New-York tribune., 1902-09-13
MONT PELEE'S ERUPTION.
,orrsSoR HEILPRIN REPORTS ON THE
VOLCANOES WORK.
pEsTRUCTGoN BY THE LAST ouIbfSf-Af> r
FAR GREATER IN EXTENT THAN
THAT OF MAY g.

de- France. Martinique, Sept. 6.-Profes-
- Angelo Heilprin, president Of the Phhadei-
,hia Geographical Society, who Is IN Martinique
> ,ba interests of the National Geographical
CociA+y. has made the following report OF Vne
TeceEt eruptions Of Mont Pelee;
-ba scene of destruction in the last erupllon i,
x.-o-+ pal1e far surpasses in extent that OF the
eruption Of May ; Wheh -, Ta ,1yine he
+-dzed and includes the broao area lSInS I5 -
49, 80. Narol3ba and Carbet and Involves f1aule e
ToT-s 6a Bourbon Basse Polnte, Morhe DaI@s t
- Ajouna Bouillon, where aiohe upMai pu s
anu -A.7~a5 ,,A-sons were killed. as well as
eEa.e PouEe. with a death list OF propdpty not t
80 man eleven hundred persons, Motlie EIS EaP
re- re- - heights somewhat THIS slQe Oh ohus I.
anG -. l.S r. hast how ever. leaving the last
-,a5 mace untouched Great clIloel zen
@ +be region Of Grand RiVere anofIecit5ees 5a
- covered deep with ashes IN tal pet t a,,o+ :
u y 80 foo+ deep and nearly the same d!iIourh Ie
l1C o-s ira ruins of st. Pierre All OF 49, 'loil
Rouge. with the exception OF 49, Tept to the
a-U 5 - ard the greater part or the Town toMh @ la0
sIonI, s med At Ajoupa Bouillon where ars Stle
half Of the town has been pIos''
= m trace Of IRE OF any hlno-
ANGER MATERIALLY INCREASED
aar-r-,c+ive blast. instead Of eonnnlne lals
The oesL -Ce+io 80 or area. as was the case
llse!- - +he frs+ eruption. was distributed 60 90
sIl1- crossing the low SUNNI o. eI-innng
near the knob Of Morne JaEou, 5er rr' from Mont
ZoTes between its rays Ihe oahSeL 80 11arhap rs
DaIsa &c Tins materially increased any +eo-
L;+;o-7 in the north Of the lsiallo - .,Iy-
no poSietSf 80 The government has JudlS!o!9S71S 7
.utsts Sz The evacuation of all points reacIeu he
" ~o5jns Of about eight or ten miles lioA- '
The recent phenomena were preu,oe' 1,los+ cases
- ~ Nav s death resulting III mus -
-o,1 contact with the terrloly SMllI S.5 e. rTbe
1.7os+ which burned and when SUM- s@;11r~ +f,e
-,1113ur emitted from the craleI t, ins57eniT-
-c-Esyt er11ntiors was conpaTatlNe.iS- ~ asr
on+ although il densely peIIIe44tt1 4t'o a1ac+rical
80: Ss t5c17 fell over Precheur me S Ie,1
s,Io,-1;r,a ions during the storm Ne,e r-bere
s+I-- surpassed those Of jury .
~ -lIL p bsroroetric disturbance 10 iiuie"''
coming eruption -, che volcano on the
e,ra, DIS of fbe eruption Mont Pelee ~as l. i,
itie actiyitv. and refuge from nyls -s ooItiD
- n he sought in a hole ne So r,y,3
1z l-a1 not ba seen On the way down the fho1Iiz mum
- he nsrtv was enveioped IN ds-teS -
5 la-i ere cerrre of the ash and steam ciouuH
3Go 80, aIy,ost vertically over US.
The destruction Of the seVerai towns towns Go IN
it-;a as simultaneous, occurring at 3'Io AZ
the evening :.- Gil over +he island
of Martinique and this IS lnlehsiIleG IIz ~ %
S.oT-Ie7ge that La Soufriere, on the AsIahu - ~
= Vincent is again in full actlVlLE. me - -
i,voins+io1 Of the eruption on St. NIECEH, 60 a
-ar @ror7 here the night OF WeoneSuaE, 80
-ooe+ terrifying and THURSDAY rlloFllAlIs, 80 \
-, c7r,,5 from the St Vincent Volcdho "a" :
5-l-ress 10 Fort de France for PeIloG -. %
aa-IIr sly hours No details of the cdsualIIe0
81 & vincent have as yet been received hele'