Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-05-14
HORRIBLE
DISASTER
CONTINUED from First page.)

with supplies and doctors. From the
island of Trinidad the British royal
mail steamer Kennett has gone to
Fort de France. The British second
class cruiser interchangeable is on her
way from Trinidad to st. Vincent
with stores for the relief of the SUI
ferers there. 1t is reported here that
Fort de France CMartiniQue) is threat
ened. Great tension prevails every
where throughout the West Indies.
Refugees in the Hills.
Paris. May 1.-THE Temps today
referring to the destruction OF st.
Pierre, says:
1--WE believe from the information
received here from the island of Mar
tinique (meaning. doubtless, the Of
fetal dispatchesl, that the disaste'
surpasses all that imagination can
conceive. The whole northeastern
portion of the island is laid waste.
Three large communities, exclusive
of ST. Pierre. have been destroyed,
The villa comprise two candidates for
today's balloting for members OF the
chamber of deputies"
A dispatch received here today from
Fort de France, Martinique, says:
"All the hills surrounding lie Car
bet and lie Precheur (near st. Pierce,
are covered with refugees to the num-
Der of about 5000. who are being
taken away gradually. In the mean
while provisions are being conveyed
to them.
"Of the 80 persons who were orig
inally rescued by the French cruiser
Suchet, the majority were fearfully
burned and nine died while on their
way to the hospital. The corpses
which were heaped in the ruins OF st.
Pierre are not only completely naked,
but are frightfully mutilated."
Minister of Marine NJ. De Lanessan
today received a cable dispatch from
the commander of the French cruiser
Suchet. dated Fort De France. Martin
ique. saying that he conducted a
search at st. Pierre yesterday. The
captain reports that the town is now
a mere heap of smoking ruins, under
which the victims of the catastrophe
are buried. The Suchet was able to
convey some of the inhabitants of lie
Precheur to Fort De France, but
could not reach the northernmost part
OF the island. on account of the dense
rain OF ashes.
Volcano 6elchire.
The captain OF the Suchct further
reported that the Mount Pelce volcano
still had a threatening aspect yester.
day evening. S~ubterranean rumblings
were still heard. flashes Of flame fire.
u~uently belched from the volcano and
stones were thrown out with intense
force. A dispatch received at the
colonial Office here today from Fort
De France says there is 10 doubt that
Gov. Mouttet and the commander OF
the troops at st. Pierre, Col. Dain, are
dead.
American Consul Dead.
Other dispatches confirm the re
ports that the American and British
consuls and their families persisted,
NJ. Bloch. inspector OF finance, and
NJ. La Barthe, the colonial minister's
secretary, who have been dispatched
by the government to Martinique, sail
ed from Brest today on board the
French cruiser D'Assas, which carries
money, provisions and other stores
for the relief of the Martinique SUI
ferers. A French cable official who
went to st. Pierre reports that the
company's office has been burned to
ashes and that there is no trace OF
the staff. This official adds that the
cremation of the bodies of the victims
has begun and that the cable steamer
Pouyer Quertier is proceeding to re
pair the northern cable.
Lava Still Flowing.
The waves of lava are still report
ed to be flowing northward. They
have extended ever to lie Carbet. The
candidates for election to the French
chamber of deputies who persisted al
St.Pierre were NJ. Percin and lie Clerc
The colonial minister has organized a
relief distribution committee, consist
ing OF himself and NJ. De Crais, form
er colonial minister, the colonial mem
bers of the chamber Of deputies, the
colonial senators and a number Of
commercial men. The first meeting
of this committee will occur Tuesday
The British ambassador, Sir Edmund
j. Monson, called at the Elysee pal
ace this afternoon and communicates
to President Loubet personally Tho
sympathy of King Edward.
Government Relief Sent.
Washington, May 1.-THE house to
day passed by an overwhelming vot'
a bill granting $780, 900 for the relic
of the sufferers in the great calamity
in the West Indies. The bill was /.
substitute for the relief measur pass
ed by the senate and following thu
receipt Of a message from the presi
dent setting forth the magnitude o
the calamity and urging an appropria
ton of 100000. A special meeting o
the appropriation committee was helc