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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

The sheridan yard Of the Pan Han
die railroad at Pittsburg, was the
scene Tuesday evening Of the most
disastrous explosion and Ore known In
this section for many years. a score
Of lives we're lost and about 200 per-
sons were 40 badly burned that accord.
ing 10 the Judgment Of physicians IN
attendance 70 per cent Of them VIII
die from the effects Of their injuries.
The cause Of the catastrophe was TIN
explosion Of a train Of naphtha cars
which we're being switched at the
yard. Ia the switching the rear car
teleseoped car forward. The leaking
naphtha ignited from "A switch light
causing an explosion which threw the
flames 80 feet high.
The FIRST car Of naphtha exploded
about $50 o'clock, and the spectacle
soon attracted n large crowd on tho
streets lining the hills on both sides OF
aud parallA 10 the railroad The sec
ond car exploded about o o'clock, but
II was 0I5 o'clock when three more
cars Of the deadly stuff went up With
a roar that could be heard for miles
aud the work Of destruction really be-
gan.
The successive explosions had heated
the air to such an extent that before
the third explosion many we're ren'
dered unconscious by the extreme heat
and the gaseous fumes aud were being
carried away when the torrent Of hams
swept over the excited crowd.
There was an awful hush Tor a mo
ment. Then followed a scene Of frcn'
Nv. Men aud women, their clothing
abiaze. their faces scorched and blist-
cred and their hair burned on theii
heads. ran wildly shrieking hither and
thither, only intent on escaping from
that awful furnace Of Dire Some gave
vent 10 frenzied appeals to kill them
aud put them out Of their misery, and
little children, with their curly locks
and light eummor clothing small pill
lars OF Grc. cried piteoualy as they
were swept along by the tide OF burn
ing humanity.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

HousE-The house passed. by un ovorwholm-
ing vote, bill granting sOO.0OJ for the relief
Of the sufferers Ia the great calamity IN tho
West Indies The bill was substitute for tho
relief measure passed by the senate, ana fol-
lowed The receipt of a message from the prosi-
dent setting forth the magnitude OF the calam-
ity and urging on appropriation Of tSOOO0O
SESA1E-An important contribution 10 tho
discussion Of the Philippine government hlli
was made In the senate by Mr. Foraker OF
Ohio. lie maintained that the United States
could not leave the islands until order had
been restored and until stable government
had been established. lie declared that this
government would not come away from tho
Islands under the present or the next adminia-
tration. even though she hrter be Democratic
because the American people never would con.
sent 10 poltroonery
The bill granting seooooo for relief Of West
Indian sufferers was passed,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
rtRoclrY OF FlLlpiNoa

Three Members Native Constahuiafv 4 IT.
cd in Most inhumnn Manner By o-niH 10.
a band Of City outlaws. armed siih
rifles aud bolos. attacked Eve nesl bers
of the Philippine constabulafy 90
uyesJ on the main road between balu-
sin aud Barcelona In the proylaos q
sorsogou.
The inhumau wretches oat.Hsad
three Of ihc constabulary. tied them
hand and foot gouged out thslr eyes
with sharp wood sticks, aud thee.
placing them To- the burning sand, With
the sun beating into their eysl,si
sockets, commencing At their feet, eui
them into small pieces via bolos,
adding every possible feature of lqriufe
except burning.
The other two members Of ~ con-
stabulary escaped 10 sorsoguv,ir
nearly dead from 40 awful racslh ien
miles, they tried TO convey soa isa
Of the fate Of their comradea N
portion Of the remains Of the Il ives
we're found when the spot was hied
by 40 armed force .ater.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

HOUSE The navy appropriation bin for two
new battloships, two armorod cruisers and two
gunboats, carrying total of s'a6do asd, was
taken up In the house Representative Foss OF
Illinois, chairman Of the naval committee, In
opening the debate sounded a note OF warning
against the oyor-oonhdcnt belief that our navy
Is invuoible
The senate bill. making additional approprl-
ations for the Martinique sufferers, was re-
forrod 10 the appropriations committee.
SENArE.-An additional appropriation OF
taolO 900 was made By the senate for the stricken
people OF the French West Indies In accordance
with the recommendation Of the president that
ti00,oOo be- appropriated. The agricultural ap-
preparation bill was passed usd thon Mr.. Stew.
art Of Nevada, In supporting the Philippine
bill, warned the minority that no political gain
would accrue TO them from their attack on the
army,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
DEAD At 81. vINcgNr.


10 IL believed That rive thousand Lives
Were Sacrificed
Reports from the island OF 81. Vim
cent, Danish West lndies, say that mp
10 the afternoon of Friday last over goo
deaths had occurred there owing to
the volcanic outbreak In that island.
Definite news, however, is lacking.
Many estates were destroyed aud
steam aud ashes we're belched forth
from In the morning until $3.50 at
night. The eruption is now Invisible
at Kingston Huge dust clouds were
blown eastward
Great distress prevails at st. Vincent,
where there are many injured persons.
IL Is believed that about 5000 persons
have lost their lives at st. Vincent
The majority Of tile eorpses are still
unburied.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
iay

horsu-1nc bll 60 place three new stars ln
IN the Cog bod tho right ofwuy
Anameudmont offered by Mr Mclac 20 COM
iolIdate ihc territories OF oklahoma aud Indian
Territory was defeated
An amendment offered by SIR. uvcrstrcet Of
Indiana. to consolidate Sew Mexico ara Ar.
roma and admit then as the state ~ Montezuma
was PENDING when che house adjourned.
Thconly amendment adopted was one pro-
v.dlur that nothing In thc oct should be cou-
struod 90 lrgulize polymmy.
During the day resolution expressive Of the
rsvrct Of the house over the death OF Real
Admiral sampson was adopted, and CONE
mltioe Of seven members was appointed 10
attend the funeral
SENATE Discussion Of he Philippines bill
was continued ln the senate Mr. Dolliver u
Iowa made a good natured. yet sarcastic az.
rnignmcnt Of senator Cnrmack who afterward
armiguod Str ponIver. Mr.. Burton Of Kansas
concluded his speech.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

Lawrence Bressano, a fireman In the
Atlantic hotel, bridgeport Conn, orept
into the meat room Sunday morning
aud split the skull OF Michael Tornish,
the chef with a meat cleaver. lie
then took large butcher knife and
slashed the body, cutting on the nose
and ears, gouging out the eyes and
cutting strip after strip OF the flesh OH
the victims face, When the upper
part Of the body was unrecognizable,
Bressano jumped on it aud danced
from the head to the feet.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
lilo nonrht The rlck,t.

A tattered, forlorn miss OF fifteen
summers entered the Office Of young
real estate man the other day. ordl-
narily he Is the polltest OF indiyid-
uals say the Milwaukee Sentinel. but
this day he was so busy that he didn't
know where he was at" So. with a
swift glance out OF the corner Of his
eye, he said rather sharply
well. what do you wautY
"P-p-please. mister, won't you buy
a ticket on our cuckoo clock?" replied
the girl. hositatlngly
Buy a ticket on your cuckoo clock?
What the duece would do with a
cuckoo clock even II should get it?'
"oh, you won't get It, mister. Please
buy a ticket"
lie bought.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

The death OF seuhor Severe, the nra'
lillian aeronaut, who with au assistant
was killed by tho explosion OF his air
ship at La Paix, France, In which he
was making a trial trip, created terri
BILE conformation The aeronaut fell
into the Avenue Du Marine and was
dashed to pieces, The bones Of his
legs were forced through the soles OF
his boots. The engineer who accom-.
panied him was burned TO death. The
accident IL said to have been caused by
leakage Of gas.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

General indignation is felt In Saliva
dor over the award OF the arbitration
commission 10 Washington, which com
pels the government OF Salvador Ia pay
more than $500, 900 to satisfy the claims
OF American citizens in the port OF III
Triunfo matter
The pope summoned the French em-
bassador to the Vatican NJ, Nisard,
and expressed to him his keen sorrow
on hearing OF the st. Pierre disaster,
The pontiff requested that he be kept
informed regarding the details Of the
volcanic outbreak,
Every mine in the Wyoming, Pa, VAL
ley is idle should a strike be ordered
by the Hazleton convention, the men
now at work keeping the mines from
being flooded expect TO be called out.
Some of the engineers may not obey
the order,
James d, Eakin shot and killed Lee
smith and Joe Stewart In a fight in
Melini 4 EalSin's saloon at Tucumcori,
n. NJ Eakin, Who rs wealthy liquor
dealer, Is said to have shot In self-de-
Tense, the other men having FIRST drawn
their guns.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
DIE IN RAIN OF FIRE
Fortu Thousand P6oDle Perish During Vol
CanlC Eruption In West Indies.
The city 81 81. ricrre. island % Afartt.
nique, h Destroyed and Of the
Entire Population 81 the
CITY uut Thirty
Escape.

From the Island Of Martinique, IN
the West Indies. comes a story Of one
OF the most horrible catastrophes that
could be imagined. While the citizen.
OF st. Pierre were pursuing their daily
occupations, suddenly the volcano Of
Mount Pelee exploded ana Ere from II
swept the whole town, destroying
practically all Of the Inhabitants OF
the city and vicinity About 900 Of
the population was composed Of whit,
people, all Of whom, II is reported mel
death.
The governor Of the colony and biz
staff and wife were in 81. Pierre anS
probably persisted.
The inhabitants Of the southern die.
tricts OF the island, who were depend.
ent on 81. Pierre for provisions, ar,
menaced by famine.
The eruption began Saturday, MaJ
ord, when st. Pierre was covered with
ashes and appeared 10 be enveioped in
fog The flow Of the lava continued
until Wednesday, May 7th.
It's now believed that over 40, 600
people, native and white, met death
In the terrible catastrophe.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

HousE-The house transacted some minor
business including the p.sngc Of rcsolu-
tion 10 print the 100 copies OF the Jefferson
bible, and then laid aside public business TO
pay tribute TO the memories Of Tue late Repre-
sentative Rufus X. Polk NJ Pennsylvania and
the late senator }, u. Kyle Of South Dakota.
Mr. Underwood objected 10 the consideration
oftho senate resolution Tor the relief Of tho
West Indian disaster because no Oncai report
had been made 10 congress,
SENArE-A lively debate occurred In tho
senate upon the amendment 10 the army appro-
priation bill offered by Mr. Bailey Of Texas,
providing that no part Of the appropriations
made by the measure should be- used IN dofray-
Ing the expenses Of the special embassy 10 tho
coronation OF King Edward VII OF England.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

Ten days ago G. A. Walker Of Lead.
Vile, Colo, took one Of the guests at
his boarding house TO the theuter.
The next day the woman was teased
about II boy another miner named Jay
Taylor She told Walker, aud he aud
Taylor quarreled, The quarrel was
renewed Saturday and Taylor knocked
Walker down. lie kicked him and
then walked away Walker rose tc
his feet, and drawing % revolver Cred
two shots, one Of which pierced Tay-
lor's heart, killing him INSTANTLY.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
Tragedy ut Portland.

About o'clock sunday evening
longshoreman known ns "Cockney
George was shot aud instantly killed
by man named James Williams. The
men had been drinking together aud
a quarrel was started over the question
of supper Williams, becoming very
angry, weot into a room adjoining that
la which the quarrel occurred, aud,
getting possession OF ride, returned
and shot "Cockncy George through
the heart. Williams escaped, but AS
he Is well l,uown his arrest viii prob.
ably soon be- made
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

The consul at Martinique Is Thomas
t. Prentiss. lie was born In Michigan
and was appointed from Mnssaehu.
sets as consul at seyehelle islands Ia
1871, aud later served as consul at Port
Louis, Mauriuts, Rouen, France, aud
Batavia. He was appointed consul at
Martinique In 1900. The vice-consul
at Martinique is Ames Tesart, who
was born aud appointed from Louisi-
ana In 1895. The latest available
figures show the total population OF
the Island Of Martinique at 1855, 900, Of
whom $4,000 lived At ST. Pierre, and,
according to MIR. Ayme, have nearly
nil perished.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

The following cablegram has Just
been received at the state department
from the United States consul at Point
A-Pitre;
alta m, on the sth inst, a storm
Of steam. mud and Gre enveloped the
rity Of Pierre aud vicinity. Not more
than twenty persons escaped with their
iives. Eighteen vessels were burned
and sunk with all on bonrd, including
four American vessels and steamer
from Quebec named Roraime The
United States consul aud family are
reported among the victims. A war
vessel has come to Guadaloupe for pro
visions and will leave at tomorrow.
The state department has been re-
ceiving dispatches from commercial
houses in New York, asking that war
ships be sent at once to Martinique "a
afford relief. The matter is under con
sideratiou.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
Two Thousand Corpse In a Carbonissa
Condition

As result Of the measures taken by
the authorities, access to ST. Pierre ia
now easier The ruins OF the town
have ceased smoking Two thousand
corpsea have been found 10 carbon
lied condition. Its learned that the
rain Of fire ceased alta distance OF 900
yards from the village Of lie curbet
Talk with survivors Of the disaster
con hrms statements a. 10 the awful
suddenness Of the catastrophe. There
was absolutely no tune 10 seek safety
la flight,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
General Flrrln Proclaimed President OF
iiauI.

A Port au Prince dispatch says' ES-
President Sam has embarked on the
steamer olluds Rodriguez We was ae-
compauied 10 the landing place by the
American, French and German minis
tiers About the time hal the former
president embarked on the Frencl
steamer news was received from Cape
Hatuen' ON the north coatf 90 the
eheet that Genera Frin. late minis
ter In Paris had arrived at Cape
Hsluen' and had been proclaimed pre-
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
MANY HOMES IN MouaIFo.


A careful aud systematic ,erch FOR
the dead aud injured In the shraden
horror Of Monday reveals o llst Of
twenty three dead and 2Ol blurred.
The complete list Of the lnjprd may
never be known, a. many wettable to
get away without making knofn their
identity. A conservative Estimate by
those familiar with the sitnatln places
the number more or less serioaly burt
at not less than 300.
The scenes In and around sh,raden
Tuesday were pitifui in the extreme.
Practically every house In tle village
had one or more injured iurmies aud
In many homes mourning families were
gathered about the charred add dis
torted remains OF loved ones Who were
victims OF the terrible calamity.
Many children were caught BY the
hnmes, and as a result the tEo public
school buildings were almost deserted.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
nAITI RepeLs TnluMPH.
Government Has Passed over to the Rev.
oiutionists.

olutloniatas
A dispatch from Port au Prince says
that the revolutionists have been sue
cessful aud that a provisional govern
ment has been established under the
presidency OF Bolaroud Canal, a former
chief magistrate Of Haiti. lie says all
the towns Of the republic are In state
OF revolution, Bolsroud Canal was
elected president Of Haiti July 10, 1876.
A revolution against him broke out IN
1879. aud no resigned about July i;
Of that year. lie was succeeded by
General Solomon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
VETERINARIANS. ofIY' n

The presence Of min5d Miss Katie
Henderson saved thirty nen employed
In the quarrirs at West Cshohken, Pa,
from death Or injury. Miss Heuder-
son resides short distance from the
quarry, and rs she loohd from a win-
dow, she saw that the rolf Of the pow
der magazine was blazag, The men
at work In the quarry we're not aware
Of their danger until she ran to tho
quarry and warned then, not a second
too soon. While the men aud Miss
Henderson were deeing there was a
terrible explosion. The air was oiled
with splintcrs, stones and dirt, which
showered upon their heads.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
rHIRTY TAoUsANp ARa oaAp.
Await Results Rain of:Firs witch swept
over NJ. Pierre.

AWful Hehulta Ahin OF sihe Nh'h HH'W
over ~ Pierre,
II now seems To be generally admit
ted that about $4,000 persons lost their
lives as n result Of the outbreaks OF the
Mont Pelee volcano at 81, Pierre on
Thursday Last. Briefly put, last Thurs
day morning the city Of 81. Pierre dis
appeared within ten minutes, In n
,shirilPu -ara .uemiied from Mout Pelsei
40. 600 pcrsoas we're inAtantiy and hor-
rlbly killed, and the volcano, whose
ancient crater for more than ifty years
had been occupied by quiet lake In
which picnic parties bathcd, suddenly
discharged u torrent OF aery mud which
rolled toward the sea, enRulang every.
thing before It.. Then the last Of cable
communication was broken and the
doomed city was isolated from the
world.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
ys..sI carrIIns Irea.al. !. Io.I at ssa.

The German steamer Salkarah, Cap.
tain Fleming. has become total loss at
luRmbliu island, on the coast Of Chile.
The fate Of the crew and passengers is
not known. The cargo OF the vessel
included sl,5ooooo Ia gold specie,
which was being RENTED by the Chill
can government The Saklarah left
Valparaiso, Chile, April "a for Ham
burg,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

A dispatch received In Washington
from San Juan, Porto Rico. says the
cable officials there have received dis
patches from the island OF Dominica
that a schooner which has arrived
there from the Island Of Martinique
reports that over forty thousand peo-
pie are supposed 10 have persisted dur.
ing the volcanic disturbance In Mar.
Unique. The cable repair ship, Crap
pie, belonging to the West India and
Panama Telegraph company OF Lon.
don, was lost with all hands during
the eruption Of Mount Peloe at st.
Pierre, Martinique. The Grapplcr
was one OF the drst ships to disappear.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
RACE Wan on.
rive Negroes aud Que white Man shot at
Bragg, iadian Territory.

Bragg, iadian Territory.
A race war Is ON at Braggs, twenty
miles east Of Muskogee. Five negroes
aud one white man have been shot and
one stabbed. Sevcuty-hve negroes
attempted to wipe ont the white set
Element OF fifteen families near Braggs,
which Ia one OF the worst districts iu
The Indian Territory. The whites
have applied to the United States
marshal for protection, and have been
instructed TO arm aud protect them
selves
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
A Whirlwiud Of Volcauie Classes swept
over ~ Pierre.

The path Of the volcano lava which
swept over st. Pierre is marked out In
strange manner The vicinity Of
the shore, whore vessels anchored, was
swept by whirwind Of volcanic gas,
which ripped, tore aud shattered
everything Ia It's path, but left few
traces OF ciudcrs behind ON the other
hand, the front Tue ccuier and adjoin-
ing parts ofSt Pierre arc buried under
thick layer OF cinders which con-
sumed everything beneath H.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
Mount Coiima, In Mexico, shoss lndica-
tion OF Great Eruption

The colima volcano. according to a
dispatch frori Guadalajara, Mexico,
shows srong Indications Of a great
eruption, and the inhabitants living in
the valley at It's base are moving to
safe distance from the peak, from
which smoke and pufs Of fame have
been belchiug for several days Mount
Colima has threatened erptlon for
several weeks, this conditioa causing
the work Of constructing thtexiension
Of the Mexican rnilroad TO Nanzanillo
passing near the base OF thsmountain
TO cease temporarily. The route OF
the extension will probably b changed
In order to avoid any possite disaster
that nm eruption might brig
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

The commander OF the Frenc h
cruiser, suehet, hiss telegraphed to
the minister OF Marine, NJ. De Lanes
san, under date Of Thursday, May sth,
at 10 p. M, as follows:
"lIave just returned from st. Pierre,
which has been completely destroyed
by an immense mass Of tire, which fell
ON the town at about o'clock In tho
morning. The entire population
labout $4,000 souls) is supposed to have
persisted. have brought back the
few survivors, about thirty. All the
shipping In the harbor has been de
stroyed by Dire. The eruption eontin-
ues."
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
A WILD Scene or FRENZY.
PEOPLE WATCHING An OIL FIRE ARE SUD
DENLY DEVELOPED IN FLAME.

Explosion of Naphths at rIttsburg iniure'
~" hundred People. seveuiy-hve fsr
cent Of whom VIII DE.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16

At 1850 o'clock sunday morning a
large Cuban nag was hoisted over
MORO castle at Havana, n signal that
the steamer Julia, with President-elect
Palma aud his party ON board had been
sighted. Cheers went up from the
thousands who had awaited the Julia's
arrival since daybrcalS, cheers for the
new president and the llug which was
hoisted over the famous fortress for
the FIRST time. IL was u moment OF eN.
ultation for the Cubans. aud the fact
that the stars and stripes noated from
its customary pole over the castle did
not lessen their enthusiasm.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-05-16
Peace In south Attic, Almost Assured.

A dispatch from Delagoa Bay Port
uguese East Africa. says that peace In
South Africa is certain to result from
the conference OF the lioer leaders to
be held at Vereeung, Trausvnal, May
18th. 1t is said, the dispatch continues,
that peace win be officially proclaimed
May GOTH Preparations are afoot TOT
general rejoiciugs.