The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-15
MONT PELEE STILL ACTIVE
INDICATION OF 4 FURTHER CA
 LAMTIY IN MARTINIQUE.

Volcano RumbIing-Luminous Point,
 Prcsage Further Destruction-Reiiei
 on Way from Many Places go in
 St. Vincent Greater Than First Re.
 ported.
 London, May 15.--The Fort de France
 correspondent of the Times in a des-
 patch describing the present condition
 of Mont Pelee says that the volcano is
 still rumbling and that three luminous
 points on the lower slopes of the mountain, which are casting incandes-
 cent rays seem to presage further
 calamity.
 Castres, Island of St. Lucia, May IA.
 The signal station here reports that a
 large fire was seen last night in the
 direction of Fort de France, Martin
 iuue.
 The British steamer Savas, Captain
 Hunter, arrived here this morning and
 reports Mont Pelee to be still in erup-
 tioh. The trend of the flow from the
 VOlCaHO IS to the north.
 The search parties which are remov-
 in gthe dead from St. Pierre have dis covered safes and molten precious metal in stores and dwellings of the town. No one is permitted to pene- trate into St Pierre beyond the street running along the sea front and a cor don of soldiers has been placed around the town. The St. Pierre cathedral is all down with the exception of one tower and of the theater the walls are now alone standing. The convent which contained 200 girls and thirty-six nuns has disappeared as has the college where seventy boys and twenty-two priests and professors were domicied.
 Many thrilling and hairbreadth es- capes from the eruption of Mont Pelee are reported.
 The volcano on the island of St. Vim cent is now reported to be quieter.
 Ottawa, Ont, May 14-The Canadian parliament to-day voted $5O00O for the relief of the sufferers of Martinique and St. Vincent. Half of the amount will go to each. The vote was unanimous. The motion was made by the minister of finance and seconded by the leader of the opposition.
 London, May 15.-A. J. Balfour, the government leader in the house of commons, will announce in parliament to-day the intentions of the govern- ment respecting the relief of the sur vivors fthe Martinique and St, Vim cent disasters.
 Sir William Houlder of Birmingham has sent Joseph Chamberlain, the col onial secretary $500 (S2,50O) towards the relief of the West Indian suffer- CTS.
 Several despatches to the London pa pers from the West Indies repeat de- tails of the disaster at Martinique and St. Vincent which are already known.
 Messages of sympathy concerning the West Indian catastrophies are being voted by the public bodies throughout the United Kingdom.
 Castries Island of St. Lucia, Tuesday. May 19.--The Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent is still in destruc- tive eruption. A terrific cannonade can be heard hundred miles away. The reports are followed by columns of smoke, rising miles In the air. Inn mense balls of coored fire also issue | from the crater; lightning is playing | fiercely in the upper sky, and the whole northern part of the island is one mass of travelling flame. The volcano itself is invisible. It is impossible to reach the burning district by land or sea; and there are no means of estimating the destruction wrought to life and property
 It has just been officially reported that there were 1,600 dead up to yester- day at St Vincent.
 Kingston the capital of St. Vincent is still safe, though showers of ashes and pebbles are continually falling on the town.
 London, May 14.-The governor of the Windward islands, Sir Robert Llewelyn telegraphs to the colonial office from the island of St. Vincent, under date of yesterday as follows:
 "I arrived here yesterday, and found the state of affairs much worse than had been stated. The administra tors reports show that the country on the east coast between Robin Rock and Georgetown, was apparently struck and devastated in a manner similar to that : which destroyed St. Pierre, and 1 fear that practically all living things in that radius were killed. Probably 1,6OO { persons lost their lives. The exact , number will never be known. Manag- srs and owners of the estates with ] their families, and several of the better [ classes of people, have been killed A I bodies have been found and ' buried. One hundred and sixty persons ( are in the hospital at Georgetown. V only six of this number will t 'ecover. The details of the disaster are { oo narrowing for description t T got at St. Lucia coasting steamer t which is running up and down the lee ward coast, with water and provisions. | rwenty-two hundred persons have re- t eived relief I have asked for medi- c al officers from Trinidad and Grenada T All the neighboring British colonies are 9 assisting generously Every effort IS Q ,eing made to grapple with the awful t alamity. V "All the beet sugar estates in the ! ,arib country are devastated and the attle are dead
 'The eruption continues, but is appar- ntly moderating. Anxiety is still felt III the officers and residents are co-op- Q {: 1, ha 1adi olr;,,