Arizona republican., 1902-05-14

Fort de France, Island of Martinique. May 13.-The United States government tug Potomac wkoch came to Martin ique from San Juan. P F.. cGuisel along the coast of ine islam! yest=rdav afternoon. She encountered an iEky black column Of smoke, which made t necessary for her to go five miles out of her course.
 Words fail to descirT?e the present sit uation at St. Pierre. A small det2ch- ment O: French troops is making ef forts to inter the dead, although the government seems to be strilinSly unconcerned as to what is done in this direction. The footing of the ruins i,1s begun already. While coming to For de France the Potomac picked up boat containing five colored men Inl one white man whose pockets Wera filled with coin and jewelry the lat ter evidently stripped from th, fingers of the dead. Lie11t. B. P. McCrrmack, commander of the Potomac. arrested these men and turned them over to 5he commander of the French cruiser SUcnet for punishment. The Potomac brought ton of supplies to Martinique. consis- ting in part of fish and flour.
 FAMINE IMMINENT
 A famine here is imminent. The northern section of the island is depop- ulated. Business is suspended. The people of the city have assembled in the churches and cathedrals, where special services are being. held for the St. f':arre dead anG have been tGr5lEe,i since daylight.
 The tug Potomac will leave here to- day fer the island Of St. Vincent where the conditions are reported to be even worse.
 La Soufriere on St Vincent waa iD full eruption on May 10. A stream of stones and mud half mile wide I.ts then issuing from the volcano. Stones two inches in diameter fell twelve miles away. At Kingston, the capital of the island. ashes were two inches deep. Seven hundred dead were reported on Monday. May II. T. iS estimated that the total number of deaths in S. Vim cent will reach 2.CO9. Most of the vic tirns are Carib Indians.
 The present volcanic eruption on St Vincent is the first since 1882. Cover nor Hunt of Porto Rico has s;sIlA1 Louis Aynle, American consul at Qua daloupe. who is now here, what assist ance he could render. Coy. Hunts of fer has been communicated to the gov land is depopulated- Provisions are
 DEPOPULATED SECTION.
 All the northern section of the ig- land is depolulated- Provisions are needed here immediately for 100000 peo- pie 4 shipload of lime is alsa needed at St. Pierre The stench there from the dead bodies is oVerpoW ering.
 Mont Pelee was stil! erupting smoke and fire at q late hour last night. The French cruiser Sucfet is here. and the city of Fort de France is quiet Many strange and incomprehensibIe incl dents are recounted O. St. Pierre. The charred body of woman with silk handkerchief, unburned and in perfect condition. held to her lips. have been found here. The crisped bodies Of young girls have been found but theT shoes were unhurt-
 Every praise is given United States consul Ayme. He has worked indefa- tigably to succor the survivors. He has worked without sleep or food. He :s now exhausted. Forty persons. ras- cued from the city. are now in hospitals here.
 In addition to the specie already se- cured, jewels to the value of one 1nu- lion francs were rescued from t:le bank of St. Pierre yesterday.
 4 LITTLE GIRLS EXPERIENCE.
 Margaret Stokes. the niae-year-oId daughter of the late Clement Stokes. of New York, w-.o with her motner. her brother aged i and Q sister aged 3 years, was on the II fated British steamer Rorainla. is in hospital here. The child is not expected to live Her nurse, Clara King. tells the following story of her experience: She says -i.. was in her state-room when the stew ard of the Roriama called out look at Mont Pelee." She went on deck and saw q vast mass of black cloud coming down frcm the volcano. The steward ordered her to return to the saloon say ing It is coming"
 Miss King then rushed to the saloon. She says she experienced a feeling Of suffocation which vas followed by i7- tense heat. The aftcrpart Of the Itol~:- ina broke out in flames. Ben Benson. the carpenter of the ROraima, who is now in the hospital here severely burn cd. assisted Miss King and Margaret Stokes to escape. With the help of AIr. Scott. the first mate of the Roraima he constructed a raft with life preserv- CTS. Upon this Miss King and Marga- garct were placed.
 While this was being done Margaret t'a little brother died. Mate Scott brought ger, but it was unavailing. Shortly af- ter the death of the little boy Mrs