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10 0arbst, Which Suffered the First Time,
Again Devastated.
THIS TIME SWEPT BY GREAT TIDAL WAVE
People Have No Chance to Escape from the
0nruShing Waters.
ERUPTION OCCURS SATURDAY NIGHT
ship which Attempts to Enter Port
on NOrthera Part OF the Island
is Detained by the
Obscurity.

CAsTRIEs. Island Of st. Lucia n,
W. l., Sept. 1.-The British steamer
Korono arrived here yesterday evening
from Fort de France, Island Of Martinique.
It reports that a terrible eruption OF
Mount Pelee occurred at 3 o'clock Satur-
day night and that people who arrived at
Fort de France from the northern end OF
the island reported that the village of
Morne Rouge. near the district previously
devastated, had been entirely destroyed
and that lie Carbet, a village on the coast.
which was destroyed at the time Of the
great eruption, had been swept by q tidal
wave
About 200 persons lost their hives. A
sloop from the island OF st. Vincent, which
reached here this morning, reports that
Mount Pelees crater is quiet, but that the
detonations during Saturday night were
the loudest heard up to that time and
that tho Inhabitants we're terribly alarmed.
BASSE TERRE, Island OF Guadeloupe,
French, West Indies. Sunday, Aug. S1--The
French Transatlantic company's steamer
Salvador, which has just arrived at Point-a-
Petrie, reports that It left Fort de France,
Island Of Martinique, yesterday afternoon
and passed Mount Pelee at o'clock the
same evening The volcano was then In
violent eruption. On approaching the
islands Of Les Saintes (small islands OF the
south extremity Of Guadeloupe) ashes were
falling on the vessel.
1t arrived 1t Point-a- Petrie at 5 o'clock
but was unable to enter that port until IL
o'clock at night, owing to the obscurity.
RumbIings and EruptiOns,
CAsTHIEs, Island Of St. Lucia, B. w. l.,
Sept. Mount Pc &c has been e constant
eruption since August %. There was an
enormous fall OF ashes from the volcano
the night OF the 25th. There was very
severe eruption the night OF the 2Sth, when
the volcanic rumblings were heard at a
great distance. The mountain burned
iercely that night and passing vessels were
covered with ashes. The night OF the
30th there we're three separate eruptions.
II is impossible to approach the ruined
town OF st. Pierre from the sea. The pqo-
Pile of the village 6f LeCarbet. on the coast
are terror-strieken ana flying 10 .ths an-l
terror. Hot water is pouring down on Lor--
rain and Basse Pointe, villages to the north
east Of the crater. Horrible detonations
were heard. the ground rocked and qualEed
and articles on tables we're thrown to the
floor. The governor Of Martinique has or
dered every available boat to remove the
people from the coast villages to Fort de
France.
Fireworks on Sublime Scale.
At O'Clock in the evening Of Saturday
! the 3Oth, the sky was eloudless. Suddenly
and without warning one half OF the horizon
was ohscured by a pitch black cloud OF
dust This cloud was the center OF most
magnificent electric effect. the flashes Of
| light SURPRISING the most elaborate fire.
works. Flames and flashes continued to
burst. from the cloud until nearly m dnight,
Columns OF fame shot out Of the crater of
Mount Pelee to explode about the cloud
in showers Of balls Of golden fire, which
fell through the darkness in myriads OF
sparks Three large aureoles were seen In
the sky over the opening Of the crater.
tidal wave rushed upon Fort dc France
and the terrified Inhabitants fed in large
numbers to the interior. The wave waa
not severe and did but slight damage.
At midnight of the S0th Mount Pelee was
quiet; shortly after this hour there came
another shower of ashes, accompanied by
vivid sheet lightning.
In addition to the 200 persons reported
to have lost their lives at LeCarbet and
Morne Rouge, others are said to have been
killed all over the northern districts OF
the island. The governor OF Martinique Is
believed to have started for the scene OF
destruction. When the steamer Morona
arrived here yesterday II was covered with
ashes and scoria.