The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-04
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debris on each side of us. Every foot step dislodged ashes, and our footing was most insecure. There were also clouds of sulphurous smoke through which the sunlight swept at intervals. The ascent was the most terrifying eX- perience of my life, yet Professor He'll prin, the previous day, had sat envelop- ed in darkness on the lip of what was once Lake Palmiste and had descended in a thunderstorm of volcanic clouds and almost complete darkness.
 ''The itinerary of our party" contin- ued MT, Kennan, was as follows:
 May 23 we went to Vive plantation, the property of Herman Clerc. Vtve is on the River Capot, into which flows the River Fallaise from the new crater. Vive is in the new volcanic area, and our position there was very dangerous. May A we went to Basse Pointe. On the 25th we went to St. Pierre and re- turned to Basse Pointe by way of Morne Rouge. Our party was the first to make this trip; we followed the old road to the point where the volcanic tornado had swept across it, and from there we followed down the track of the tornado. The spectacle here was truly appalling; there were numberless bod ies on every side. On the night of the 26th occurred the great explosion of the volcano. All that day Mont Pelee had been vomiting masses of yellow, mud colored vapor. We now know that this presages a serious explosion. We heard fearful detonations during the 18th and huge columns of black smoke, alive with lightning and terrifying flashes, rose from the crater One column, which rose to the height of a mile and halfl, was lit up like fire from the fierce reflection of the incandescent mass within the crater. The population of Vive became panic-stricken at the eruption and went to Acier, two miles further away. MT. Jaccaci and I re- turned to Vive. The day had been one of terrifying experience and of incon- ceivable grandeur.
 "Our party rested on the day of the 27th. MT, Varian and MT Jaccaci were not we'll, and I was very shaky The ash-laden water caused us digestive troubles. Another enormous explosion occurred the morning of the 18th, and
 
 all abandoned the plantation, and, talk ing furniture, bedding and provisions, we went to Acier, which from that day was our base The 29th we spent at Morne Rouge questioning every witness of the catastrophe of May s. The 30th we tried to ascend to the crater from this side along the Gale Basse divide. From the crest of the divide we had a wonderful view into the awful Fallaise valley, which was a tremendous seeth- ing gorge of terrible volcanic activity. We were driven back by severe thun- der storm and very nearly lost each other in the dense volcanic clouds. We planted a record stake at the highest point we reached, on which we inscrib- ed our names. While at Morne Rouge we saw and interviewed the man who was rescued from the dungeon in St. Pierre, and the only survivor of the city.
 On the 3lst we returned to ACier and at half-past six o'clock in the evening. Professor Heilprin and MT. Leadbetter came down from their splenldid att empt to reach the rim of the crater PfofeSSor Reilprin said he and MT Leadbetter had been enveIoped in vol 1anlc clouds and thunder storm. and that they therefore did not reach the actual edge of the crater itself. I fully realized Professor Heilprin's danger the next day when we made the ascent; he IS fearless scientist, and Mir Lead better also deserves the highest praise.
 on Sunday the first of June the five members of our party, Professor Heil- prln, MT. Leadbetter, MT. Jaccaci, MT. Varian and myself started to make the ascent. MT Jaccaci came down with mountain fever on the Rrete and MT. Leadbetter became exhausted they did not reach their objective, To-day, the third, we are here safe and sound.
 We had good time and a hard time both. At Vive plantation we were we'll sheltered and had pretty good food though the water was very bad. The travelling was exceedingly rough. We were often exposed to great dangers but happily there was not the slightest accident. I am now going thorouehlv to examine the Le Preicheur.
 T forgot to say we planted another record stake alongside the crater on the summit. Professor Heilprin is well and will probably come into Fort De France tonight"
 Mont Pelee is quiet to-day, but great volumes of steam are isssuing from the volcano. The lower mudcraters, how ever, are still pouring forth torrents
 Almost all the newspaper correspond 9nts who were here left for home on the United States governments steam- er Dixie last Saturday.
 United States Consul Ayme has been sick for two days as a result of his three weeks of hard work in which he was unaided. MT. Ayne has rested and is now again a t work. He has been ordered home to report and will leave ,or the United States on the first op- oortunity.
 Two more French war ships have cached Fort De France, and there are low five such vessels here. Admiral Ioudron has also arrived at Fore De France. M. Lhuuerre, the governor of Martinique, and Delegate Blochare are ,I-;,