Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-17

hospitals is stiII very high, in spite OF the
best medical efforts made in their behalf.
All the neighboring British colonies are
~evincing sympathy with the sufferers here.
Subscription lists have been started and
food and clothing are being forwarded to
st. Vincent from all the British islands.
While tho. entire community is thankful
for this help and sympathy from British
sources. on all sides are heard grateful APP
probation Of the prompt aid furnished by
the United States in sending Potomac
here with provisions and other things for
the destitute people OF st. Vincent.
The report that the volcanic lake which
occupies the top Of the mountain has dis
appeared appears 10 be confirmed. A sea
of lava, emitting s%ulphurous fumes. now
apparently occupies its place, and several
new craters have been formed.
The last time the volcano showed activ-
ity-Tuesday last-the ~craters, old aud new,
aud numerous assures In the mountainside
discharged hot vapor. deep subterranean
murmurings were heard, the ground trem-
bled at times and from the center OF the
volcano huge volumes of steam arose, and a
dense smoke, mingling with the steam, Is
sued from a new and active crater, forming
an immense pail over the northern hills.
lowering into the valleys and then rising
and spreading until Il enveloped the whole
island in a peculiar gray mist.
Nature of. Vocanoes.
Simultaneous action upon the part Of the
volcanoes of Martinique and Dominica and
elsewhere seems to denote a volcanic con-
nection between these islands and appears
to verify the assumption or the volcanic
origin OF the mountain chains running par
allel with the Suare in the Windward dis
tricts. , 2
AS this dispatch liz sent it is excessively
hot here and the. northern hills retain their
foggy appearance. ...
The %sulphuric vapors which still exhale
all over the. island are increasing the sick
ness and mortality among the surviving in
habitants and are causing suffering among
the new arrivals.
The stencil in the afflicted districts IS
terrible beyond description. Nearly all the
huts left standing are filled with dead
bodies. In, some. cases disinfectants and
the usual means Of disposing Of the dead
are useless and cremation has been r~esorted
to. ..t
WASHINGTON. May 16. Secretary
Moody has received the following cable
gram from, Commander Mclean of tn,
Cincinnati:
ST. LUCIA, May ~16.-Sixteeen thousand
refugees ave come into Fort de France
Three thousand have gone to Kingston
In Northern portions of Martinique and st
Vincent very many people persisted; Others
suffering for food and water. Very greai
difficulty in relieving and saving so many
! people scattered over large areas. Number
of people to. be fed and cared for said e
be reduced by mortality. Have coaled here
Return to Fort de France and st. Pierr,
today. VIII endeavor to recover records o
Americas ~andrB British ~consulates at st
Pierre. If remains of officials are found
will bury with military honors.
Later the department received a cable
gram announcing the arrival Of the Gin
Lcinnati at Fort de France today. A tele
gram also was received. announcing tina.
the collier. Sterling, which took a quantit!
of stores from San Juan, P. R., arrived a
Fort. de France today.