Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11

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geysers, but they show no departure from
normal conditions. Food stuns Of all kind.
are urgently wanted.
Report from London.
LONDON, May 10.-Lloyd's agent at St
lucia, B. W. l.. cables that later news
Niiy confirms the disaster at st. Pierre.
ne says he cannot ascertain the names
OF the vessels which have been lost. but
tney include one Italian bark and two
steamers. one probably being Crap
pier, the cable ship belonging I. the West
india and Panama telegraph company. The
total loss OF life is estimated at 80. 900.
Lloyd's agent at st. Thomas, D. w. l.,
cables that st. Pierre has been totally de-
sfroyed by fire. and that all the inhabitants
perished. All the vessels in the harbor
we're lost. These include Grappler,
The steamer Roraima. belonging to the
Quebec Steamship company, took Are in
port and became a total loss. All on board
Roraima persisted.
The following cablegram was received
this morning at the colonial office from
Marshal Hodgson at Barbados:
Ihe Soufrlere volcano on st. Vincent.
p w. l. erupted violently yesterday.
Loud reports resembling artillery fire
were heard at Barbados at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. At 5 o'clock there came
NoAnhcoS anu lnunueT accompanied Dy a
strong downpour of aust, which continued
until night. Barbados Is covered several
inenes deep with dust this morning. Have
telegraphed Sir Robert B.. Llewellyn, gov
ernor of the Windward islands, Offering
him all assistance.
All safe at Dominica,
Another cablegram received from Ad-
ministrator Bell Of the island Of Dominica,
Is as follows:
fnrrfhla Ar.,NEaA
VOLCANO at Martinique. Great distress pre-
Naiis there. am sending provisions i'm
mediately. All safe at DominIca.
Thirty deaths are reported to have &C.
CURED at the Island of St. Vincent, &C
cording to a telegram received at the
colonial ONCE this morning from Governor
Llewellyn. forwarded from st. Lucia yes
terday evening. The governor adds:
Information incomplete. Eruption con-
ST, Vincent.
Steel. Young & Co. of this city,
owners Of the British steamer Roddam.
which escaped from st. Pierre to st. Lucia,
received this morning the following news
from their agents at st. Lucia:
Terrible volcanic eruption at Martinique.
koddam returned; One anchor and chain
slipped. Terpaullns and running gear
burned, Machinery intact. Captain in
eight Of crew dead. Zen in hospital. Sec
ono and third engineers aboard. Camp
pell and supercargo dead. Commitment lon
between here and Barbados interrupted,
No Direct News Yet. y
Cable communication between London and
the Island Of Martinique is cut of. The
Direct West India Cable company received
at 1880 this afternoon a cable dispatch from
st. Lucia, dated today. saying:
Sloop Just leaving for st. Vincent, pre-
sumably with the OBJECT of ascertaining
what has happened on that island. Possi-
bly, took Governor Llewellyn.
Communication is still obtainable with the
Island OF Guadeloupe. French West Indies.
but the news is congested owing to the con-
fusion prevailing In the cable situation and
the numerous official messages filed. The
receipt OF the hrst direct cable news from
Martinique depends on how long the French
company will take in repairing the cable to
Fort de France. capital Of the island, on
which they are now working.
The British admiralty is communicating
with the commander in chief Of the British
naval station and a war vessel will be di-
rected TO go to Martinique.
II Is apparent from the cable dispatches
received that the eruption OF the volcano on
Mont Pelee win not do much damage to the
summer crop. which is chiefly confined tc
the southern part OF the island, and the
gathering OF which Is now two-thirds over
However, the wiping out Of the moneyed
population Of the island, centered at St
Pierre. is bound to produce the most serious
commercial effect. Not one of the business