The age-herald., 1902-05-10

and probably perished. The extent of the catastrophe cannot be imagined.
 The captain of the British steamer Rod dam was very seriously injured and Is in the hospital at St. Lucia. All of his officers were dead or dying. Nearly every member of the crew Is dead. w. w. Supercargo Campbell and ten of the crew of the Roddam jumped over board at St. Pierre and were lost.
 The neighboring parishes were laid waste.
 The British royal steamer Esk which arrived at St. Lucareports, having pass ed St. Pierre last night The steamer was covered with ashes, though she was five miles distant from the town, which was in impenetrable darkness. A boat was sent in as near as possible to the shore but not a living soul was seen ashore, only flames.
 The Quebec steamship Companys steamer Roraima was seen to explode and disappear.
 Mount Pelee ExpIodes.
 The British schooner Ocean Traveller of St. John, N. B., arrived at the island of Dominica, British West Indies, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. She was obliged to flee from the islf nd of St. Vincent British West Indies, during the afternoon of Wednesday, May z, in consequence of heavy fall of sand rom a volcano which is in eruption there. She tried to reach the island of St. Lucia, British West Inoies, but adverse currents pre- vented her from so doing The schooner arrived opposite St. Pierre Martinique Thursday morning, May S. While about a mile off the volcano (of Mount Peee exploded and fire from it swept the whole town of St. Pierre, destroying the town and the shipping there, including the cableship Grappler of the West India and Panama Telegraph Company of Lon don. which was engaged in repairing the cable near the Guerin factory. The Ocean Traveller while on her way to Dominica encountered a quantity of wreckage.
 1000 White People In City.
 London, May 9.-With the exception of a dispatch repeating the news brought to the island of St. Lucia yesterday af ternoon by the British steamer Roddam. which announced the total destruction of the town of St. Pierre, Island of Martin ique by a volcanic eruption. the English merchants and shippers here having trade relations with Martinique have received no direct news of the catastrophe.
 Even the owners of the Roddam, which was forced to slip her anchor at St. Pierre in order to escape and which was badly damaged, seventeen of her crew be- ing killed, have not heard from the ves- sells captain.
 A former resident of St. Pierre now in this city says there were about 1000 white people among the inhabitants of the de- stroyed city.
 CPS p. m. At this hour London is quite cut off with communication with the Island of Martinique. The cable com- panies have received nothing except vague messages saying the cable is interrupted owing to the volcanic eruption.
 The colonial office is without word from Martinique except that a great disaster, the extent of which is not mentioned, has occurred and the receipts of the repetition ot the Roddam's news The belief now exists that the British West Indians of Dominica and St. Vincent have also suf- fered severely. It is expected that possi- ply news will reach England tonight through steamers arriving at ports at the other West Indian island.
 Soufriere Volcano Busy.
 The colonial office here has received a dispatch from Sir Robert Lleywellen, Governor of the Windward island, in the Caribbean sea, dated from Kingston. St. Vincent, yesterday, in which the Cover nor says the soufriere volcano in the northwestern part of the island of St. Vincent continues in activity. Earth shocks had occurred for a week past bu. not actually in Kingston. On Wednesday a heavy cloud of steam hung over the Soufrisre, and the inhabitants, who were greatly alarmed, were fiocking to Cha teau Belsire. There were about 300 refu- gees who were being fed by the authori- ties.
 No News In New York.
 New York, May 9.-There were three passengers on the Quebec Steamship Con- pany's steamer Roraima which is sup