New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE HORRORS OF ST. VINCENT
THIRTEEN HUNDRED BODIES BURIED AND FIVE THOUSAND
PERSONS DESTITUTE.


northern hills lowering into the valleys and
then rising and spreading until II enveloped
the whole island in peculiar gray mist. ST.
multareous action upon the part of the volcanoes
of Martinique and Dominica and elsewhere
seems 10 denote a volcanic connection between
these islands and appears to verify the as
sumption of the volcanic origin of the mountain
chains running parallel with the soufriere IN
the Windward districts
AS this dispatch is sent - is excessively hot
here and the northern hills retain their foggy
appearance.
HARD WORK FOR RELIEF STAFF.
The suphuric vapors which still exhale all
over the island, are increasing the sickness and
mortality among the surviving inha bitants, and
are causing suffering among the arrivals.
The hospital stafs are giving way to over
work and are with difficulty bearing up, but the
news of the dispatch of an ambulance corps from
the garrison at Barbados and the statements
made that further medical assistance will ar
rive here shortly are having a beneficial eff
feet upon all concerned.
The stencil in the afflicted districts is ter
rhe beyond description. Nearly all the huts
left standing are filled with dead bodies In
some cases disinfectonts and the usual means
of disposing OF the dead are useless. and crena-
ton has been reaorted to, When II is possible
the bodies are dragged with ropes TO the
trenches and there hastily covered up,
quicklime being used when available Many of
the dead bodies were so covered with dust that
they were not discovered until walked upon
by visitors by the relieving officers or their
assistants. The scenes witnessed were un-
precedented in the history Of this colony.
Much importance is attached locally to the
loss which the colony has sustained I'm the in
for
whose development was lately started by the
imperial government with a view to assist the
inhabitants and in order 20 encourage the peo-
pie to attain prosperity.
The Potomac leaves here tomorrow for St.
Pierre. She viii return here the following day
and then 90 to Fort de France.
CONSUL GOING TO ST. PIERRE
Mr. Ayrne the United states consul at Qua
deloupe. who is m board the United States
cruiser Cincinnati recently at 81. Lucia, is going
to st. Pierre on Friday. in order to recover the
archives of the United States consulate and to
find. II possible the bodies Of the United States
consul, Mr.. Prentis; Mrs. Prentls and their two
daughters Marie and Christine. The bodies will
be taken 10 Fort de France for burial, with spe
csl ceremonies and honors. The same party
will also seek for the bodies Of the British con
sui Mr.. Japr, and his wife and children. The
Americans viii further endeavor TO recover the
British consular archives. II the remains Of the
Japp family are found they will receive the
game burial as the bodios Of the Prentis fam
lily.
Advices received here from Fort de France
say that lootinE and robbery the in
crease at St Pierre and elsewher and that the
authorities cannot cope with the conditions,
especially as local political quarrels at St. Pierre
are interfering with practical harmonious &C
ton. There are six thousand refugees at Tort
Il FiEapT &c fanp ghar
GustaVe Lauder. a Swedish sailor. who be
lonCed to the British ship Roraima lost during
the disaster at ST Pierre, died in the military
hospital at Fort de France to-day. Other SUI
ferers from the outbreak who are in the same
hospital may die but most OF them ap-
parently improving.
Business at Fort de France has been stopped.
the bank there viii not resume operations for
the present and money is scarce.