The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-05-22
AFTER RECENT tRlpII0NS
ST. VINCENT SETTLERS RETURN
Most hOrrid "Details Are Revealed
Thousands OF Bodies Have Been
burted-Lava Covers Balance Of
Rosaies-iAava Govern an Area ~
Miles Square.

! Kingston, 81. Vincent, May l0--In the
absence Of symptoms Of further erupt,ons
OF the volcano vi Soufriere, the inhabllan,.
Of st. Vincent are gradually becoming set
tied.
Most horrifying details Of the condition
Of the Carib country, where thousands Vi
cattle and human corpses lay in stat
OF decomposition for several days dur
ing the agitation, are revealed. Although,
the number Of deaths In the island due
to the disaster is Estimated, judging iron,
the missing inhabitants, At 1000, up to the
night Of May IL only 1918 bodies had bes,,
buried.
The undiscovered bodies are probably
covered with lava. In 4 small shop
which was opened three days after the
eruption, " decaying ccrpses were dis
covered, and not one Of them was rec.
ognizable. In the dwelling house Of the
manager Of one Of the estate 80 corpseu
were found in similar condition. and
other sickening discoveries have been
made. The district 10 being rapidly
cleared.
A number Of patients have been brought
to this city. Many are suffering from
fractured skulls. caused by stones thrown
from the volcano, and . majority Of them
We're burned by the lava thrown up witt,
the vapor.
Toward evening yesterday there wrs 4
slight conynlsion, followed BY small
discharge Of smoke, but this caused no
alarm. The weather 10 fine and the ex,
citement Is abating.
The bed Of lava in the Windward did.
trict is still hot, The Abysa, 1900 fsct
deep and 200 feet wide, which existed be.
tween Langley Park and Rabacci. Il
i'lled with lava, and the principal feature,
Of the mountain on either side are appsr.
emily more beautiful than before the ei,,,
ton. r.
A curious circumstance connected with
the eruption il that the earthquake.
were not general. notwithstanding The
smallness Of the island While It Chat.
eau Belair the commissions preceding the
eruptions Of May were almost continu.
Gus every few hours, In Kingston and
Georgetown only 90 shocks were felt IN
four hours.
Although attended with smaller loes i.
life. the eruption Of In Soufriere WA
not less violent than that Of Mont pclee,
IN the island Of Martinique. The area
covered by lava comprises l8 square
miles. The fact that the loss Of life aad
damage to property in st. Vincent were
smaller than in Martinique Ia due to thu
position Of La Soufriere and the smaller
population Of the district, the mountain
overhanging sugar and arrow root !,
tates and couple Of thinly populated
villages, whose inhabitants were giy.n
warming OF the approaching disaster ard
lied for their lives All the yillapr,u who
remained were killed.
The officials Of st. Vincent are busv
relieving the suffering and housing tbe
sex and Homeless. The problem NOW
facing the government is how to prov;d.
permanently for the natives who Loaf
houses, lands and everything thew nos.
sessed. The peasant settlements NAV r.
formed on the estates, the lands Of which
me government possesses the legal ma.
chinery to appropriate, but money 4
needed to assist the settlers to build
houses thereon. and to provide them with
snstsnance during the cultivation OF their
lands. ~ ''''''