The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-05-28

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NEW YORK, May IA cable to the
| Herald from Fort de France says: Mont
Pelee has again broken into activity
and threatens further destruction to the
island of Martinique. Work among
the ruins of st. Pierre and the subur
ban village of Carbet has ceased,
searchers and burial parties having
been forced to flee to seCape the out
pouring from the volcanoes crater.
Many refugees had returned to their
homes, believing that Pelee had quoted
They are now again in full flight, and
the distress is increased. Rural police
who have been patrOllng the northern
end of the island, have left their posts.
Search was being made today by
party from the United States Navy tug
Potomac for the body of Thomas c.
Prentis, the United States Consul at st.
Pierre who, with all the members of
his family, persisted under the sweep of
flame that came down from Mont Pc
lee on the morning of May Sth. That
search has now been abandoned and
the Americans have returned to Fort de
France They report that the volcano
is in most vicious mood and that be-
fore they left St Pierre ashes and mud
were raining upon the ruins. 1t is now
believed that the body of Consul Prem
It's cannot be recovered.
Governor lHuerre intended making a
hIt oy.i,,g to tba ,anevad activity 0r
Nfon+ pelae tho min ,,.as nor a e,,rCess
On rba Erench c,I,isar Sucbat tbe marty
nrocaadad +o 81 pierre Hntandinp to
snend several hours thara If was seen
mar Mont Pelpe was smoking. hut the
conditions were nor deemed dangerous.
Roats were lowered and all the officials
started for the shore. Before a landing
was made The voIcano exnIoded with a
terrific noise The force of the erup-
lion was nor in the direction of st.
Pierre and no damage was done but
the investigators fled precipitately back
to the Sucbet which immediately nut to
sea
If was of this time that the v orllers
among fine ruins abandoned their labors
and tool, refuge in Highr After Ieay-
mo ST pierre fha Sucbet turned north
ward as If went. If was discovered
that the he'd of the ocean has been
radically changed by the upheayals that
have ACCOMPANIED the explosion of the
volcano In some DIaces The bed of the
ocean has dropped beyond the reaon of
the deenest piummet At other r,ints
rnclys l,ava haan forced tn tba surface.
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which have never before been motel.
From porto Rico has arrived fine
T-rited states collier Srarlinr Win lao
tons of sunnlies There is u,.. mr. q
6istrase here most If the urpant needs
of The rafuoaes having been flied From
all Of tho West Indies teIar,lr,s have
bean semi to Nartinioue and frrm the
Trnited STATES surb large oianttffps Cf
nroyisions are haina forwarded mar all
danger nf famine is nassad Thee Is
GanSer however of pestiIenca. and uu-
Iaes tbaro,,ob n,acautiors ore raik,,
tbore VIII lyil Tu he an enidan1ic of 5ise1sr
Tba straar,,s ore fov,ina a., ,I.,l,,I ana
tt,ara 10 T', ionga,, any, dan,,e,, NJ ,,.,r.r
famine Cattia are suffar 10 for want
NJ ,ool but mis- viii moi last lone
NEW WORK. Nav ~ c,his rrnf-,
s. Tncia saws. After q conauIfa,tIon
letween Canaan Mclean ana Consul
80 nc 70 tba dastitu.i,o ar M5,i
rioIIe and the sunnlias nnr.ss,r,- l.
was agreed mar the sitlatinl had been
evaa@srafad ana 'IittIa rrIiar v.as nee
essarv If was decided 80 cable prrsi-
dant Rooeayalt to sion eordinr = eliaf
TLa French ConsuIar o"enr here Nj.
ia1iTard 4, T.auhenna sf9fns tbaf tha
T,itish artillery offica. CantnIn do
Rorrv vnInntaTily Ialivernl I'M here
eacrcd antics no u,as accused of ralk-
inc from tbe cburcb at ST pierre. The
Tinted states collier Sterling, from
| Porto Rico win a relief marty arrived
az Fort de- France under ron1man6 Of
! Cantain NTentz The sunnlies donated
Nv me naonIa of porto Rico viii he
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