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1902
at Mary's for a little visit before coming home to a nice kitchen-supper with Mother and an early start for bed. May 20 Tues. Letters from Papa from the Hill and Hotel Victoria, N.Y. indicate he's having a good time there. Pierre Purcell gave him a pass and he went down "to see the big building" and New York and the Willards & his other friends there. I must not forget to say that this isn't a "general" journal that last week and the week before we have been much excited over the
5/8/02
great Volcano Mt. Pelee eruption in Martinique on May 8th where 40,000 people perished and most fearful phenomena occurred, followed by the eruption of Mt. Soufriere on St. Vincent. Killing 1200 or 1500 more - all with tidal waves lightning, thunder and fearful storms of ashes - 18 vessels were destroyed in St. Pierre harbor and the whole city - no one escaped but a prisoner in the jail, who is dying.
(5/20/02 Cuba Libre.)
It is the most astonishing thing of the kind that has happened in my life time - surely - Today, we evacuate Cuba & she is celebrating Freedom.

1902
at Mary's for a little visit before coming home to a nice kitchen-supper with Mother and an early start for bed. May 20 Tues. Letters from Papa from the Hill and Hotel Victoria, N.Y. indicate he's having a good time there. Pierre Purcell gave him a pass and he went down "to see the big building" and New York and the Willards & his other friends there. I must not forget to say that this isn't a "general" journal that last week and the week before we have been much excited over the
5/8/02
great Volcano Mt. Pelee eruption in Martinique on May 8th where 40,000 people perished and most fearful phenomena occurred, followed by the eruption of Mt. Soufriere on St. Vincent. Killing 1200 or 1500 more - all with tidal waves lightning, thunder and fearful storms of ashes - 18 vessels were destroyed in St. Pierre harbor and the whole city - no one escaped but a prisoner in the jail, who is dying.
(5/20/02 Cuba Libre.)
It is the most astonishing thing of the kind that has happened in my life time - surely - Today, we evacuate Cuba & she is celebrating Freedom.

1902
at Mary's for a little visit before coming home to a nice kitchen-supper with Mother and an early start for bed. May 20 Tues. Letters from Papa from the Hill and Hotel Victoria, N.Y. indicate he's having a good time there. Pierre Purcell gave him a pass and he went down "to see the big building" and New York and the Willards & his other friends there. I must not forget to say that this isn't a "general" journal that last week and the week before we have been much excited over the
5/8/02
great Volcano Mt. Pelee eruption in Martinique on May 8th where 40,000 people perished and most fearful phenomena occurred, followed by the eruption of Mt. Soufriere on St. Vincent. Killing 1200 or 1500 more - all with tidal waves lightning, thunder and fearful storms of ashes - 18 vessels were destroyed in St. Pierre harbor and the whole city - no one escaped but a prisoner in the jail, who is dying.
(5/20/02 Cuba Libre.)
It is the most astonishing thing of the kind that has happened in my life time - surely - Today, we evacuate Cuba & she is celebrating Freedom.
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