Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-05
Pelee'S Death List at Martin
ique Now Said to Number
Two Thousand.
M0RNE CAPOTE MUCH DAMAGED
Tidal Wave Feared at Fort De France
Hayti is Afsected-The Soufrierc
Volcano, Island of St. Vincent
Shows Violent Signs.

Castries, Island Of st. Lucia, B. ".
l.. Sept. 5.-The Royal Mail steamer
Yarel arrived here yesterday evening
from the island of Martinique. She
brings the report that a violent vol
canic eruption occurred there Wednes
day night, and that about 1000 per
sens are said to have perished. Large
numbers of people are leaving the
| island.
The coast telephone service reports
that a violent eruption of the
Scufriere volcano, on the island of
St. Vincent, was observed at mid
| light.
Paris, Sept. 5.-The ministry for
the colonies received cable dispatch
yesterday from the governor O.
Guadeloupe, NJ. Merlin, reporting the
zone of destruction in Martinique re-
sultifig. from the eruption Of Mont
pclee. After recounting facts already
known, it says that Morne Capote
was much damaged, and that flames
surrounded Morne Parnasse, but
stopped at the St. James house, Basse
Point Heights were burned.
Danger of Tidal Wave.
The minister Of the colonies, in
placing 100000 at the disposition of
TIE governor Of Martinique, NJ. LIE
| maire. to relieve the distress in that
island, has urged the governor not to
| congregate refugees at Fort de France,
| but 10 distribute them in the south,
where their necessities can be mostly
supplied
Recognizing the danger Of tidal
wave at Fort de France, the colonial
minister has instructed Governor Le-
inaire to adopt all the measures nee.
eseary to enable the inhabitants to
Immediately evacuate the place in
case of necessity, and seek refuge on
the heights above the town, where
food depots should be established.
'7he minister has also recommended
lie establishment of observatory
posts whence the least signs Of fresh
outbreaks of Mont Pelee can be i'm
nediately reported to the authorities.
Fall of Volcanic Dust.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 5.-The
| German steamer Castillo, which ar
rived here from st. Thomas, D. w. l.,
y, sterday, reports encountering
heavy fall Of volcanic dust while 800
miles at sea. She also reports that
tie coast Of Hayti was completely
ohscured by haze caused by dust
London. Sept. 5.-The correspond
ent of the Daily Nail at Castries, st.
Lucia, has cabled the following &C
count Of the phenomena witnessed at
the time Of the recent outbreak OF
Mont Pelee, Martinique.
Between and o'clock in the
evening OF Aug. 80, a spectacle Of ter
:.fic grandeur was witnessed from
here. A pitch-black cloud hung over
The island Of Martinique through
which shot at intervals pillars Of
lame high in the sky, which broke in
fantastic forms of colored fire and
scattered as showers OF fiery sparks
About nightfall clouds were darting
about like millions Of monster fire
f'es and above all those large aure-
oles appeared in the sky
The Ground Rocked.
There were tremendous earth rum.
blings and explosions. The ground
rocked, and nothing could stand on
tables or shelves. Boats for st
Pierre were unable to reach the town
owing to the fall Of hot ashes. and
tidal wave destroyed the whole of the
-ca front of LIE Carbet.
People returned here from Mar
Unique only last week to take back
their families to Fort de France"
Violent Detonations.
Paris, Sept. SIN a dispatch from
"arupano. Venezuela, a correspondent:
" the Figaro, says: Violent de
'onations were heard here from 10
o'clock in the evening of Sept until
o'clock on the morning Of Sept. 4.
The sounds came from the NORTH. and
vere identical with those heard the
night of Aug. 80, during the volcanic
t,'uption on Martinique Of that date"
Loss 100000.
Kenton, o.. Sept. 5.-The plant Of
the Ohio Machine Tool company here
vas totally destroyed yesterday morn
ing by fire. entailing loss estimated
at 100000. Sixty men are throws
cut Of work.