Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-05-13
IS STILL ACTIVE.
Volcano on Mt. Pelee Con-
tinues to Belch Forth
Its Liquid Fire.
Vessels Afraid to Approach the
Stricken City Of St.
Pierre.
Governor of Martinique, His Wife,
and United States Consul Be-
lieved to Have Perished.
r.tA News Does Not lessen the tx
tsna Of tbs Terrible
Calamity,
Various Movements TO Send Relief
France Orders Unlimited Ex-
penae 10 Relieve Sufferers.


pense 10 Relieve Sufferers.
London, May ia cable company
received message from Martinique
Saturday saying the volcanic erup-
tion there continues and that ships are
afraid to approach the island.
Earthquake. Cease.
Fort-de-France, Martinique. May
12.-The earthquakes have ceased,
but the volcanic eruptions continue.
Eruption. Grow Worse.
London, May 12.-Private dis
watches received late Saturday after
noon from the West Indies say the
eruption at Martinique is decidedly
worse.
The French Cable company received
cablegrams Saturday morning an
nouncing that the eruption at Mar
Unique continues and that ships are
afraid to go near the island.
Number of Dead 10000.
The latest messages indicate that
the number of deaths will be about
100000, several of the smaller islands
near Martinique having also suffered.
Between eight in the morning and
eight in the evening of Thursday,
Nav S, St. Pierre was a mass OF fire,
and there was also volcanic erup-
ton at ST. Vincent. The island OF
ST. Thomas is sending help.
A ship which arrived Friday, May
Q. at the island of Dominica, British
West Indies, and which was lying off
st. Pierre when the eruption com
menced, reports that the noise was
terrific. A huge cloud Of fire .ap7
peared over the town and neighbor-
hood, giving the inhabitants no
chance to escape.
Rescuetl 45O People.
New York, May 12.-The French Ca
BILE company's offices in this city were
advised Saturday that their repair
steamer Pouyer Quertier has ar
rived at Fort-de-France. having res
cued $50 persons from St. Pierre
She has returned Immediately to the
scene of the disaster to search fol
senate. knight snfe
Paris, May 1.-THE Patrie says thu
wife uf Senator Knight has received
cable dispatch from her husband
dated Fort-de-France. Martinique, a
three p. m. Friday. saying: well
property safe"
me CAME ulspa@h from oohd'"
knight also said that Morne-Rollg
-o5 NornaRouoe is n hon,
NUN nP"' 60, 80, a.
THU resort eiteateu oee"oeA vi
6t. Pierre anS the crater OF MOI
Peles.
st".y 81 - oss wftns"e.
P1Antea'-l5tas, Goudaiosps, May J.
The 9rst mate of the Roraima thu
describes the disaster at st. Pierre:
.Be.ween 6:3o and O'Clock in the morn
ing on Thursday. without warning. tnel
came o. = no,, sr -. witch ~m Suddenly sweI
she city and the roadstead. There wer
son,s is vessels anchored in the harbo
INCLUDING. inc Kora,nm. me i rhe. shi Ta'
ship Tamay.- -asseIs Immediately cante
o.ne's. Az nve --F, The Tamaya va
hark from Nantes eau Maurice; an
"dS oI aFI WHY " A1Ohltt-d-1ds- -ssantl
boats except the Rora1ma sank ine'
..1,,,ar,, ho,,.a ashora ,,,os ,,t.ar,, dc
stroyed and apparently buried under tn
asnts anu law ,,,t "a. once. W.
into the city. He found only few wal
standing and the streets literally pave
Win coEpses me governor OF ,ne islan SIAN
the catastropbe, was killed. Both the En-,
lsh and American consuls, with their fan
lilies were reported to have persisted. ii
cer,ain Or ' nna lo tIole 'nail ~ gu VI
Tha nr,,iser sucbet yr.s hare Fr;da
,,.,;,,. ,,n.,,;s;ons f,,. 10 e,,.,,;,,an
the outlying districts. She sailed f,
Fort-de-France Friday night with
large quantity of stores, which we,
Immediately put under guard. N
groes are flocking in vast numbers int
Fort-de-France from the surroundir
country. demanding food.
telegram from Fort-de-Fran,
says that hot mud and cinders ha,
been calling all night throughout tt
island anh still continue. doing gre
damage. and that when the final +
ports are received il will he found TIL
many people have been killed or
5ured in other PARTS of Martinique.