Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-09-03
ONE THOUSAND DEAD
Saturdays Eruption Of Mont Pslss Re-
ported a. Nearly Rivalling tbs Flint.
SEVERAL HUNDRED ON LIST or INJURED
Property Less 10 Also Thought to Have
Been Enormous.
TWO WHOLE VILLAGES ARE DESTROYED
lie Osrbst suffsn Partial Demolition BY
Tidal Wave.
TWO WHOLE VILLAGES ARE DESTROYED
EARTHQUAKE FELT IN SOME QUARTERS
Alarm Becomes General and NeiEhbor-
Ing Islanders Are Reporting All
Sorts of wOe-ReIief work
Not Yet Reported.

BAssE TERRE. Island OF Guadeloupe, F.
W. H. sept At has been learned from the
Bend armes OF the island Of Martinique that
LOoO persons were killed and 1900 injured
curing the last eruption OF Mont Peiee. Ac-
eording to an ofhcial account the eruption Of
august 80 has been one Of the most severe
experienced. Morne Rouge and a large part
OF Ajoupa Boulllon were DESTROYED. The
zone between the River Capote and Fondea
Marie Refine has been devastated. Mont
Capote suffered severely and the hills
around Basse Pointe were burned. The
governor Of the island is arranging for the
removal Of the population Of the northern
part of the island.
As Paris Hears II.
PARIS. Sept, 2.--The Havas agency has
received an undated dispatch from Fort de
france, island OF Martinique, announcing
tnat about 1000 persons were killed and
that several hundred were injured az the
result OF violent eruption OF Mont Pelee
on Saturday, August 3d. which DESTROYED
Morne Rouge and Ajoupe BouiIlon. two
villages near Mont Pelee.
The dispatch confirms the report that
the village Of lie Carbet was damased by
a tidal wave, which was also felt at Fort
de France. where the people were panic
stricken.
The French cruisers suchet and Tage are
emoarking people in the northern part Of
Martinique.
Government Sends Relief.
PARIS. Sept. 2.-The minister of marine.
M. Pelletan, In view OF the further erup-
tions OF Mount Pelee has ordered the COM
mander Of the French Antilles squadron to
send warships Immediately to Basse Terre.
island OF Guadeloupe. there to await fur
ther orders.
The ministry OF the colonies received to-
day dispatch from the governor Of Mar
Unique reporting that slight earthquake
shock moved from north 70 south of the
island august p and adding that the same
ntsht%nnd Che rcxt ancgninx vIoieo. ertp-
tions of Mount Peiee occurred. accompa-
MED by electrical discharges, bursts OF
flames and incandescent matter covering a
radius OF about 200 yards in the direction
Of Morne Rouge.
This activity continued until August 2s.
when the volcano seemed to have calmed
down. The dispatch does not mention any
loss Of life.
cable message received today from the
governor OF Guadeloupe reports that q
heavy rain Of ashes fell over the whole of
that island August 2S No explosion was
heard and no earthquake was felt, as the
volcanoes on Guadeloupe are inactive and.
judging from the direction Of the wind, the
ashes must have come from Martinique.
Alarming RumbIinEs.
JAMESTOWN, St. Vincent, Sept IA re-
volcanic phenomenon occurred
here between and 10 o'clock last night.
There was a startling series Of detonations
from La Soufriere, louder than any since
the terrible eruption of May IL. Each ex-
plosion shook the buildings Of this town.
The noises were terrific and gave the Inn
preston in every town and village Of this
island that the scene OF disturbance was
only about two miles away. During the
period OF detonations two luminous cir
cles like rainbows appeared in the cloudless
sky to the northwest. They were persum-
ably reflection Of the flames In the crater
OF La Soufriere. An immense cloud Of
steam then emerged from the crater, but
this soon disappeared. Telegraphic reports
are received here from Granada, Trinidad
and Barbados saying loud detonations were
heard at these respective places between
and 10 last night. These explosions we're
similar to those heard when Mont Pelee,
on Martinique, and La soufriere were pre-
viously in eruption. The people OF Gre
NADIA were greatly alarmed at the detona-
tions. They were the Joudest which have
been heard there. This phenomenon was
not attended by serious results on st. vim
cent, but fears are entertained here for
people on Martinique. for Mont Pelee is
known to be still greatly agitated, two
eruptions having occurred there In the last
six days. The first eruption was witnessed
On August 21 by passengers on the French
steamer Dahome This vessel narrowly a.
capped destruction while passing ST. Ptars.
relegraphic communication with n0r;Asra
Islands has been interrupted since JL'V 2s
owing to bad weather and the great SsDsh
of water. the efforts to repair the cable
have not been successful. II is impossible
70 say definitely when the cable will be re-
stored.