The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-19
WHIRLWIND OF FIRE MARKS
DESTRUCTION OF THE CITY

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Thirty deaths are reported to have
occurred At the island of ST. Vincent.
according to n telegram received at the
Colonial Office this morning by Cover
nor Llewellyn. forwarded from ST. Luz
cia: yesterday evening. The governor
adds:
Information incomplete. Eruption
continues i am endeavoring To get
back TO St. Vincent"
Steel. Young G. Co.. OF this city. own
ers OF the British steamer Roddam.
which escaped from ST. Pierre to St
Lucia. received this. the first news from
their agents at st. Lucia. as follows:
Terrible volcanic eruption at Mar
Unique. Roddam returned. One an
choir and chain slipped. Tarpaulins
and running gear burned. Machinery
intact Captain in hospital. Two
mates. chief engineer and eight of crew
dead. Ten in hospital. Second and
third engineers aboard. Campbell. SUI
percargo. dead. Communication be-
tween here and Barbados interrupt
ed
Gable communication between Lon
don and the Island of Martinique is cut
on. The Direct West India Cable
Company received at 1880 this after
noon a cable dispatch from st. Lucia,
lated today. saying:
''Sloop just leaving for st. Vincent.
presumably with the object OF aScer-
tanning what has happened on that ISL
and. Possibly took Governor Level
lyn."
Communication is still obtainable
with the Island of Guadeloupe. French
West Indies. but the news is congested,
owing To the confusion prevailing in the
cable system. and the numerous Off
cial messages 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 communicate
British naval station and war YES
sci will be directed to go TO Martin
iaue.
II is apparent from the cable dis
patches that the eruption of the vol
cano on Mont Pelee will not do much
usually confined to the southern part
of the island. and the gathering OF
which is now two-thirds over How
ever. the wiping out or the monied pop
ulation OF the islands. centered at st.
Pierre. Is bound to produce the most
serious commercial effect. Not one OF
the business houses in London has
heard a word from its agents in Mar
Unique.
\ partner of the principal English
firm dealing with Martinique said to a
representative OF the Associated Press:
II suppose all our agents are dead.
Not much business is transacted be-
tween England and Martinique. AL
most everything thence is shipped di-
rect To Bordeaux. which suffers the
most. / know Martinique well. The
last time I was there. a few years ago.
there We're only two Englishmen and
no Americans resident at st. Pierre.
- farh haf n
with America in the way OF bread
stuffs. 4 large proportion of the white
belongs to the old French
families. who prefer ST. Pierre To any
other port OF the island. We never for
a moment dreamt that Mont Pelee
would prove dangerous. Fifty years
ago some smoke and steam issued from
It's creviCes. but no attention was paid
to it, Unless the lava overrun the
whole Islands. which is not likely. the
disaster may not turn out To be as
great as IL at present seems to be-
NEW YORK. May 1O.-The French |
Cable Company's offices in this city |
We're advised today that their repair |
steamer Pouyer Quertier has arrived /
NJ Fort de France. having rescued $50 4
persons from ST. Pierre. She returned |
To the scene OF the disas-
ter To- search for further survivors.
SENATOR KNIGHT SAFE.
PARIS. May 1O.-The Patrie says the /
wife OF Senator knight has received a
able dispatch from her husband. dated |
Fort de France. Martinique. al p. m.
yesterday. saying:
We'll. Property safe"
The cable dispatch also said that
Morne Rouge was spared.
SURVIVORS AT DOMINICA.
NEW YORK. May lO.-The agent
icre Of the Quebec Steamship Com
,any has received a telegram from the
'oupa-y's agent at Dominica, saying
hat The survivors Of the steamer Bo-
alma. which was destroyed IN the
disaster. are on board the
steamer Korona. The following are
exported as saved:
The 0uartermaster. the stewardess.
nd seamen Morley. Thompson. Moore.
Evans. Benson. Mayer, Leady and
..ree r.-,- own sailors. The first OFF,
ar a-d rrs slant purser are in the hos
.-tal m ~1rt de France.