The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-29

there Will be an epidemic of disease
The streams are flowing as usual, and
there Is no longer any danger OF water
famine. Cattle are suffering for want
OF food. but this will not last long.
PANIc-sTRICKEN PEOPLE.
FORT DE FRANCE. Island OF Mar
Unique. Wednesday. May 81. p. M
Mont Pelee seems to be resting after
yesterdays fearful manifestation OF
energy: Streams OF frightened refu-
gees have been pouring into Fort de
France from all the surrounding coun-
try. These people are not destitute.
but they are terrified. They want only
one thing. and that IS TO be taken far
away from this island. with which they
say. the gods are angry. and which
they viii destroy by fire before IL
SINKS under the sea
The cousuls here and the officers Of
the war vessels In the harbor are way
laid by persons crazed with fear and
begging To- be carried away.
The weather Is now calm and beau
tifui. but the mountain Is yelled IN vol
canic clouds. which often assume a
very threatening aspect. and occasion
al rumblings are heard Some heavy
and very welcome rain fell this morn
The United States steamer Dixie.
Captain Berry. from New York. arrived
today. after a quick and safe passage.
Her passengers include many world
famous scientists. Prof. Robert T. Hill,
government geologist: Prof. g. r.
Borchgrievink. the Antarctic explorer:
Messrs. George Curtis and George
KEENAN,. and many magazine writer's
and correspondents are also among
those who arrived on the steamer.
The Dixie began landing her enor-
nous cargo OF supplies early and the
storehouses on shore soon became COM
gested and this Is the greatest difficult
~ Of the administration.
The United States steamer Potomac
went to inspect st. Pierre. with the
commanders or the war vessels now
here. With the greatest difficulty the
The effects OF the outbuSst OF yesterday
were tremendous. The huge basalt
towers OF the cathedral were hurled fiat
10 the earth. The bombardment OF vol
canic stones Is not sufficient to account
for this. and all evidences point to a
furious blast OF blazing gas. travelling
At enormous speed and with incalcula-
BILE force. The deposit OF boulders.
ashes and angular stones Is enormous.
Not human being saw what happgned
n st Pierre yesterday morning. Fort
ie France Is overwhelmed.
The second eruption was many times
more violent than that which effaced
81. Pierre and swept its people from
he earth. Nor has al volcanic activi-
y ceased. Vast columns OF smoke and
gas still pour from the great crater:
md new assures have opened on the
mountain sides and are vomiting yell
ow whirlwinds. which rush intermit-
emily now from one point and now
rom another. Boiling mud also is
brown out at times in torrents that
each the sea and produce small tidal
waves.
md desolation. St. Pierre has become |
! hideous amphitheatre OF fiery. roar |
ne destruction.
The people are convinced that God is |
Ingry with the island and means to |
courge II with fire and then sink ii in |
he ocean. Utter and unreasoning fear |
POSSESS all souls. Even Fort de |
resence of the relief ships. however.
5 helpful to the people. who say, 1.-THE |
american flag makes safety
The Potomac could not get close to |
4. Pierre. The Dixie will sail toInor-
oW for st. Vincent. but the other YES
els viii remain.
The scientists who have arrived will
into the question of the dan
er OF peaks of Carbet near FORT de
rance becoming active volcanoes. The
utburst Of yesterday afternoon means
ruined island. as all confidence is
,st
I'VE want not food. but only to
ave" is the cry or rich and poor.
DANGER AT FORT DE FRANCE.
NEW YORK. May 2O.-A cable to the
Ierald from Fort de France says:
ort de France is in a terrible panic to-
light. and Pelee threatens the city
18th destruction. The volcano has de-
Dme more active than ever. and refu-
ees are crowding into the city panic
iricken. and fearing the end of the
orld Is at hand. For twenty-four
ours Pelee has been in constant erup-
Oh. and the island has been shaken
y the workings OF the forces within
IL earth. Hundreds have fled to the
hips in the harbor. which are now
-owded. Thirty thousand are on
lore. cut of from escape IL Pelee
ours Its fires down upon them. a cat
;lysm Is feared. even worse than that
hich recently filled the world with
orror.
Last night was one OF terror here.
and out OF Pelee poured
storm OF death. The elimination ,
me this morning with n series OF ex-
oSionS that shook down walls In the
~ and sent the inhabitants fleeing {
terror to- the open country. Thou f,
=
wing TO God for mercy. Clouds OF )
hes and stones flied the sky and q
On descended on the city. \
TIE force OF the explosions was
nch greater than that which accom-
MED the eruption that destroyed St
ere. When great sheets OF light =
ng illumined the sky. through the r
-rible black smoke clouds. IL could be
IN that Pelee was throwing out great =
umns OF lava and stones. The ar =
- perfectly calm. but the waters OF y
? Caribbean sea were dashed into n =
riole fury. indicating that the same
'ce that causes the volcano TO labor
also working tremendous changes at q
, bottom Of the SEA. n
rhe eruption somewhat snbsided this
euing. and the fears OF the people r
re Gained. but there Is still great -
niger that the city will be over
Ielmed. and the vessels in the harbor u
ve steam up in readiness to get away n
- moments notice. "a
a FLAMING ROCK.
JEW YORK. May 22.-Captain Han /.
OF the Norwegian steamer Tails
n. which has arrived here from Bar -
ioes. brings a story of a volcanic .