The age-herald., 1902-05-15
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 LIKES ROOSEvELT'S PLAN.

New York. May 14.-The Chamber of Commerce met to today in special session to ratify the action taken by its president, M R. Jessup, for the immediate reliet or the survivors of the Martinique disaster by the purchase of the food supplies on the steamer Mariana, and the sending Of additional supplies on the steamer F'onta- bell on Saturday. and to take further &C., ton for the relief of the sufferers.
 President Jessup presided and reported what he had done. Abram s. Hewitt or fered a resolution. which was adopted, urging that the Chamber of Commerce provide means to succor those in distress in the stricken West Indies, and recom- mending the appointment Of committee of sixty by the president of the chamber to provide at once for the forwarding Of the necessary supplies to be secured by contributions The resolution endorses the recommendation of President Roose- welt to Congress for a large appropriation of money and the provisioning Of ships of supplies for the stricken people. MT. Jessup named the committee of sixty and announced mat it would hold meeting tomorrow to organize.
 MT. Hewitt's name heads the committee and other members are Levi P. Morton, Whitelaw Reid, Cornelius Bliss, Daniel s. Lamont and Robert c. Ogden
 Mont PeIee Still In Eruption.
 Castries, Island of St. Lucia, May 14.- The signal tower here reports that big fire was seen last night in the direction of Fort de France, Martinique.
 The British steamer Savan. Captain Hunter, arrived here this morning and re- ports Mont Pelee 10 be still In eruption. The trend of the flow from the volcano Is to the north. The rescuing parties which are removing the dead from St. Pierre have discovered safes and molten precious metal in stores and dwellings of the town. No one is permitted to pen citrate into St. Pierre beyond the streets running along the sea front, and cor don of soldiers has been placed around the town. The St. Pierre cathedral Is all down with the exception of one tower. and of the this the walls alone are now standing. The convent which contained 200 girls and 36 nuns has disappeared, as has the college where sevnty boys and p priests and professors were domiciled.
 Many thrilling and hairbreadth escapes from the eruption of Mont Pelee are re- ported.
 Thought All Danger Passed.
 London, May 15.-rhe correspondent of the Daily Mail at Barbadoes. B. w. l.. who visited St. Pierre on board the Royal Mail steamer Sofent, has learned from Dr. Artier who miTaculously escaped the disaster, that when tne Governor or Mar tlniQue, NJ. Mouttet, and the insular of- ficials had declared that all danger frofn an eruption of Mont Pelee were past, a. cordon of armed soldiers snd policemen were placed around the town to prevent the people from leaving. pr. Aruer now ever, went to the suks1fb of Morne Rouge He was riding back to Dt. Pierre when the exp1oston occurred He fed precipt- tately across the mountains to Fort de France.
 With the exception of the prisoner who was confined in dungeon at the time of the explosion, Dr. Artier is really the sole survivor of St Pierre.
 SCENES AT ST. PIERRE
 ARE SIMPLY HORRIBLE.
 Castries, Island of St. Lucia, Tuesday. May 13-The correspondent of the As- sociated Press here has visited St. Pierre. Martinique. by the ret wing steamer Ken neth The destruction there Is appalling. The streets are two feet deep in ashes and cinders, which cover thousands or dead bodies, scorched black and shiny as if they had been plunged Into boiling pitch. Many of the dead were never touched by the volcanic fire and some Of the houses and woodwor's destroyed show no signs of burning.
 Soldiers are guarding property from the prowling ghouls wf<s are robbing the dead. They meet with severe punishment when caught.
 The stench throughout St. Pierre is ter ribly offensive. The streets are still ob- structe ed by hugh piles of debris and dead bodies. The work of clearing the thor oughfaras will neceasitate tho empioy-