The age-herald., 1902-05-10

posed to have been lost with all on board in the harbor of St. Pierre. The passen- gers were:
 F. Ince Mrs. H. J. Ince
 Mrs Stokes.
 All lived in the West indies. At the Quebec Steamship Company's s office here no news had been received from either Captain Muggan, the com mander of the vessel or from any of the West Indian agents of the line.
 At the offices of the Danish and French consuls nothing had been heard directly of the present conditions in the destroyed district
 London Hears Further Details.
 London, May 9.A dispatch to the Reuter- Telegram Company from Kings ton, Jamaica. after giving the details of the Martinique disaster already known, says:
 Thousands were killed at St. Pierre, | where a terrible panic prevailed. The eruption began May 3. when St. Pierre was covered with ashes and appeared to be enveloped in fog. The flow of lava continued until Wednesday, May 7" The message adds: Tn the Island of St. Vincent the Sou- fire (volcano) is active and earthquakes are frequent. But so far no damage has | been done"
 In response to the request of Governor | Llewelyn (of the Windward Islands), the British second-class cruiser Indefatigable has been dispatched from the Island of Trinidad to the Island of St. Vincent, by way of St. Lucia.
 A dispatch to the Daily mail from Point Pitre. Island of Guadaloupe French West Indies, dated yesterday. says
 Mount Pelee (S. Pierre) crater elected yesterday morning molten rocks and ashes during three minutes and complete ly destroyed St. Pierre and the districts within a four-mile radius. All the in- habitants were burned.
 About eight passengers from the Ro- raima of the Quebeck Steamship line were saved by the French cruiser Suchet.
 "The inhabitants of the southern dis tricts of the island, who were dependent on St. Pierre for provisions are menaced by famine
 A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Ja- maica says:
 "The first intimation of a disaster at Martinique was the breaking of the ca bles on Tuesday. The French cable at Martinique from Puerto Plata was broken Wednesday. Cable communication with all the northern islands Is stopped.
 "The sury:vors of the British steamer Reddam describe the scene at St. Pierre as being 'glimpses of he'll beggaring de- scription.
 '"rhe Roraima was wrecked in terrible upheavel CT land and sea. The whole crew perished.
 Two ships were lost with all on board in an attempt to approach Martinique" United States Consul Dead. Washington, May 9.-The following ca- blegram has just been received at the State Department:
 Point-Pitre. May s.-Secretary of State, Washington: At o'clock a m., cn the eighth instant a storm of steam, mud and fire enveloped the city and community. Not more than twenty per sons escaped with their lives. Eighteen vessels were burned and sunk with all on board. including four American vessels and a steamer from Quebec named Roraima The United States consul and family are reported among the victims. A war vessel bas come to Gaudelope for provisions and will leave at tomorrow. (Signed) "AYMEE, Consul"
 The State Department has been receiv- ing dispatches from comm crcial houses in New York asking that a war ship be sent at once to Martinique to afford relief.
 The matter Is under consideration. The consul at Martinique Is Thomas T. Prentiss. He was born in Michigan and was appointed from Massachusetts as consul at Seychelles in 1871, and later served as consul at Port Louis, Mnruitus Roen, France. and Batavia. He was ap- pointed consul at Martinique in 1900. The vice consul at Martinique Is Amedee Es- tarte, who was born in and appointed from Louisiana in 1898. The latest avail able figures show that the total popula- tion of the island of Martinique is lS5,- 900 people, of whom 25,000 lived in St. Pierre. and according to MT. Ayme have nearly all perished.