Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-09
City Of MPie11e
Destroyed byF11e
ee"fy't~e Thousand People Supposed 10 Haze Perished
c4H Shipping in HarboS Wseched-cA Mass Of Molten
cNaHes rom an Efaphng Volcano Fell Upon Ae De.
uofed place The Etuphon Continues

81 Vincent have also suffered gevaraly
All messages 10 these Islands are se1t
az senders risk and no cipher dispatch-
IS are accepted. IL is expected mar
possibly news VIII reach England to.
night through steamers arriving at the
other West Indian islands.
soUFRIERE VOLCANO ACTIVE
London, May 9.-The colonial oftca
mere has received a dispatch from Sir
Robert Lewellyn, governor of ths
Windward Islands In the Caribbean sea
dated from Kingston, ST. Vincent yes.
that the SOufriere volcano IN the north.
western part OF the island of 81 Win.
cent, continued in activity. Earth
shocks had REQUIRED for a weel MAST
but not actually IN Kingston. on
wednesday a big cloud OF sfeapl hmm
over the Soufriere and The inhabilifF-s
who were greatly alarmed We're aoc,r-
ing TO Chateau 8elair There were al
ready 800 refugees there who were he.
ing fed by the authorities.
A VICTIM OF THE VOLCANO.
81. Thomas, D. w. H. May s. p.m.--
The British steamer Roddan. cant
Freeman, which ,eft ST. Lucia Wednes-
day FOR Martinique returned there M
8 o'clock this afternoon. bringing
report that the town OF ST. olerre Mar.
tinlque, has been totally destroyed by
volcanic disturbances In ,he island.
Almost all the inhabitants oil 81.
Pierre are said 70 Etye Teen killed
The Roddam reports iha an the shin
ping in the port has also been de-
stroyed. The quebec Steamship COM
pany's steamer Koruna Is mentioned
as lost with all on board. The Rod
dam was almost completely wrecked.
her captain was seriously burned. ana
II Of her crew are dead.
SUPPOSED TO IE LOST.
New York, May 9.--There were three
passengers on the Quebec Steamship
company's steamer Ror.ma, which IS
supposed to have been lost with all on
board IN the harbor Of 81. Pierre.
These passengers were I. lEce. Mrs.
II, j. lnce and Mrs. Stokes All lived
In the West Indies. At the Quebec
Steamship companys Office here. no
news had been received either from
Capt Muggab the commander of the
vessel or from any of the West Indian
agents Of the line
At the offices Of he Danish and
French consuls nothing had been heard
directly Of the present conditions IN the
destroyed district.
The British royal mail cteamer Esk,
which arrived at 81. Lucia this MORN
ms, reports having passed ST. Pierre
last night. The steamer was covered
with ashes. though she was hye miles
distant from the town which was In
impenetrable darkness. A boat was
sent IN as near as possible 70 the chore.
but not a living soul was seen ashore,
only flames. The Quebec Steamship
company's Roraima was seen TO ex-
plode and disappear
TRIED TO SAVE REFUGEES.
st, Thomas, D. w. l.. May 9.-The
commander Of the Suchet reports that
at / o'clock on Thursday the entire
town Of 81, Pierre was wrapped In
flames
He endeayored to save about 30 per-
sons, more or less burned from the
vessels In the harbor His officers went
ashore In small boats seeking for sur
vivors, but were unable to penetrate
the town. They saw heaps OF bodies
upon the wharyes and it is believed
that not single person resident In ST.
Pierre at the moment Of the catas-
trophe escaped.
The governor Of the colony and his
stan and wife were In st. Pierre and
probably persisted. The extent OF the
cannot be imagined. The
captain Of the British steamer Rod
lam, was very seriously injured. and
IS now in the hospital at St Lucia, All
IF his officers and engineers We're killed
pr dying. Nearly every member Of
he crew is dead. Surgeon Campbell
and ten of the crew Of the R0ddam
Jumped overheard az 81. Pierre and
we're lost.
ALL ISLANDS ISOLATED.
Kingston, Ja., May 9.-All the is
ands IN the neighborhod Of Martin
que are Isolated. apparently. by an
Gable communication
With ST. Vincent, Barbados, Granada,
trinidad, MADEIRA and st. Lucia, IS
Interrupted Fears are entertained
or the safety Of the cable repair
teamer Grappler. which was at Mar
Unique prior to the disaster.
NO NEWS FROM ST. VINCENT.
London, May s.-Gov. Llewellyn Of
he Windward Islands, telegraphed to-
ay from the Island Of st. Lucia to the
olonial Office, as follows
mo news from the island OF st. VIM
ant From what ! saw on the pass
ge 10 81. Lucia, / fear the eruption
Souffriere is very serious. The
'bles to Granada and 81. Vincent are
roken."