The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10
..WHIRLWIND OF FIRE.


$4,000 and the provision trade as much
more
WHIRLWI91D OF FIRE
Paris, May 10-The minister of ma
rine has received the following undated
dispatch from Pointe-a-Pitre. island of
Guadeloupe, from the commander of
the French cruiser Suchet:
7 have obtained the following infor-
nation of the events of yesterday:
About o'clock the volcano threw up a
considerable mass of smoke and earth.
A WhirlWind of fire Immediately fol-
lowed Instantly the whole town of St.
Pierre was in flames and the ships il
the harbOr were diSmasted and burned.
The shower of rocks lasted a quarter
of an hour I arrived at St Pierre at
o'clock in the afternoon, saved a few
persons from the vessels. saw no liv-
ing creature in St Pierre, into which il
was impossible to penetrate There
We're numerous corpses near the quay"
BURIED IN DUST.
London. May 1O.-The following cable
gram was received this morning at the
colonial Office from Governor Sir Fred
erick Mitchell HodgsOn of Barbadoes.
The SOufriere volcano on St. Vim
cent, 3. w l., erupted violently yes
terday. Loud reports, resembling ar
/ tilery fire, We're heard al Barbados at
clock in the afternoon At o'clock
j there came darkness and thunder, ac-
/ companied by a strong downpOur Of
! dust Which continued until night. Bar
/ BADGES is covered several inches deep
+ with dust this morning. Have tele-
/ graphed Sir Robert B. Llewellyn, gov
ernor of the Windward islands, offering
! MIN all assistance"
Another cablegram received from Ad-
ministrator Bell, of the island of Do
minica, says:
i A terrible eruption has occurred of q
volcano at Martinique. Great distress
prevails there. I am sending prOvi-
sions Immediately. All safe at Do
minica.''
STrPUrVOpc on, r,r11- DOT, nraxA
New York May 10.-The agent here
of the Quebec Steamship company has
+ received telegram from the cOmpany's
! agent at Dominica, saying that the sur
yivors of the steamship Roraima, which
was destroyed in the Martinique dis
aster, are on board the steamship Ko-
roma The following are reported as
saved:
The quartermaster, the stewardess,
! and Seamen Morley, Thompson, Moore,
/ Evans, Benson. Mayer, Leady, and three
/ unknown sailors. The first officer ana
assistant purser are in the hospital at
/ Fort de France.
SHE HAD RELATIVES THERE.
Stockton, Cal, May 1O-Mme. Louise
Louit a teacher of French in this city,
t is prOstrated over the news of the ter
r1ble disaster at st. Pierre, Martinique.
! as her sister and family reside in that
city On learning of the volcanic erup-
ton she swOOned and has been in
serious condition for hours, though at
! times Sne WOuIQ discuss the terrible loss
of life Her sister. Nine. Gentle, her
! husband, two sons, George and Raoul
| and two daughters, Alice and Anias, are
believed to have been killed, as she said
they lived in portion of the city
where they would be greatly exposed
to the molten lava which flowed down
the mountain side
Raoul Gentle was rated as one of the
most brilliant lawyers and orators on
the island. and has held many promi-
nent positions of trust For the past
two years he has been one of the repre-
sentatives from the island to the
French chamber of deputies.
SUCHET SAILS FOR MARTINIQUE.
Paris, May 10.-A telegram from the
governor of the Island of Guadeloupe
contains the latest news of the the Mar
Unique .cataclysm received at the col
onial office.
After announcing that the French
cruiser Sachet had 80 survivors on
board, the governor of Guadeloupe
says:
Everything tends to the belief that
the governor of the colony. NJ. L. Mout-
tet and Col. Gerbault and their wives
perished with the population of st
Pierre. I have ordered the prompt dis
patch of provisions from POinte-a-Pitre
and Basse Terre. The Suchet sail for
Martinique this evening. All of the peo-
pie and the supplies of Guadeloupe are
at your disposal for relief"
An unending procession of inquirers
| who nave friends and relatives on the
/ stricken Island Is arriving at the minis
terry of the colonies which has tele-
graphed to every possible source for in
formation.
A few kilograms received here renew
the hope that some of the inhabitants
of St Pierre escaped.
The bishop of Martinique sent a mes
sage from Fort de France yesterday v
| announcing the safety of Pastor King
of ST. Pierre. who escaped the disaster
and sought refuge at Aaorne Rouge. It
is hoped that others fed there.
Cable messages have been received
by the southern route All the northern
cables are interrupted.
At least so families at Bordeaux are
bereaYed Most Of the business of St
Pierre was transacted through Bor-
deaux.
PUBLIC MOURNING.
Paris, May 1O.-At meeting of the
French cabinet this morning the min
lister of finance, NJ. Caillaux, was au-
thorized to expend all the money f,eces-
sary to succOr the sufferers by the Mar
Unique disaster. An official of the colo
NAL Office sailed from BTest for Mar
Unique this morning with half a mil
lion francs (S100, ,000) in cash.
The cabinet further decided to order
the half-masting of flags over all public
buildings for three days and the min
! lister of the colonies, NJ. Decrais, was in
structed to telegraph to the government
Of Martinique the condolences of
France
M. Decrais informed the cabinet
. &4ACCtAAA6 NlAe1t oEA1dtOi pLCS1ttttLl
of the legislature of Martinique, who
was believed to have lost his life at St.
| Pierre had escap ped.
SENATE PASSES RELEEF BILL.
Washington. May 1O.-The senate has
passed a bill introduced by Senator
Fairbanks appropriating 500 600 for the
purchase of supplies for the relief of
the sufferers by the disaster in the ISL
and of Martinique.
The bill was presented to the house
shortly before 1 o'clock Mr.. Under
a fr7,
there was no occasion for Legislative
spasm." He said the reports might be
exaggerated and thought some official
report should be received before action
was taken It would do no harm to
wait until Monday. and notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Payne's plea for the urgent