Show I MORE STORIES OF SANTA MARIAS MARIA'S FURY I SA SAN FRANCISCO CISCO Nov No Noi 27 The 2 i The vol- vol 01 canto rario at Santa Maria was ws In iii violent eruption crop crop- tion tiomi ton when th the steamer City of or Panama left lee Champerico for this port nine nin days das ago JO The City of oC Panama Panuma arlve arrived from Crom Panama Pana- Pana Pann- Pann mu ma mi and way ports yesterday bringing news from n time the devastated region tho the steamer lay at al Champ Champerico time the moun- moun thin far tur awn away was ashes ashon ashel smoke antI and tho Hakes flakes falling ailing In showers shower all al over the thc country Tho The city of oC It Is ro- ro 10 ported has line been visited b by ruin Quez- Quez is located at tho the base baue bate of or Santa SantaMaria SantaMaria Maria Murla on tho the eastern slope and no fears Cears have havo heretofore been entertained for Cor the Iho towns town's safety All Au Al the damage reported has been on th the western side Bide stretching from Crom the mountains to lo the seashore nearly near near- 1 I ly tort forty miles mies a aI away I That Thai tho the damage ha has extended extend ell across th the mountain Is evidence evi ovi- dence denee of the tine terrific activity lt of tho the vol 01 vol- vol cano cairn Refugees are arc making their a way to the the seaside traveling raveling either to Ocas or and from these theo ports proceeding pro pro- south by steamer From from th time tho officers of the City f or Panama It Il was waR learned that sonic som of oC the tho plant planters r are arc of the opinion that the ashes may bo ho to lo the soil Bol and the Iho damage dumalO to lo the the linens may be bc only temporary Volcanic 01 Vol ol I canic matter mailer It Is la is often orn a u good gooc I fertilizer and aull th the rain rin of ot ashes ma may he hl hea hea a 0 blessing In disguise e. e Absolute ruin i stares Blares man many of oC them In lii II the race face und mind tho the I I livelihood of C of oC natives Corman for Cor man many months to to come has been shut shul off I by 11 the destructive work of oC the iho volcano Time The work of or rehabilitating the lie linens will probably bo ho that of other hands than the thc present owners for BO so great has been ben the time that the tho majority o of planters ma may never recover reo from Crom their los losses g ne er M. M 11 E. E Otis Oils of New cw or York woe a passenger passenger ger per on un tine the CI City o of Panama having ha come como through from New Nw Nt York Mr 11 Otis gives give a vivid ld r description of the appearance J CI of or orland land and sea In the tho neighborhood of or the time spouting mountain As far r ns as IS th the eye tc can reach from he ho ht there I Is nothing to lo bo bu seen sen but bui ashes and amid Wo We sailed called for miles micH a sea ea of From Prom tho lit sea to 10 Santa Maria the country countr looked us as 11 If I visited b by b- ba a n snow snowstorm SiO storm and the Iho mountain Itt Itself looked like a n hugo huge huCo bolting boIling caldron At short Intervals Inter inter- vals vais th the volcano vomited smoke and unI ashes hc At t times tm's h the discharge would Inn lio carried d up imp a Ihor short distance Into the tho arr when It I would pread out like an and amid fall fail to tint the tl earth carth covering trees hushes bushes and hll hills wih a n white shroud I I At At other times the discharge would seem tem lo to leap high Into Inlo tho ho air as ns If I propelled pro pro- by some gigantic force Each Ench ex explosion cx- cx X- X lon was accompanied by ty a u shock that could coult be fell feit I all nil the ito WI way to Earthquakes Wl wore were re frequent and the lie people peo peo- 0 pIe felt lint their country rested on ott 01 a aIr i t Ir er uncertain Tho people In seem soom unable to form an tiny any es- es s- s of oC the number of oC lives lout lost but the all ali al agree ahree that thal the tho of or llon ton is ms far as 08 the thc coffee olec plantations plantation arc are concerned IS 18 complete Without being familiar with th the countr country 1 I should say that this statement was vas not at all al ex extra exI ex- tra ant nt |