The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-05-24
FULLY 1000 KNOWN TO Be DEAD
IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE BURN
ING DISTRICT BY LAND
OR SEA.
GOVERNORS INnuMAN ACT
GAVE ORDERS WHICH PREVENTED
ESCAPE OF PEOPE FROM
ST. PIERRE.

castries. Island Of st. Lucia, May Is
The Soufriere volcano en- Island OF
st. Vincent is still in destructive erup.
ton. The terrific cannonade. car be
heard a hundred miles away. The re.
ports are followed by columns Of smoke
| rising miles in the air. Immense balls
Of colored fire also issue from the
crater. Lightning is playing f%iercely
in the upper sky and the whole north
| crn part of the island Is n mass OF
| travelling fame. It is impossible tc
reach the burning di strict by land o,
sea, and there are no means Of estimat-
ing the destruction wrought to life AMI
property.
Kingstown, the capital Of st. Vim
! cent IS still safe, though showers OF
ashes and pebbles are continually fall
ing down. The volcano itself is in
| visible. It has just been officially re-
ported hat there were 1000 dead UP to
yesterday at st. Vincent.
Isle II Devastated.
London, May 16. - The governor OF
the Windward islands. Sir L'ewelyn'
telegraphs to the colonial office from
the Island of st. Vincent under date OF
May Is, rs follows:
| 1 dAAASSO uCAS tC6ICA Ady dIlA ouANA IAS
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 a
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 exact number will never be known.
Il Nc no Uovo op1 nu,poro ~ fhA octafoS with
| their families, and several of the better
| class of people, have been killed.
"a thousand bodies have been found and
buried. One hundred n sixty persons
are in the hospital at Georgetown. Prob
ably only six of this number will recover.
All the best sugar estates in the Garth
country are devastated and the cattle are
dead.
1.-THE eruption continues, but is appar-
emily moderating."
Fort-de-France I'm Danger.
Castries, Island of st. Lucia, May 16.
The signal station here reports that a
large fire vas seen last night in the d.
1estion of Fort-de-France, Martinique.
The British steamer Savan, Capt. Hun
ter arrived here yesterday morning and
reports Mont Pelee to be still in erup-
ton. The trend of the flow from the
volcano is OF the north.
The search parties who are removing
the dead from st. Pierre have discov-
cred safes and molten precious metal in
dwellings, and stores Of the town. No
one is permitted to penetrate into st.
Pierre beyond the street runninf along
the sea front, and a Gordon Of saldiers
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 alone are now stand
ing. The convent, which contained zoo
girls and SO nuns. has disappeared, as
has the college. where 20 boys and ~
priests and professors were domiciled.
Many thrilling and hairbreadth escapes
from the eruption of Mont Pelee are re-
ported. es
Further Calamity PresaEed.
London, May 1e.-The Fort-de-France
correspondent of the Times in a dis
catch describing the present condition
Of Mont Pelee, says that volcano is still
rrmbling and that three luminous
points on the lower slopes Of the noun
tain, which are casting incandescent
rays. seem to presage a further calam-