01542cpcaa2200301 a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034010001700075040002400092072001200116100001600128245003500144300001400179506002200193520064800215545002300863546003600886600003700922600003500959610005500994610002601049610003401075650001501109651004901124651004001173656002701213mm2005085229DLC20260227111730.0050610||||||||||||                 eng    amm2005085229  aDLCedacscDLCdDLC 7aS2lcmd1 aRoss, W. G.00aW. G. Ross papers,f1898-1918.  a5fitems.0 aOpen to research.8 aDiary (1902 May-June) kept by Ross while serving in the U.S. Army Quartermaster's Dept. assigned to the screw steamer Dixie on a relief expedition to victims of the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée, Martinique.  Contains a detailed description of the destruction of St. Pierre and the experiences of John G. Morris and Charles W. Evans who were rescued from the passenger steamship Roraima that was destroyed in the blast.  Diary also contains a list of officers, journalists, and scientists accompanying the expedition, a list of supplies taken to the victims, several sketches, and newspaper articles.  Also includes photographs and a program.0 aU.S. Army officer.  aCollection material in English.10aEvans, Charles W.,dactive 1902.10aMorris, John G.,dactive 1902.10aUnited States.bArmy.bQuartermaster's Department.20aDixie (Screw steamer)20aRoraima (Passenger steamship) 0aVolcanoes. 0aPelée, Mount (Martinique)xEruption, 1902. 0aSaint-Pierre (Martinique)xHistory. 7aArmy officers.2itoamc