Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-05-22
NEWS GF THE WORLD.
VOLCANIC HORROR.


lish and American consuls also per
ished.
Many Martinique residents were
drowned while crossing in boats 10
Dominica.
The New York chamber of com
merce will receive subscriptions Tor
the survivors.
The 500 rescued by the French cable
steamer are believed to have been
picked up in the roadstcad
President Loubet gave $4,000 to the
st. Pierre relief committee and King
Edward gave $4,000,
Fort de France, Martinique, Is crowd
ed with refugees and food Is almost
exhausted. Hundreds need medical
aid.
Fourteen men were saved from the
Quebec line steamer Roraima, the en-
tire crew of which was at first thought
to be lost,
William p. Enos yacht AquiIlo, with
a party Of guests, left New YORK FOR
Martinique to view the eruption. Other
yachts will follow.
Soufriere, the volcano on the British
island of st. Vincent, Is in n violent
state of eruption, and disasters on
the island are great,
The loss on life in Martinique about
equalled that on Hrakatoa In 1888,
when $4,000 were killed by volcanic
explosion heard 1000 miles.
Five hundred people at least were
rescued from stricken st. Pierre,
That number were taken off by the
cable steamer Puoyer Quentin.
Three Martinique towns were de-
stroyed with st. PIerre-Le Carbet,
600 population; lie Precheur $500;
and Manceau inhabitants mostly os.
capped.
Cable communication with number
of other islands in the French and
British West Indies is cut off and vol
canoes on several Of the Islands are
threatening
The eruption of Mont Soufriere, on
the island Of st. Vincent, continues
II ls known that hundreds Of lives
were lost and it Is feared that thous-
ands perished.
The wife Of United States Consul
Prentiss In Sd. Pierre wrote from
there late in April that Mont Pcloe
was rumblIng, but 1t was not regarded
as dangerous.
. Herman GerIscher boatswain on
the steamer l.. w. Norton, supposed
lost in the Mont Peleo eruption, was
a son of Mrs. Mary A, Gorischcr
1921 Evans avenue, Chicago.
Ship loads of supplies for Martin
ique survivors were started by the
United States, England, France and
other nations, The cruiser Cincln
natl and tho Potomac are en- route,
Cable communication southwark
from st. Lucia, in the Windward ISL
ands, suddenly ceased, Fire and
smoke from the eruption Mt st. Vim
cent are visible from st. Lucia.
France asked the United states for
ships to rescue the Martinique SUI.
vivors President Roosevelt asked
$500 GOO and congress appropriated
goOO OOO Suun1lpg will no gCnt ut
once.
Landing norlice ot 81 piorro found
,ho rI,v IN NINA and thousands or
hodios h,octing tho stroets II IL os-
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st, Pierre, island OF Martinique,
was buried under lava from Mont Pc
lee at a, m, May and out OF $4,000
residents only few escaped The
loss OF lie Is put at 5000, and eight.
cen steamers were sunk.
The fun extent of the catastrophe