The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-09-10
4 DOOMED LAND.
The Last Eruption at Martinique
Worse Than Al Others.
HILLS BURNED BY THE FLAME.
The Phenomena At .he H0icah o
on August 30 the 2Gost APP
pailing OF Them All

It has been learned from the gen
darmeS Of the island Of Martinique that
l.O60 persons were killed and l.30O
injured during the last cruptlonS OF
Mont Pclee.
According to an official account.
the eruption OF August 30 was one OF
the most severe that has been expert
erced. Morne Rouge and a great part
Of Aiupu Bouillon were destroyed.
The zone between the river Capote
and the valley Of Champ tlore ana
Fonds Marie RENE has been deTaS-
tated. Mont Capote suffered severely
and the hills around Basse Polnte
we're burned. The governor OF the
island is arranging for the evacuation
of the northern parishes and the re-
moval of the wounded. The tcmpera-
ture at Martinique is reported 10 be
almost unbearable.
\ dispatch from Pairs says the
UavaS agency has received an undated
disnatch from Fort Ge France. Island
Of Martinique. announcing that about
l.ODO persons were killed and that
several hundred were injured as the
result Of a violent eruption OF Mont
Pelee on Saturday, August 80. which
destroyed Morne Rouge and Ajupu
Buuillon. two villages near Mont
Pelee. The dispatch confirms the re-
port that the village Of lie Carbet was
damaged by a tidal wave. which was
also felt at Fort de France. where the
people were panic-Stricken. The
French cruisers Suchet and Taga are
embarking people iQ the northern
part Of Martinique.
REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.
\ remarkable volcanic phenomenon
occurred between 8 and 10 O'Clock
there on Sunday night. There was
startling series of detonations from
La SouIriere. louder than any since
the terrible eruption Of May Il. Each
explosion shooE, the building Of that
town. The noises were terrific and
gave the impression in every town and
village of this island that the scene
Of disturbance was only about two
miles away. During the period OF in
tense anxiety, which attended the Ge-
donations. two luminous circles, like
rainbows. appeared in the cloudleSS
Sky to the northwest. They were pre-
sumably the reflection OF the flames
in the crater of La Soufreire. Sub
sequently a dense cloud of steam arose
from the crater, but this soon disap
peared. The weather is fair.
The telegraphic reports have been
received there from the islands OF
Grenada. Trinidad and Barbados. say
ing loud detonationS were heard at
these respective places between 9 and
10 o'clock o. Sunday night. These
explosions were similar to those heard
when Mont Pelee. on Martinique. and
La Soufriere were previously il erup-
tion. The people Of Grenada were
greatly alarmed at the detonations;
they were the loudest which have
been heard there. This phenomenon
was not attended by serious results
on St. Vincent, but fears are enter
tained there for people on the island
Of Martinique as Mont Pelee is known
to be etill terribly agltated, two erup-
tions having occurred there IN the
last six days. The first eruption was
witnessed August q by passengers on
the French steamer Dahome. This
vessel narrowly escaped destruction
while passing near St. Pierre.