Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-05-22
FULLY 1900 KNOWN TO Be DEAD
IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE BURN
ING DISTRICT BY LAND
OR SEA.
A GOVERNORS INnUMAN ACT
GAVE ORDERS WHICH PREVENTED
ESCAPE OF PEOPE FROM
ST. PIERRE.

NdstiAes' 1Siand or st. Lucia, May IL.
The soufriere volcano en- Island of
st. Vincent is still in destructive erup-
ton. The terrific cannonade can be
heard hundred miles away. The re-
ports are followed by columns of smoke,
rising miles in the air. Immense balls
OF colored fire also issue from the
crater. Lightning is playing fiercely
In the upper sky and the whole north
ern part of the island is one mass of
travelling fame 1t is impossible to
reach the burning district by land or
sea, and there are no means of estimat-
ing the destruction wrought to life and
property.
Kingstown, the capital of ST. Vim
cent is still safe, though showers of
ashes and pebbles are continually fall
ing down. The volcano itself is in
visible. 1t has just been officially re-
ported that there were 1000 dead up to
yesterday at st. Vincent.
Isle Is Devastated.
London, May 16. - The governor of
the Windward islands, Sir L1ewelyn,
telegraphs to the colonial Office from
the Island of ST. Vincent under date Of
May 13, rs follows:
II arrived here yesterday and found the
state Of affairs much worse than had
been stated. The administrators reports
show that the country on the east coast
between Robin Rock and Georgetown was
apparently struck and devastated in
manner similar to that which destroyed
st. Pierre. and I fear that practically
all living things in that radius were killed.
Probably 1000 persons lost their lives.
The exact number will never be known
Managers and owners of the estates, with
their families, and several Of the better
class Of people, have been killed.
"a thousand bodies have been found and
buried. One hundred and sixty persons
are in the hospital at Georgetown. Prob
ably only six of this number will recover.
"All the best sugar estates in the Carib
country are devastated and the cattle are
dead.
1.-THE eruption continues, but is appar-
emily moderating."
F0rt-de-France in Danger.
Castries, Island of st. Lucia, May 16.
The signal station here reports that a
large fire was seen last night in the d.
restion Of Fort-de-France Martinique.
The British steamer Savan, Capt. Hun
ter, arrived here yesterday morning and
reports Mont Pelee to be still in erup-
ton. The trend of the flow from the
volcano is OF the north.
The search parties who are removing
the dead from st. Pierre have discov-
cred safes and molten precious metal in
dwellings and stores Of the town. No
one is permitted to penetrate into ST..
Pierre beyond the street runninf along
the sea front, and a Gordon of saldiers
has been placed around the town. The
St. Pierre cathedral is all down with
the exception of one tower, and of the
| theater the walls alone are now stand
ing. The convent, which contained 200
girls and Sc nuns, has disappeared. as
has the college, where 10 boys and %
priests and professors were domiciled.
Many thrilling and hairbreadth escapes
from the eruption of Mont Pelee are re-
ported.
Further Calamity Presnged.
London, May 16.-The Fort de-France
correspondent of the Times in a dis
Patch describing the present condition
of Mont Pelee, says that volcano is still
rumbling and that three luminous
points on the lower slopes of the noun
tain, which are casting incandescent
rays, seem to presage a further calam-
fly.