Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-16
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OfN Vincent
Eighteen Inches Of Ashes CoUer Large Part of Isle
Slfop Territory Ruined Than in cGarinlgue- Sea
snakes big EncsoachmenS- Carib SmUioors Pa7aq.
ing abandoned Dwellings, and Shops

Of further volcaulc eruptlons
are leaving the outlying towns Tor The
city The negroes who have remained
on the estates are half starved and the
Carib survivors are leaving their caves
ana plllaging abandoned dwellings and
shops, A number cf arrests have been
made In this connection.
HOSPITALS INADEQUATE.
AS the colonial hospital here was
found inadequate to Accommodate the
sufferers, large army tents have been
erected for the use OF the patients
who are being constantly brought hers
from other towns on the island bnt
even these annex hospitals are over
crowded. The local doctors have been
reinforced by a doctor who arrived
here from the island of Grenada, ona
Of the British Windward Islands He
brought with him a number Of macy.
ages Of medical supplies. which were
extremely useful.
The arrival here Of the first detaCh.
inent Of the ambulance corps which
Drought sufferers from Georgetown
caused quite sensation. This ba,eh
consisted of 100 persons whose charred
bodies eXdaled fetd doors and whose
!eathesome features made even the hos.
2ital attendants shudder II Is douD.,
.ul whether one Of the whole party vii
recover.
DEATH RATE HIGH.
The death rate among the people IA
the hospitals Il stil very high, IN spite
OF the best medical Efforts made N
.heir behalf, An the nci, hboring Brlt-
ish colonies are ovincing sympathy
with the sufferers here Subscription
lists have been started ana food aud
clothing are being forwarded to ST.
Vincent from all the British Islands.
While the entire community is thank
ful for this help and sympathy FROM
British sources, on all sides are head
grateful appreciation OF the prompt gli
| furnished by the United States in send.
| Ing the Potomac here with provisions
| and other things for the destitute poo
| pie OF ST. Vincent The report that he
/ volcanic lake which occupied the .uD
o. the mountain has disappeared ap-
! pears 90 he confirmed sea Of lava,
/ emitting sulphurous fumes. now ar-
| parently occupies It's place and several
new orators have been formed. The
| last time the volcano showed activity,
Tuesday last the craters, cid and new,
and numerous fissuies IN the noun
,ain sides. discharged hot yapor, deep
auhterranean mumuringq were heard,
the ground trembled az Zines and from.
the center Of the volcano, huge volumes
Of steam rose, and a dense, cymmetGl
smoke. mingllng with the steam, is
sued from a new and active cralsr.
forming an immense pail over the
northern hill, lowering into the valleys
and then rising and spreading until /
tnyeloped the whole island in peculiar
mist. Simultaneous action upon the
part Of the volcanoes OF Martinique AMI
Dominica and elsewhere seems 70 de-
note a volcanic connection belw n
hese Islands and appears to very
the assumption Of the volcanic origin
Of the mountain chains running par
alel with the Soufriere In the wind-
ward Districts
As this dispatch Is sent il IS excess
siyely hot here and the northern hills
retain their foggy appearance
The suphuric vapOrs which stu e6-
hale all over the island are increasing
the sickness and mortality among The
surviving inhabitants and are causing
suffering among the new arrivals. Thg
hospital stats are giving away to oyer-
work and are with difficulty bearing
| up.