The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-05-15

that l,bOO persons nave perlsheu
there since the Saufriere volcano has
been in eruption.
Kingston, the capital, is greatly
alarmed. Several plantations have
been destroyed. Earthquakes and
loud reports accompany the eruption
and stones and ashes fall at King
ston. Many persons have been in
jurcd and the bodies of 1000 dead are
unburied.
The eruption continues, accompa-
MED by an immense cloud of steam,
wide streams of burning lava, falling
dust and impenetrable darkness. II
Is feared that further accounts will
tell of a much greater loss of life
than hitherto reported.
Did valiant Rescue Work.
st. Thomas, May 13.-The Danish
cruiser Valkyrien has taken on
board 500 refugees from the north
and northeast coasts of the island of
Martinique. The French cruiser
Suchet has rescued 1000 persons
from Martinique, and the French ca
BILE repair steamer Pouyer-Quertier
has saved numbers of the sufferers
from the volcanic outbreak there.
Only one man escaped from the Jail
at st. Pierre when that town was
overwhelmed by the flow of lava
from Mount Pelee. The stencil from
the unburned corpses at st, Pierre
is still almost intolerable, and the
desolation is indescribable. The
island, with its lofty hills, is hidden
behind huge veil of violet or leaden-
colored haze. Enormous quantities
Of the wreckage Of large and small
ships and houses strew the surface
of the sea. Huge trees, too, often
bodies, with flocks of sea gulls soar
ing about and hideous sharks fight
ing about them, are floating here
and there. From behind the volcanic
veil come blasts of hot wind, mingled
with others of ice.
Bodies Entirely Consumed.
Fort de France, May 13.-Strange
to relate, in view of the number of
the inhabitants Of st. Pierre who
were swept to death by the volcanic
waves from Mount Pelee, very few
corpses have been found by those
who are engaged in the work of Gre
mating the dead bodies. This is due
to the fact that the most populous
quarters of the town are buried under
a thick layer of cindered lava, which
apparently entirely consumed the
bodies of the victims.
Ration. for 10000 People.
Washington, May /, so compre-
hensively laid were the plans of the
war department, even before the pas
sage of the joint resolution providing
for the relief of the volcano suffer
ers, that there was really very little
for the officials to do. The
plans of the commissary department
the supply of 10000 ra-
tons for IA days. The quartermas-
ter's department is purchasing cloth
ing supplies for 40,eOO people and the
department is working in
proportion in its purchases. In
the navy department the carefully
planned relief measures are being
carried forward Systematically and
rapidly. The Buffalo has been or
dered to be put in readiness for i'm
use as food and supply |
transport in case it should be de- |
cided to send more supplies than the
Dixie will carry. Action has not yet |
been taken upon Admiral Bradford's |
suggestion that water tenders be |
sent to Martinique to relieve the
pressing need for fresh water.
Committee tn Receive Funds
Washington, May 13.-The follow
ing was issued from the white house:
The president has appointed a COM
mittee to receive funds for the re-
lief of the sufferers from the recent |
in Martinique and st.
Vincent. The gentlemen appointed
from each city will be asked to col
lect and receive the funds from their
localities and neighborhoods as ex-
peditiously as possible and forward |
them to Cornelius n. Bliss, treasurer
of the New York committee, which
committee will act as central dis
tributing point for the country. The
president directs all the postmasters
throughout the country and requests
the presidents of all the national
banks to act as agents for the collec-
ton of contributions and to forward |
the same at once to MIR. Bliss at /