Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-14
ASHES IN HEAPS
Thousands of Dead Bodies Un-
 der Two Feet of It.
SOLDIERS ARE ON GUARD

SULDlEhS AhE ON 0OAh1 Ghouls Prowling About Robbing the
 Dead-Governor of Windward Islands
 Says He Found Things Worse Than
 He Expected at St Vincent-Steamer
 Dixie With Food Enough to Feed
 Entire Population of Martinique
 Ready to Sail
 New York, May 14.-With food enough on board to feed the entire population of Martinique for q week the cruiser Dixie is expected to sail this afternoon from this port. She will arrive at her destination Monday.
 Never, even during war times, did the army subsistence department make such record in collecting a shipload of food supplies. It was done in 24 hours time, Colonel D. l.. Brainerd bringing from Philadelphia three carloads of supplies needed to make up the shipload and purchasing the rest here.
 The Dixie's cargo will comprise e00,000 rations. It contains 100000 pounds of bread, S5,OO0 pounds of flour, 9O0.O00 pounds of rice, 100000 pounds of codfish, 200 cases of chick en and beef soups, 100 cases of evap- orated cream, 100 cases condensed milk, 5000 pairs of trousers, 6.000 pairs of shoes, 10000 pairs of socks, 5000 pairs of khaki trousers. 4,000 pairs of barrack shoes, 2.000 blouses, 1000 tents, 2,000 pairs of balbriggan drawers, 4,000 balbriggan shirts, 800 summer coats.
 In addition there are large quanti- ties of tea, coffee, sugar, vinegar, pep per, and in the way of clothing, a large amount of calico undergarments, etc.
 There is S5,O0O worth of medicine in the cargo, and three, army surgeons, Dr Church, Dr J. R. Reilly and Dr J. B. Clayton will accompany the party. They will also take along a plentiful supply of surgical instruments
 Castries, Island of St Lucia, Tues day, May 13.-The correspondent of the Associated Press here has visited St Pierre Martinique, by the relieving steamer Kenneth The destruction there is appalling. The streets are two feet deep in ashes and cinders, which cover thousands of dead bodies scorched black and shiny as if they had been plunged into boiling pitch. Many of the dead were never touched by the volcanic fire and some of the houses and woodwork destroyed show no signs. of burning.
 At Moudlage, In the southwestern portion of St Pierre. the town hall is still standing as high as the first story, while at the. fort, in the northwestern part of St Pierre, the most massive stonework is calcined.
 The church tower. built by the Jes- uits two centuries ago, of Cyclopean masonwork, is now like huge heap of old metal.
 Soldiers are guarding property from prowling ghouls, who are robbing the dead. They meet with severe pun ishment when caught
 The stench throughout St Pierre is terrible. The streets are still ob- sructed by huge piles of debris and dead bodies The work of cleaning the thoroughfares will necessitate the employment of large numbers of men for many months.
 Moudnage Rouge, near St Pierre, is preserved and Basse POinte and Ma couba are unhurt But the crater Is. still active and smoke and ashes are blowing steadily northward The surviving inhabitants are trying to cross from St Pierre to the Island of Dominica in boats Many drowning casualties are reported.
 se ,11&1 o1srssxr of Fort de France from all the neighbor- ing islands.
 It has just been officially reported that there were 1900 dead, up to yes terday. at St Vincent.
 London. May 14.-The governor of the Windward Islands, Sir Robert Llewellyn, telegraphed to the colonial office from the island of St Vincent, under date of Tuesday, May 13, as follows:
 q arrived here yesterday and found the state of affairs much worse than had been stated, The administrators reports show that the country on the east coast, between Robin Rock and Georgetown, was apparently struck and devastated in manner similar to that which destroyed St Pierre and I fear that practically all living things in that radius were killed. Probably 1000 persons lost their lives. The ex- act number will never be known. Man agers and owners of the estate, with their families and several of the better class of people have been killed. A thousand bodies have been found and buried. One hundred and sixty per sons are in the hospital at Georgetown. Probably only six of this number will recover.
 "The details of the disaster are too narrowing for description.
 1'I got at St Lucia coasting steam CT which was running up and down the leeward coast with water and provisA sions. Twenty-two hundred persons have received relief.
 T have asked for medical officers from Trinidad and Grenada All the neighboring British colonies are assist ing generously. Every effort is being made tO oraDnIe with f11e wfr1I calaf,l-