The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-02
HORRORS REPEATED.
Mont PeIec's Eruption Again Over
whelmed the Island
TWO HUNDRED ARE DEAD.
Many Hundreds More May Be Dead
in the interior.
VOLCANO IN ACTIVE ERUPTION
Slight 0utbursts Preceded the Last
Terrible Explosion.
DISASTER CAME WITHOUT WARNING.
Tho SKY Was obseure5 by Clouds Of
Dust and the People Had No
Chance to Escape.
DISASTER CAME WITHOUT WARNING.

castrlcs, Island OF st. Lucia D. w l.,
scptcmbcr !. The British steamer Korona
arrived here yesterday evening FROM Fort
de France Island Of Martinique She re
ports that terrible eruption Or Mont
Pcloe occurred at o o'clock Saturday nigat
and that the people who arrived AZ Fort
de France from the northern part Of the
island reported that the village of Morne
Rouge near the district previously deyas.
tated had been entirely destroyed aud that
lie Caibet. VILLAGE on the coast which
was destroyed Al The time Of the Erant
eruption, had been swept by a tidal wave,
About 800 lost their lyga.
rioop from the island Of ST. Vincent.
which WIS hore this morning, reported
that Mont pclees crntcr l. now quiet.
hut that the detunatlous during saturdss
mghs were the lcudost heard M to that
tine ard that the inhabitants were ter
iihly frirhtned
Mont Pellce has been In constunt erup
ton sicc August H. There was an enor
nous fall Of 2shes from the volcano the
hight OF the 2bth There was very severe
eruption the night Of the 2sth, when the
volcanic rGmhngs were heard az ereat
distance. The mountain burned hereeiy
that light and ont at acl pussing yessels
We're covered with ashes The night Of the
80th there were three Separate ernpti ms
II is impossible 60 approach the rulncd
town 81 81. Pierre fran the sea. The
People OF the village of lie CarDet ia the
coast are ttlrorstrlcken and flying to the
interior Eot water is pouring down m
Lorraln and Basse Polnte, villages e. the
northeast OF thc crater. Horrible dolona.
tlous were heard the ground rocked and
1ual,cd and articles on tables were thrown
TO the floor The governor Of Martinique
| has ordered every available beat to re-
move people from the coast villages to
! Fort de Ftanoo.
AZ O'Clock on the evening Of Sunday,
the Goth the sky was cloudless suddenly
aud without warning one.haf OF the hort
zon was obscured by pitch black cloud u
dust This cloud was the center az most
lfagliaccnt electrical effects, the flashes Of
light surprising the most elaborate Ere.
works. Flames and flashes continued Ia
| burst from the cloud until nearly mldnlzht
| Columns OF flame shot out q the crater OF
! Mont Pelee, TO explode about the cloud IN
! showers Of balls If golden are which ftlI
through the darkness IN myriads OF SPARKS
! Three large aureoles we're seen IA the SKY
| over the opening VI the crater
! tidal wave rushed upon Fort de France
! aud the terrified Inhabitants fed in large
Numbers 10 the interior The wave was act
severe and did but slight damage. AT mid.
night OF the Both Mont Pelee was quiet;
| shortly after this hour there came another
shower Of ashes accompanied by vivid
sheet lightning IN addition 70 the 10
persons reported to have lost their ives ut
lie carbet and siorne Rouge many other
persons are said 10 have been killed MI
1 over the northern districts Of tho island.
The governor Of Martinique is believed 10
+, have started TO the sccna Of destruction
| When the steamer Korona arrived hore
Yesterday, she was covered with ashes a,,d
scoria.