The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-15
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bados, Oh. VIII but for the last few years
bookkecper for a department store an
Brooklyn. Stokes died recently and the
widow decided to return TO the home OF
a wealthy sister In Barbados.
The widow packed her property and
with a faithful colored nurse. Clara King,
who had been with the family In the
Barbados. she started on the journey that
was to be the last undertaken by the
family.
SAW NOTHING OF ERUPTION.
New York, May f5.--The Dutch West
Indian steamer Prins Frederick Hendrix
arrived today from ports on the Spanish
Main and the islands OF the West Indies.
The steamer. however. passed Martinique
too far distant to know anything OF the
eruption.
At Carupano. Venezuela, the vessel
found the people were i'm state OF de-
fence. having fought a battle with the
government forces few days before.
The town was barricaded and every
man carried gun Captain Van Der
Coot contradicted the report that the city
had been bombarded. He said the city
had fallen after 1400 men had gone out to
meet the enemy and only $50 returned. 1t
could not be learned whether they had
been killed. wounded or captured or had
merely ran away.
went ashore but could find no officials to
do business with and In consequence was
unable to discharge his cargo for that
place. The Inhabitants were also under
arms and business appeared to be sus-
pended.
When the Prins Frederick Hendrix
stopped at San Domingo, the revolution
ary party was about to take possession
and Jiminez had fed to the French con-
Ga Prince.
President Sam was about TO depart and
the revolution was under full hsadway.
EXPRESSES SYMPATHY.
washington, May I5.--By direction of
the president Secretary Hay on May II
sent the following cablegram to Ambas-
sador choate at London;
"Exuress TO British government the
sympathy OF the president and the people
of this country In the affiiction which has
befallen st Vincent, and our desire TO
share In the work of aid and rescue.
THREE WEEKS WARNING.
London, May 15.-The correspondent of
the London Times at Paris, Nd. De
an account of the st. Pierre disaster. |
autographed to him by friend. from Fort
de France Martinique, under date OF yes
terday. by way OF the Island OF Malta |
1t says:
For three weeks Mount Pelee had been |
vomiting clouds Of smoke, but the smoke |
seemed produced so normally that 1t was
possible for even those who were In /
clined to look on the dark side not TO /
dread a catastrophe. At Fort de France, |
where the agitation of Mount Pelee at
tracted, as Ii went on, much attention,
any anxiety which existed graually died
down, when, May 5. violent eruption
lxAs uahA ha tf1O or
mingled with water in the crater, over
whelmed Guerins works, killing @ per-
sons and the river in the north of the
island, now swollen to a muddy torrent,
noisily overfiowed.
QUICK ANNIHILATIoN.
"on May s, while there were delibera-
tions going on at Fort de France and St |
Pierre where the night had been passed |
in anguish and ignorance as to whether
the eruption of mud was the precursor /
of or the end of the disaster, st. Pierre
was, within ten minutes anihilated.'
Describing st. Pierre after 1t had been
demolished, the correspondent says:
"A portion OF the upper town was razed
by cloud of fire, which increased as II
advanced and crumbled everything in its
course. In the lower town. near the har-
Dor, a few walls, bearing traces OF fire,
standing
TOWN CLOCK INTACT.
ITO the stupefaction OF those familiar
with the spot the town clock remained
intact. as II to show the precise moment
OF the disaster, marking 1850, and this
sinister indication deeply affected all who
saw IL.
con the other hand the telegraph office
and it's contents were burned. Some frag-
ments OF the apparatus were thrown
Aoo
were perceptible were lying Frustrated,
with the bowels protruding az though
forced cat by the tension OF the heat
and with the backs partially carbonized.
ut Is a melancholy and almost humiliat-
ing thing that the site of st. Pierre has
to be guarded by the military, for numer-
Gus pirates from the neighboring islands
were preparing TO come and lay hands
on anything of value.
PROMPT RESPONSE.
New York, May i5.-Edmond Bruwaert,
the French consul general at this port,
is extremely pleased at the promptness
with which relief has been sent to Mar
Unique.
Il have never seen anything organized
so quickly or so satisfactorily" he said.
Everything is going wonderfully smooth
ly and l can say for France that she Is
deeply grateful.
II have just cabled To the Colonial
Office In Paris details OF the various
measures that have been taken so that
they may be guided in the matter of send
ing relief from Bordeaux. and 1 have
given full particulars as TO the cargoes
OF these vessels. or course, all these
ships will be at Fort de France before any
relief from France can reach there
IL expect that NJ Cambon Will today
make public the cablegrams which he
has received from NJ. Delcasse, the min
lister OF foreign affairs, thanking the
Americans who have come so generously
TO the aid OF the survivors OF this dread
ful disaster. one of those who Is es-
pecIally thanked by name by Delcasse Is
Senator Fairbanks"
EXPRESSED SYMPATHY.
Paris. May l5.-The Canadian commits
sioner here. Mr.. Faber. called on the
minister Of the colonies. NJ. Decrais, to-
day. and expressed, in behalf of the
government OF Canada, the profound
OF the Canadian people with
France In regard 10 the Martinique dis
aster, adding that he had received ca