New-York tribune., 1902-06-04

TO evacuate the place. Pelee is more dangerous
to st. Pierre than is vesrvius to Naples
To this reassuIing scientific paper the editor ap-
pended the following note:
covered and Morne Peab Ia croix the 0 highest ess
peak ct Mont Pees showed 2 craSk M tbs
city Water ic sca-se in the hills ana ANIMALS ai
Core. where cinders steadily falling The
n from the Place At iS55 oclock to-day the
Geded 100 meters and rsned ned oaGk M who 70 T Seaned
there are destroyed
Elsewhere In the same issue it is stated that the
fall of cinders during the preceding twenty-four
hours amounted three-tenths OF nillimetre.
and that the total fall to date was four milietres
in depth AT Precheur five centmetres of cinders
had fallen and on the middle slope 100 centimetres
On May telephonic communication with Precheur
had ceased. ard after the morning of May the
electric lights of ST. Pierre became useless on ac-
count OF the breaking of the dam OF the lake on
the mountain side. which furnished water power
for the dynamos.
Les Colonies for May contained the account of
the destruction of the Guerin factory. 1t said the
action of the was not calsed by volcanic
movement but due to the mass or lava (nnud)
and earth which had rushed into the water at
Guerins The water of the Mouillase also called
the RoxalEene River was said TO be darker Iham
WondaS gTa on or9n o et ne Many
went to the Rivier Blanche from 81 Pierre 10 view
the the chimney ard of one pillar was to be seen
above the sea of mud which covered the site 70 a
depth of about forty metres This issue OF Les
Colonies contained graphic account OF the al
elder and the loss Of all the other members of
the family, who had taken refuge on tae Carnet
5I6 M5 GHers tue shore yaGfFf f6e edar aerin after
saG escape. returned to his factory for key He
was helped 70 high ground by an enlploye as t ny
mountain, and escaped to st. Pierre The yacht
capsized by the tldaI wave anu @ az EUgaDe U the
younger, with many enployes wefe ere neTins sank
yacht PreehenT alT9 at bappened W at 1255 O'Clock
The newspaper Of May also contained the sfea fe-
lowing description of the crater OF Mont telse' h
which in view of the enanges 10 r0s Pc T0fso is the
bfefr bShcst pssk of Mont Pelee and is the east wall
ooptb IS T Pton de Tibonhornme is northeast
and Morne Pavilion the lowest OF tine the i2u 20 rsbur @
ns rsinwater in the central crater and Etange
Pheqen The lake 10 on aTe the est st sGPe ar bT just
above this lake the second rectangular crater
about so by 20 meters in area
THE DAY BEFORE THE CATASTROPHE
LES Colonies in It's last issue. May .. aooc-
O'clock said people fleeing TO Fort de FRANCE
and counseIIed against such a hight Others were
fleeing tn Morne dOrange (he hill back of the city,
Fonds St Denis and Carbet- The editor said the
little steamers OF the Company Girard plying De-
tween ST Pierre and Fort de France had during
the three preceding days averaged three hundred
passengers day. instead of the normal passenger
list of about eighty. The whole tone OF the paper
breathed mild rebuke for flight and an assurance
Of safety to those who would remain IN St Pierre
The most urgent appeal to the people closed with
Where can one be better Oft than at st Pierce?
The flight of the populace deplored as foolish.
and reference made again to the sctenuhc re-
port of Mr. Landes printed the day before. The
fund for relief OF the sufferers at Precheur and
Guerin's factory at the hour the paper went to
press amounted TO s66 francs The editor himself.
notwithstanding his efforts inspire courage.
wrote In later paragraph:
A voice from window in Rue Victor Hugo
heard 10 this afternoon: We are prevented
from sleeping by the snoring of the volcano when
he sleep. and a quotation from an old guide,
will not be a BILE to keep H. What awaits us?
The final announcement was that on the follow
ing day. Thursday. being Ascension Day. the paper
would appear. but would be published on Fri
day. as usual. Alas for human plansi Ascension
Day had scarcely more than dawned when the vol
cano blotted OF existence the city and all it con-
tanned
Before telling story of the actual destruction
OF ST Pierre II may not be out of place TO say
that on Sunday May 4. the Athletic and Shooting
Club gave an excursion the mountain to visit
the crater Julian Roman. experienced guide.
was In charge Of the excursion and was the only
member Of the party 10 look into the crater. He
said he saw there the lake boiling and spouting
anstly and lets OF steam shooting high In the air
He was thoroughly frightened. and from his lips
came the tragic question. What awaits u.s." and
later on There Is mystery. and when II is known
many men will not be able to keep it" In brief
paragraphs the people were advised on May TO