Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-05
NEW MT. PELEE.
Prof. Hei|prin Relates More of
His Experiences
In Ascent of Volcano Whose Eruption
Destroyed St. Pierre.
No Lava Flowed, but Death Was by
Ashes and Gases.

Fort de France, June As a. M
Prof. Angelo IIeilprin, president OF the
Philadelphia Geographical Society, who
is here for the National Gcogra phicdl
Society, came into Fort de France, last
night, from his explorations of the crai-
ter on the summit of Mont PeIcc. The
following important points have been
settled by Prof. Heilprin:
The location of the new crater has
been accurately determined; it is posi-
lively known that there has been no
overflow of molten lava from the lip of
the crater; there has been subsistence
of the mountain and the height of Mont
Pelee is unchanged; the crater does
not contain Il cindcr cone; there has
been no CataClySm ana no Topographic
zeal alteration of the country; the
period of violent eruption has probably
ended, although the volcano may con-
tinuc to be quietly active for LONE
time to come.
Referring to his expedition. Prof.
Heilprin said, today, to the correspond
ent of The Associated Press:
Il left Fort de France with Mr.. Lead
better, the morning of May -, and
reached Acicr at 7 o'clock in the even
ing of the Both We visited Vivc ana
been entirely destroyed by the over
flow of the local streams. Mud flowing
into the beds Of the rivers there caused
this overflow. Many important usines
are seriously monanccd by the floods
May 81, we made our first ascent
of the volcano. We left Acicr at $50
and Vive at 7.30 o'clock in the morn
ing on mule back. The party con-
sisted of Mr.. Lcadbctter and myself
and three colored boys. At an altitude
of 700 metres, we began the ascent Of
the arete; we passed along j IS east side
and slightly to the north Of the noun
tain. We arrived at the lip of the
old crater, the former site Of Lake
Palmiste, at II O'Clock.
Here ii began raining. Rain clouds
and the clouds from the volcano en-
veloped us and we could not see 10
feet. a terrific thunderstorm had be
gun and we sat on the edge of the
crater for some time, specializing
whether the detonations we heard were
of thunder or from the volcano. AS
we afterwards found the river Fallaisc
to be boiling, the detonations were
probably volcanic.
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