Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-23
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nearest cable station.
1t is about 95 miles north of 81
Vincent, now in eruption.
Dominica is GO miles from 81
Pierre. Guadeloupe is s hours away.
st. Thomas is days sail distant
st. Kits and Antigua II hours.
A fast steamer could touch at al
the islands within 80 hours.
From the top of Mount Misery, il
st. Kits, half a dozen of the island
can be seen.
There are l,lSO soldiers in Marti
nique-an American regiment.
There are 5000 more women on thu
island than men.
French is the language spoken by
the inhabitants.
Barbados is 125 miles from Marti
nique,
1t is As miles long and Is miles
wide at its widest point.
Fort de France. the capital, ha'
1924 people.
st. Pierre had 20 sugar factories and
lis rum distilleries.
The island OF St. Vincent is 1,79;
miles from New York.
1t is only about half the size o.
Martinique.
St. Vincent is Is miles long and II
miles wide.
Out of population Of 1000 in
1891 there were only $500 Europeans
Kingstown, the capital, has a popu
lation OF 4,547.
1t is situated in the southwestern
part of the island.
La SOufriere, the volcano in erup
ton, is in the north of that Island.
The volcano was last in eruption ir
1912.
Then the entire island was covered
with a rain OF stones, ashes and lava.
Ashes from the volcano fell on is
lands 100 miles away.
The island was discovered by Colum
bus in 149S.
1t has been a British possession
since 1883.
Sir Robert Llewellyn is the Cover
nor of the island.
Over half the population is African.
A range of densely wooded hill
from 5000 to 1900 feet in height
runs from the north to the south o
the island.
The island is nearly a days sal
from Martinique.
1t is within half day of Barbadoe
and five hours of St. Lucia.
St. Vincent is 68 miles northeast o
Grenada.
There are about 5000 coolies on TIN
island.
st. Pierre and four villages within
four miles OF it have been obliteratet
with their 10000 people.
Five thousand refugees from Preu
cher and Carbet, villages near 81
Pierre, are on the mountains being re
moved to Fort de France as rapidly a'
meagre facilities permit.
Fires are still flaming over 81
Pierre and far along the coast to tn
north and south.
Vegetation all over the northern
end of the island has been destroyed
Hail and terrific upheaval OF th'
sea accompanied the explosion.
The French cruiser Suchet, sent L
St. Pierre with provisions on the It'll
| was unable to make landing at tina
date.
Thousands were focking into For
de France, the capital of the island
demanding food.
Famine threatens the island ant
many are without home or food.
The rain of hot cinders and ashe
that has fallen all over the island ha
parched vegetation and withered tn
crops.
Stone and ashes fell in Fort d
France the day of the eruption.
Many miles from St. Pierre bodie
Of men and animals lie dead in tn
fields and along the roads.
Survivors who have ccome in I
neighboring towns are hysterical an
unable to tell coherent story.
The eruption OF La Soufriere ha
laid waste the entire northern en-
of St. Vincent. Many lives are be
lieved to have been lost there. Tn
island was invisible few miles fror
shore, being covered by black fog.
1t is certain that 200 lives hay
been lost on st. Vincent. Kingstowr
the capital, is covered with ashe
Ashes have fallen 100 miles from III
volcanoe.
| The flames Of La Soufriere wei
seen forty miles away.
Forked lightning. flashing in rapi
succession over the volcano, on tn
hfh accom- nanied the erunfion