New-York tribune., 1902-06-04


The air laden with grit and cinders that
.be unfortunates who not dead could only
breathe by covering their blistered faces Many
had died in the hurricane Of fire. and those who
survived II persisted one by one as the hours OF
terror dragged on Those who still lived begged
and p-aved in vain for water. Water Water
was the only sound that human voices uttered and
81 TO the cry came only otheT oespdiIlhs
prayers for water Voice after voice gre" lalnter
and was srled forever The rain of ashes and f1ne
sand continued Ever and anon a crash Of thunder
from the crater shook the earth. and stones and
gravel fell again. then ashes and sand
The mountain gradually gave forth its bursts Of
.cund less Frequently and they were fainter The
= hogan n clear and the stars shone. Natures
night succeeded the night Of hen which had come
Al midday. and peace reigned amidst desolauon
which is indescribahle. Silence would have come
,r,-h this peace the feeble cries for water
tio, rose OUT Of the darkness. A gentle breeze
berau 10 blow and those who still lived filled their
-,a-chea lungs with its GOODNESS. The earth vas
covered with ashes from Overland Plantation on
,be northeast side of the mountain. to Mont Ben
-i-c}, Plantation. adjoining Georgetown TO depths
--.-zi-c from SIX feet in the former to twenty
inches in the latter. Waterloo was under nearly
four feet. Langley Park and Orange Hill were
,,y-ad beneath from two 10 three feet In George
,ov-- which was beyond the zone OF exploding
.zas mile OF two. the cinders and ashes were
twenty inches deep before the rains began, and
more than twelve inches after having been packed
so1esl,- Ok water and trampling the streets The
the eastward IN All AIlt bN-IcilS0 Al
Georgetown were broken by falling stones and the
-,eo-1e who had fed prayed all night in terror
= +hei- homes. the churches and in the shops
! vas for them night Of terror never TO be for
r7rren and 10 which they refer with 1remohhe
,,ioes and bated breath.
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
= ,-z were injured in the fight from the
80 N The east and northeast slopes OF Soufriere
fbst il was not difficult TO obtain stories Of the
,stssrrophe in the temporary hospitals at George
Inn The Tribune reporter talked with more than
q dozen and their stories were 50 nearly alike tnat
= o-ld be tiresoue to repeat them all Among the
Inosl 4: y. PScrs eefste between the Waterloo and
%, 1o-- - ps-iz -la-tations She said some Of the
Teope Of Raboca had fed several Gays oel9IS - -
eruption Of May on the morning OF tnaL Gay ne He5
his family toward George1oNn Ihey nae sol al a. q
es5ss became 50 oppressive that they entered the
5qs Tssqise Who had already fed 4 burst Of
sound rose from SoufTiere. and II grew darn lLieG
- WIND great fash. and then hot ashes came IN
through the broken windows. .,,-t-, hoard
the others bawng for water and ! "a @ ~IsG aT5 iO
Go in Tbe not ashes dragged myself through
them. cried and prayed and paWlea toL T,3rc in
thought / would die. The ashes KEPT col'as 1 no no
srd ! tried shut the window ! mere "as $50 iaS
GAS & ana -as a. HT throat vas af1re but water
could I find It dark as night Stgle9 On, $50
Light came at last. It vas the next morning, 0Gf a.,
thought it was week cra"!eo , oUS - - ~ ms ms
ogss 9 Sea and ID 3fiP 1S5 nie63 SefR came '''se -
% 1a ~ woman was burned or the arms legs ard
ezce ,e~v severely but the doctors said she would
lane Farrfn an old colored woman OF 0ysTlsn3 r+sn7
,,Is-ta-io1 told graphic story Of the eruptloI
she was one of the few persons rescued from Dal
S5of 6ciock said she my little grand
$40 ! had heard II growing little whlle ,5 oe
fore ] went the door and saw e. .s ISooi
- 90 ha-ked the r7ountain. and the ground
oos sooc VOC The black cloud began 10 come down
-o-r- ne
big stones began fall Some We're aS nls a. tr ia
head Then came smaller stones. then grsTe i ine1
sad and then ashes ] shut the door and Wlndo~.
The cloud LeCame white. ano thousAt II s
clearing. started . the qooT, ~.-s[ s155ari7tar
II and the ashes smothered Us LIleo To- 70 sggi M
II. and fell down choked with the ashe; , -
water was ashes and choked Us ! rolled IN me
ashes. which were nearly Knee oeep on InT 5
The ashes kept falling. and il was 50 DARK cold
not see I crawled out OF the house and It was
see m % 4bo rsF asT e0 got AP s sd oo2ed 92e for @
Park They met ne On the way and brought me
Mrs Farms burns were chiefly on the neck
face ard hands. and were less seEers than 1aose
Of the others. probably because OF the closing OF
AieSaT5er o1T5arrow, was at work in bis arrow
the Volcano had been threatening al! the s! morning
oe-ock He hid IN a pia6s hoo%eG @ s ou5 bs ot sa laf
explosion OHarrow saw great black cloud rise rise
+ 2 9refe5 eT SF[sG Fl 7GFTe and spread 0' u'
The darkness was greater than night. SAD ne;
for there were no stars The cloud seemed TO
settle down on Langley Park and Orange 4 tii1l and
lightning then seemed cloud OF IRE. and there
Eas sognd as i many cannon had bee. been dis dis.
for hours About midnight I saw the stars and
Went home Ny fields were covered nearly two
i Is said that the Caribs who dvelt near the
tam" The people always wondered Why the
a6orginss gave that name until the recent erup
vo-ley OF heavy cannon It IS said that the Carbs
had q tradition that a mermaid and her child in
sounded 10 depth Of 80 feet without finding bot
ION They believed the mermaid Was angered by
the HsAlng for her child tsounding}. and that she
a noteworthy change in the contour Of the land
has been noticed at Richmond and WaIibou at the
l,een considerable upheaval at Richmond, beneath
the mud flow. and at WaIlibou sinking less
4 IS not definitely known where the principal
mountain has been almost Completely concealed BY
os mid ia i IN, sfoNs ever snce May and the fow
confusing. Mary Ann Roberts a colored woman
and sro5Itiyg ies of 1t sT I-e iake polIlElg
1own TO give the alarm b:r Tp t 1+a Is7 10 Georgez
Ptople, VINO seemed 10 regard her az mentally IN
sy darEened and the tfunders 6E b Te9 erea lae
outburst shook the earth. 7
THE PLANTATION REFUGEES
The poverty Of the refugees from the various
plantations AT .he foot Of the mountain CANNED On
the Botanical Experiment Station grounds and the
sehoolhoEse at Georgetown was ptIabIe Scarcely
ANYBODY among them had more than = single gar
fneAf Boys Up 70 twelve years Of age and many
e esoes were as naked as when born. Girls of all
anG men and women We're nearly naked 9
! ne authorizes were Obliged 10 limit the Issue
% % Iauons 50 much that only two or three pounds
o. o. i9od day were available for family of i've
palatabie but probably nor ,sn1bIy nlIGoy ana IN
reservoir from which il came high JIp Mont Ben
"nSk Irh Vas polluted only by the fall Of ashes.
ne irloune reporter who spent the night of