The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-05-16
NOT A LIVING SOUL LEFT.
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The child was alive long after its
mother had ceased to suffer.
St Vincent Also Stricken
Castries, St. Lucia, May At is an
nOunced in advices received here from
the island of St Vincent, B. ". L,
that 1000 persons have persisted
there since the SaufrieFe volcano has
been in eruption.
Kingston, the capital, is greatly
alarmed. Several plantations have
been destroyed. Earthquakes and
loud reports accompany the eruption
and stones and ashes fall at King
stOn. Many persons have been in
jared and the bodies Of the dead are
unburied.
The eruption continues, accOmpa-
MED by an immense cloud Of steam,
wide streams of burning lava, falling
dust and impenetrable darkness. II
is feared that further accounts VIII
tell of a much greater loss Of life
than hitherto reported
Bodies Entirely Consumed.
Fort de France, May 14.-Strange
to relate, in view Of the number of
the inhabitants of st. Pierre who
were swept to death by the volcanic
waves from Mount Pelee, very few
corpses have been found by those
who are engaged in the work of ere
mating the dead bodies. This is due
to the fact that the most pOPulOus
quarters Of the town are buried under
thick layer of cindered lava, which
apparently entirely consumed the
I bodies of the victims.
Committee to Receive Funds
Washington, May 1.-THE follow
| ing was issued from the white house:
The president has appointed a com
mittee to receive funds for the re-
/ lief of the sufferers from the recent
catastrOphes in Martinique and st.
Vincent. The gentlemen appointed
from each city will be asked to col
/ lect and receive the funds from their
localities and neighbOrhOOds as ex-
| PeditiOUsIy as possible and forward
them to Cornelius \. Bliss, treasurer
of the New York committee, which
committee viii act as central dis
/ tributing point for the country. The
president directs all the postmasters
throughout the country and requests
| the presidents Of all the national
banks to act as agents for the cOIlec-
ton of contributions and to forward
the same at once to Mr.. Bliss at
/ New York.
Rations for 10000 People.
Washington, May 14.-So compre~
hensively laid were the plans of the
war department, even before the pas
sage Of the joint resolution providing
for the relief Of the volcano suffer
ers, that there was really very little
remaining for the officials to do. The
plans OF the cOmmissary department
contemplate the supply Of 10000 "a
tiOns for IA days. The quartermas-
ter's department is purchasing cloth
ing supplies for 10000 people and the
medical department. is working in
proportion in its purchases.
Senate Votes 100000.
Washington, May 14.-Soon after
the senate convened Tuesday Mr..
CuIlOm, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported a joint resO-
luton aPrOpriating 100000, including
the 100000 already appropriated, to
be expended under the direction of
the president in such manner as VIII
most promptly and efficiently relieve
the stricken people Of the French
West Indies and St. Vincent. The
resolution was adopted without com
ment.
Senate Votes Additional 100000
Washington, May 14.-An addition
al appropriation Of 100000 was
made by the senate yesterday for
the stricken people of the French
West Indies, in accordance with the
recommendation of the president
that 100000 be appropriated.
Scientists 70 so to Martinique
Washington, May 13.-RObert Hill,
of the geological survey; c. S.
BOrchgrevinck, the antarctic ex-
plOrer, and one or two others, incIud-
ing Prof. Alexander Graham Bell,
provided he returns from Nova Scotia
in time, viii leave here on the q.
S. S. Dixie for Martinique, to ex-
pIOre the volcanic and seismic pie
nOmena resulting from the recent
eruption. Prof Bell viii represent
the National Geological society. Mr..
Borchgrevinck is a recognized au-
thority on seismeIOgy and volcanoes.