Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-16
ST. VINCENT IS DANGEROUS
HOT VOLCANO Is IN ACTION


Cut OF From Assistance by Con-
tinuous Stream of Lava--Ashes
Are Falling In Heavy Showers $50
Miles Away-Loss of Life.
Castries, st. Lucia, British West Indies,
May 1.-THE volcano of the island of
st. Vincent has burst out in sympathetic
eruption. A steamer which returned from
there last night reports that the northern
third of the island was in flames ana cut
off from assistance by continuous stream
of burning lava, ashes falling in heavy
showers as far as $50 miles away.
Kingston Is Safe.
Kingston, the capital of St. Vincent, is
safe, but the people here are very anxious
as to the fate of the rest of that island.
Dominica and st. Lucia have very act
i've geysers, but they show no departure
from normal conditions. Foodstuffs of all
kinds are urgently wanted.
Deck Covered with Ashes.
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, May IL.
The Italian steamer Pedemonte, which
arrived this morning from La Guayara,
reports that while passing near the island
OF st. Vincent Thursday night her deck
was covered to a depth of two inches with
ashes and her passengers We're nearly suf-
located with the smell of sulphur.
During Thursday all along the coast,
especially in the gulf of Para, subterran-
can noises were heard The Indians were
terrorized
Many People Killed.
"A message from the island of st. Vim
cent says:
The Soufriere has been in state of
eruption for nine consecutive mornings.
On Thursday morning the day broke
heavy, with thunder and lightning, which
soon changed into continuous tremen-
dous roar. Vast columns of smoke rose
over the mountain, becoming denser and
denser and seoria like, changing later to
dust, fell upon all the adjacent estates,
destroying vast amount of propertv.
At Chateau Belair the ashes were two feet
deep, and many large stones fell in the
parks of Georgetown The earth shook
violently and at o'clock in the afternoon
midnight darkness spread over the
country. Thirty people are known to
have been killed, and the damage to prop
erty In the windward district was very
heavy"
Disturbances in GuadeIoupe.
Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, May H.
On the morning of May 8 Guadeloupe
learned that the Mont Pelee volcano in
Martinique had been in a state of eruption
since Saturday, May 3, throwing out
ashes. The same day violent thunder
detonations were heard. AT noon came
rumor that lava was flowing from
Mont Pelee and that 300 lives had Deen
lost at st. Pierre. All that day were
heard loud noises like the discharge of
heavy artillery far off. 1t is not known
that these noises were from the Marti-
nique volcano. In the afternoon the cable
connections with Martinique all disappear
ed A very heavy Thunderstorm then
broke over Guadeloupe and lasted for
considerable time, and rumors were cur
rent that the Soufriere volcano in Quad
eioupe was more active. The earth was
trembling and volcanic rlmblings were
heard. News of the disaster in Marti-
nique reached here by the French war
vessel Suchet Friday morning, Nearby
every one here has relatives in Martinique
and intense sorrow prevails.
Roads ChOked With Dead.
1t is estimated that 10000 persons pei
ished at st. Pierre. All the roads lead
ing out of the city are choked with dead
bodies, according to the reports reaching
here
A second relief expedition was sent out
and brought back some of the inhalbi-
tants of Corbet. They were crazed with
terror and dying from hunger. The ex-
petition succeeded in reaching st. Pierre,
which is reported to be entirely destroy
ed. The houses seem to have disappeared
as though they had been swallowed up in
a great pit. Immense iron columns were
found twisted and bent over in the di.
rection of the sea.
1t is believed that NJ. Mouttet. the gov
ernor of Martinique, is among those who
have persisted. His wife went to st. Pierre
on the evening of the disaster.
Kingston. Island of ST. Vincent, B.
w. l., May 12.-After numerous earth
luakes during the preceding fortnight.
accompanied by subterranean noises
in the direction of Soufriere volcano,
On the northwest part of the island, a
oud explosion from the crater oc-
cured Monday last, and the water in
The crater assembled in a stupendous
cloud of steam and exploded heavily.
The noises grew louder continually
until Wednesday morning, when the
,rater, three miles in circumference
Ind the new crater formed by the last |
eruption belched smoke and stone,
orcing the residents of Wallibou and |
Richmond valley, beneath the volcano,
o fee to Chateau Belair for refuge.
The thunderous noises, which were |
increasing, were heard in |
leighboring islands 200 miles away.
At midday the craters elected amor