River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-05-15
WITH FIRE ANDLAVA
The Island of st. Vincent Suffers
from Bursting Volcano.
Rivers of the Fiery Liquid Carry
Death and DestructiOn-It Is
Thought Fully 500 HIVE
Lost Their Lives.

Castries, Island of ST. Lucia. B. w.
l., May 12.-The craters of Mont Ga
rou and its sister volcano are in
state of violent eruption, and are
emitting enormous volumes of smoke,
lava and hot ashes. The northern
end of the island is cut off from the
southern end by an enormous river
of lava. The entire northern end of
st. Vincent is being laid waste.
Small craters are bursting every
where. No vessel can approach the
northern shore of the island on ac-
count of the intense heat and the
steam which is coming from all
sides.
The terrific force of the eruption
at st. Vincent may be illustrated by
one incident. Ashes in great guam
THY fell on the deck of the British
steamship Coya, Capt. Eten, when it
was $50 miles away from the island.
An Awful Scene.
Kingston, Island of ST. Vincent, Brit
ish West Indies, May 12.-After nu-
merous earthquakes, during the pre-
ceding fortnight, accompanied by sub
terranean noises in the direction of
the Soufriere volcano, on the north
west part of the island, loud eXplo-
sion from the crater occurred on Mon
day last, and the water in the crater
lake assembled in a stupendous cloud
of steam and exploded heavily. The
noises grew louder continually till
Wednesday morning. when the old
crater, three miles in circumference,
and the new crater, formed by the last
eruption, belched smoke and stones,
forcing the residents of Wallibou and
Richmond Valley, beneath the volcano,
to flee to Chateau Belair for refuge.
The thunderous noises, which were
continually increasing. were heard in
neighboring islands 200 miles away.
On the morning of Friday there was
a fresh eruption and elections of fiery
matter, more dust covering the island,
in some places two feet deep. The era
ter is still active as this dispatch is
sent, and great loss of life is believed
to have occurred. The lava has de-
stroyed several districts, with their
live stock. People are fleeing to this
town, streams are dried up, and in
many places a food and water famine
is threatened. The government is
feeding numbers of sufferers from the
outbreak. Great physical changes
have taken place in the neighborhood
of the Soufriere. Several districts
have not yet been heard from, and the
scene of Interruption is inappropriate
BILE. Every hour brings sadder news.
Many Drowned.
st. Thomas, ID. w. l., May 12.-Ad-
vices received here from the island
of Dominica, say that boats arriving
there report that many persons were
drowned while crossing to Dominica
from the island of Martinique, where
some of the outparishes have been
inundated. The eruption of Mont
Pelee Martinique continues. The
lava is progressing northward. The
whole northern region is now
rocky waste, denuded of vegetation.
Reports from the island of ST. Vim
cent say that up to the afternoon of
Friday last over 200 deaths had oc-
Cured there owing to the volcanic
outbreak in that island. Definite
news, however, is lacking. Many es-
tates were destroyed and steam and
ashes were belched forth from seven
in the morning until $3.50 at night.
The eruption is now invisible at
Kingston. Huge dustclouds were
blown eastward. Great distress pre-
walls at st. Vincent. where there are
many injured persons. 1t is believed
that about 500 persons have lost
their lives at St. Vincent. The ma
jority of the corpses are still I'M
buried.