Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-11
.P|[L[[ AGAIN ACTIVE
Volcano Has Another Eruption
and People OF Fort de France
Are Alarmed.
Cloud of Ashes and Stones in
the Night...People Flee
Naked.
Sloop Containing American
Scientists Is Covered With
Stones and Lava.

| Fort de France, Martinique, July II.
"Wednesday night the inhabitants of
| Fort de France We're thrown into a
panic-strcken state by an eruption of
Mount Pelee. Many of them fled in all
directions with little or no clothing.
| The incessant rumbling continued UNI
til $50 Thursday morning. In the first
| half hour the sky was overcast and
dotted with scintillant lightning points
| like Stag on the surface in an iron
foundry. This phenomenon had not
been noticed in the previous eruptions.
| The lightning points became gradually
| longer and longer and more serpent
| like and the flashes grew larger and
spread over a greater area every min
ute. The rumblings ceased at $50.
Black clouds then covered the heavens
and heavy rains followed. The rum
blings began again later on and We're
accompanied by vivid flashes of light
ming. 1t is reported that tidal wave
lowered the sea level by a meter.
| Telegraph communication closed for
the time, as the operators became pam
to play about the wires. Several of the
lines were broken.
DR.. Sanderson, DR.. Flett, and an
Americai government photographer
arrived here yesterday morning from
ST. Pierre. The sloop on which they
travelled was covered with ashes and
stones the size of walnuts. They We're
off St. Pierre when the eruption occur
red. the mountain emitting clouds Of
smoke that resembled gigantic cauli-
flowers Later on an immense black
cloud swept over the ruins of ST.
Pierre. This was followed by an in
candescent avalanche, which swept
down the mountain side and expended
its force seaward The phenomenon
was accompanied by vivid electric dis
charges, while all around ashes and
stones were raining.
When the cloud swooped seaward in
the direction of the sloop the crew of
the vessel fell on their knees in terror,
and the captain prayed. Drs. Sander
son and Flett and the photographer
turned to and helped the crew in sail
ing the sloop along the coast. When
morning broke morning broke 1t was
seen that everything ashore was again
under pail of ashes While steam was
shooting from the mouths of the rivers.
The size of the mountain was covered
with ashes. powders and other volcanic
material. The inhabitants of Carbet.
who recently returned to that village,
are again deserving 1t.
An official bulletin was published
here Tuesday containing a statement
signed by M. LavroiX, a scientist, who
was sent out by the French government
to study Mont Pelee. He said that the
activity of the volcano was decreasing
and the conditions prevailing led to the
supposition that no new eruption would
occur. He also gave other optimistic
opinions. Last nights eruption, which
so closely followed the issuing OF the
bulletin, has caused the people to scott
at the opinions of scientists so far as
they deal with the vagaries of Mont
Pelee. 1t will be recalled that shortly
before the eruption that swept st.
Pierre out of existence occurred on of
fetal statement based on scientific de-
ductions was issued declaring that there
was no danger of a destructive OUT
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