The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-22

ktnMstun-fhiraccn Hundred
Bodies Already narira.
Kingstown, Island Of s. Vincent
(Thursdty afternoonl, May iS,-A
9rrss correspondent has just returned
iirrc from visit on horseback 20 the
devastated district ~ this island,
during which he Travelled so miles and
penetrated TO within five miles Of ihs
Soufriere crater The nsh-coyered
area of ~. Vincent exceeds that of
Martinique, which the correspondent
has also explored. The most cOnsery-
ati,e estimate Of the death rate hero
pow places the number at 100. AboHt
] 800 bodies already have been In
terrcd.
Umaer a Blanket of Ashes.
The entire northern part og the is-
land IL covered With ashes 10 an av.
craEc depth Of IS inches, varying
from q thin layer nt KingstOwn TO
two feet or more al Georgetown. The
crops are ruined. nothing green can
be- seen. the STREETS OF Gcorgctown
arc numbered with heaps II ashes re-
sembllng SNOW drifts, and ashes rest
~ nrRyiiy On the roofs that In several
eases they have caused them 10 fall
In. There suon win be 5000 destitute
persons in need Of assistance from
the government, which Is already do
Ing everything possible 10 relieve the
sufferers. There are n hundred in
jured people In the hospital at George.
town. gangs of men are rrnrching for
the dead or rapidly burying them In
trrachcA.
uriicf supplies Coming In.
The British cruiser lndcfaiigabls
brought % tons Of supplies here and
returned To the island Of Trinidad
for more. The governor OF the Wind.
ward islauds, Sir Robert Llcwcllyn, Is
here supervising the work Of the au.
thoritics
While the outbreak of the volcano
ON the island VI Martinique Killed
more people outright, more territory
has been ruined Ia st. Vincent, hence
there Is greater dcstitution here.
The injured persons were horribly
burned by thg hot grit whirh was
driven along with tremendous We.
locity. Twenty.six persons who
sought refuge In a room 10 feet by
~ were oil killed. One person was
Drained with huge stone nine miles
from the crater.
Hospitals FtIi~a wfsh the DyinH.
Rough collins arc being made 10 re-
cclve the remains ~ the yictima.
The hospital here Is filled with dying
people. Fisty Injured persons are IS.
ing on the floor ~ that building. rs
there arc no beds for their accom-.
modntiun, though cots are being
RAPIDLY constructed 81 boards. This
and similar work has been in prog
rcss since Immediately after the dis
ustcr. Two days elapsed, however,
before there were any hurials, rs the
negroes refused tO dig tho necessary
trenches. though they were offered
three times the usual wages hy the
local authorities, The nurses em-
ploycd are incompetent, but they arc
willing 60 learn aud arc working
hard. The negroes are indifferent tu
all that is transpiring and TO what
has taken place. They expect 20 re-
cciyc government rHtions, but there
have been instances where they have
refused 10 bury their own relatives.
The Death Rate Very nigh.
The death rate among the people
In the hospitals IL still very high, In
spite Of the best medical efforts mads
In their behalf All the neighboring
British colonies are c,incing sym.
puthy with the sufferers here. Sub
scription iists have been started sad
food and clothing are being forward
ed 10 st. Vincent from all the British
islands.
While the entire community ~
thankful for this help and sympathy
from British sources, on all sides are
heard grateful appreciation of the
prompt aid furnished by the United
States, IN sending the Potomac here
with provisions and other things for
the destitute people of 81, Vincent.
Ths Heat is Excessive.
As this dispatch Is sent IL Ii ex-
ccssively hot here, and the northern
hills retain their foFgy appearance.
The sulphuric vap0ru which still
cxhaie all over the island are in
creasing the sickness and mortality
among the surviving inhabitants and
are causing suffering among the new
arrivals. The hospital stats are civ.
ing way 10 overwork and are with
difficulty BEARING up.
The stencil IN the afflicted dls-
tricts Is terrible beyond description.
Nearly all the huts left standing are
filed with dead bodies, In some
cases disinfeetanis and the usual
means of dispusing of the dead are
useless and cremation has been re-
sorted 10.