The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-09
Mrs. Stokes.
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Mrs. Stokes.
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.
All three lived in the West Indies. At
| the office OF the agents in this city of
the Quebec steamship company no news
! had been received either from Capt. Mug
| gah, the commander OF the vessel. or
| from any OF the West Indian agents OF
| the line.
At the Offices OF the Danish and
French consuls nothing hadebeen heard
directly OF the present conditions In the
destroyed district.
VOLCANO CONTINUED ACTIVITY.
London. May s-The Colonial office here
has received a dispatch from Sir Robert
Llewellyn, governor OF the Windward
Islands, in the Caribbean Sea, dated from
Kingston, st. Vincent, yesterday. in which
the governor says that the Soufriere vol
cano in the northwestern part of the
island of St. Vincent, continued in ac-
uvity.
earth shocks had recurred for a week
past, but not actually in Kingston.
on Wednesday a big cloud of steam
hung over the Soufiere and the inhabit-
ants. who were greatly alarmed. were
hocking TO Chateau Belair. There were
already 500 refugees there who were being
fed by the authorities.
With the exception of a dispatch re-
peating the news brought TO the island
OF ST Lucia. yesterday afternoon by the
British steamer Noddam. which an
nounced the total destruction of the town
of st. Pierre. Island of Martinique. by
volcanic eruption. the English merchants
and shippers here having trade relations
with Martinique have received no direct
news of the catastrophe.
Even the owners of the Roddam, which
was forced 10 slip her anchors at st.
IDf l.. - ~ .t-l.
damaged I'm gettin gaway. IL of her crew
being killed, have not heard from the
captain OF that steamer
former resident OF St Pierre, now
in this city. says there were about 1000
white people among the inhabitants OF
the destroyed town.
BROUGHT FIRST NEWS
st. Thomas, d. w. T., May 9.-The
British steamer Roddam, Capt Freeman,
which left st. Lucia Wednesday for Mar
yesterday afternoon and brought a re-
port that the town of st Pierre. Mar
Unique. has been totally destroyed as
result Of the volcanic disturbances In the
Almost all the Inhabitants of St Pierre
are said TO have been killed.
The Roddam reports that all the ship
ping in the port has also been destroyed.
The Quebec Steamship company's
steamer Roraima is mentioned as lost
The Roddam was almost completely
, wrecked Her captain was seriously
burned and II OF her crew are dead.
ERUPTION LAST SATURDAY.
II was announced from ST Thomas last
| Saturday. May 3. that ST. Pierre had been
covered with ashes TO the depth of q
| outbreak OF the Mont Pelee volcano and
| the town appeared to be enveloped In
| a fog
A second dispatch from ST. Thomas.
| dated May 6. said the flow OF lava from
| the Mont Pelee volcano, which began last
| Saturday, had completely destroyed the
! Guerin factories. situated about two miles
| from St Pierre. IL was also reported that
| about 1900 persons had disappeared and
| that a great panic prevailed at st. Pierre.
PEOPLE SOUGHT SAFETY.
Another dispatch from st. Thomas,
| dated May 7, said advices received that
| morning from the island OF st. Vincent.
| B. w. l., announced that for some days
earthquakes had been experienced In the
| neighborhood OF the Soufriere crater.
| which had been smoking and rumbling.
| The people in the vicinity OF the volcano
were leaving for places OF safety.
THE CABLE CUT OFF.
This st. Thomas dispatch said further
| that cable communication with the Island
| OF Martinique was Interrupted the morn
\ ing OF May T. and that cable communi-
4 cation southwark from ST. Louis. IN the
4 Windward Islands. ceased suddenly tho
| N was reported that the volcanic cra-
| ters on Donlnice, II. w. L.. were show
The town OF 81. Pierre, the .commerclai
| capital OF the French Island OF MART.
| nidue, is on the west coast The oort
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