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| Mount Pelee eruption, May, 1902. |
Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, May 10, 1902.
VOLCANO EXPLODED.
Fire Swept Town and Shipping in Harbor.
St. Thomas, D. W. I., May 10.—The British schooner Ocean Traveler of St. John, N. B., arrived at the island of Dominica, B. W. I., at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She reported having been obliged to flee from the island of St. Vincent, B. W. I., May 7, owing to the heavy fall of sand from the volcano which was erupting there. She tried to reach the island of St. Lucia, B. W. I., but adverse currents prevented her from so doing.
The schooner arrived opposite St. Pierre, Martinique, May 8. While about a mile off shore the volcano of Mont Pelee exploded and fire from it swept the whole town of St. Pierre, destroying the town and the shipping there, including the cable ship Grappler, which was engaged in repairing the cable near the Guerin factory. The Ocean Traveler, while on her way to Dominica, encountered a quantity of wreckage.
40,000 People Perished.
San Juan de Porto Rica, May 1.— The cable officials here have received advices from San Dominica that the schooner which has arrived there from the island of Martinique reports that over 40,000 people are supposed to have perished during the volcanic disturbances in Martinique. The cable repair steamer Grappler (belonging to the West India and Panama Telegraph company of London) was lost with all hands during the eruption of Mont Pelee. The Grappler was one of the first ships to disappear.
London, May 10.—A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram company from Kingston, Jamaica, after giving the details of the Martinique disaster already known says:
"Thousands were killed at St. Pierre, where a terrible panic prevailed. The eruption began Saturday May 3, when St. Pierre was covered with ashes and appeared to be enveloped in fog. The flow of lava continued until Wednesday May 7."
The message adds:
"In the island of St. Vincent the Soufriere is active and earthquakes are frequent; but, so far, no damage has been done."
In response to the request of Governor Llewellyn of the Windward islands, the British second class cruiser Indefatigable has been dispatched from the island of Trinidad to the island of St. Vincent by way of St. Lucia.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Pointe a Pitre, island of Guadeloupe, dated Thursday, says:
"The Mont Pelee crater ejected yesterday morning molten rocks and ashes during three minutes completely destroying St. Pierre and the district within a four mile radius. All the inhabitants were burned.
"About eight passengers from the Roraima of the Quebec steamship line were saved by the French cruiser Suchet.
"The inhabitants of the southern districts of the island who were dependant on St. Pierre for provisions are menaced by famine."
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Jamaica says:
"The first intimation of a disaster at Martinique was the breaking of the cables on Tuesday. The French cable to Martinique from Puerto Plata was broken Wednesday. Cable communication with all the northern islands is stopped.
"The survivors of the British steamer Roddam described the scene at St. Pierre as being "glimpses of hell." The Roddam's men were killed chiefly by molten lava.
"The Roraima was wrecked in a terrible upheaval of land and sea. The whole crew perished. Two ships were lost with all on board in an attempt to approach Martinique."
CLEARING UP THE RUINS.
Orders to Burn All Corpses Provisions for the Living.
Paris, May 10.—The following dispatch was received this evening from the secretary federal of Martinique:
Fort De France, May 10.—The work of clearing up the ruins in St. Pierre has commenced. Orders have been issued to burn all corpses to prevent an epidemic. The population of the environs of St. Pierre is being conveyed by steamer to Fort De France. All means are being taken to provision the rescued and relieve the wounded.
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| Czar Nicholas II. |
PAGE FOUR—EDITORIAL.
Constitution For Russia.
Surely the world moves when talk of a constitutional form of government for Russia is possible. According to dispatches from St. Petersburg, such talk is not only indulged in freely, but there is apparently good ground for belief that it is not all talk. It is asserted that Czar Nicholas has decided to endow his empire with a constitution, or at least to issue a prescript giving the country administrative reforms in that direction.
Apparently the line which he proposes to follow is substantially the same as the plan evolved by the late General Loris-Melikoff while minister of the interior under Czar Alexander II, by whom it was heartily approved. Alexander II was a progressive monarch—possibly too progressive for his time and the conditions of his empire—as evinced by his emancipation of the peasantry and other reforms, and it is believed that but for his untimely death at the hands of an assassin in reasonable time Russia would have been transformed from an absolute to a constitutional and representative monarchy.
It may be that to Nicholas II is reserved this distinction, if the powerful nobles do not prevent it, as they seem to have been able to do in the past. The present czar has shown a notably liberal tendency. He has done much to soften the rigors of Siberian exile and indeed, to abolish exile altogether for certain political offenses, while his humanitarian efforts in the direction of universal peace and international disarmament are still fresh in the public mind. The great reform to which he now appears to have set his hand will naturally be strenuously opposed by the Russian aristocracy, who may for a time neutralize the benevolent motives of the sovereign, though it would seem from the present disturbed condition of Russia, as shown in the riots among students and workmen, the defections in the army and the assassination of officials, that the rising tide of revolution cannot long be stayed. The granting of some form of constitutional government would without doubt greatly clarify the Russian situation, if it did not wholly suffice to bring about that internal peace and industrial development which the czar is known to earnestly desire.
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| Sautelle's circus clowns in parade. |
LEFT THE CIRCUS.
Claim that They Did Not Get Money Enough.
Mrs. Huftle, Sautelle's lion trainer, and her husband and the elephant keeper C. R. Barnett left Cortland this morning for Syracuse. They report that twenty-four of the ring and circus performers and thirty-six of the canvassmen left the show at Deposit because they were not given sufficient pay. They claim that they did not get their contracts until they were in Deposit and that these stated amounts for service that were only about half of the agreed prices. The elephant keeper stated his wages were placed at $6 per week and that he left his charge staked in the field and went with the rest. The three did not know what course they would pursue upon reaching Syracuse.
THE PROHIBITION ALLIANCF.
Regular Meeting Monday Night at G. A. R. Hall. The Program.
The regular meeting of the Prohibition Alliance will be held on Monday evening, May 12, at 8 o'clock sharp in G. A. R. hall, Burgess block. The exercises promise to be very interesting and instructive. Among the good items on the program are these: A trio of ladies will sing "Beautiful Flag of Liberty;" Mrs. Koenig from McGraw will give a recitation; a ladies' quartet will sing temperance songs and Rev. Geo. E. T. Stevenson, pastor of the Memorial Baptist church, will give an address. Theme, "The Protection of the Young." A cordial invitation extends to the public.
Church Protective Union.
All members of the Church Protective union are requested to be present at the monthly meeting Wednesday evening, May 14, at 8 o'clock at the W. C. T. U. rooms. A musical and literary program will be given for the good of the order.
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| Charles Holland Duell. |
More Aid for Hospital.
Hon. C. H. Duell of New York has notified Mrs. Julia E. Hyatt, president of the Cortland Hospital association, that he has secured $50 more for the hospital and enclosed the check of Hon. J. J. Belden for that sum.
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| Mahan's Music Store on Court Street, Cortland, N. Y. |
Piano to DeRuyter, N. Y.
Mr. A. Mahan delivered an elegant Circassian walnut, style M, cabinet grand upright Pease piano, to Mr. Wm. B. Rindge, DeRuyter, today.
Death of J. D. Hull.
Mr. J. D. Hull of 199 Clinton-ave., Cortland, died at 11:30 this morning after-a long illness. His age was 66 years and 11 months. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at an hour yet to be decided upon. The burial will be in the Atwater cemetery north of Homer. A further notice will appear Monday.
THE HAYMAKERS' PARADE.
Followed by a Dance in Red Men's Hall Last Night.
The Haymakers' annual parade and dance were given last evening, and much amusement for spectators and enjoyment for the participants was afforded.
The parade was made upon the principal streets, and there were nearly as many people out to inspect it as there were to see Sig. Sautelle's show parade. The procession was headed by the Haymakers' band of artists, and the calf wagon, into which all Haymakers' caught on the streets were plunged. This was driven by Farmer Bill Brown of the lunch wagon, and was drawn by his gray horse.
After the parade the dance was begun by the Haymakers in Red Men's hall. Rustic suits were the order of the evening. The Cortland orchestra furnished fine music for the dancers.
BREVITIES.
—The Cortland orchestra dance will be given in Red Men's hall this evening.
—There will be a rehearsal of Grace church choir this evening at 1:30 o'clock.
—On account of the very cold weather there will be no dance at the park tonight.
—The Normal [school] baseball team went to Ithaca this morning to cross bats with the Ithaca High school team.
—The regular meeting of the Y. M. C. A. Auxiliary will be held in the association parlor Tuesday afternoon, May 13 at 3 o'clock.
—Mrs. Lambert, state organizer of the W. C. T. U., will speak at the morning service at the Homer-ave. M. E. church tomorrow morning.
—The next meeting of the Ladies' Literary club will be with Mrs. James H. Turner, 25 Tompkins-st., on May 2, instead of with Mrs. J. A. Jayne, as previously arranged.
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