The evening Republican., 1902-05-14
FAMINE THREATENED
Provisions Needed For lOO.-
900 Persons at Once,
THE POTOMAC REACHES MARTINIQUE
Situation Mt St. Pierre Indescriba-
ble-Many Strange Incidents Re-
corded Of Terrible Visitation.
st. Vincent's Death List.

| st. Vincent's Death List.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique
May 14-The United States govern
ment tug Potomac. which came tc
Martinique from San Juan, Porto Rico
cruiscd along the coast Of this island
during the afternoon. She encounter.
| cd an inky black column of smoke,
which made it necessary for her to 60
five miles out Of her course.
Words fail to describe the present
tachment OF French troops is making
| efforts to inter the dead, although the
government seems to be strkingly I'M
concerned as to what is done in this
direction.
The looting Of the dead has already
begun. While coming to Fort de
France the Potomac picked up a boat
containing five colored and one white
man, whose pockets were filled with
coin and jewelry, the latter evidently
stripped from the fingers Of the dead.
Lieutenant b. p. Mccormick, the com.
mander of the Potomac arrested these
men and turned them over to the com.
mander Of the French cruiser Suchet
for punishment.
TIE Potomac also brought ton of
supplies to Martinique, consisting in
part Of Goldfish and flour.
A famine here is imminent. The
northern section Of the island is de-
populated.
Business here is suspended. The peo-
pie of The city have assembled in the
churches. and the cathedral, where Spe-
cal services are being held for the st.
Pierre dead, has been throngcd since
daylight.
The United States government tug
Potomac will sail for st. Vincent,
where conditions are reported to be
worse. La Soufrierc, on st. Vincent,
was in full eruption May 10. A stream
Of stone and mud half Il mile wide was
then issuing from the volcano. Stones
two inches in diameter fell twelve
miles away. At KingStown, the capital
of the island, the ashes were two incll-
cs deep. Seven hundred dead We're re-
ported Sunday, May II. 1t is estimated
that the total number of deaths on ST.
Vincent reaches 1000. Most Of the vic
tins are said to be Carib Indians Sew
en- estates on the island have been
burned to ashes and it is authenticaly
that two earthquakes occurred
there. II is believed the submarine ca
hlcS in st. Vincent have been broken
by the disturbances. The present vol
canc eruption on st. Vincent is the
first since 1912. The northern section
of the island is dopopuluted.
Provisions are needed here for lO0,- |
300 people Immediately. a shipload Of |
lime is also needed at ST. Pierre for
purposes. The stencil there
rom the dead bodies is OverpoWcrinG.
Mont pelee is still cruptng smoke and
ire.
1t was reported here yesterday from
he British island of Dominica that 300
survivors of the st. Pierre disaster had
cached there in canoes.
Many strange and incOmprehcnsible
are recounted Of st. Pierre.
The charred remains Of Il woman with
silk handkerchief unburned and in
'rrfect condition held to her lips have
'ecn found there. The crispcd bodies
f young girls have been found, but the
hoes they wore were unhurt.
Every praise is given United States
'onSui Ayme. lie has worked indie
atigably to sllrcor the survivors. He
aS bandaged the limbs of the wound
d and has worked without sleep and
'ithout food. He is now thoroughly
Exhausted. Forty persons rescued
rom the city are now in the hospital
ere.
In addition to the specie already So
tired, jewels TO the value of 100000
ere rescued from the bank at st.
ierre Monday.
The Italian consul at Barbados has
the body Of his daughter,
llo was visiting in St. Pierre at the
me Of the disaster.
Margaret Stokes, the nine -ycar-Old
lughter OF the late Clement Stokes of
ew York. who, with her mother, a
'otlcr. aged four years, and a sister.
5ed three years. was on the ill fated
ritiS, steamer Rora ina, is in the hos
tai here. The child is not expected
live.
Taylor and F,lllerton sRheumatic rem
y cures Rhc, m tlsm and Neuralgia In
rn.I k,t I ma
r, 3o2 King S rect.