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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
Rr Azcnciated Press.

PITTSBuRG. PA, May ia careful
and systematic search for the dead and
injured in the Sheraden horror of yester-
day reveals tonight q list Of % dead
and o02 injured The complete list of
the injured may never be known. as
many were able to get away unidenti-
fed.
a conserva tive estimate, made by those
thoroughly familiar with the situation.
places The number more or less seri-
ously hurt at not less than 800.
This list Will likely be added to dur
ing the night. as quite a number of the
victims a the hospitals are reported by
the physicians to be in such serious con-
dition that it will be a miracle if they
survive.
There are scores of people in Shera-
den who should be in the hospitals. but
for want of room they are being cared
for by friends. Some of this class are
also expected to die.
Pra ctically every house in the vii
lage had one or more injured nna tes.
and in many homes mourning
families We're gathered about the charr-
ed and distorted remains of loved ones.
Many children were caught by the flames
yesterday and as a result the two pub
lie school buildings to-day were almost
deserted.
Ir addition to the heavy loss by the
railroad company, twenty-five houses
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
RECEPTION TO
ALUMNI TONIGHT
First Commencement CeIebra'
ticn at the University
College.

A reception and banquet given by the
local alumni and adjunct faculty TO TIE
visiting alumni. students and faculty to-
night will be the opening event of the
commencement exercises OF the Univer-
sity College of Medicine.
The reception at o'clock will he fol-
lowed by the banquet served about lo;SO
o clock. During the evening Mr. Polk
Miller and his coored quartette will en-
tertain the guests. This occasion will be
Il general reunion Of the alumni OF the
college, quite a number OF whom are IN
the city. and many more have written
of their intention to attend.
The Alumni Association of Richmond
has issued invitations 10 men in al! sec
tions of the country. and expect the
largest attendance in the history OF the
school at the annual meeting held TO-
morrow at noon.
Tomorrow will be given to clinics, held
IN the amphitheatre of the Virginia Hos
pital by members OF the faculty and their
assistants.
The commencement exercises at the
Academy of Music tomorrow night will
ne OF a most interesting nature. The
orator of the evening. Hen. John Goode.
president of the Constitutional Conven-
ton. is expected 10 arrive IN tne cltS
tomorrow afternoon, and will be a guest
AT the home of DR.. j. Allison Hodges.
dean of the faculty. Mr.. Goodies repu-
Iation as an orator is known to all Nir-
siuians. and on this occasion hundreds
Will gather 10 hear him.
Following is the schedule of clinics
ana announcement of the annual meeting
of the alumni to be held at the college
tomorrow:
A. NJ. DR.. w. II. Parker, exhibition
of G. Z. cases; $50 A. NJ, DR.. Edward
McGuire. abdominal section; lo:15 A. NJ.
DR.. A. G. Brown, Jr, catarrhal jaundice;
lo:s5 A NJ, DR.. Hugh N. Taylor, hys-
terectomy; 1850 a. NJ. Drs John Dunn
and w. r. Mercer. exhibition of laryngeal
cases: l2 NJ. DR.. J. w. Henson, tendon
transplanlation; u NJ to P. NJ. annual
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
fBy Associated Press.)

MADRID. May 13.-Dr. J. l.. NJ. Curry,
the special representative of the United
States at the coronation of King Alfonso,
which is to take place Saturday, arrived
here at o'clock this afternoon and
was received at the railroad station by
the secretary of the United States gLeea-
tioi S. S. Sickles, and Mrs. Sickies. ana
by the Marquis Vallalobar. representing
the Government. The American Envoy
was driven in landau to the residence
which he will occupy during his stay
in this city.
DR.. Curry was greatly pleased with
the quarters provided for nm He
cached the house in time to witness,
from the windows. the first ceremony
connected with the present festival.
which was attended by the King. the
Queen Regent and the court namely.
the LAYING of the foundation stone of
free school.
The neighboring houses were sayly
decorated with flags and soldiers and
civic guards were drawn up around the
site. The military. with the crowd of
spectators in many curious costumes.
combined to form a bright and animated
picture, which the American party
watched with interest
The American Envoy has been placed
on practically the same footing as 1or-
eign Princes of the blood. and is treated
with greater honor than the other extra
ordinary envoys. with the exception OF
the Envoy of France.
DR. Curry has a house to himself. SER
wants. a French cook and royal car
riage, with a coachman and footn1ae IN
the palace, livery. whereas the other
envovs are lodged at hotels. The man
sion set apart for the use of DR.. Curry
belonged to an English lady, the Mar
Guise de Leuvilla. who died before 1T was
completed. The workmen flurriedly TN
ished the picturesque residence. 1t is OF
medieval appearance. and is situated on
high ground, within a stones throw OF
tne palace commanding masnlilcent
panorama of miles. or scenery reaching
to the foot of the Sierra Guadarrama
The house is richly furnished with an
cjent tapestries and other rare works OF
Spanish art.
The Government reserved most appro-
nriate pleasure for DR.. Curry in the Sc
lection of his old friend. the Marquis OF
Vallabar to attend him while in Madrid.
The Marquis was formerly a secretary
of the Spanish Legation at Washington
Dr Curry was formerly United States
Minister at Madrid.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
BRAVE THE RAIN
TO WITNESS GREWSOME SCENE
People Flocked to Look on Ruin Wrought by Naphtha
Exploson-Hardly House in Village
Without Victim.

were destroyed. either by the force of the
explosions or by the fire which followed.
Despite the fact that the rain came
pouring down all the morning, thous-
Gnds went to Shcraden to-day. and the
car and trains We're crowded with curl
oSls. people from all parts. who went Tor
the sake of seeing what had happened.
The scene was Grewsome. The Shera-
den Yards lie between two hills. All over
the hills on either side Of the tracks hun
dIeds were searching to-day for cloth
when the burning fluid was thrown upon
them. Lined upon these hills were thous-
ards watching the crews of the wreck
trains at work.
After careful investigation the con-
clusion was reached that the cause Of
the accident was the inability of a brake
tnan to control a train of cars taken out
f the yard. The cars ran into train
of cars Naded with naphtha. breaking a
tank car the contents of which ran
down the tracks and ignited from
switch lamp.
A few feet below the wreckage lies the
big thirty-six inch main of the Philadel-
phia Company, which comes from the
gas fields in the southwestern portion of
the State and supplies the McKees
Rocks and Lower Allegheny Districts
with natural gas. 1t is feared that this
may burst and cause another terrific
explosion. Great effort is being made
to prevent such an accident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
Cit zens' Company Seeks Routes
in the West and Northwest.
THE FIRE-ExIT ORDINANCE
Considerable Discussion Over Putting
Fire Alarm Box at the Virginia
Hospital-lts Friends Rally to
Its Support-Many Street
Improvement Resou-
tions Adopted.

The most important matter passeo
upon by the Board of Aldermen last
night was the ordinance framed by
suecial committee. rearranging the whole
scheme and list of the joint committees
OF the Council
The purpose of this measure is to re-
duce the number OF the committees of
the Council. It is believed that the
business of the Council, which is for the
most part done in committees. will be
expedited by placing it in the hands of
smaller number of committees.
The ordinance would regularly have
been reported from the special commit
tee to the Common Council. but IL was
brought up in the Beard of Aldermen by
MIR Thomasou last night that it might
be pa asSed upon by that body and thus
expedited in its passage.
The ordinance passed the Board OF
Aldermen without change or amendment.
and will come up for concurrence IN tina
June meeting of the Common Council.
1t provides for seventeen joint commit
tees. including the James; River Commit
tee and the Board of Public interests,
instead of twenty-siX, as heretofore In
some instances the size of the commit
tees is increased. The ordinance names
the following list:
l. \ COMMITTEES, on Streets and Shoe
koe Creek of fourteen members. one from
each branch and each ward.
, Nine committees of eleven members
each. five from the Board and six from
the Common Council, as follows: Finance.
Light Electricity. Water. Relief of tiis
Poor. Health. Grounds and Buildings.
Saecial Assessments. and Ordinances.
Charter and Reform
The Special Assessments COMMITTEES
will he q new committee to take charge
of the long neglected ma tiers in connec,-
ton with special taxes on property own
ers for pavement. curling and sewer
improvements.
s. Four committees of nine members
each four from the Board and five from
TIC Common Council. as fellows: Frint-
ing and Claims. Cemeteries. Markets
and Police. Elections and Schools.
I The James River Improvement and
Shockoe Hill Rurying Ground Commit
tees and the Board of Public interests.
constituted as at present.
ANOTHER STREET CAR LINE.
The Citizens Rapid Transit Company.
which recently secured a franchise ordi-
n;.rce from the Council for a double
track line of street railway from the In
tersection of Brook Avenue and Sacon's
Quarter Branch. on the northwest. east
ward across Shockoe Creek valley
viaduct at Marshall Street to Fulton.
Continued on Third PaseO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
YOUTH DROWNED
WHILE BATHING
Richard Henley Wright Seized
With Cramps While Swim
ming and Goes Down.

Richard Henley Wright, the twenty
year-old son Of Mr.. 5. B. Wright, of No.
1908 Floyd Avenue, was drowned in the
river near the old pump-house yesterday
afternoon while bathing. His body has
not been recovered.
The drowning seems to have resulted
from the young mans being seized with
cramps while swimming. He was trying
to swim to rock out in the stream and
sank When he came up he was thought
by his schoolmates nearby to be smiling.
but he Immediately went down again and
rose no more All efforts to recover the
body were futile.
Young Wright was a bright and popu-
lar youth and attended McGuire's School.
He was tall and slender After school
Yesterday he and several of his school
mates went over to the river for the
first swim of the season. He was con-
-iaared safe. though not expert, swim
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
Ia SOUFRIERE HAS
MANY VICTIMS
Two Thousand Victims on
Island of St. Vincent.
SITUATION AT ST. PIERRE
Looting of the Dead Has Begun
in the Stricken City.
FORT DE FRANCE CROWDED
A Famine is Threatened Business Has
Been Suspended, and Thousands
FIocked to Churches-ManY OF
Corpses of Dead Were
Consumed in Their
Fiery Burial.
FORT DE FRANCE CROWDED
fRy Associated Prcss.i

fRy Associated GrcsS.i
FORT DE FRANCE. ISLAND OF
MARTINIQUE, May 13.-Business here
IS suspended. The people Of the city
have assembled in the churches, and the
Cathedral where special services are be-
ing held for the ST. Pierre sufferers, has
been thronged since daylight.
The United States Government tug 70
tCmac leaves tonight for the Island Oh
St Vincent. where conditions are report
ed 10 he worse. La Soufriere on st
Vincent. was in full eruption May 1oth.
A stream of stone and mud half a mile
wide was then issuing from the volcano.
ST les two inches in diameter fell t"eiNe
r lies away AT Kingston the caDltal
of the island, the ashes were two inches
deep Seven hundred dead were report
ed Sunday. May 11th. it Is estimated
that the total number of deaths on St
Vincent reaches Two thousand. Most OF
the victims are said TO be Carib In
dians Seven estates on the island nave
been burned to ashes, and 1t Is au-
fhentically reported that two earthquakes
occurred there. II is believed the sub
.r,arine ca 5lcs in ST Vincent have been
broken by the disturbances. The pres
ent volcanic eruption on St. Vincent is
ihe first since 1872.
asked Louis Il Ayme. the United States
consul at Guadaloupe, who is now here
what assistance he could render. Gov
ernor Hunts offer has been commune
Gated TO the Government. which Will
gladly accept it.
BLACK SMOKE.
The tug Potomac cruised along the
coast of this island yesterday after
noon. She encountered an intensely black
column of smoke which made 1t neces-
:sar-v for her TO go five miles out of her
course,
Words fail TO describe the present sit
nation at ST. Pierre, a small detach-.
1nent of French troops is making efforts
TO inr,r the dead. although the Govern
ment seems to he striNingly unconcerned
ms to what is done in this direction
The ioo,ing OF the dead has begun al
read-. While coming TO Fort de France
the Potomac picked up boat containing
five colored and one white man whose
rockets were filled with coin and Jew
,lry, the latter evidently stripped from
-he fingers IF the dead Lieutenant IS
Y Mccormick, the commander of the 20
.ou,sc. arrested the men and turned thein
over TO the commander Of the french
cruiser Suchet for punishment The Pc
to,nac also brought ton of supplies 10
Martinique.
famine here is imminent The nor.h-
srn section of the island is depopulateo.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
WAR Claim DEBATE
Grows Interesting
Minority Claim That Facts
Were Suppressed.
TEST VOTE YESTERDAY
The Ants Won by Close Vote of
I28 to Il4.
MAJOR STAHLMAN ON SCENE
He Puts on War Paint and Says He viii
Pour Vtriol on Some Sensitive
Skins if He Has to Hire E.
Hall to Get Hearing.
Dr.. Smiths Boom
for Bishop.
MAJOR STAHLMAN ON SCENE
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)

: : ISpeCtd1 I1'F'eeo % =,
DALLAS, TEXAS, May BIN the
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South. to-day, Judge
]. P. Strother, of the Los Angeles Con-
ference. who was d member of the Com
ui1tee on Publishing Matters in the 1898
conference read a report on behalf of
the minority claim that in the investi-
eating of the war claim scandal the ma
jcrity suppressed facts. heard only testi-
rlony of the book agents who were on
trial, refused to admit as evidence the
official record OF the Senate and throt-
tied the minority.
The report plainly accuses Barbee and
Smith of having made msstatements
for the purpose of misleading the United
States Senators.
The Virginia delegation, on a motion
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
WILL SCATTER FLOWERS.
Hebrew Memorial Association Observes
To-Day-Appropriate Exercises.

This is Hebrew Memorial Day. Exer-
cises of an impressive and appropriate
character will be held at the Hebrew
Cemetery this evening at 6 o'clock. The
address will be delivered by Mr.. r. c..
Nelson. and DR.. W. r. l.. Smith will
offer prayer and pronounce the benedic-
ton.
The ladies of the Hebrew Memorial As
sociation will scatter flowers over the
graves OF the Confederate dead in their
cemetery.
The ladies of the Hollywood and Oak
wood Associations will participate with
the Hebrew Association as their guests.
At the conclusion OF the exercises the
Walker Light Guard will fire salute.
The guard will meet at 5 o'clock at their
Armory and invites any brother organ
ization to join them and participate in
the parade. 1ardella's Band will accom-
pany the military
Tee and Pickett Camps and the SOL
AiAn- - +ha Hnrna will also attand
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
place the responsibility for the defeat OF
the bill upon them.

place Tic IeSpOLSiAiAiIS ASA 49,
the bill upon them.
TWAS a COMPROMISE.
The report reconsidered was com
promise signed by all the committee ana
adopted at the last meeting. nut after
its adoption it was charged that the
wording had been changed from the form
agreed upon in the matter of one clause.
and for this reason the whole matter was
recpened. the report recGnsidered and Or.
George Ben Johnston. DR.. ]. P. Davidson
and DR.. Ennion G. Williams withdrew
their signatures. The result of TINS ac-
ton will be majority and minority re-
ports submitted at the next meeting or
the academy. which will state the 1acss
from the point of view OF each. This VIII
be from the fact that the report was
unanimously recommitted to the original
committee. which will remain as oriSi-
ua!ly divided.
CHANGE IN THE REPORT.
The matter came up in the early part
of the meeting. when statements were
made by Drs. Johnston. Davidson. New
ton, Williams and others. DR.. Newton,
who was responsible for the change III
the last report. made a statement OF his
side of the question. saying he had
called the attention of DR.. Williams TO
the change before he signed it, and that
at the time no objection was made. The
case. as stated by DR.. Davidson. was to
the effect that on the day beiore tlie
meeting of two weeks ago, conference
was held and a report agreed upon. which
was left with DR.. Newton to be type
written This typewriter document was
presented that night at the Academy,s
session and then. without carefully read
ing. if reading it at all. it was signed
by him and DR.. Johnston, who afterWaro
discovered that the change had been
made from the form they had agreed
W., ha Ia
THE COMPROMISE REPORT
In the following. which is the compro-
mise report in full. the objectionable
clause is shown in capitals:
However. there was difference OF
opinion among the members of your COM
mittee as to the fate of the Harvey bill.
While a majority believed. AFTER E
ING so ASSURED BY MANY INF'LU-
ENTAIL SENATOR'S that the bill
would pass and used their hest
endeavors to this end. two mem
pers of the committee, who did not
know of the amendments. that were &C
cepted by the visiting members of the
| profession at Tuesdays conference. be-
lieved that the bill would be defeated.
! -t,rt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
CORPsEs CONSUMED.
Comparatively Few Found in the Oes-
troyed City Of ST. Pierre.
fpv As,oc,a1er rross.l

Eopr DE FRANCE. ISLAND OF
MARTINIQUE, May lS.-Stranse 10 re-
sa1e in view OF the number OF inilaoilan's
of ST, Pierre who were swept 10 oeath oS
.te volcanic lava from Mont ietee on
rrnursdav last. very few corpSes nave
s,,en found by those who are ehSaseu III
IN work of cremating the dead bodies.
r.n;s is due to the fact that the most pop
.,,ons quarters of the town are buri
,n,,,er a thick layer OF cindercd lava
,yhich apparently entirely consumed 'he
f;dfes Of the victims.
The Danish cruiser Nalkyrien. having
acne everything possible In the eiofls
hcing made to succor the refugees iet'
fills port to-GaE
.he survivors and in the efforts BENG
rsde 10 succor the refugees.
woman named Laurent who was en-
,ioyed as a servant at ST. Pierre IN the
household Of NJ. Gabriel. and who was
,nonE those taken to the hospi1ai IN
shis city, in telling her experiences, saio
,nat on the day of the terrible disaster
.,,a hoard q loud report and thereupon
.a,nted. When she resained her senses,
. few hours later she was horribly
h,rned. and glancing around she sew
.wo members of the Gabriel iamllN i.ii
a,iya but they died before assistance
could reach them. Although the woman
lived for some time after oelhs taken 20
-le bospital and was conscious Whlle
,neer the care of the physicians, she
.,iee without being able to lnpaft any
additional information concerning the
catastrophe,
WORK OF SUCCOR-
Tho work Of succorng the refugees
continues incesSantly- When ihe caple e, T.
pairs ship PouyerQuertier Captain I'M M
ron. started on her mission oil meFts
she had TO pass through clouds OF bnrn'
ing rinders, at the risk of catching nre
in order TO reach the terror stricken
yeon,a ashore But she succeeded II
bringing TO this port 456 people. NANNY
former residents of the village OF lie
l,rcShcur This was on SATURDAY last
Since then the steamer, as the result OF
other daring trips, has succeeded IN bring
ing many persons to Fort de France
ON Sunday she rescued 92S persons, ano
piloted the French cruiser Suchet ahc
the Danish cruiser Ealkyrien. who took
on board 1900 persons
The Pouyer-Q Quea-,ier has distributed
10 The sufferers large quantities of bis
cults milk. wine and cheese
The specie found in the vaults in the
bank Of Martinique at ST. Pierre. amount
3ng to two million francs. has been
brought safely here. Tie specie in the
,,nblic treasury at ST. Pierre is st'll
buried under layer of lava about SIX
to eight meters thick.
The path of the volcanic torrent which
swept over ST. Pierre is marked out in
strange manner The Vicinity of the
,hore where vessels anchored was swent
nv a whiriwind of volcanic gas, which
,tpped. tore and shattered everything in
its passage. but left few traces of Gin
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
DOCTORS NOT Agreed
ON OSTE0PATH REPORT
Paper Sent Back to Commit
tee for Further Consideration
SAID If HAD BEEN CHAM NGED
For This Reason Members Had
Adoption Reconsidered.
TWOREPORTS WILL BERESULT
Division of Committee viii Be Shown
in these as When Original Paper
Was Presented-Th Clause
to Which Objection
Was Made by
Minority.
TWO REPORTS WILL BERESULT

At the meeting of the Richmond Acad-
emy of Medicine and Surgery. held last
night, it was generally agreed that the
doctors broke even upon the matter OF
the report upon the defeat of the osteo-
path bill in the last Legislature. which
has since been the bone of contention in
this body.
The result, instead Of uniting and har-
monizing the body, is calculated to widen
the breach between the two factions. The
action of the academy last night was to
reconsider. by vote of 26 to IS. the re-
port submitted at the last meeting. This
report was modified substitute for the
original report. which gave offense 20
certain members of the committee. in
that it was thought by those offended to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14

meeting of the alumni association; ad-
dress by DR.. NJ. E. Nuckols: 4 P. NJ. DR..
Charles A. Lahenherg. exhibition of in
testinal TUDOR: 4:30 P. NJ, DR.. Stuart Nc
Guire. exhibition of cases OF tubercular
joint diseases: Sis P. NJ. DR.. Iardon B.
Edwards. cardiac disease; 5:45 p. M. DR..
j. Allison Hodges, exhibition Of nervous
cases. ard 6:15 T. NJ. DR.. J. Mettauer
Winfree. ventro-su spenson.
The commencement exercises at tha
Academy of Music will be followed by
the ninth annual banquet, to be given at
Murphys Hotel at 1890
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
SINGULAR ACCIDENT
TO PASSENGER TRAIN
The Tender Tears Up the Track
for Two Hundred Yards, but
Does No Other Harm.
Especial Dispatch to The Times

STANTON, VA, May 15-No. 5, the
fast express on the Chesapeake and Ohio,
was wrecked this morning at Fisherville,
about seven miles east Of Saunton, about
5 o'clock. The train. which is one of the
fastest on the road makes no stop at
Baskerville and was running about forty
miles an hour, when the trucks under.
the tender Of the engine collapsed, tearing
up the track for distance Of at least
200 yards.
The tender finally landed on the side
of the track just west of F,sherville Sta
ton. becoming wholly detached from the
engine Fortunately no one was hurt,
and how the train escaped derailment
with frightful loss of life is a mystery
Traffic was delayed on the road for sew
eral hours.
With the assistance OF several wreck
ing trains the track was cleared about s
o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-14
DIR. r M. CURRY TREATED
LIKE PRINCE OF ROYAL BLOOD
The American Envoy to Coronation Of King Alfonso, OF
SPAIN Treated With Royal Courtesy
at Spanish Court.
at Spanish Court.

mer. and it Is thought the chill of the
water MUST have given him cramps The
search for the body was kept up until
late last night and Will be renewed this
morning.
Mr. Burton b Wright. the father Of
the young man. is we'll known whole
sale lumber and commission merchant
Deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs.
w. L. Sydnor and five brothers.