Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-05-26
MARTINIQUE SITUATION
Pelee Less Threatening, but Exodus
From Island Continues.
,CAPOTE RIVERS WATER HOT
Great Deal Of Anxiety Felt Concern
iux Il Locality known as Cnmne
Trianon - More Relief Steam-
ers Reach the Island.

Fort de France, Island Of Martinique
May 24-At the time Of sending THIS
dispatch the sky is clear and tine peo-
pie are calm. In spite of this favora-
BILE change in the situation, however,
many families left Fort de France by
the French steamer Versailles and the
French steamer Vile de Tanger for the
island Of Trinidad and for Cayenne,
French Guiana. This, with the people
who have gone to the island Of Guade-
loupe. estimated at 1,20O persons, ana
many others who have sought refuge
at St. Lucia and other islands, has less
ened the population considerably.
Resides these, about 1000 people
have left for the southern parts OF the
island of Martinique, where 5000 ref
ugees have now assembled. This de-
sertion of Fort de France has resulted
| in the DISCRIMINATION of many trades.
| A number of bakers have been COM
pelled to close their stores owing to
the fact that their employees are
among those who have fled from tine
city.
The French cruiser Tage. having Ad-
miral Servan on board, has arrived
here from New Orleans, which place
she left on May II with money and
supplies. She reports that Mont Pelee
now presents more reassuring aspect.
| The clouds of smoke leaving the crater
mingle with the clouds in the sky ana
do not have the threatening aspect
which they formerly presented a ne"
crater has formed in the vicinity OF
Ajoupa Bouillon.
A locality known as Camae Trlanon
is causing a good deal of anxiety at
present. The Capote river is running
with hot water.
The French cruiser D'Assas has ar
rived here from Brest having on board
the French government relief commls
sion and large supplies of money and
provisions.
Scientists Explcre the Volcano.
The United States steamer Potomac
made her usual trip to st. Pierre will
another party of scientists. She fouh'
the conditions there unchanged from
the preceding day. The top of thu
mountain was clearly visible for con
siderable time.
! Captain Thomas G. Mclean Of thu
United States cruiser Cincinnati, Wh'
. has carefully observed Mont Pelee
; agrees with other experts that new
crater has been formed below the OF
crater. In the new crater there is
great cinder cone more than hundred
feet high, from which steam and othe
volcanic matter are constantly pouring
1t is now the unanimous opinion .
e the scientists that this is an eXploslv
t volcano, no real lava or mOya roc
S material having been poured out, onl
] mud, steam, gases and fragments o
= the old crater beds. The scientist
y compare the mountains outthrow
j. the steam Of a boiler in which tn
pressure rises to bursting point an
they think it possible that a more viz
lent outbreak may occur.
The scientists remark that the ei
= blossoms have occurred at progresslvel
- longer intervals and that they have
II so been progressively more violen
Thus there had been three light erul
:, tons of ashes. On May 5 there was a
- overflow of mud, which caused the d.
70 struction of the Usine Guerin. On Ma
% there was the outburst which d
stroyed st. Pierre, and on May ~,
after an interval of twelve days, tt
last tremendous outburst occurred.
A new period Of rest is now ON, ar
- one or two things may happen-tl
" pressure may be confined for sti
y longer period and then explode wit
~ still greater violence, spreading q
~ structiOn over a vast area, or the mou
It tain may remain quiescent for anoth
. half century.
{ These explosions were unique in tt
character of the material elected, cho
Ing. poisonous, blazing gases bell
hurled forth with fearful velocity al
ne force.