The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-14
MOURN FOR DEAD OF
uL-FATED ST. PIERRE
La SOufriere is in Eruption and
Thousands Have Been Killed on
St. VinCcnt'S Island.

Fort de France, Island Of Martinique.
May 1s.-Business here is suspended. The
people of the city have assembled in the
churches. and the Cathedral where spe-
cial services are being held for the st.
Pierre dead.
The United States Government tug Po-
tomac leaves here today for the island OF
st. Vincent, where conditions are report
ed to be worse. La Soufriere on St. Vim
cent was in full eruption May 10.
stream of stones ana mud half mile
wide was then issuing from the volcano.
stones two inches in diameter fell twelve
miles away. At Kingston, the Capital OF
the island. the ashes were two inches
deep. Seven hundred dead were reported
Sunday, May II. 1t is estimated that the
total number of dead on st. Vincent
reaches 1900. Most of the estates on the
island have been burned to ashes. and IL
is automatically reported that two earth
quakes occurred there. 1t is believed the
sub marine cables In st. Vincent had
been broken by the disturbances. The
present volcano eruption on st. Vincent
is the first since 1872.
Hunt Offers Aid.
Governor Hunt of Porto Rico has asked
Louis H. Ayme, the United States Con-
sui at Guadeloupe, who is now here,
what assistance he could render. Gov
ernor Hunts offer has been communi-
Gated to the Government, which will glad
ly accept it. The northern section of the
island is depopulated.
Provisions are needed Immediately for
1)a0oo people. A ship load of lime is also
needed at st. Pierre for sanitary pur-
poses. The stencil there from the dead
bodies is overpowering. Mont Pelee was
still erupting smoke and fire at a late
hour last night.
The French cruiser Suchet is here and
the city of Fort de France Is quiet. 1t
was reported here yesterday from the
British Island of Dominica that 800 sur
vivors of the ST. Pierre disaster had
REACHED there in canoes.
Many strange and incomprehensible in
tdents are recounted OF st. Pierre. The
charred remains of woman with silk
handkerchief unburne1 and i'm 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 unhurt.--
Praise for Consul Ayme.
Every praise is given United States Con-
sui Ayme lie has worked indefatigably
u succor the survivors. He has
bandaged the limbs OF the wounded and
has worked without sleep and without
1uod. He is now thoroughly exhausted.
In addition to the specie already Sc
cured, jewels to the value of 1,V0OOW
francs were rescued from the Bank Of st.
Pierre yesterday.
The Italian Consul at Barbados has
recovered the booy of his daughter who
was visiting in ST. Pierre at the time Of
the disaster. -
Margaret Stokes the 9-year-old daugh-
ter of the late Clement Stokes of New
York, who, with her mother. a brother
aged 4, and a sister aged 3, was OH the
Inflated British steamer Doraima, Is in
the hospital here. The child is not eX-
pected to live. Her nurse, Clara King.
avs she Was In her state room when the
steward of the Roraima called out to
her, Lock at Mont Pelec." She went on
deck and saw a vast mass of black clouds
coming down from the volcano. The
steward ordered her to return to the sa-
loon, saying, 1T Is coming
Assisted to Escape
Miss King then rushed to the saloon
She says she experienced a feeling of suf-
location, which was followed by intense
heat The after part of the Roraima
broke out in flames. Bel Benson, car
penter of the Roraima, who Is now in
the hospital here, severely burned. as
sisted Miss King and Margaret Stokes to
escape. With the help of Mr.. Scott the
first mate of the Roraima, he constructed
a raft with life preservers. Upon this
Miss King and Margaret were placed.
While this was being DONE Margaret
little brother died. Shortly after the
death of the little boy. Mrs. Stokes Sue
cumbed. Margaret and Miss King event.
ualIv got away on the raft and were pick
ed up by the steamer Korona. Mate
Scott also escaped. Miss King covered
the face of Margaret with her dress but
still the child was probably fatally
burned.