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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
NO WIRE
Dominion Line Goes Down
 Again.

The Dominion Hoe refused to work again last night, and the regular press dls- patches of yesterday dId no, get through. The Daily Alaskan received some ds- patches of the Iaih that had been delayed, carly lu the dav. The break ln the line win c1use regcst with the readers as lt caused annoyance ln the Daily Alaskan office. Especially Is this so as the people arc greatly Interested In the forest fires of washington and OrgOn. Indeed, it Is not at all improbable that the fires have put the lines north of Seattle out of business and shut out the reports.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
MANY:HERE
Indians From All Parts of
 Alaska at Skagway.

Skagway Is full of Indians from the different portions of Southeastern Alaska. The Influx of the duskv denIzens of tho forest and the canoe arc here from Halnes, Klukwan, Kelchlkan, Metlahkatla and all sections of the coast. They ars noeklng Into the eltv 10 attend tho bIg sale that Is stlll progressing ct Ksufmans' biz store. They had just heard of the great oppor- tunItlss to get bargains and promptly set out for tho North.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
REAL MAD
A Few Things for You to
 Think Of.

f you don't delay too long you can buy of me before pack up, q watch for lady made by the Waltham or Eleln Company In q I4.ksrat gold filled case, warranted for zs years for SIS. This Is afact and ] will give the watch away f you eah duplicate It In Seattle less than s2s. Come and look at them, price them, and compare with others and see If l can't save you nearly one-half your money.
 Keelar. Broadway.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
wn Do wintsr wOrk

Perry Wllsv, ons Of the dlscOversIs of ths PorcupIne and one Of the pioneers oi sbaEway and Dysa, win try winter mln- ing h the P1fsuplns. Hs has already le, the contract for the wood ,o bs used ln th' thawlng, lnd a force of men wlll be pui to work next winter Mr. Wiley Is al Juneau and gave the story Of hIs plans Co the Juneau Dispatch.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
vlsa Rial to Carr, Nail

Capt. Hunting ofths ylra Rialfhas q contract to carry mail between Skagway and Halnes. The contrset'in no wlssco Aets with those already existing, butts In addition to them.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
May U.o Commune Methods

Especial Dispatch to The Daily Alaskan.l ]
 Barcelona. SpaIn, Sept I2.-Ths thrill lng scenes of tho Paris commune are about to be r.-snaeted here by tho I4,Ooo strlk- Ing stone masons. The police are unable to cope with the sltustlOn and troops are being hurried to the city.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Dance Wednesday Night

The White Pass Club dance wlll take place Wednesday night at the club rooms. The committee having the dance ln charge have taken all the necessary steps io have a right good llms. Those who attend Che dance have a delightful evening h store for them.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Nov sooIsty Belle Arrlvss

A coming belle to charm Skagway SOel- ety arrived at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Kalsm yesterday morning. The new eomS weighs ten pounds and she and her mother are doing spIendldly under the care of pr. A. F. Hall. e
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
< llAV Lieut.. EmmOns Says Game
 Law Iss Farce.

Juneau, Sept. I3,-Lleut Emnons de- elarss the present gims law Co bs huge farce, as under lts provisions the blue blood sport from forslgn lands can klll game lntlscrlmlnatslv and ship lt out ot the territory. while the lnhlbltant oi Alaska may not kin sysa for food. The protection Co "brown bear." provided by the law, ths Lisu,snant declares, Io be lauEhable Co thoss who know the vast numbers of this animal which roam our forests. and ihslr great natural ability to take care of themselves.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
CHUCK UP
MOOre's Wharf Is Piled
 With Freight.

As evidence that freight Is being rushed to the interior one has only to make the trip to Moore's wharf and be satisfied. The five large warehouses ars chuck full, but the rallroAd Is mOyIng It at the rate Of thirty cars a day.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

The Daily Alaskan has received; an assortiRsnt of Plate Text, tho vsry latest type for soOiOty printing. It is the Sashion.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Lost

Last night between Fifth Avenue hotel and steamer City of Seattle, a chamois skin purse with gold chain handle, com talnlng money and nuggets. Reward on returning to office of Fifth Avenue hotel. ],
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The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Married at Junoau

CD. Price and Miss Mamie E. willls,of Juneau, were married at that place last Thursday. Both are well known and pop ular at the Hub.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Ono Man Wa. Killed

Ganko Ellch was killed and Nick Ysvleh was severely Injured at Trsadwell Thursday by an accidental explosion of dynamite.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
o4n'iLo.o Your Monoy

1.-The Seattle saloon Is geutleman's re- sort and not a gambling joint. You can't lose your money there. U
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Gdps and yallees st clayson g.

If you want good work done telephone No. ns Automatic. Key City 1Aundry. They take 1t away and return t h . feW hours. q
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
A A. Cutter shoes at Cluysous.

Fresh oysters and spring chicken at the Royal Cafe.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

New line of the latest fall skirts and tailor made suits have just been received at Behrends. o7t
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

The Seattle Saloon Is a thoroughly re- spectabIs gentleman's resort. Fine lunch served with every glass of beer.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

New line of the latest fall skirts and tailor mlde suits have just been received dt Behrends. 27u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Blank books, office supplies; lowest prices 10 Alaska. Bakers Book Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

If you want to gain entrance Into the homes of the buying class, place your ad. lertlsement In the Daily Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

French dinner At the Royal Cafe every Sunday at ira m. to SD. m. frlvate dining rooms for loc.bs
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

If you want to be well Informed on local happenings, subscribe for the Daily Alas kan. Phone TO.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Freh milk and cream from the Skagwsy Pioneer Dairy, at Chealander's, Fifth Avenue. Telephone 7o. -
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

The Daily Alaskan's facilities for doing ilD work are unexcelled.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Belle or LennEtoH whlskey-elght years Old-Just out Of government bond. and Three Grown Diamond Malt whis- key-strictly pure-at the Seattle Saloon.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
StstsOu hats at claysOn's.

The best people In the eIty pattonlzs the
 Seattle Saloon. lt serves only the best of everything.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Finest meal ln the cltv at Royal Cafe. Everything irst-cliSS The best of service guaranteed.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Fresh oysters at the Pack TriIu Res taurant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Cant LOss Your Money

The Seattle saloon Is a gsntlsman's re- sort and no, a gambling joint. You can't >lasf ysE money there. q
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Spring ehlsksa at thsdr4dxTnln res, taurant.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

P Rant and Tor Sale eaFds for salo us this Ofacs.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Patterns new 10 Mating, Peoples.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Bes, bsisS in the city at the Principal c-aEbsF Sep. Opposite Bo'ri of Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
For Sale. Old Papsru

old papers a'e bundle at this office. \
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Red Star b5ttIed beer Is unsduaiea,as q table drink. tl per dozen. oslfssfed. rslephonS n
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

The leading barbershop and baths.-.Thc Principal, opposite Board of Trade.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14
Money Lost

/ los, yestsrdly afternoon, a roll of five Cnadian bills, IS follows: One for s2o.
 two for SI5 each, two for S slch. 10 all
 sso. Finder win be properly rewarded by returning tRs same io the undersigned. Lewis D. Shlckleford.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

New wallPapes rOOa patterns, Peoples
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

The time to advertise Is all tn. time,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

rrssh taifs daIIy at lhs Boas B1ksry.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

AllEQts Of pies and cakes at the Boss Bakery. N,
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Sumner underwear ln silk, cotton, bal- figln, ms'hl and cammer hair, at Clay ln's.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Sl''s IqsNn the " .-- .g Ou short -.---
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-09-14

Mrs A. l.. Bsrdos came north on the Seattle. Mr. Berdos went to Juneau to meet her.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1902-09-11
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Sir ben ,Horbfern~ beri4tet Don 6esiitrG
Germ Sobn M. gmnel.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1902-09-11
Stills arD6e Sbiffe.

S. S. Sid iiebt s~ufinftise Sa6en
Dor anberen Wdnnern. Sobalb er
bic WOslid,eiten bes fommenben Ser
febrs nit Dem Orient iab, baute er
eine Slotte Der sr0Bten S6iHe, BITE ie
auf bobe Sc sin9en. Oteielben per=
Sen adtiad sebedt ietn nit mobernen
gequemlidfeiten fur pier 9allasier
~tloiien unb pier Qder &aum iir Sradt
entbatten. gines bieier S9ifTe wirb
10 uiel @eisen befOrbern, als Elm tie
ben @eilen LANCER 3us. Gentt an bas
y9olben Grain gelt" gter, bas elm
iol6es Sdiff gu trasen i'm Stanbe
mare, uns bas pielfad @ute, pel9es
bas sei6maduOue Stdrfunssmittel bem
Orient brinsen wirse. @enn Sbr
aidt 10 tatt unb seiunb ieib. ats Sbr
iein modtet. Oann 9ebraudt bieies
Sier resetmdBis. geiteut es BET
@urem rd6lteu 9er:aufer obsr laBt
@u5 bamit petletsn Don
&c. S. @eber, ct. @loub.
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Seim Seiueber. Nieoriae
Naten=G rcurffpn.

Sur9 Saterlanbsliebe impurities 9efIbI
bat es erpirft uno mirb boffentli6 ba3u BET
traaen, IS ben .gops in Blue" su elmer State
pon einem Gent bic Weile ;u erm0slideu, fi9
pom allen 9tmmels9e9enben 81 etner &e
union su periammeln Gold cine State lit
anseiest pom allen Oitli9eu Srten pom Obi
ea9o mad Waibin9ton fir bieien 3med i'm
October 1862. @inmal i'm Sabre lit cine
iol9e State 9ewdbrt lett Der erifen 6eunion
Der geteranen 1us BEN Rriege Don 81. Sieie
auBerseu0bulid uiebriee State lit 10 popular
9erporben uidt uur burd ben bamit perbunbe
men, ionbern fir amber Spede, unter benen
namentli6 bic @ele9enbeitSreuube gu beiuden
am Ylase Der 6ennion ober nahe BEL, bes
niebrieen Sahrpreiies uub Der giinitigem ge=
legenbeit wegen, bic 3eit sur 6iidfabrt in
ltberaler &eIle ausoebnen gu fOnuen. On
ben gum Serfau' Der 9ranb Qrmp Grcur:
iions=Sldet beftimmten Sagen nod Waib=
ington ,lr Geunion pom 1902 iimb ;ualei6
Gbuli6e Observation-Disclosures erlanbt pom
allen Srten peitli6 pon Chicago nit Der
sleideH ciilti9teit sur &iidfabrt pie bel ben
nad @albiu9ton aus 3eitelteu unb mad ir=
genb einem Srte inuerbalb bes Serritoriums
Der Central Paiid9ier aIiociation, on Der
9tidelGlate gabn ober bic pom ibr errei6t merz
ben. 9iir pole Snformdtion menbet Sud
on @uren tets Suporfommenoen sSuterline
Sidet 99ent eniweber i6riftll6 ODER per
Selesramm ODER per Selepbon ober perion=
lid ooer ON Sobn0 y. @alaban,
General Nsent Der Hidel Ylate Goob
41=1t go. lib aoams Ct, Chicago, sd.
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aluf neu1 fali6en 3ue. Gr mu

Muf bem fali9en 3ug. @r mar
auf benz unre6tsn 3us unb reiite Wei-
len, ebe er Ieiuen 6ebler ausfanh.
Nun muBte er an elmer fleinen eta
ton ausiteisen, Stunben lang i'm Ge
gen iteben unb bur6ndBt mieber nod
benz absanssort suridtebren. Wan9'
arr1er Sterbli9er reiit uno ,eiit unb
finbet aulest aus ,sbaB er ben unre9ten
@es CUR @eiunbbeit einsei9lasen bat
rgor bret Sabren" 19reibt Srau 6.
6. @iie, SEEM Berlin, Ohio, rpurbe
i9 leibenb. Mein 3uitanb dnftist,
bic Weinen unb i6 sos einen Der beiten
Qerste gu Static. gr iaste mir, id
bdtte Waheriu6t. Sd nabm feline
Mebisin einen Wonat lang, wurbe
aber i9ledter anitatt beher. Damn
CAB i'd BEN Doctor auf unb ma9te
cine &ur nit Sorni's Nlpentrduter
glutbeleber. Ra9bem i'd swei srobe
Slaldeu %einsenommeu batte, mar i'd
mieber gan, seiunb." STE @abl
zines 6eilmittelS, pent man tront
lit, lit uon @idtisfeit.
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Serffet9erun9.

auf Der i'm Comm 2uremburs, 81 Weilen
iibweitli6 pom Der ct. Hidolas= Sir9e 9elez
senen Sarm bes nntersei9neten weroen am
Nittpo Id, Den II. Sept, 1902,
morseus 10 lbr. na6aenannte @esenitdnbe
periteisert werben: 2 arbeitspferbe, 3 8Ibe,
2 Seifers, l Wdbmaidine, l Seureden,
Wc@ormid Sinber, l Sdmai9ine, l eumbers
masen, l i6werer Sdlitten, 8 @ssen,
%@ultipators, 8 Gfiise, l Busmiible wte aud
ionitise fleiuere aderserGtbe unb Sausmobi=
liar.-gebinsunseu: @ue GUNNER bis 81
S. baar; auf iolde iiber S. elm Ssabr set
seseu 3u Z Pro;eut gut uerbiirste Noten.
s. 9. Oiebri6, @i9entbImer
Sobu q. giaep, Seriteiserer. 41=1t
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Anf mad @aibinstOn sur Seteransn
Heunton!

gu Der &eunion Der IS. u. g., melde I'M
October 1902 in @aibiustou sebalten wirt
unb gu wel6er Sdmpfer unb Sertbeioi9el
unIeres Saterlanbes aus allen Simmelsse=
eenben berbsiitrOmeu mersen, UNI bort gr=
lebuiiir iriiberer Sabre in %ansenebme Grim
neruns gu briusen unb sesenieitls aIssu-
tauI6en, p~ertauft bic 9tortb 8eifern gabn
Sidets fir einen Sent bic Weile Don ct.
Saul mad @aibinston uno uieber surit.
SieIe Sahn lit ni1t nur fir bielen 3wed bic
biuisiie, ionbern lie lit aud bic ~fiirseffe uni
bequemite. @eseu ionfiseu Gin;elbeiter
wenbe man lid an s. st @ro6au,
asent Der Iortb @eitern, ct. Saul,
ALBA Wtinn.
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Sarrp SariGe an $ & Rios, iiir ei net
unb anberes iect 30 t l25 IL 35....S 32o(
peter 3immer on Better gertram, FIR
net nm4 unb anberes lect 4 t l23
IL 81. oUVt
Qouis & Narp Srdmer an Geo s ST
ider, fir It o bid A Goelbrod abb
ct GIoub. 4OC
g $ Sodermepsr on RariaS Smitb,
fir q nm4 uno anberes iect 35 t
1874 fl Is. 200C
ct g SO & 90 Sp 60 an g 9obanp,
fir net nw4 iect 35 + 127 Il 3d.. 2sC
6 g @aaer IN .Sobn @nsel, fir ITS l.,
2, 3 feet SO t 1913 II 35............ 2S75
s 81 Rnution oil : R Solton, fir nj
mel unb anberes lect 20 I 123 Il "a. $3.50
& Sweniom On S& Solton, fur ut
ie4 umb anberes feet ii t 123 IL 80. 276O
80 & Rolb an s 81 Soltsn, fur nwt
5ect 4 t 1873 II "a. $500
8arneu Qembed an % 8remer, fir nm
I feet 80 t l22 IL 30. ............ 1000
ct g 30 & W Gp 60 al Gig u Gid,
fur tbeil 1t 5 feet 81 t lbs II 3d.. LIS
& S&mieters an 9enrp glenfe, fir
theft nm4 nw4 ie't 25 t l25 IL 3d.. zoo
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3app'S
Sdnf.

meftIi9 pom @%ourtbauie, ct. @lsub, Mimn
;ablt 4 Yro;eut cSuterefieu auf @elber, mel9,
fir elm sSabr, unb 8 Bro;ent, menn bieielber
fir 6 Wonate bsponirt merben. gerborstgeli
anf 9runbeigentbum. wel9es gu ieber Sci
fdaig ober ni6t, enimeber san3 ober tbeilwei
Ie, ie nod Selieben suriidbe5ablt IT erben fann
Sertauft Wedfel, Geloieubuugeu uub Tafiage
Sdjetue BON unb mad allen QGnbern @uro
pas. aussiige aus ben @runSbiidern (ab
~frafts), 8oGma6ten, Sauf= unb Sppotbefei
unb ionffise nrflnben werben seieslid aus
1efertigt unb %be9laubiat.
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Ser s uberfulpe erltegen
In 5rantrei9 iGbrli9 Iber 100000
Yer5pnen.
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Geo. cperbe6, @iseutbimer,
VGV%
Ct. Gtono,
Erafoent &osiebelt's Seiu9 in ct
Yaul am 25. September 1902.

SIR obise @%elesenbeit p~erfanft bic Nor=
tbern Yacific Soppelfabrfarten nod ct. Saul
unb Winueapolis ;u einem Sabrpreiie fir
6in= unb Gldfabrt. Sidets p~erfauft am
"a. uub rs. September, siltis fir &iidfabrt
Bis gum 26. September. Die SGlfte Ser
obisen State fir 6tnber ober fir ioI9e, bic
gum balben 9reiie bere6tist iinb.
40.ba s. g. cooling 9, N9ent.
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ct. Qamrcnce G0Qege,
Wouat 6aiparg,

Sonb bu Sac 60 @isconin.
SieIe anitalt itebt inter Der 0eituns oel
@apusiner Batter ano erfreut ii6 elmer ieb,
fd6nen unb eeiunbeu Gage. ,nr tatbolii9e
30alinge meroen aufsenommen.
Der 9ebrplan umfaBt einen porbereiteit-
ben, claifilden unb t~aufmdnnli9eu GURUS.
GintrittSgeIo So.
l1nterri9t, 8oft, 0di9e unb gett fur bas
S6uliabr Sl36. Wuiif erira.
Tas S6uliabr beginnt dm 3. september.
I'm Ndberes menee man ii6 on
32>2mts Teo. ar. EcftDr.
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Den fd6nften SENT fol-
len bic 8epobner Der 8ermubasinieln
baben. Man f9reibt bas benz um>
ftaroe gu, baB fe reihIi9 3piebeln se>
nieken.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06
ST, PIERRE'S DAY OF DOOM.
ghtearted Population Refused to Believe there
Was Danger, Though the Warning Was Ample

| to say whether there was danger there
or not. Then, too, the governor was
coming, and, moreover, his family was
coming with him. Could there posi-
bly, be any danger where so eminent
and so important personages as these
were? Also a company Of soldiers
from Fort de France were coming,
and while the st. Pierrans were talk
ing of their arrival the company ap-
peared.
1t seems singular that the presence
of this small band of soldiery should
have inspired misplaced confidence,
but it was so, though none seems to
have asked what good the soldiers
could have done, or even the might
est army have effected against vol
canic Pelee.
The governor came, and with him
his family arrived from Fort de France
on the little steamboat Topaz. With
the governor came the biologists, the
wise men who were to sit in judg-
ment and to so fatuously misjudge.
They pondered long, and then gave
fatal assurance that all was well. The
people read the assurances which the
papers printed, drew long breath OF
relief and then turned their attention
to other things, to affairs of business
and pleasure and all that goes to
make up the indolent, happy life OF
the pleasure loving natives of this
isle. And that night-the night Of
May 1.-THE wise men fastened back
to Fort de France. %
The governor and his family were
to have followed the next day, the
French cruiser Suchet having been d.
rected to leave her anchorage at Fort
de France at o'clock for the purpose
of bringing home the governor and his
party.
That plan, If carried out, would
have brought the cruiser to her doom,
and her crew will never cease to
thank their saints and bless the blum
dering mechanic who broke something
in the engine-room as the vessel was
about getting under way, which acct
dent delayed her departure and proba-
bly, saved the lives of all on board.
Wednesday night-eve Of horror!
There are none left alive to tell
what the city was like that night, but
just around a little promontory at
its southern edge nestles the little vii
lage of Carbet, pretty town of some
six or seven hundred people. And
not one of them was hurt, the town
having been screened by the high
ridge which lay between it and st.
Pierre and runs sheer to the sea.
It's northern wall was precipitous
and built close up to it was the south
ern section of ST. Pierre, thickly
populated district whose houses left
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-06-06

analysis; they we're too simple, too
West Indian for that Sufficient that
the rumble had gone.
St. Pierre was gay that night of May
l. The municipal band played music
in the plaza, as was its wont Thurs
day evening. This band night was
the one when youths and maidens
might mingle in public, and the young
gallants and mademoiselles, prone
nading around the square under TIE
watchful eyes of fathers and mothers
and duennas, talked lightly of Pelee
and that whitening fall.
UP near Morne Rouge, abode OF st.
Pierres well-to-do, there was a
lawn party that evening, which car
ried it's gayety far into the night
zitzas tinkling in the tropic air, and
mantilla-draped girls dancing in the
moonlight to the click of castanets.
Friday, day of the evil omen, dawn
ed over St. Pierre. 1t was made
sombre by thunderstorm, which
brooded over the mountains and from
whose dark clouds came intermittent
flashes of lightning. The nervous
started at every thunderclap and anx-
iously asked one another If that was
not Mont Pelee, while others sought
to trace the plinding flashes to their
source, to see If they were really the
mere play of lightning or volcanic
blazes from the time-worn crater,
which many believed, and all hoped,
was long ago extinct. Then heavy
mist settled over the city and its sur
roundings, and under its depressing
influence the day wore itself to a
close.
Saturday, May 3! Just five days
to the obliteration, to death, utterly,
wholesale, sudden and tragic! And
yet ST. Pierre went forth that day to
carnival doings, local celebration IN
honor of something or somebody.
Facts are meager as to that one day
and those following, for it must be
remembered that nobody survived the
horror that was so soon to come. But
there were some who had spent days
in the city just previous to the trag-
edy-some who had left it only a
scant half-hour before the holocaust.
Grieving for their own lost dead and
with nerves unstrung by the narrow.
ness of their own escape, 1t may be
that their overweight minds are
coming visions now, but these tell ear
nestly of a column Of smoke which
arose, black as pail, from Pelees
white shroud to rear it's pillows of
Grape into the form OF a great up
ended coffin. However that may be,
there is evidence that all festival gay
ETY. went when showers of pebbles be-
gan to rattle over the city, with now
and then a shower of sand, of grains
hot to the touch, despite their long
flight through the air.
st. Pierre, 1t is now said, was in a
more sober humor that evening than
it has been within the memory of those
who tell disjointedly the tale of the
days that ushered in its doom. And
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strange quiet of the racked earth.
Thomas T.. Prentiss, United States
consul at st. Pierre, was sitting on
the veranda at his home in the early
hours of the following morning. A
friend came driving by in buggy.
you had better get out of this,
he called to the consul. Il am getting
out, and getting out as fast as can.
"Oh, you are just merely a little
scared" Mr.. Prentiss replied. There
is no need of anyone going away"
ut is better to be safe than sorry, "
retorted the citizen as he whipped up
his team and FASTENED on.
1t is from this man, who witnessed
the disaster q short time later from
a neighboring elevation, with a few
who survived the wreckage in the Of
fing, and the few who looked on the
cataclysm from distant points, that
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throes of death. One moment and
church bells were ringing joyous
chimes in the ears of st. Pierre's 30
000-the next the flame-clogged bells
were sobbing requiem for 10000
dead. One watt of morning breeze
flowed over cathedral spires and
domes, over facades and arches and
roofs and angles of populous and
light-hearted city-the next swept a
lone mass of white-hot ruins. The
sun glistened one moment on spark
ling fountains, green parks and frond-
ed ponds-its next ray shone on fusing
metal, blistered, flame-wrecked squares
and charred stumps of trees. One
day and the city was all light and
color, all gayety and grace-the next
it's ruins looked as though they had
been crusted over with twenty cen
turtles of solitude and silence.
Prof. Robert T. Hill, United States
government geologist and head of the
expedition sent out by the National
Geographical society, has just come
in from daring and prolonged in
vestigation of the volcanic activity in
Martinique.
Prof Hill chartered steamer and
carefully examined the coast as far
north as Port de Macouba, at the ex-
IRENE edge of the island, making fire.
quent landings. After landing at LIE
Precheur, five miles north of St.
Pierre, he walked through an area Of
active volcanism to the latter place
and made minute examination Of
the various phenomena disclosed.