The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-03-20

n the center of the city. The water e
supply comes from the mount aims, O
and the drainage is open sewers, G
through which water flows and car d
ries all sewerage into the bay. Here s
we saw at the head of the main
street a large basin of concrete. 1t K
was about twenty-five or thirty feet :
long by ten to twelve feet wide and
three feet deep, and a stream of ,
water ran into il from the mountain
above and in it and around the out
side were number of women wash
ing there clothes. 1t was evidently
the town wash tub.
We went with a small party to call
on the King of Dahoma, his three
wives and three daughters. We were
not very favorably impressed. The
French Government keeps him here |
to keep him out of mischief.
We sailed for St. Pierre, Friday |
morning, arrived about noon and had
a splendid view from the steamer of
the ruins of St. Pierre and Mount
Pelee and the mountain of lava
that ran down its sides into the ocean
destroying St. Pierre and its 800
Inhabitants. But one person escaped
and he was a convict in jail. He es-
capped but is fearfully burned. He
was on our steamer and was taken to
St. Pierre as guide. Not a roof was
left standing in this once most beau
tiful and wealthiest city in the West
and wandered over the ruins, picking
up small souvenirs and contemplat-
ing the destruction which was most
complete. 1 was surprised to find
that nothing had been done towards
cleaning up or rebuilding. There are
no persons here except few French
soldiers guarding the ruins. The
people were evidently suffocated by
the fine dust and sulphur fumes and
then burned by the fire from the
molten lava. There was two to three
feet of fine dust and mud all over the
city. And where the rains and
streams from the mountains had
washed through it you could see the
parts of skeletons. There are no doubt
many bodies under this mud
and dust and the walls of the build
ings. But few relatives have made
claims and no doubt but a great
many families have been entirely
wiped out and lost forever. was
glad to get to get away from it and
, will never forget the sight seer
there.
. We sailed Friday and arrived al
y Kingston, st. Vincent, Saturday
morning: this is a small mountainou.
jisland and from the highest peal
!. called 'Souffriere" came an eruption
a.. at the same time as the eruption a
at Mount Pelee, when two village,
Y and about 1900 people were destroyed
:, 1t was on the opposite side of tn
: island from Kingston and we did no
see it. Mount Pelee was not in erup
8 tion the day we were there but ol
a the 18th, two days later, was in erup
: tion and drove every body to tn
boats even the French guards, an
- has erupted several times since. /
: is not safe to be there and but yer
= few people go there. The inhabitant
q of these island are very muc
= the same, largely colored and no
a very thrifty.
!, We sailed from the Island of s.
a Vincent, Saturday night, the 24ti
and arrived at Kingston, island c
;, Jamaica, $50 miles away. Tuesda
morning. January 9th. This is
- British possession and is 90 by II
- miles, and has a population of zoe, q
70 people. Kingston, the capital, is
a beautiful city and has a populatio
"A of about $4,000. 1t also has pave
- streets, street cars and good hotel
large markets and beautiful garden
or We have enjoyed the day here vel
rs- much. Itook Belle and Miss Foos
!, THE steamer at o'clock and then r
turned to the hotel where 1 staid a
ne night to join a party at o'clock
70 cross the island by rail. We a
az ranged for an engine and one car, bl
th did not get of until about o'clocl
in and went for miles through fields (
% bananas and pineapples, and throug
IN the valleys and over the mountain
n and up and down the mountain side
i lit was the most beautiful, the mo-
. picturesque scenery, that l ever sa,
IL There were only 2s in the party an
ss at times we had two engines, or
n pulling and one pushing us over th
~ hills. 1t was grand.
We arrived at San Antonio on tn
"A other side of the island abou
- noon. Our steamer did not arriy
"A until after o'clock, and we mad
: very short stay at Port Antoni'
"A Jamaica is the home of the Unite
A. Fruits Company, of Boston, Mass
: a large corporation which is cult
n waiting the island and growing frui
"A for the U. S. markets. They hay
= two steamers a week to and frol
=. Boston.
"A We arrived at Santiago, Cub;
A. Thursday morning, and we're lande
N bf transports. Carriages were q
= the landing to convey us to the ba
~ tlefields of ElCano and San Juan Hill
r. Guides were with us who we're at til
battles and explained the position
: of the two armies, and showed I
r. where the union American arm
~ made the fight up San Juan Hill. an
the tree nnder Y hich neace N 2 Jnti;