Sylbaris, Ludger, 1874-1929
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Cyparis, Louis-Auguste, 1874-1929
Samson, 1874-1929
Sarteret, Raoul, 1874-1929
Cyparis, Eucher, 1874-1929
Bachère, Pierre, 1874-1929
Cyparis, August, 1874-1929
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found: Morgan, P. Fire mountain, 2003:p. 5 (the only person to survive Mont Pelee's volcanic eruption) p. 227 (Ludger Sylbaris, b. June 1, 1874 in Martinique, d. 1929; given various names by newsmen and scientists including Louis-Auguste Cyparis, Samson, Raoul Sarteret, Eucher Cyparis, Pierre Bachère)
found: Wikipedia, April 18, 2017(Ludger Sylbaris; Ludger Sylbaris (born circa 1875--died circa 1929), born either August Cyparis or Louis-Auguste Cyparis, was an Afro-Caribbean man who travelled with the Barnum & Bailey circus; he had become something of an early 20th-century celebrity for being one of the only survivors in the town itself of the devastating volcanic eruption of Mt. Pelée on the French-Caribbean island of Martinique on May 8, 1902; Ludger Sylbaris was the stage name he adopted in later life; he was born either August Cyparis or Louis-Auguste Cyparis, according to varying reports, on the Caribbean island of Martinique)
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2003-08-12: new
2017-04-19: revised
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