The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-05-17
VALUABLE ESTATES VANISHED
AS IF SWALLOWED BY THE
oCEAN-ANOTHER ERUPTION IS
PREDICTED.
BODIES OF THE DEAD ARE DRAG
GED TO THE BURIAL TRENCHES
WITH COMMON RoPE-sITUA-
TON is AWFUL

Kingston, Island of st Vincent b.
w. l. May Scientists who have
come here from the British island of
Trinidad predict another volcanic
eruption on St Vincent within short
time
The damage done to St ncent by
the volcanic eruption is now known to
be considerably greater than was at
first estimated. The present uneasi-
ness Of the inhabitants of the island
is increased by the continuous agita-
tion CT the volcanic craters
Friday morning, May 8, large stones
and volcanic dust fell in the neighbor-
hood OF Georgetown for two hours. ter
rifying the people there A cloud OF
hot vapor then passed over tnat part.
Two eruptions Of less magnitude than
the first occurred Saturday May 10.
and from then until today fire aud
smoke have been ascending at inter
walls from the craters
Interesting discovries have been
made regarding physical changes on st.
Vincent resulting from the eruptions.
Several assures have been observed on
Ia Soufrlere. The estate Of Walibou
nas disappeared ana has and has been
replaced by an inlet Of the sea. Rich
mond, an estate adjacent to Walibou.
which was formerly fiat. and upon
which were several laborers cottages.
has been completely burned and out
Of the estate there now arises a large
ridge Of ground.
IT is believed thai the Rabacc era
ter in the Windward district of the
island, has also erupted From a dis
tance La Soufriere, although less vio-
lent, sth wears a cap Of dark clouds.
which is lighted every now and then
by hashes of red light
Volcanic dust fell here again yester-
day but fortunately there hhaye been
also heavy rain showers. which have
washed away the dust from the groun
washed away the dust rom the
grass and restored the verdure of the
fields. The condition Of the atmos-
pnere is also apparently Improving.
Owing to the destruction Of several
estates, the sugar and arrow root in
dustries Of St Vincent are seriously
injured Destitute urevails among the
laboring classes. who are without
homes, without clothes and hungry.
Nearly 1000 deaths on this island have
been reported. Bodies have been dis
covered in houses in lifeIfke attitudes.
presenting grewsome spactacles
There are decomposed bodies in many
houses and in order to guard against
disease it probably will be necessary
for the authorities to burn the houses
Hundreds Of bodies have not yet been
inferred
AS wide areas Of ground which for
merly produced foodstuff have been de-
vastatel, there IS today an abnormal
demand for breadstuns and conse-
quent scarcity Of food supplies. The
prices on food are advancing. The
destruction Of the live stock Of tne
island mas also caused a rsse in the
price Of meat A British war ship has
arrived here form Trinidad. bringing
relief TO the sufferers.
No person has yet been able to an.
proach within eight miles of the new
crater Of the Soufriere volcano But.
judging from what can be seen from a
considerable distance, the old lake
at the summit OF the mountain has dis
appeared. The numerous fssures of
the mountain sides continue to throw
out vapor and the subterTanean mur-
murings and tremblings indicate con.
tinued unrest. During the afternoon
Of Monday dense volume Of steam
and smoke arose from the volcano and