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pittatt 62 PAGES PAGES 1.T0 8 3; VOL. XXL yp. 36. ' ' ' . i POUTEAXP; 'OREGON, SUNDAY 'faOKNING. SEPTEMBER. 7, 1902. PRICE FT YE CENTS. - r t7'. ; i v : - 1 FALLS FBUEVi LOOP Rider Larsen Plunges Into Crowd. THREE MEN ARE INJURED With His Bicycle He Dashes Through the Air. THOUSANDS STAND AGHAST Daring: Carnival Feat Narrovrly ailaeea a Tragrlc End Larsen Es capes Unscathed and Is Heady to Ride Again. In . en- attempt to loop the loop, John Larsen, was dashed 75 feet 'through the air and" down into the heart of the throng of soectators. He owed his life to the fact.'that three men In the crowd were un able to get out of his way. The Carnival was a' drama with a deep note of tragedy. A sunny duy and rollicking merry-makers made the grounds the scene of a brilliant festivity. But as the- day neared Its cli max the minds of the revelers began to turn in thrilling anticipation to the crown ing event. The afternoon's attendance was insig nificant before the surging masses that streamed through the gates in the evening and filled the Carnival streets to suffoca tion. By 8 o'clock 15,000 people -were In the Midway. Every, show was packed, and long before the Jiour set for the daring ride through the loop thousands collected around the lofty structure of the loop. For a while the police managed to keep the people behind the ropes, but when the last guy rope was made fast, and the rider appeared on the runway, every crev ice and cranny of the-park was Jammed. Larsen 1'reparwt for the Start. As the young athlete, clad in red jersey and tights. Anally started up the 100-foot Incline, uuroarious cheers and laughter . jiBsLiapt" rgtcL3ilnv. ..-Insplta .of the warnings and threats of the guards, jio one thought for a moment of the scene so shortly to be enacted. Finally Larsen reached his place of starting; and as he stood up there, high above the lights and" the nets, a momentary hush fell upon the throng. The big 'barrel of the loop rose EtliHy before their eyes, and as they real ized that that figure in red must ride 100 feet down an incline of 60 degrees to strike the upshoot of the huge cylinder SO feet in diameter, a sense of his daring brought a look of awe into tho upturned faces of the watchers. A showman climbed Into a commanding position and besought quiet. His 'voice rang out clearly as he cried: "The rider's success depends on your mak ing no noise." The spell was broken. Jest and banter were bellowed at the mo tionless figure above the shadows of the trees. He was exhorted to cheer up, to liurry, not to be afraid. An attendant ran up the slope with the 95 pound wheel that was to be used, and when the Jokers eaw that it was without .pedals there was more fun at the rider's expense,. He re ceived his wheel and tested the pads that had been placed oh hl& shoulders, hips, knees and bead. Then with a swift move ment he was In his seat, and the crowd "waited almost, mpatfently. Through the Air He Plunges. There waa a low note to signify that he was coming, then L.ar.en -bent low and was off. His wheel wabbled slightly for the first 10 yards and then came straight ?nd fue as an arrow. A second later there was a roar, and he was in the huge loop. "Within 10 leet of the top, while going 0 miles an hour, the wheel swerved, and the rider, rtlll'head down, swept up and over the guard nets. The terrific impetus had carried him past all obstruc tions and into the crowd. As people held' their oreath a shout wag heard from above. It was Larsen's voice calling, "Look out! Look out!" A second later wheel and rider plunged to the ground The vast multitude surged f . ... - T EVENTS 0F THE WHICH THE OREGON IAN CARTOONIST THINKS DESERVE PICTORIAL PROMINENCE. i . : ui -wrngST ' : Etjg . .Kg,QK -SiNT. . mJrj r - ' : g k A f c' .i I ' - i - a. -. - - forward and then back., as the police re formed. Men turned away and blinked at the lights around the lofty station where a moment before had stood the plucky athlete; women sobbed and fell to moaning to themselves. Then there was a tempest of shouting. Larsen stood in the loop bowing to the throng. And as the innumerable crowd uttertd a second roar of Joy a body was laid at Larsen's feet. Then a full realization of what had happened came over those now wild with emotion. Rapid inquiry elicited the fact that four persons had been struck by the plunging rider, and there was Instant con fusion. By quick work on the part of the police, under Chief McLauchlan and Ser gent Church, the injured were put In the hands of physicians and their hurts at tended to. Five minutes later the Infor mation was given out that none was se riously injured. P. C. George, the man brought to the runway of the loop, was revived, and as he rose to his feet the multitude gasped with relief. Looping the loop had put an end to the day's Car nival, and those who had witnessed It went home nerve-shaken. AID FOR THE INJURED. P. G. George, Jack Belmont, and J. Elsworth, Not Seriously Hurt. "See him come," said a jesting crowd, but in a second more every .heart stood still. Those who a moment ago were eager to crack a joke about the loop-the-loop were now anxious to know how many people were killed. That a man could sail through the air for 75 feet, hanging to' a 93-pound bicycle, light upon the heads of a dense crowd and no one be killed did not seem possible to any. The strain w;as greatly relieved when Larson appeared be fore them, apparently unhurt. The anxi ety -was now concerning the people upon whom he had fallen. As it was gradually learned that but three people were hurt by the accident, and these not seriously, many remarks were heard as to the 'un necessary danger that had been undergone for the sake of a few moments' amuse ment.' P. G. George, Jack Belmont and J. Elsworth sustained slight Injuries from being struck, either by the rider or the bicycle, but none of the injuries will prove serlofes. George was-rendered unconscious for fully 30 minutes. He waa struck on the head by Larson's heel, and remem bered nothing more until he was brought, to, near a tent some distance away. "How did the crowd get away so qulck-s ly?" said he, as he looked around and saw but few people. "Was the rider killed.?" It was some time before he "could realize that he had been unconscious for a time and had been removed from the loop. Belmont's injuries were rather painful, and lt could not be told last -night how serious they are. Much of Larson's weight was thrown on him, and his back was badly wrenched. "I do not think that I am badly hurt," said he, but as he would say It a look of pain would come over his face, and he would place his hand to his-back. There is some danger that his spine was injured by the great weight that fell upon -it Elsworth was struck by the bicycle and his" face badly cut. Whon been shortly afj terihd; accident the blood-was streaming from his face, and It looked .as If heJwere badly injured. Upoa a close examination, however, the doctor found that the wounds were slight, and that, , aside .from' their painful , character, they were not "bad. Bel mont and 1 Elsworth were -tosether, and thought - that they wore so far back from the apparatus that there was no chance for them to be hurt. "I did not realize with "how :great' speed he would come," said one. "We were well back In the crowd." "Well, It's all over," said another, "and we are mighty lucks that It is "no worse than it Is. We will know how far away we will have to stand the next time we see the loop-the-loop." Dr. Llttlefield. Dr. Barrett and Dr. Slo cum were in the crowd, and the wounded men were given prdmpt attention. LARSEN TELLS OF HIS RIDE. Accident Canscd ly Swerving- of Bi cycle Feat May Not Be Repented. Mr.vJabour, the proprietor of the show, stated early In the day that he had never seen "a. man ride the loop. "It Is too risky," he said, "and I cannot stand It. To see a man risk his life with so many chances against him is too much for me." But In the exciting scenes of last night Jabour was cool and sedate. 'As spon as he had seen to the caring for the injured he reassured the crowd and congratulat ed Larsen. About the accident he had nothing more to say than that it was provided against so far as human fore eight could do it. When asked if the at tempt would be repeated, he gave no definite answer. Larsen was perfectly cool and collected when seen In his dressing-room. "Yes, I'm all. right," he re marked, "and I am glad nobody was ser iously Injured. The reason I failed to make the loop was an unaccountable swerving of my wheel. I knew as soon as I struck thelup-turn that something was wrong, and. I was unable to gude my wheel. When I went off I yelled for peo ple to get out of the way. .So soon as they cleared a little space I felt that It was all right, for it gave me a chance to fall as I wanted. If I had alighted cn my head or the back of my neck It would have killed me, but I lighted on my back, with the wheel on top of 'me. and It didn't (Concluded on Second Page.) HIS TRUST POLICY Main Points . Roosevelt De sires to Make.' NO IDEA OF CURRYING FAVuR Lnrr Must Be Panned That Will Open to Publicity the Affairs of Great Combinations of "Wealth Then Offenders 31 ay Be Punished. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 6. A personal friend who talked with President Roosevelt while he was In this city last'nlght Is authority for the statement that the President ,fully realizes that his attitude as to trusts Is not going to please some of the capital ists and corporation men of the country men of the radical anti-trust element led by Tom Johnson and Bryan, and others of their stamp. The President does not; be lieve that, the voters of this country are divided Into these two classes. He be lieves there Is a great middle class com posed of conservative people who wish to solve the trust problem In a manner hon est and fair. That Is why he Is appealing to the reason of the country and making no promisee. President Boosevelt Informed his friend that not for anything would he attempt to pander to popular favor by proponing some proposition that would be received with acclamatlon by all but would be useless and Ineffective If put upon the statute-books. He said the present cam paign was one of education. He wishes to make an dhe will continue to emphasize the main points of his position, which are: A law must be passed that will open to publicity the facts as to the business of the great combinations. When these facts are available and the judicial officers of the Government know what combinations are really violating .the law, then secure the passage of laws that will reach them. While this is being done, the statesmen of the country should? proccedto confer upon the Federal Government full author ity to handle all unlawful aggregations. The President does'not believe that the majority of the thinking men of the coun try agree with Johnson and Bryan that the trusts can be uprooted at )nce. - t MANIPULATION OF RATES' Minneapolis Rnllroad Men Indicted! ' MINNEAPOLIS," Mlnti,. Sept. li is ofilclally-itatcd that the railroad officials Indicted by the -Federal grand .Jury for manipulation of rates by means of rebates are W. R. Burk and W. H. Bennett, gen eral freight agent of the Toledo, Ann Ar bor & North Michigan Railway, and H. F. Whltcomb, president, and Burton Johnson, general freight agent of the Wisconsin Central. The two roads connect at Mani towoc, Wis., by car ferry. OXIA A BEGINNING. Other Railroad!, It Ik Said, Will Be t Involved. CHICAGO, Sept. 6. J. F. Marchand, special attorney for the Interstate Com merce Cqmmlsslon, stated' tonight that capiases Tiave been issued for the' arrest of the Indicted men, and will be served-. The act under which the bills were voted Axes penalties of a fine not exceeding $50, 000 or Imprisonment in the Penitentiary for a term not exceeding two years, or both. It Is understood that the documents charged the officials with unlawful ma nipulation of rates on flour and feed to Eastern destinations. Evidence Is said- to have been adduced to show that secret rates were given to certain big millers, and that domestic flour was handled on the export rate. The bills also are said to contain a clause charging false billing as a thcans whereby traffic was procured for the two railroads Involved. There were summoned as witnesses be fore the'grand Jury SO prominent railroad officials and millers of the Northwest, but only three witnesses were heard. These are said to have been a Lake Shore Rail way agent at Amhurst, O.; a flour and feed dealer at the same place, and Audi tor Smith, of the Interstate Commerce Commission. The dismissal of so large a number of Important witnesses leads to the belief that a npeclal grand Jury will be summoned to take up the matter of cut rates and preferences given to shippers with a view of punishing not only all the railroad officials Involved, but also, those who accepted the preferences. It Is understood thnt the agent of the Interstate Commerce Commission secured a great deal more evidence than he ex pected. Inculpating many prominent men In the Northwest, and that the four pend ing bills are but the beginning 6f the prcnscutlons. Reports, are current that other railroads will be "Involved. The case Is the first in the history of the commis sion where the attention of that body was' directed to infractions of the law by rail road men. Agents of the various railroads Interested are said to have made a quiet investigation, which resulted in evidence being placed before the Interstate Com merce Commission. GERMAN POLISH, AGITATION Measures May Be Taken to Lessen the Tension. POSEN. Sept. C The Emperor's per sonal Inquiries Into the circumstances that aggravated social feeling here probably will result In some mc-asures designed to lessen the locrl tension. He told Arch bishop Siablewski Thursday that he re gretted the fact that the Germans and Poles could not Hvs in the same commu nity without hating each other, and ex pressed the hope that the virulence of this? feeling might be. ameliorated. His Majesty added that he would contribute toward it. Each paity to this social war affirms that they are merely defending them selves, and. that yielding mcuns race sup pression. The language question seems the only thing making the Polish question an excuse for hereditary wrongs, and the Poles agree that .it Is'not vivid enough to inspire the present day war. What the Poles are especially augry over Is the re quirements in the schools that. the Lord's Prayer must be learned In German. The administration did not foresee the effect of this, order, but It cannot well withdraw It Hinaer fire. The Burgomaster, Herr Witting, a Ger man, who Is about to leave Posen and become manager of the National Bank" of Berlin, told Emperor Williams, when His Majesty asked what he thought of the stories of Polish conspiracies and secret movements . toward independence, that there was nothing whatever In them, arid that they, were Inventions intended to harm Poles and further confuse the sit uation. " Broken on Ballot T201. FORT WORTH. Texas, Sept. G. The deadlock in the Twelfth Democratic Con gessional convention at Cleburne was broken at noon today by the nomination of O. W. Gillespie on ballot No. 7201. Rid dle, one of the threo candladtes, with drew. CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Political. Spokane Democratic convention proves a Ttir- ncr ratification nveetlr.g Page 0. Principal points Roosevelt desires to make In campaign on trusts. Page 1. if i mn" tr?' t0 8l,p his educational Senator Piatt, of in Odcll lr Roosevelt Is not renominated In 11KH. i'OZO 17. j The Maine election will be held Monday. ) Pags 2. j Democrats of Ohio open their campaign at Lorain. Page 2. Foreign. Appalling phenomenon witnessed at Souftrlere, i President. The entire party, which em St. Vincent. Pare lv . bodied Secretary Cortelyou. secret service King Edward visits Carnegie at Sklbo Castle. Page 3. Speculation piuthe conference, between Cham-. MlnlstcrIshman- concludes negotiation with. tauslasm. was rife, the streets being lined many, things, which It we do them wc jTurkey., Page1 oi ' "-" . '; 1 . jth -tfadjple XrotrfWcSterft .nnsyUatnWHrtii; i 'biu&a1:oiW VcC appreeaablc. Domestic.'. .. . Eastern Ohio and .West Virginia. rb'cftermsfit of cur Ifxlsttng'cohaitlon. P,rt!dehr. Roosevelt speaks -at Wheeling, W. Va., on trust. Page 1. End of the war maneuvers on Long Island Sound. Page 2. A man supposed to be Bartholin committed .sulcldo In Iowa. Page 17. Sport. Portland defeats Seattle. 8-0. Page 12. Butte defeats Tacoma, 6-2. Page .12. Helena defeats Spokane. H-2. -Page 12. Democracy breaks Pacific Coast Record on half- mllc track by trotting a mile In 2:03. Page 12. George E. Cook wlna the President's match at Seagirt. Page 12. Commercial. New Vork banks report another . decrease In surplus reserve. Pane". Bank statement has a depressing Influence on stocks. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Oregon Tracy reward allowed Creston, Wash., porpe. Page- 0. Washington Supreme Court upholds validity of law creating district school boards. Page C. Cocur d'Alene mines may be closed by action of smelter owners. Page .G. Kalama carnival In celebration of starting up of mining plant comes to an end. Page C. Portland nn'd Vicinity. Rider Larsen plunges 75 feet through the air from loop-the-loop, Injuring three people. Page 1. East Sldp citizens will pull together for success of '03 fair. x Page 10., C. L.' Fay returns from his enforced trip to Mandan. Page 24. Sumpter Post decides to favor effort to bring 1003 G. A. R. encampment to Portland. ' Page 1C Extensive work carried on by the terminal .com pany. Page 23. Features and Departments. Editorial. Pare- 4. Church announcements. Page 22 Dramatic and musical. Page 20. "Want advertisements. Pages 12, 13, 14. 15. Lay sermons- Page 32. Youth's department. Page 23. Fashions. Pase 29. Dooley's letter. Page 20. Ade's fable. Pare 27. TOUR OF THE SOUTH Dr.'.rl iD.,lf ID.. 1 I lUolUOiiliiUUauVGlldllurdt iy Are in Tennessee. ( TO BEAT CHATTANOOGA TODAY President Made an Extended Speech at Wheellnir, W. Va., on Trusts, and Hott to Deal With Them. LEXINGTON, Ky.. Sept. S.-Presldent Rooscvelt and pary today passed through the States of West Virginia. Ohio. Ken- tucky and Tennessee. The receptions dur- lng the day In West Virginia and Ohio; ' ," . were 'enthusiastic but uneventful, and It i 1" tn h-w , d aVhe SamC ' T was nlshtfall when Kentucky waa J ?m uTCS ,1 ,a cT,Iet reached. All were asleep before they S'I8"" ' """S.fVT1 crossed Into Tennessee. Stops were made Van"! 'a"1da5I slppl. If the today at Grafton. Wheeling. Benwocd, "a"" fJrteTd, f?,m s m w"ld Cambridge. Zanesvllle. Newark, Colura- nnf" w,m SI ",0t hurtihe M,s titLi u A ttmii i slsslppl. It would only damage the popu Midland City, Cincinnati, Lexington and Somerset. At Wheeling the President made the only formal speech of the day, treating of the trusts and general' Industrial con ditions. ' At Cambridge, some one in the crowd i ni n. rvitn.. n .i al7edUane r0!rv f TJffn n r T,!a In Stent wo. looted on W all with dlsfa- vor. - At Columbus the President paid a touch ing tribute to McKInley, and at all other places during the rest of the day, espe cially at Cincinnati and Lexington, he re fused to respond at any length to the calls of the crowds at the depots. The special train Is due In Chattanooga at 8:20 tomorrow morning. A slow schedule has bten arranged for It, SPEECH AT WHEELING. LonK Tulle on Trust." Made by the President. WHEELING, W." Va... Sept. 6. Presl- dent Roosevelt and party arrived over the Baltimore & Ohio at 8:20 this morning from Washington. He was greeted by a; flt the depot and smUed hIs 1 appreciation despite his badly, discolored face. His right cheek was rather badly '"8 ourseivcs, ana not. to wrong oth swollen and contused, and his left eye en?- Not to Interfere with the great busi showed signs of discoloration. Mayor n-ss development of the country, but. at Sweeny, President Laughlln and Secre-; tne same time so to shape our legisla tary Brlsch. of the oBard of Trade; Post- ' t!n and administration as to regulate, master Hall and Councilman Waternousc ,f we-ennnot remedy, the vicious features formed a committee which received the raijn and- a -staff of correspondents, -en tered vehicles and were driven to tlje juciiure ttotei, neaacqDy a., mimary 'bund." Throughout the entire route en- At the hotel the chief 'executive met a .delegatlqn of prominent citizens of Wheel- lng, Introduced by United States Senator Scott. President Roosevelt seemed In a' very jovial humor, and joked with his newly made acquaintances. The rrcxIilent'K Speech. He addressed an enormous crowd from h,uxn,. r.f the .toi fmm rvhinh ho hnrt n mnce of four different streets. He spo"ke long beyond his scheduled time, which necessitated the curtailment of the Tegular programme. The President said In part: "My Friends and Fellow-Cltlzens It is a pleasure to 'come to your city. I wish to thank the Mayor and through the Mayor all of your citizens for the way In which, upon your behalf, he has greeted me, and I wish to sitatethat lt Is. a special pleasure to be. Introduced by my friend. Senator Scott, because when he gives you his word you do not have to think about it again. "I am glad to have the chance of saying a few words here In this great industrial center. In one of those cities which has felt to a notable degree tho effect of the great period of prosperity through which we are passing. Probably never before in our history has the country been more prosperous than It Is at thla moment, and It Is a prosperity which has come alike to the tillers of the soli and to those con nected with our great Industrial enter prises. "Now. gentlemen, every period has its own trouble' arid 'difficulties. A period of adversity, of course, troubles us all, but there are troubles In connection with the period of proripcrlty also. When all things flourish it means that there Is a good chance for things that we da not like to have flourish, just exactly as there Is for things that we do like to have flourish, and a period of great National material well-being Is unavoidably one In which human minds are turned to the way In which those 'who are Interested In the management of the gigantic capitalistic corporations, 'whose growth has been so noted for a period of the past half cen tury, flourish. . "We have grown to speak of certain corporations rather loosely as trusts, using cance of a big corporation; usually"1 dolnqr' i business In several states at least, beside the state In which It Is Incorporated. It eeems to me that dealing with this prob lem "of the trusts (perhaps It would be more correct to call it a group of prob- lems) we have t( 'lerhs) we have to class all o our fellow- citizens. One Is composed of those men wno recuse to admit that there is any action necessary at all. The other Is com-, posed of thoga men who advocate some non-effective action, or. If effective, would be effective only by destroying everything good and bad connected with our indus trial development. Proceeding liy Evolution. "In every governmental process, the' a!m that a people capable of self-government should steadfastly keep In mind J3 to proceed by evolution rather than by revolution. On the other hand, every peopl that has self-government must be- j ware of the fossilized state of mind which refuses to allow any change as condi tions change Now In dealing with the problem of a change In our great Indus trial civilization, dealing with the ten dency which has been accentuated to an r.l",rUIU1""r eBo oj - sieam anaaiec- .""V.i " . enaU5u vomi?r ""LTI " , . "'V ",n"' us i , 7,musi set oe- lation along the banks. You cannot dam the current, but you can build levees and keep the current within bounds and shape Its direction. Now. I think that Is ex actly .what we can do with the great corporations known as trusts. We can not dam them; we cannot reverse the industrial tendencies of the age. If we cities like J "Cellng will haVC tO gO OUt Of DUSlnCSS. 5' ?Jl? Z the age. You can control and regulate them so that they will do no harm. "Another thing, you do not build these levees In a day or a month. The man who tell3 you that he has n patent device by which In CO days he would solve the whole question of Hoods along the great rivers, would not be a wise man. but he would be a perfect miracle of wisdom compared .to the man who tells vou that by another patent remedy he can bring 1 me millennium in our Industrial and so cial afTairs. "We can do something. I believe we can do a good deal, but our accomplish ' l what 1 expect to see accomplished Is j conditioned upon our setting to work In a spirit as tar removea as possible from hysteria. A spirit of sober, steadfast. I kindly (I want to emphasize the word ' kindly) determination not to submit to I connecteu wun tnat industrial develop ment. "So Patent Remedy. "Now I have vsld that there can be no natent romedv. offered. Them 1c nnt nnv , one thing which, can be fio.ne tp remedy all tlfe' exlstlrur cvllsThem "Now the blr cornomtlon. nrthnnph nominally 'the creatures of one state, usu- ally do business In other states, and In a 'very large number of cases the wide variety of state laws on the subject of corporations has brought about the fact j me corporation is mauc in one state. doe1s almost all its work in entirely dlherent states. It has proved utterly im- Possible to get anything like uniformity of legislation among the states. Some states have passed laws about corpora tions which, if they had not been inef fective, would have totally prevented any corporate work being done within their limits. Other states have such lax laws that there is no effective effort made to coiltrol any of the abuses. As' a result we have a system of divided control where the Nation has something to say, but It Is a little difficult to know exactly how much, and where the different states have something to say, but where there Is no supreme power that can speak with 1 authority. It Is, of course, a mere tru ism to say that every corporation, tho smalest as well as the largest. Is the creature of the state. Where the cor poration Is small there Is very little need of exercising much supervision over it. But th'e stupendous corporations of the present day certainly should be under governmental'supervlslon and regulation. (Applause.) "The iirst effort to make Is to give somebody the power to exercise that su pervision, that regulation. We have al ready laws on the statute-books. These lnws will be enforced and are being en forced with all the power of the Na tional Government, and wholly without regard to persons. (Applause.) But tho power Is very limited. Now, I want you to take my words at their exact value. I think I canno't say I am sure, because It has often happened In the past that Congress has passed law with a given purpose In view, and when that law has been judicially Interpreted It has proved that the purpose was not achieved but I think that by legislation additional power In the way of regulation of at least a number of those great corporations can be conferred. But. gentlemen, I firmly (Concluded on Second Page.) HIOFTEB Appalling Phenomenon v at Souffriere. ELECTRIC CLOUD APPEARS Pall of Smoke Envelops the Entire Island. CARIB COUNTRY DEVASTATED Northern Parishes Evacuated by tie Inhabitant!! Fear of a Tidal Wave Increased the Agitation. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Sept. 6. An appalling phenomenon was witnessed last night. It lasted from 9 P. M. tilt 3 o'clock this morning. A dreadful eruption of the Souffriere volcano enveloped this whole Island In. an electric cloud and smoke. At 11 o'clock this morning the atmosphere was still unsettled, but the eruption was apparently subsiding. The sea Is slightly agitated. No sand has fallen here. An official who has Just returned here says that Chateau Bclialr is safe. Only a small quantity of sand and stone fell there. An adjacent estate, Fltzhughes, suffered greatly, all cultivation being de stroyed. The parish is being evacuated. There was no loss of life. Georgetown is also safe. No one ventured within the fire zone, the Souffriere being still in eruption. The destruction of the Carlb country is presumably complete. , The eruption was longer In duration and more violent than even the first dire out burst of May 7. With a recollection of the fate of St. Pierre, Martinique, and the last disaster here, the people con verged on Kingstown and ran to and fro, seeking the safest shelters from trie elec tric cloud spreading pver the hills toward the toivn, while shocks- of earthquake, though not severe. Increased the panic. At 2 o' clock In the morning; loud, rapid explosions were mingled with a continuous terrible, f oac. and .the Cimmerian darkness changed into" a constantly glimmering firmament. Illumined by forked lightning, balls of- Are ascending from the crater and bursting Into metcor-llke showers. Such an awe-Insplrlng scene the wildest flights of fancy could not have imagined. This lasted until 3 o'clock In the morning. The rumor that a tidal wave was ex pected caused Increased agitation, and hundreds of people fled to the hills. Super heated clouds rose to an Immense height, and rain clouds below sent down showersi. At 6 A. M. silver clouds were Issuing from the crater, and throughout the day they moved slowly northward. The heat was abnormal and there were renewed In dications of a further outbreak of the vol cano. Lost night there were unmistakable signs of Mount Pelee being in eruption simultaneously with the Souffriere. Authentic reports received here from va rious sources- confirm the statements that the eruption of Mount Pelee during the night of August 30 was the most terrific experienced. The captain of the French trans-Atlantic steamer Salvador, which has arrived here, furnished the following: "I left Fort de France at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of August 30. On passing St. Pierre at 7 o'clock at night, Mount Pelee was 'n violent eruption. At 4 A. M., August 31, on approaching the Islands of Les Salntcs, volcanic ashes began to fall. I arrived off Polnt-a-Pltre, Guadeloupe, at 5 A. M.. but was unable to enter the har bor until 11 o'clock, everything being ob scured by falling ashes." The heat In Martinique is said to be al most unbearable. Guadelpupc Im. Safe. r WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 The State Dc partment today received the following la response to an Inquiry: "Point-a-PItre, Sept 6. Guadeloupe safe. "FLORANDIN, "Vice-Consul."