Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15

equipment by the mail steamer Solent
The governor sailed aboard the cruis
er lndefatigable yesterday morning.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. May 13.-
The president yesterday asked con
sress to give half million dollars
Immediately for the relief of West In
iian sufferers from the recent disas
ter.
WASHINGTO d. c.. MAY IA
The government received word today
that the Dixie sailed this morning fol
Martinique loaded with stores. medI
ci1es, tents. tools and all kinds of ar
lcles needed for the survivors at st
Pierre and st. Vincent. The wal
and navy department are very active
today preparing other means of quick
relief
| News reaches the state department
this morning that instead of the dis
tster being in any way exaggerated
The worst has not yet been told. The
'oss of life in British West Indies is
likely to go above three thousand
| while thirty thousand will not cover
| the number of dead at Martinique.
1t seems next to impossible to get
help enough to bury the fostering
lead. The people are in a state of
panic, and becoming almost savage in
their search for food and drink. The
'elef ship will not arrive an hour too
ioon. People all along the West In
iian chain of islands are in constant
Sear of further eruptions Two vol
canoes still show signs of great activ-
ty,
WASHINGTON. d. c., May H.
In the senate yesterday morning
Chairman Cullom OF the committee
on foreign relations favorably report
ed the bill for appropriation of half
I million dollars for relief under the
direction of The president of the peo-
pie OF Martinique and St. Vincent
This includes yesterdays two hun
ired thousand dollar appropriation.
LONDON. May 1i.-Governor Lie
wellyn of the Windward islands, ca
Jles from st. Vincent:
81 arrived Monday and found the
state of affairs much worse than
previously reported The country on
he east coast, between Robin Rook
and Georgetown was apparently
struck and devastated in manner
similar to St Pierre. 1t is feared that
practically all living things were
were killed. The dead will probably
seach sixteen hundred. but the exact
igures viii never be known. A thous-
and bodies have been buried. One
hundred and sixty persons are in the
hospitals at Georgetown. OF these
--obapiy six will recover.
The details are too narrowing to
describe. / have coasting steamer
running up and down from ST. Lucia
With water and provisions. Twelve
thousand dollars worth of relief have
been asked for and one medical Off
Ger each from Trinidad and Granada.
THE cruiser interchangeable remains
here. All the neighboring British
colonies are giving assistance gener-
)usly The awfulness OF the calamity
is now fully realized. All the best
sugar estates of the Carib country are
devastated and the cattle dead. The
eruption continues, but is moderating.
Anxiety is still felt. The ladies' are
making articles OF clothing"
LONDON, May 14.-Governor Hodg-
son of Barbados cables confirmation
1f the press dispatches on the volcan-
c disasters in Martinique and says
The cruiser Suchet is carrying ref
rgees away from the islands and TAX.
ing in supplies. Supplies of food are
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medical officers are not required, as
here are no wounded at st. Pierre
it is estimated that two millions tons
Of dust from St Vincent fell in Barba-
does"
LONDON, May 14.-The comman-
der of the British cruiser Indefatiga-
bic cables from st, Vincent today that
-he eruption of Souffriere is moderat-
ing, The north end of the island is
devastated from Chateau Belair to
Georgetown. The Windward islands
are in the worst condition. Four
thousand persons are under the care
of the relief forces. The cruiser Pal
las was ordered from Jamaica to st.
Vincent last Sunday with supplies and
will proceed to Martinique.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May IA
Lieutenant Mccormack of the Poto-
mac cables the navy department from
Martinique that provisions will be
needed for fifty thousand refugees
within ten days.
Commander Mclean of the Cincin.
lati cables that he is assisting the
government of Martinique at Fort dc
France. and that he had sent the Po
tomac to st. Vincent on hearing the
news of disaster there. He says that
| he may follow himself
Admiral Barker telegraphs from
| Brooklyn, reporting that the Buffalo
is ready to sail on two hours notice
| Consul Ayme cables from Martin
| ique that water is not needed there
but food is imperative for fifty thous
and refugees.
CASTRIES, ST. Lucia, May IA
The eruption Of Suffriere continues
Great columns of smoke and balls o.
fire are rising miles into the air. The
discharge is accompanied by tremen
dous explosions. 1t is impossible t
reach the burning district. which EN-
braces the northern half of the isl
and. Kingston is safe though ashel
and hot pebbles continue to fall.