The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-14
Scenes II Hospitals.

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Business IN the city IS entirely sus-
pended.
Scenes II Hospitals.
Your correspondent visited the military
and civil hospitals. These institutions
we're h3led with men, women. and children
who had been burned By the eruptions-
Their appearance was horrible and ap-
paHing- The flesh had been burned from
their bodies and their faces were IN
recognizable Some OF the. bodies were
eharfed and the bones exposed Margaret
Stokes. aged nine. the only survivor Of
her family. which was On board the steam
ship Rorain1a when she was burned up, IS
IN q Bi4iful condition She is the daughter
Of Clement Stokes, Of New York. and with
her mother. brother. sister. and nurse.
we're on the Roraina. The nurse. Clara
King. tells this story:
I'VE we're in the cabin when the steward
called US to see the mountain in eruption.
At the same moment a great cloud Of dust
and ashes vas seen, and the steward
yelled a warning" The nurse goes on TO
describe the terrible sensation and chok-
burning of the vessel This happened be
fore breakfast, and there was no time to
escape. as the ship was afre. The car
penter, Ben Benson, who was severely
burned. and the rest OF the crew assisted
them to escape. One OF the crew, Mate
Scott. was the braYest of the lot. He
pIacedg life preservers on the women and
children, and brought water to them to
drink, and bathed their burns. Mrs.
Stokes, who was weak and fainting, died.
Only Survivor Dies.
The French cruiser Suchet rescued two
girls, the nurse, Clara King, and two
women The girls and the women died
on board the warship. DR.. Verne, who is
attending the patients, lost forty-two OF
his relatives. The injured were brought
here. from Precheur. Carbet, St. Denis,
Petit Ause, and other places
The only person who escaped the rain
of fire in St. Pierre vas a uegress named
FIIotte. who was found three days after
the disaster in q cellar. badly burned She
was taken to hospital, where she died
When found she could speak coherently
for about FIVE minutes, but her story was
net needed in the excitement She had
been three days IN the cellar without food
and without attendance.
NJ. CIarac. the wealthiest merchant in
Fort de France, lest 10 relatives
Description of Eruption.
LONDON. May 1.-THE colonial Office
received this dispatch from Sir Frederick
Mitchell, governor of Barbados, at 6:15
last night:
The colonial secretary and party have
just returned from Martinique and re-
port:
La Pelee began eTuDting on May 3,
becoming very active on May 6. On May
7 the governor proceeded TO St. Pierre for
the purpose Of reassuring the pople. no
danger being apprehended. About 7:S0 on
Nay s. 50 far as can be ascertaiEed. a
tremendous outbAak occurred. accom-
panied by sudden explosion Of ignited
matter which might be compared 70
burning sealing wax This matter In
short time completely destroyed every
thing within an area of ten miles bs
six
The Governor then adds a description
of the scene. which fas already been
published, and continues "Persoas en-
the northern side Of the island are taking
refuge at Fort de France. where the re-
lief is organizing. The cruiser suehet is