Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-05-17

safe, bit the people here are very anxious
as I'd ahe fate of the rest of that island
DDnInica and St Lucia have very act
i've geysrs, but they show no departure
frau normal conditions Foodstuffs of all
kinds are urgently wanted,
Dcci Covered with Ashes.
Wiiiemstad, Island of Curacao May III.
The Italian steamer Pedemonte, which
arrived this morning from La Guayara,
reports that while passing near the island
OF st Yinc.nt Thursday night her deck
wa, covered to Il depth of two inches with
asiir, sad her passengers were nearly suf-
fo,atri with the smell of sulphur.
During Thursday all along the coast,
especially in the gulf of Para, subterran-
can NOISES were heard The Indians were
terrOriaei.
Many People Killed.
A message from the island of st. Wins
cent says:
The oOufriere has been in a state OF
eruption for nine consecutive mornings
Ou thursday morning the day broke
heavy, wIth thunder and lightning, which
soon changed into A continuous tremen-
dou- tnar, Vast columns of smoke rose
over the mountain, becoming densor and
den7et aud scora like, changing later to
dust, fell upon all the adjacent estates,
destroying a vast amount of property
AT t'iLt,c eau Belar the ashes were TWO feet
deep. and many large stones fell in the
parks II Georgetown The earth shook
violently and at O'Clock in the afternoon
midnight darkness spread over the
country Thirty people are known to
have beeo killed, and the damage to prop
crty in The windwar1 district was very
heavy"
Disturbances iu GundeIOupe.
Potutea-ritre, Guadeloupe, May IL
On tite morning of May ) Guadeloupe
learnsi ulit the Mont Pelee volcano i'm
Martinique had been in ii state of eruption
sin'N' saturday, May ,, throwing out
d7aea, tla same day violent thunder
detaa1t.uu, were heard. AT noon came
rlunor that lava was flowing from
Mont Ppice and that 300 lives had neen
lost At 81. Pierre All that day were
heavy lrillery far Off 1t is not known
that ,hrse noises wera from the Marti-
nique volcano. In the afternoon the cable
concessions with Martinique all disappear
ed. 4 very heavy Thunderstorm then
broAs oyer Guadelolupe and lasted for a
considerable Time and rum0rs were cur
rent thi} The SOufriere volcano in Quad
piaI.r,.A , H. ,.LI,
trembling and volcanic rumblings were
heard. News of the disaster in Marti-
niq1e reached here by the French war
VeSS"t Hnchet Friday morning. Nearly
every 'ne here has relatives in Martinique
anl iutnuHe sorrow prevails.
Roads Clicked with Dead
il i, estimated that 10000 persons pei.
lshed II st Pierre. All the roads lead
ing III. II the city are choked with dead
bodies, according to the reports reaching
here
'r'ond RELIEF expedition was sent out
AMI brought back some Of the inhaibi-
tants IF thrbet They were crazed with
terror md dying from hunger The ex-
petition succeeded in reaching ST. Pierre,
which - reported to he entirely destroy
ed. The houses seem to have disappeared
as though they had been swallowed up in
great pat Immense iron columns were
found twisted and bent over in the di-
recjiou NJ the sea.
II i, believed that M Mouttet. the gov
ernoC ii Martinique, is among those who
have y'T,shed. His wife went to St Pierre
on TIM evening of the disaster.
Kiassfon, Island of ST Vincent r.
w. / May 12.-After numerous earth
quakAs during the preceding fortnight,
accompanied by suhterranean noises
in the direction Of Soufriere volcano,
on tha northwest part of the island. a
loud explosion from the crater oc-
Cured Monday last and the water in
the crater assembled in stupendous
cloud az steam and exploded heavily.
The n0ises grew louder continually
until Wednesday morning. when the
crater three miles in circumference.
ana tue new crater formed by the last
eruption belched smoke and stone
forcing the residents of Wallibou and
Richmond valley beneath the volcano.
to lee t. Chateau Belair for refuge.
The thnnderous noises, which were
continually increasing. were heard in
heishh'r'us islands 200 miles away.
A. midday the craters elected enor-
moas clouds of steamy vapor rising
iqaiaef'aaily eight miles high. and ex-
Panl'as ioto wonderful shapes, resem.