The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
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Fort de France, Island of Mar
Unique, May H. Provisions are need
ed here for 100, COO people immediate
ly \ shipload of lime is also needed
at St Pierre for sanitary purposes.
The stencil there from the dead bodies
is overpowcrinF Mont Pelee was
still erupting smoke and fire at a late
hour last night.
Many strange and incomprehensiblo
incidents are recounted of St Pierre
The charred remains Of woman with
a silk handkerchief unburned and in
perfect condition held to her lips have
been found there. The crisped bodies
of young girls have been found but
the shoes they wore were unh urt.
Every praise is given United States
Consul Ayme, He has worked indie
fatigably to succor the survivors. He
has bandaged the limbs of the wound
ed and has worked without sleep and
food He is now thoroughly exhaust
| ed Forty persons rescued from the
city are now in hospitals here In
addition to the specie secured, jewels
to the value of 900, 600 francs were
| rescued from the bank at St Pierre
on Tuesday.
The only woman known to have sur
vived the disaster at st. Pierre was a
negress named Fillotte. She was
found in a cell Monday afternoon
where she had been for three days
She was still alive but fearfully burn
ed from head to toes. She died in the
hospital here. As a result of the
measures taken by the authorities, ac-
cess to st. Pierre is now easier The
ruins of the town have ceased smok-
! ing. Two thousand corpses have been
| found in a carbonized condition.
1t has been learned that the rain of
fire ceased at distance of 200 yards
from the village of lie Carbet Talk
with survivors of the disaster con-
firms previous statements as to the
awful suddenness of the catastrophe
1t is thought that an enormous guam
thy of gas was liberated, producing
great atmospheric pressure, which
overwhelmed everything before it
The gases absorbed by the bodies of
the victims caused them to burst,
and the fire coming afterwards car
bombed them. This was followed by
rain of stones which envelOped the
town, but there was not, as has been
said, any flow of incandescent lava
London, May 14.-Colonial Secre-
tary Chamberlain late last night re
ceived the following from Governor
| Llewellyn of Windward Islands dated
St Vincent: Arrived yesterday and
found a state of affairs much worse
than reported by the administrator
The country on the east coast between
Robin Rock and Georgetown was APP
parently struck and devastated in a
manner similar to st. Pierre. 1t is
feared that practically all living things
are killed The number of the dead
will probably reach 1900 but the exact
number will never be known. Man
ayers and owners of estates and their
families, several of the better class,
are killed One thousand have been
found buried -
Washington, May 14.-Lieut Nc
Cormick of the Potomac cables the
navy department this morning from
Fort de France as follows: 1.-THE in
habitants of Pierre and sixteen vessels
were totally destroyed The surround
ing villages are uninhabitable The
island is covered with destructive
ashes to within five miles of Fort de
France. Provisions are needed for
fifty thousand refugees within ten
days. l have donated extra stores "
Commander Thomas of the cruiser
Cincinnati cables: Arrived at St
Pierre this morning and am assisting
the government of Martinique News
of the disaster at St Vincent is at
hand. Have sent the Potomac, will
follow if necessary "
One hundred and sixty have been
sent to the hospital at Georgetown
OF this number probably six will re
cover The details are too narrowing
to describe All tho best sugar estates
in Carib county are devastated and
cattle are dead The eruption contin-
ues but is moderating, Much anxiety
is still felt.