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Foreign News
February 28, 1903
The Corvallis Times
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Samson Ludger, sole survivor of the St. Pierre volcano disaster that killed all other life there, arrived insane and destitute in New York on Feb. 14 aboard the steamer Fontabelle. He survived imprisoned in a dungeon, hearing victims' screams and feeling the heat.
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New York, Feb. 14.—Samson Ludger, the sole survivor of the disaster that killed every other living thing in St. Pierre, arrived here today on the steamer Fontabelle. He is in destitute circumstances and insane. He will be cared for by friends in this city.
Ludger was imprisoned in a dungeon of the St. Pierre prison when the volcano commenced to vomit death and destruction in every direction.
As the terror stricken people of the city were overwhelmed with the mass of falling lava and ashes, Ludger, cowering in his cell, heard the screams of the victims and felt something of the terrible heat.
Deep down in his stone retreat the prisoner escaped the fate of the others and he was found there by the first searching party that delved in the ruins for the dead.
Before losing his mind Ludger was able to give a vivid description of the sounds accompanying the eruption, although he could see nothing.
Ludger was imprisoned in a dungeon of the St. Pierre prison when the volcano commenced to vomit death and destruction in every direction.
As the terror stricken people of the city were overwhelmed with the mass of falling lava and ashes, Ludger, cowering in his cell, heard the screams of the victims and felt something of the terrible heat.
Deep down in his stone retreat the prisoner escaped the fate of the others and he was found there by the first searching party that delved in the ruins for the dead.
Before losing his mind Ludger was able to give a vivid description of the sounds accompanying the eruption, although he could see nothing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
What keywords are associated?
St Pierre Disaster
Volcano Eruption
Sole Survivor
Samson Ludger
Prison Dungeon
Lava Ashes
What entities or persons were involved?
Samson Ludger
Where did it happen?
St. Pierre
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
St. Pierre
Key Persons
Samson Ludger
Outcome
killed every other living thing in st. pierre; ludger sole survivor, now insane
Event Details
Ludger imprisoned in St. Pierre dungeon during volcano eruption; heard screams and felt heat as city overwhelmed by lava and ashes; escaped death in cell, found by search party; described eruption sounds before losing mind.