Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-18
Large Quantities of Ashes and Stones
Hurled Miles in Air.
PEOPLE SEIZED WITH TERROR AND FLEE
Alarm So Great that French Troops Abandon
Work Of Rescue.
RETREAT FROM ST. PIERRE AND coRBET
Burial Detachments Forsake Their
GruesOme Tasks, Unab Work
Against Clouds o 80
and NOxiouF
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FORT DE FRANCE ique. May II.
-(New York wor 3 egram-Specal
Telegram Mount again in angry
mood and fears : rtained that the
volcano may reT destructive erup-
ton Of nine day. ? .ast night and this
morning the big " % was in eruption
and sent great quantities of ashes aud lit
tie stones miles into the air, while streams
of lava poured down from the crater.
So alarming were the conditions last
night that the French troops and the relief
parties from Fort De France, including the
burial detachments were forced to abandon
their work in st. Pierre and Carbet.
The police have also been driven back
from the northern district and there is ap-
prehension that Mount Pelee may add yet
to the destruction already accounted.
accompanied today the party which is
endeavoring to identify the remains Of
the American consul at st. Pierre. 1t was
impossible to accomplish anything, how
ever, as the wind carried so much smoke
and noxious gas from the volcano down
Into the city that we were unable to prose-
cute the search. 1t is hoped that the con-
ditions may be more favorable tomorrow,
Nhab lhS ldoh may bO dCCOhlpllShCus
Members of Party.
The party consisted of Captain Mclean
of Cincinnati; Lieutenant Gilmore and
other naval officers, Consul Ayme and the
World correspondent. Mclean was most
courteous and afforded the World repre-
sentative all facilities in st. Pierre, but
they were unable to do much of the work
today owing to the same conditions which
drove our party back. 1t is possible that
Sterling may not distribute supplies, as
was proposed, although the ship is finely
equipped for that purpose. Potomac goes to
Csstries tomorrow.
The Worlds special steamer, Long
fellow. arrived at this point today with
the Worlds correspondent, and having on
board nfty tons Of relief supplies sent from
San Juan by Governor William II. Hunt of
Porto Rico The supplies had been we'll
chosen and were very welcome.
twenty-five relief boats are now in the
harbor. The greatest need now is for dis
infectants. Longfellow stopped at Dominica
only long enough to get cablegrams. There
are 800 refugees from Martinique on that
island, but as all vessels are stopping at the
port, the necessity of landing supplies sent
by the government at Fort de France made
1t inadvisable to stop.
Mount Pelee this morning is still dis
charging volumes Of thick smoke, which
shadows the sea a hundred miles from Mar
Unique. w. P. LOUGH.
Many Strange Horrors.
ST LUCIA, May 17.-(special Telegram.)
Many strange though horrible details of
the death and destruction wrought on the
Island of ST. Vincent by the eruption of
To In II Il Al
that Manager Frazer of the Orange Hill
estate was found dead sitting in a chair.
with a pipe IN his mouth His eyes were
opened and he appeared to be gazing at
the volcano. man named ]. B. Joseph
fed from his house and shop when the
eruption grew violent and sought shelter at
the LanRiev Park estate. While In the
house there a man was killed in the same
room with him and Josenh Immediately
continued his flight, arriving in Kingstown
in safety.
In his absence ten persons took refuge
| in his house and all were since found dead
| there. All those he had left behind In the
Langley Park house were found dead. Mr.
Plissenneau, the st. Pierre merchant who
was brought here by the steamer Roddam
suffering from severe burns. died yes
terday, Roddam has left for Barbados. 1t
Will be laid up for repairs. Potomac has
arrived here from Martinique.
Settling Down After Disaster.
JAMESTOWN. Island of St. Vincent. May
| 17.-In the absence OF symptoms Of further
eruptions OF the volcano, the Inhabitants
OF St. Vincent are gradually becoming set
tied.
Most horrifying details Of the conditions
in the Carib country. where thousands Of
corpses and bodies Of cattle have lain for
several days, are received The deaths on
the island due to the disaster are esti-
mated, judging from the missing inhabi-
| tants at 1000. Up to the night Of May 13
only 61s bodies had been buried.
Undiscovered bodies probably are COW
| covered with lava. In a small inclosure
which was opened three days after
the eruption, eighty-seven decaying oorpses
were discovered and not one Of them was
recognizable. In the dwelling house OF
the manager OF one of the estates thirty
eoTpses were found in q similar condition,
and other sickening discoveries have been
made. A number of patients have been
brought to this city.
slight COnvuisiOn and smoke.
Toward evening there was a slight con-
vulsion, followed by small discharges OF
smoke, but this caused no alarm. The
weather is fne and the excitement is abat-
ing The bed OF lava in Windward district
Is still hot. The abyss 1900 feet deep and
200 feet wide which exists between Langley
Park and Rsbaeei is filled with lava. and
the physical features OF the mountains on
either side are apparently more beautiful
than before the eruption.
A curious circumstance connected with the
eruption is that the earthquakes were not
general. notwithstanding the smallness OF
the island. While at Chateau Belsir the
convulsions preceding the eruption Of May
were almost continuous, for few hours
Kingstown and Georgetown only sixty
shocks were felt in four hours.
McDOnnen cOrrt6an's Successor.
ROME Nav IA tha Anarican cal.