Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-05-16
ISLAND Is
IN WASTE
Every Hut on st. Vim
cent Contains De-
caying COrpses.
SURVIVORS STARVING
British Government
Adopts Measures
for Relief.

Washington. May 16.-Secretary
Moody today received the following
from Commander Mclean. of the Gin
cinnati. which reached Fort de France
today: six thousand refugees saved
have come into Fort de France. Three
thousand have come into Kingston.
In the northern portions of Martin
tique and st. Vincent very many peo-
pie have perished; others are suffer
ing for food and water. There is
very great difficulty in relieving and
saving so many people. scattered over
large areas.
THE number of people to he fed
and cared for is said to be reduced
by the mortality. VIII endeavOr To
recover the records of the American
and British consulates at St. Pierre.
If the remains of officials are found
viii bury them with military honors. -
\ telegram was also received an
nouncing the collier Sterling. which
took quantity of stores from San
Juan arrived at Fort de France today.
St. Thomas, ID. W. l.. May 16.-The
Danish cruiser Nalkyrien has return
ed from Martinique. One of the Off
GERS says they saved GOO people from
the north side of the island of Mar
tinique. who were taken To Fort De
France
The Valkyrien left the latter port
on the nth. passing st. Pierre at
noon.
The British steamer. Roraimie, is
still burning. She appeared To he
aground. Mount Pelee is still smoll-
ing and the town of St. Pierre resem-
bles Pompeii.
1t Is estimated the volcanic dust
from Mount Pelee was thrown seven
miles into the air.
London. May 16.-A dispatch from
Kingston. st. Vincent Island, dated
May 13. says: No person has yet been
able to approach within eight miles of
the new crater of the volcano. but
judging from what can be seen from
considerable distance the old lake
at the summit of the mountain has
disappeared. The numerous assures
in the mountains side; continue TO
throw out vapor. and the subterranean
murmurings and tremblings indicate
continued unrest. During the after
noon of Monday dense volume of
steam and smoke rose from the vol
canO and the whole island was Gov
cred by peculiar mist. The inhala-
tiOn of nOXiOus vapors here is increas-
ing the spread of sickness.
An ambulance corps from the island
of BarbadOes has arrived here. Starva-
tiOn threatens the poorer. classes of the
afflicted district. Nearly every remain
ing negro hut in the Carib country
contains decaying bodies. and the hOr-
rible stencil is driving people away
Mutilated bodies are tied with ropes
and agged to the trenches where
they are buried. Sometimes bodies are
cremated. The local government is
feeding and sheltering about 1900
refugees
Another Eruption Predicted.
scientists who have come here from
the British island of Trinidad pre-
dict another volcanic eruption on st.
Vincent within Il short time. The dam
age done to st. Vincent this time is
now known to be considerably greater
than was at first estimated. Interest
ing discoveries have been made re-
garding physical changes in st. Vim
cent resulting from the eruptiOnS. The
estate of WalibOu has disappeared and
has been replaced by an inlet of the
sea. Richmond. an estate adjacent to-
WelibOu. which was formerly fiat and
upon whic4T there We're several la
borers' cottages. has been completely
burned. and out Of the estate there
now arises Il large ridge of ground.