Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11

throat was strangling him now, he heard faint
cries from the other prisoners and tnougnt tns
oao was on fire. He found the water can anu
drank thirstily but the rasping sensation dlo no.
leave his throat His hair was nearly an ourneu s
off his chest was burdened with the 1eeing Oh q
yreat weight upon it, and his pain was SO great
that he forgot his hunger
All day long on Thursday he was wondering
why people did not come 10 reieve nm o',IS .I
gool was burned down, surely someone would
think that there might be a survivor, ana tnere
was nothing to give him the slightest lnklins oi u
the extent of the horror. II he nad known u l, IL
bis solitude he would have died of fright, but
every morning light came and every nlghI uaIh-
ness came and so for three days and Iour nlenes
he Law lisess and Indifferent but not losing count
of time and wondering how long ne couiu liVe Al
th,s wav On the Sunday morning after the day
of desolation he drank all that was ieic oi lno "
and ate nearly the last OF the food ne nau: Aa az
in the day. he heard an indistinct souna an1 roan
rolling of stones, then the sound OF voice sroan
inp. he cried out for his mother ana nearu d
human voice somewhere near AS Loudly as ne
could he shouted and voice crleu' Wneie az
von9" Int he fell back too weak to answer AFTER
a little while the grating was darkened ana man
II was long time before he was led out He
fell asleep and awakened DS the Dio"s oI d
s1odee hammer breaking the fastenngs OF the
door for when it discovered that man was
alive in the dungeon one OF me rescu,ns @ paaS
had been sent to Morne Rouge nve hiles ,an amay,
for the implement. The Able Marie OF Morne
Rouge was the first to enter the cell. Sonson
was lifted out and carried to Morne Rouge. AS
he was carried through the gaol he became TERRI
fed at the aspect Of the place, at the cnao'ic
mass of ruins with the dead bodies lying around.
Through the ruined city and up the road 10
Trois Points the sight of smoking ruins ana deau
bodies came to him like some awiui Vlsion. Oh %.
Pierre was the most desoiate Sight 'ha' '' o'o
of man had ever gazed upon
n was this st Pierre that was Stunned even
by curious travellers for many year; its sue was
viewed from the harbor. but 1t was gray was.e oe
and until a wear ago one ventured 10 ihnapi'
the territory Some of the old 1nnaDltants ven.
tured back at last daring to approach the scene Oh
desolation They knew the danger, put they DraVeu
a. because of the associations of home for them
and their example inspired others to follow IN
surprisingly short time the telegraph the leie
phone schools, churches and residences nave pee"
reeStabliShed. ..,. g.
For long time no vessels would go within nve
miles of the island, for the marine insurance Woulo
not allow of nearer approach IL II were neeeI 9,
sarv to have any dealings with Martinique d s"ai,
boat was sent ashore. Now French capltal anu
Yankee enterprise have braved the Iear vi aho|noi
eruption of the volcano and money mas Deen ius st
nished the native islanders 10 reciaiih "n " W
of their old homes. ,. -
Even now the traveller to the West indies can
see the fires of Pelee at night Out In .ne ocean
miles and miles away from Martinique tne sAy 10
aglow with the red lights that are ever burning III
the crater of the great volcano. Sometimes ap
proaching Martinique the heat is so intense as ~
bring to those unaccustomed to 1t tne rear tna'
Mont Pelee is just about to break INTO erupton 1.
r. is this constant smoldering of the volcano that
uled the people of St Pierre into their fatal reel
ing of false security; it had smoldered SO lone a
they lost the fear of danger from II; aney .bont
their homes and carried on their business without
thought of the rumbling mountain SO accustomed
we're they to it's menace. -
There have been some daring explorers muo
h.uo gone tn the summit of Mont Pelee Ihey
have found that it's name, for Mont Pelee means
"the bald mountain" is a misnomer, as the sum
nit is not actually bare The uppermosl Iiuse 10
- - devoid of nIant life and on Morne Lacroix the
topmost peak species of lchen, with norous