Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1902-09-11
THOUSAND DEAD
ON MARTINIQUE
Mont Pelee Has Been in Con-
slant Eruption Since
August Is.
THE PEOPLE ARE TERRIFIED
All Available Boats Are Being Used to
Remove the Residents OF Coast Villages
to Fort de France-Ashes Falling on
Neighboring Islanda

the Island or Martinique that 1,u60
persons were killed and $500 injured
during the last eruption of Mont
Pelee.
According to an Official account the
eruption of August 80 was one of the
| most severe that has been experienc.
| ed.
Morne Rouge and great part OF
| Ajoupa Bullion were dstroyed.
The zone between the river Capote
and the valley of Champ Florre and
Ponds Marie RENE has been devas.
| tated.
Mont Capote suffered severely and
the hills around Basse Point were
| burned.
The governor of the island is ar.
ranging for the evacuation of the
northern parishes and the removal Of
the wounded
The temperature at Martinique is
reported to be almost unbearable.
Paris. Sept. 3.-The Havas Agency
has received an undated dispatch from
Port De France, Island of Martinique,
announcing that about one thousand
people were killed and several hun
dred were injured from the violent
| eruption of Mont Pelee on Saturday,
August so, which destroyed Morne
Rouge and Ajoupa Bullion, two vii.
lagos near the volcano. The village
! of lie Carba was damaged by a tidal
wave, which was also felt at Fort De
France. where the people were terror
stricken.
The French cruisers Suchet and
Tage are embarking people in the
northern part Of Martinique.
Kingstown, st. Vincent, b. w. 7 4,
Sunday, August 31.--A remarkable
volcanic phenomenon occurred here
between and 10 o'clock last night.
There was a startling series of deton.
! atoms from La Soufriere, louder than
any time since the terrible eruption of
May IL.
Each explosion shook the buildings
of this town. The noises were terrific
and gave the impression in every town
and village of this island that the
scene of disturbance was only about
two miles away.
During the period of intense anxiety
which attended the detonations, two
luminous circles. like rainbows, ap.
peared in the cloudless sky to the
northwest.
of the flames in the crater of lie Souf.
riere. Subsequently dence cloud of
steam arose from the crater, but this
soon dispersed. The weather today is
fair.
Telegraphic reports have been re.
ceived here from the islands of Gren-
ada, Trinidad and Barbados saying
loud detonations were heard at these
respective places between and 10
o'clock of last night. These exper.
fences were similar to those heard
when Mont Pelee, Martinique, was
previously in eruption.
The people of Grenada we're greatly
alarmed at the detonations. They
were the loudest which have been
heard here. This phenomenon Yves
not attended by serious results on st.
Vincent, but fears are entertained
here for the people on the island of
Martinique, as Mont Pelee is known
to be still terribly agitated. two erup.
tons having occurred there in the
last six days. The last eruption was
witnessed August 81 by passengers on
the French steamer Dahome. which
vessel narrowly escaped destruction
while passing near st. Pierre.
Paris, Sept. 6.-The Paris edition Of
the New York Herald publishes a dis
patch from Point-a-Pitre, island Of
| Guadeloupe, F. w. l., dated September
4, which says that constant detonations
heard there last night indicate a ter
rife volcanic eruption on the island of
Martinique.
Thick. black clouds were seen to the
! southwark of Guadeloupe and the heat
at Point-a-Pitre was intense.
The population was said to be great
ly alarmed and apprehensive of tidal
wave in the event of the collapse of
Martinique.
Castries, Island of st. Lucia, B. W.
l., Sept. 5.-The Royal Mail steamer
Yape arrived here last evening from
the island of Martinique. She brings
the report that violent volcanic erup-
ton occurred there Wednesday night
and that about two thousand persons
are said to have persisted. A large
number of people are leaving tho
island.
Castries, Island OF St Lucia, B. w.
l., Sept. 5.-The coast telephone ser.
vice reports that violent eruption Of
the Soufriere volcano on the island of
st. Vincent was observed at midnight
Wednesday.
Paris, Sept 5.-The ministry for the
colonies received a cable dispatch tc-
day from the governor of Guadeloupa,
M. Merlin, saying that Norge Capete
was much damaged and that flames
surrounded Norge Parnasse, but stop.
ped at the st. James house. Pas3e
Point heights was burned.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 5.--The
German steamer Castillo, which ar
rived here from st. Thomas, Il. w. l.,
yesterday. reports encountering n
heavy fall of volcanic dust while 800
miles out at sea. She also reports
that the coast of Hayti was completely
obscured by haze, caused by dust.
London. Sept 5.-The correspondent
of the Dali Mail at Castries. st. Lucia,
has cabled an account of the phenom.
ena witnessed at the time Of the re-.
cent outbreak Of Mont Pelee. Mar.
Unique. The correspondent confirms
the details of the eruption as already
known, and says:
There were tremendous earth rumb-
lings and explosions. The ground
rocked and nothing could stand on
tables or shelves. Boats for st. Pierre
were unable to reach the town owing
to the fall Of cold ashes, and tidal
wave destroyed the whole of the sea
front of lie Carbet. People returned
here from Martinique only last week
to take their families TO Fort De
France"
Roseau, Island of Dominica, ID. w. l.,
Sept. ga copy of L'Opinion of Fort
de France, Martinique, dated Septem.
Der 3, says that over 1900 people were
killed during the volcanic eruption of
Mont Pelee of last Saturday and that
still greater number Of persons have
been brought to Fort de France by the
French cruisers Tage and Suchet aud
by coasting craft. The hospitals #
Fort de France are filled with the sick