Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-02
Volcano Has Been In Constant
Eruption Since August IS.
Decorations Loud.
MORNE ROUGE TOWN DESTROYED
le carbet and Fort De France Swept
by Tidal Waves-TWo Hundred
Lives Lost-PeopIe Terror Stricken
and Flying to Interior. =.


l., Sept. 2.-The British steamer Ko
roma arrived here Sunday evening
from Fort-de-France, island Of Martin
iQue. She reports that a terrible
eruption of Mont Pelee occurred at 9
o'clock Saturday night and that peo-
PIE who arrived at Fort-de-France
from the northern part Of the island
reported that the village Of Morne
Rouge, near the district previously de-
vastated, had been entirely destroyed
and that LIE Carbet, a village on the
coast, which was destroyed at the
time of the great eruption, had been
swept by a tidal wave. About 200
persons lost their lives. A sloop from
the island of st. Vincent, which
coached here yesterday morning, re-
ported that Mont Pelee's crater is
now quiet, but that detonations dur.
ing Saturday night were the loudest
heard up to that time and that the
inhabitants were terribly alarmed.
Mont Pelee has been in constant
eruption since Aug. Is. There was al
enormous fall of ashes from the vol
cano the night Of the 25th. There was
n very severe eruption the night of
the 2Sth, when the volcanic rumblings
were heard at a great distance. The
mountain burned fiercely that night
and out at sea passing vessels were
covered with ashes. The night of the
%0th there were three serious erup.
tions.
People Flying to Interior.
1t is impossible to approach the
ruined town of St. Pierre from the
Sta. The people Of the village Of LIE
Carbet, on the coast, are terror
stricken and flying to the interior.
Hot water is pouring down on Lor-
rain and Basse Pointe, villages to the
northeast Of the crater. Horrible de
donations were heard, the ground
rocked and quaked and articles on the
wharves were thrown to the floor. The
governor Of Martinique has ordered
every available boat to remove pee
pie from coast villages to Fort-de-
France. At o'clock in the evening
of Saturday, the goth, the sky was
cloudless. Suddenly and without
warning one-half of the horizon was
obscured by a pitch black cloud Of
Gust. This cloud was the center OF
the most magnificent electric effects,
the flashes Of light SURPRISING the
Elost elaborate fireworks. Flames
and flashes continued to burst from
the cloud until nearly midnight. Col.
umnS Of flame shot out Of the center
OF Mont Pelee to explode about the
cloud in showers Of balls Of golden
fire, which fell through the darkness
IN myriads of sparks. Three large
aHreoles were seen in the sky over
the opening Of the crater.
A tidal wave rushed upon Fort-de-
France and the terrified inhabitants
He'd in large numbers to the interior.
The wave was not severe and did but
slight damage.
At midnight Of the 30th Mont Pelee
wss on the rampage. Shortly after
:his hour there came another shower
Of ashes, accompanied by vivid sheet
lightning.
Nany Persons Killed.
In addition to the 200 persons re-
ported To have lost their lives at LIE
iarbet and NOrGe Rouge, many other |
persons are said to have been killed
al over the no!thern districts CT the
islands. The, governor CT Martinique
IS believed TO have started for the
scene Of destruction.
When TIE steamer KcToCa arrived !
here Sunday she was covered with |
ashes 2nl scoria.
Basse-Terrc. Island OF Gua6elonD2. |
French West Indies. Aug. S1.-Tho |
French transatlantic company's |
steamer Salvador. which has just ar
rived at Point-a-Pitre, reports that |
she left Fort-de-rrance, island Of Mar
Unique, Yesterday afternoon and |
passed Mont Pelee at o'clock the |
same evening. The volcano was thea
IN violent eruption. On approaching
the islands of Les Saintes (small |
islands off the south extremity Of
ashes were falling Oh the
vessels. She arrived off Point-a.
Pitre at O'Clock, but was unable to
enter that port until II at night, ow.
lag to the obscurity.