Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-09-20
ON A FIRE.SPOuTING VOLCANO
Tough Experiences Of a Scientist on
Famous Mount Peiee.

Fort-de-France. Island OF Martinique.
BY Cable.-Professor Angelo Heilprin.
president of the Philadelphia Geology |
cal Society. who Is in Martinique in the
interest OF the National Geographical
Society. has made the following report
OF the recent eruption Of Mont Pelee;
The scene OF destruction in the last
eruption OF Mont Pelee far SURPRISES
in extent that OF the eruption OF May
s, when ST. Pierre was destroyed. and
includes the broad area lying between
Macouba and Carbet and involves
Haute Tours. DeDorvden. Basse Pointe.
Morne Balai and Ajoupa Bouilion,
where alone upwards OF 500 persons
were killed. as we'll as Morne Rouge.
with q death list OF probably not less
than 100 persons. Great cinders fell
also over the region OF Grand Rivierc.
and Prccheur is covered deep with
ashes. In Carbet the ashes lie one foot
+ deep and nearly the same amount over
the ruins OF St Pierre. All OF Morne
Rough. with the exception % four
houses and the beautiful church. has
been swept % the ground and the
greater part OF the town has been
burned up. AZ Aiouha Boullion. whcte
ione-half OF the town has been pros
tratcj. there Is no trace OF fire % any
kind.
The destructive blast. instead OF
confirming itself TO n section or area
DURING the first eruption. was distrib-
vted radically crossing the low sum
mix 90 the volcano near the Knob OF
tH l. Inv ~
It's IN It's rays. The danger from Mon,
'Pclee is thus materially increased. and
perhaps mo- position I'm the north Of the
island BIS absolutely s1fe The govern
mCnt has juliciOusly ordered that evaC-
nation of an points reached hy ra-
dius % about s or 40 miles FROM the
.cra,er.
"The recent phenomena were precise
ly like those OF May s. the deaths II
most cases being from contact with th'
terribly swift and hot blast which burn
and which sufocated. The sulphur
cu,.tto3 from the crater during the re
cent eruption WAS comparatively in
significant. although &c dcnsely per
ue1tcd the otmosp ncrcc cloud whicl
trl oNC- prcchuer. The electrical il
Nominations during che storm wer
wonderful. anl greatly surpassed thos
90 July 9Th. There was no barometer
, disturbance o. Indicate coming crap
ton
Daring the time ! was on tic vol
cano on the afternoon Of the eruption
lMcro F,lec was in terrible activity an
/ refuge from flying bombs had 20 D.
s sought in hole. The great cone coui
. not Doe seen. on the way down Oh
mountain the party was enveloped
ashes and mud the center OF the as
and steam clouds being almost vertical
. |ly over us. The destruction OF The se
e eral towns and localities were simu
famous. occurring az ten minutes pa
o'clock .n the evening. There
much uneas.ness an over the island
Martinique. and this is intensified
: the knowledge that L-aSoufriere. on q
n Island % ST. Vincent. is again in ~
x activity.
1.-THE Illustration OF the eruption
+. 81. Vincent as seen from here The n.g
D., OF the Wednesday. was most terr.fyr
Il and on Thursday morning. the al
p cloud from the ST. Vincent volcano ca
. rici darkness 70 FOrt-de-France for
r period of nearly siN hours. 80 dcta
u OF the casualties ON So. Vincent ha
In as yet been received here