The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-19
NEW VOLCANO BREAKS OUT
ONE NORTH OF ST, PIERRE NOW
 ACTIVE.

Other Craters Formi Ing i'm the Neig gh bor-
 hood of Le Prechsur-Latest Report
 from St. Vincent Says soufriere is
 Quiet Refugees from Northern Part
 of Martinique Returning to Their
 Homes Despite the Danger Threaten-
 Ing Them.
 London, May 19.-The St. Thomas
 correspondent of the Times, cabling un-
 der date of May IS, says the volcano of Soufriere, on St. Vincent, is now quiet,
 but that the Martinique volcano is still
 very active. The correspondent an- nounces that another volcano has brok-
 en out north of Mont Pelee.
 Paris, May 19.-A dispatch to the Ma | tin from Fort de France, Martinique,
 dated Saturday. May F, says that dur
 ing the previous night fifteen violent
 detonations from Mont Pelee were
 heard and that they were accompanied by lightning which lit the entire island.
 The eruption redoubled in violence, says
 the dispatch, and for the moment sec- ond catastrophe was feared. | New craters are forming in the neigh | borhood of Le Precheur.
 In spite of the danger which threatens them concludes the dispatch, the refu- gees from the northern part of the is- land are beginning to return to their homes
 London, May 19-A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Kingstown, St. Vim cent dated Friday, May IS, says the British cruiser Pallas has arrived there and that while passing Martinique last night she encountered wreckage and Mont Pelee was seen to be still burn ing. Volcanic dust was falling thickly at some distance from the Martinique coast
 Fort de France, it is reported here, is still in some danger.
 One thousand five hundred and sixty two bodies have been buried at George town, more are still in the lava, while the persons who are slowly dying are mere human cinders.
 The lava is still running from La Sou friere on St. Vincent this (Friday) morning.
 Paris, May 1S.-Senator Knight, who accompanied Acting Governor L'Huerre to the northern part of Martinique, has l sent telegram to M Decrais, the min ister of the colonies, in which he de- l clares that the inhabitants of the north ern part of the island behaved with | much calmness and dignity during the | recent sad events. Senator Knight says | also that the sugar plantations at Ma cauba, Basse Pointe and Lorrain are in good condition. The estate at Basse Pointe are intact and have not suffered | from the volcanic eruptions. The crops in this district were not harmed, reports Senator Knight, and the people there are ready to resume work.
 He says the Bank of Martinique has reopened its doors and Is giving credit to all who are able to give satisfactory 
 Fort de France Martinique, May IS. Governor L'Huerre and the other insular authorities and the com mittee of doctors who embarked on board the French cruiser Suchet pro- ceeded on that ship to St. Pierre In order to determine whether there was danger in permitting the examination of the ruins of that town to continue, insomuch as a large number of the corpses buried there are in state of 
 As the authorities were about to de- bark at St. Pierre, large quantity of lava flowed into the Riviere Blanche (Whlte rlver) and this, accompanied by an enormous cloud of smoke make 1t appear doubtful as to whether it would be possible to examine St. Pierre on account of the danger of being lost in the ruins. The party did not land and the Suchet steamed to the north In the direction of Le Precheur the ap- Dearance of the volcano was not SO ter rifying, The ground at Le Precheur is covered with a thick layer of cinders | , md the limbs of the trees are weighted Town with them, After the cruiser passed Cape St. Marie the cinders on shore were seen to be less thick and I decreased as the vessel ap- . preached Basse Pointe. Here the Su- 'het anchored, and small boat came , ,tu from the shore, bearing persons , who asked for food. Thirty eight bar I els of biscuits and eight hogsheads of , odfish were distributed. There are 500 f at Basse Pointe and a num- I ter of families have fled the village, eaving all their property behind them.
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