Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-05-10

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volcano ct Martinique, Great dis
tress prevails there, | am sending
provisions Immediately. All safe at
Dominica
Thirty deaths are reported 10 have
occurred NJ the island OF 81. Vincent
according TO a telegram received at
the colonial Office this morning from
Gov Llewcllyn forwarded from ST. Lu-
cia yesterday evening. The governor
adds.
Information Incomplete Eruption
continues. | am endeayorng TO get
back to ST. Vincent"
Steele, Young q Company OF this
city, owners Of British steamer Roddam
which escaped from ST. Pierre to ST.
Lucia, received this morning the first
news from their agents at ST. Lucia
as follows
Terrible volcanic eruption al Mar
Unique, Roddam returned. one anchor
and chain slipped. Tarpaulins and run
ming gear burned. Machinery intact
Captain In hospital Two mates, chicf
engineer and eight Of crew dead Ten
In hospital Second and third engineers
aboard Campbell, supercargo dead
Communication between here and Bar
BADGES interrupted"
CABLE COMMUNICATION CUT
Gable communication between Lon.
don and the island Of Martinique Is cut
on
The Direct West India Cable com
pany received at 1880 this afternoon a
cable dispatch from ST. Lucia, dated to-
day, saying
"Sloop just leaving for ST. Vincent,
presumably with tho object Of ascer-
tanning what has happened on that ISL
and. Possibly took Gov. Llewellyn"
Communication Is still obtanable
with the island of Guadeloupe. French
West India, but the news Is congested,
owing TO the confusion prevailing In
the cable system and the numerous Off
cial message filed The receipt Of the
first direct cable news from Martinique
depends on how long the French COM
pany viii take In repairing the cable
to Fort de France, capital Of the island,
on which they are now working
The British admiralty Is communicat-
ing with the commanders n-chief of
vessel will be directed to 90 TO Martini
que.
II is apparent from the cable dis.
patches received that the eruption OF
the volcano on Mont Pelee viii not do
much damage to the summer crop,
which is usually confined TO the south
ern part Of the island and the gathering
OF which Is now two-thirds over. How
hn tffip ~
population. centered at ST. Pierre, Is
bound TO produce the most serious COM
mercla effect. Not one OF the business
houses in London has heard word
from its agents In Martinique.
AGENTS ALL DEAD.
A partner of the principal English
firm dealing with Martinique said to a
representative OF the Associated Press.
81 suppose ali our agents are dead
Not much business is transacted be-
tween England and Martinique, Almost
everything thence is shipped direct 10
Bordeaux which suffers the most. |
know Martinique well, The last time |
was there, a few years ago, there were
only two Englishmen and no Ameri-
cans resident at ST. Pierre though that
luNu uiu a bopl uuelii'so WiAh 3AhiNAiNU
in the way Of foodstuffs.
| A large proportion Of the white popu-
lation belongs to the old French fsmi-
| lies, who prefer ST. Pierre TO any other
| part OF the island. We never for a mo-
ment dreamed that Mont Piee would
| prove dangerous. Fifty years ago some
smoke and seam issued from its crew
Ices but no attention was paid TO II
| ha
and, which Is not likely the disaster
may not turn out to be as great as II
at present seems 10 be-"
EARTHQUAKES HAVE CEASED.
Fort de France, Martinique. May 10
1;46 D. m. The earthquakes have ceased
but the volcanic eruptons continue.
WELL. PROPERTY SAFE"
Paris, May lO.--The Patrie says the
wife OF Senator Knight has received q
cable dispatch from her husband dated
Fort de France, Martinique. at ,. m,
yesterday, saying;
well Property safe"
Morne- Rouge was spared Morne-
Rouge Is beautiful resort situated be-
tween the city OF st. Pierre and the
crater Of Mont Pelee.
RELIEF FOR MARTINIQUE,
washington. May lO.--The senate has
passed a bill introduced by Senator
Fairbanks appropriating 500, 900 for the
| purchase OF supplies for the relief OF
the sufferers by the disaster in the ISL
and OF Martinique.
The Fairbanks bill, approprlating
sl0O. 900 for the relief Of the citizens OF
the French West Indies, was presented
TO the house shortly before one o'clock
Mr.. Underwood OF Alabama expressed
the opinion that there was no occasion
for a Legislative spasm." He said tbs
reports might be exaggerated and
thought some official report should be
had before any legislative action was
taken. 1t would do not harm TO walt
until Monday.
ERUPTION DECIDEDLY WORSE
London. May l0.-Priyate dispatches
received late this Afternoon from the
West Indies say the eruption at Mar
tlnique is decidedly worse.
The Fhench Gable company received
cablegrams this morning announcing
that the eruption at Martinique con
tlnues, and that ships are afraid to gC
near the island.
The latest messages indicate that th'
number OF deaths will be about 10000
several OF the smaller Islands neal
Martinique having also suffered. BE
tween In the morning and In Thu
evening OF Thursday. May 8 ST. Pierr'
was mass OF fire and there was als'
volcanic eruption at St. Vincent TIT
island OF ST. Thomas, Is sending help
A ship, which arrived Friday. May ?
M the island OF Dominica, British Yves
Indies. and which was lying on 81
Pierre when the eruption commenced
reports that the noise was terrific.
huge cloud OF fire appeared over th'
town and neighborhood, giving the in
habltants no chance 10 escape
SURVIVORS PICKED UP.
New York. May l0.-The agent herr
OF the Quebec Steamship company hai
received telegram from the company
agent al Dominica saying that the sur
vivors Of the steamer Boyaima, which
was destroyed In the Martinique dis
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