The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-09-03
DEADLY R0NT PELEE.
More Than Two Hundred More
Persons Killed on Island of
Martinique.
a adal Wave Rushed Upon Fort de France
and the Terrified Inhabitants Fled
to the Interior.
Castr;;ae Island of ST. Lucia. B. 7

CaStUeS, island OF SG. Lucia; D.s w.
Sent. 1.-The British steamer
Korona arrived here yesterday even
inr from Fort de France, Island OF
MARTINIQUE. She reports that terri
BE eruption of Mont Pelee occurred at
9o,clock Saturday night and that peo-
pls who arrived at Fort de Francefrom
the northern part Of the island report
ed that the village of Morne Rouge,
near the district previously devastated.
had been entirely destroyed and that
=LeCarbet, a village on the coast.
which was destroyed at the time OF
the great eruption, had been swept by
a tidal wave. About two hundred per-
sons lost their lives.
sloop from the Island Of st. Vim
cent which reached here this morning
reports that Mont Pelee's crater is now
ouiet but that the detonations during
the Saturday night were loudest heard
up to that time and that the Inhabl-
Sants were terribly alarmed.
Castries Island of st. Lucia, B. W.
l.. Sept. Mont Pelee has been In
constant eruption since August 10.
There was an enormous fall of ashes
from the volcano the night of the 18th:
There was very severe eruption the
night Of the 18th, when the volcanic
rumblings were heard at great dis
lance. The mountain burned fercely
that night and ont atssea passing yes
sells were covered with ashes. The
night of the 18th there were three
separate efuptions.
I 1T is impossible to approach the
ruined town Of St. Pierre from the
sea. The people of the village OF LIE
Carbet, on the coast, are terror strlck-
en- and flying to the interior. Hot wa
ter is pouring down on Lorrain and
Basse Points, villages to the northeast
of the crater. Horrible detonations
are heard. The ground rocked and
quaked and articles on tables were
thrown TO the floor. g
The governor of Martinique has Or
dered every available boat to remove
people from the coast villages to Fort
de France.
At o'cock in the evening of Satur-
day, the 30th, the sky was cloudless.
Suddenly and without warning one
half of the hoEi ION was obscured by a
pitch black cloud of dust. This cloud
was the centre of most magnificent
electric effects, the flashes of light
surprising the most elaborate fire.
works. Flames and flashes continued
TO burst from the cloud until nearly
midnight. Columns of fame shot out
OF the crater Of Mont Pelee to explode
about the cloud in showers of balls Of
golden fire which. fell through the
darkness in myriads Of sparks. Three
large aureoles were seen in the sky
over the opening Of the crater.
A tidal wave rushed upon Fort de
France and the terrified inhabitants
fed in large numbers to the anterior.
The wave was not severe and dld but
slight damage @.
At midnighssof the 30th Mont Pelee
was quiet shortly after this hour
there came another shower Of ashes,
accompanied by vivid sheets of light
ming.
In addition to she TIVE hundred per-
sons reported to have lost their lives
at LIE Carbet and Morne Rouge, many
other persons are said to have been
killed all over the northern districts
of the island. The governor Of Marti-
niaue is believed to have started for
the scene OF the destruction.
When the steamer Korona arrived
here yesterday she was covered with
ashes and scoria.