West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-12
900 ON ST. VINCENT
Believed TO Have Perished--Up
to Friday There Were Over
200 Ieaths.
WHOLE FAMILIES AMONG DEAD.
corpses Were Lying Unburied, but
Were to Be Inferred In Trenches.
Great Distress IN the IsIand-Food
and Water Famine Threatened.


of Dominica yesterday said that boat
arriving there reported that many
persons were drowned while crossing
to Dominica from the island Of Mar
Unique, where some CT the outpar-
ishes have been inundated. The
eruption of Mont Pelee (Martiniqne)
continues. The lava is progressing
northward. The whole northern re-
gion is now rocky waste, denuded
Of vegetation.
Reports from the island Of st. Vim
cent said that up to the afternoon
of Friday last over 200 deaths had
occurred there, owing to the volcanic
outbreak in that island. Definite
news, however, is lacking. Many es-
tates were destroyed and steam and
ashes were belched forth from in
the morning until $3.50 at night. The
eruption was invisible yesterday at
Kingston. Huge dust clouds were
blown eastward. Great distress pre-
walls at st. Vincent, where there are
many injured persons.
Believed Dead Numbered 500.
1t is believed that 500 persons lost
their lives at 49, Vincent. The ma
jority of the c6rpses were still un-
buried.
The British royal mail steamer So
lent has gone from Barbados to Mar
Unique with supplies and doctors.
From the island of Trinidad the
British royal mail steamer Kennel
has gone to Fort De France.
The British second-class cruiser In
defatigable is on her way from Trini-
dad to ST. Vincent with stores for the
relief of the sufferers there.
It was reported here that Fort De
France (Martinique) is threatened.
Kingston, Island of st. Vincent
British West Indies, Saturday, May
10.-After numerous earthquakes dur
ing the preceding fortnight, accom-
panied by subterranean noises in the
direction of the Soufriere volcano, in
the northwestern part of the island
loud explosion from the crater oc
| Cured Monday last and the water il
| the crater lake assembled in a stu
pendous cloud of steam and exploded
| heavily. the noises grew louder con
tinually until Wednesday morning
when the old crater, three miles il
| circumference, and the new crater
formed by the last eruption, belchet
smoke and stones, forcing the resi-
dents of Wallibou and Richmond val
ley, beneath the volcano, to fee tt
Chateau Belair for refuge.
Noises Heard 200 Miles Away.
The thunderous noises, which were
continually increasing, were heard il
neighboring islands 200 miles away.
At midday the craters ejectee
enormous columns Of steamy vapor
rising majestically eight miles higl
and expanding into wonderful shapes
resembling enormous caulifiowers
gigantic wheels and beautiful flower
forms, all streaked up and down anC
/ crosswise with vivid flashes of light
ming, awning the beholder and i'm
pressing the mind with fear. TIL.
mountain labored to rid itself of {
mass Of molten lava, which late
flowed over in six streams, down til
side of the volcano, and the greater
noises following united in one con
tinuous roar all evening, through tht
night to Thursday morning, accom-
panied with black rain, falling dus
and favilla scorial, attended with mid
night darkness all Wednesday, Great
ing feelings of fear and anxious sus
pense.
On the morning of Friday Their,
was fresh eruption and election,
of fiery matter, more dust GOVERN.
the island in some places two fee
deep.
j The crater is still active as thi
!, dispatch is sent, and great loss O
4 life is believed to have occurred.
II The lava has destroyed several dis
4 tricts with their live stock. Peopl
are fleeing to this town, streams ar,
dried up and in many places fooC
and water famine is threatened. TIL,
government is feeding numbers o
sufferers from the outbreak.
Great Physical Changes Caused.
Great physical changes have takel
place in the neighborhood of tn
Soufriere.
Several districts have not yet beer
heard from, and the scene of tn,
eruption is unapproachable. Ever,
hour brings sadder news. The nurse
and doctors are overworked.
1t is impossible to give full detail
at present.
AS a result Of the disaster on thi
island all business has been suspend
ed for three days. The public min
is still unsettled. fearing further dis
aster.
Among the deaths are whole fan
lilies whose corpses are, in severa
places, still lying unburied. The dea
will be inferred i'm trenches