-Almost continuous
shocks presumably of earthquake, felt here
from o'clock until midnight last night The earth
quake accompanied by a succession OF short
but decisive reports like distant cannonading
ingly from far out at sea. The sounds were unlike
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
RELIEF cABLED TO ST VINCENT.

London May 21.-The Lord Mayor of Liver
pool to-day cabled another $1,000 (S5000) for
the benefit Of the sufferers by the volcanic erup-
tions the British island Of 81. Vincent.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
THE ERUPTION AT ST. PIERRE
LOSS OF THE CABLE SHIP GRAPPLER.
OF ST THOMAS-EFFECT on THE
PEOPLE OF THAT ISLAND.
81. Thomas. n. W. I. Nav 10. !

ST Thomas. u. ". J.. May 10. 1902.
When the Of the awful catastrophe at ST.
Pierre. Martinique. reached this island many were
hlled with apprehension for the fate OF their reIa-
tives and friends who lived in that place and
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
OVER 100000 FOR RELIEF.
MEMBERS OF FRENCH COLONY ATTEND
REQUIEM MASS FOR MARTINIQUE DEAD.

REQUIEM MASS FOR MARTINIQUE DEAD
The executive committee Of the associated COM
rnittees for the relief NJ sufferers in Martinique
and ST Vincent met al noon yesterday at the
Chamber Of Commerce. the chairman. Gustav h
Schwab presiding Cornelius y. Bliss the treas
nrer reported that he had in hand over Sl0a-ooo.
No further dispatches had been received from the
islands either by men who nave the relief work
in hand or by the trading houses.
The mails continued 10 bring In contributions
20 Mr.. Bliss. and a number Of messengers arrived
in the morning with subscriptions the sum re-
ceived at the Chamber in the morning amounting
about SSce
The fund in the hands NJ Mr.. Bliss. the treasurer
Of the associated committees amounts 10 Sl09,-
osl s.. and Is made up follows:
National committee previously Acknowledged ss2 s54 10
Nsfioral committee. Acknowledged Duo %
previously ackuoedged % 5l7 -
acknowledged tod luo -
Merchants Association previously acsnowi-
edged l,5lo 90
Totaf fO9. .Oal 81
The French colony Of this city united yesterday
solemn mass OF requiem for the rePose Of the
souls of those who p=rished Martinique. The
mass celebrated AZ the Church OF St vincent
de Paul, West Twenty tlITd-st., SiXth-ave IN
the presence Of about twelve hundred members Of
the French colony. The celrbrant OF the was
the pastor Of the church Father Wucher, with
Father Septier deacon md Father Courvoisier as
eub-ceaccn.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
RTTHo0E YESTERDAY ON THE
9;~,ps~6a. .RS,A&
This May Sale of
NOmen's and Misses UndermuSIins

recognized by shrewd careful and discriminating women as
being the Cys foremost from every standpoint quality size
and giving glance at the assortmens OF immediately
choice and dainty garments assembled here-and comparison
of prices grade for grade with what shown elSeWhere-w
convince all that is wise to turn to the Simpson
Crawford Co. Store first for the suppyment of requirements
in this line
All goods strictly fresh and having been made expressly
this Nav
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

Gowns.
Cambria round neck, hemstitched tucks, Chemise
Gowns; short sleeves, finished around neck and
sleeves with hemstitched ruffe; also square "a
neck NIoWfS
Round neck Nainsook Gowns with Vslenciennes
lace insertion and edging, ribbon through beading.
short sleeves; also round neck Nansook Gown
with choice embroidered insertion and cdging; or
ribbon through beading. special. ..,....,..... -
Square neck Nainsook Chemise Gowns, with
choice embroidered insertion and dainty bead of
pink or blue finished with ribbon bows, I 3S
short sleeves; value Ss.oo, at...-,-..----.-
number OF other STYLES also at same price.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

Walking Skirts.
Cambria Umbrella Skirts, with hcnnstitch tucked
lawn ruflc and hemsttch tueks above, hn- QS
q ished with dust rufie; regular price SI-5o, at
Cambria Umbrella Skirts with lawn ruffe OF
cluster of hemstitch lace insertion and tueks. nm
ished at bottom with deep Torchon lace; also
Cambria Umbrella Skirts, with lawn rutfle OF cIus-
ter OF hemstitch tucks and feather stitch 1 CS
ing between; value SI.7S, dt-.-..-.......-..
Cambria Umbrella Skirts, with choice open pat
terms OF embroidery and cluster tuoks rs
Drawers.
Muslin Drawers, with choice embroidered rune
and hernstitch tucks above; also Cambria Drawers,
with hcmstitch tucked lawn rufie and hem S0
stitch tucks above; value Z5c., at -----; :,
Nainsook Drawers. with full deep lawn rune.
with two rows OF Naenciennes lace insertion >
and edging, value eSc..........-..-...--'''--.
Second Floor.
Sonnette COrSets.
Made of Batiste, straight front; lace trimmed,
long over abdomen; perfect shape; sizes Io ;
TO IS; regular SI.s5 value
Second Floor
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22

Misses Gowns.
Misses Gowns, made OF fine quality Of naiusook;
neck, four rows OF fine insertion; twenty-four
rows of tucking; henstitchcd lawn rufle 20
around neck and sleeves; S5c. kind, AL ~
Misses Gowns. OF fine quality nainsook;
shape entire yoke OF fine insertion and tucks;
neck and sleeves trimmed with fine embroidery.
finished with feather stitching around yoke *
and sleeves; regularly SI-aS, at-.------.------ ~
Misses Gowns Of sheer uainsook; entire round
woke OF feather stitching, hemstItching and Valen-
cicnncs lace trimmed with ribbon; three-qusrter
sleeve, trimmed with ribbon and lace; full width
and length; pearl buttons; fully worth 4 CS
New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
Guroneau ADVERTISEMENTS.
LONDON. ENGIAN {

PENSION. Terms from sl2 per week up. Mt 49, ~
EfsS. A TavStock Square. London. w. - Neiea~
Mrs. Charles II. Rutan. Brookltne. MasA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-26
Keep the Mind Open.

Auguste Comte once suggested the de-
STABILITY of a class of men whose work
it should be to acquire knowledge of
the general results attained by special
lists in all branches of science and by
combining and comparing them to ac-
Quire more correct mode Of thought
about things in general than is apt to
be acquired by man whose thoughts
work always in the same channel.
Some men of genius without enroll
ing themselves in any class fulfill, in a
measure, their requirements. One of
Goethe's most marked characteristics
was his eagerness to avail himself of
the knowledge of any and every one
who had made special study of some
particular branch of learning. 1t was
not in the least necessary that his in-
formant should be well known or IA
nous. "Original talent-that Is water
to my mill," said he.
A young musician who visited him
remarked, "Zelter's music is old fash
ioned."
"How old fashioned? Explain your
self and be precise. Good! There ia
the piano. What you have stated must
stand the test of an experiment"
In openness of mind and eagerness
for knowledge at least we may initiate
the man of genius.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-09-26
Property Transfers.

John Lemmty and wife Mary
Magdalena, to p, W. & B. Rail
road Company, strip or parcel Of
land in Third district $3.50.
George A. Blake, Attorney, tt
John e. Sentman, farm near Jack
son Station, Fifth district $3.50.
Daniel E. Rutter and wife, to
Lewis G. Stekann, land in Third
district, lying north of the old Elk,
ton and Christiana Turnpike 5000.
John w. Geisler, ct. al, to Geo.
w. Lamm, property in Port De
posit 5000.
Norman Jackson and wife to Geo
w. Lamm, leasehold property in
Port Deposit, $3.50.
John B. Heath and wife to the
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Balti-
more Railroad Company, strip OF
land near Elkton, 800.
Philip S. Torbert and wife, ol
Philadelphia, to Abbie G. Herman,
interest in "a lot of land in Perry,
vile, $500.