The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-17
SCIENTIST TALKS
ON VOLCANOES
Continued from Page One,

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volcanoes to be thrown on the screen,
to illustrate his theory of the relation
ship between the volcanoes on either
side of the Caribbean sea. He explained
that many of the phenomena which he
had observed on Saint Vincent, he had
also discovered TO exist on the main
land OF Central America, and he placed
the volcanoes of the two places IN the
same class.
From Saint Vincent. DR.. Anderson
turned his attention to Martinique. He
exhibited a map showing how Saint
Pierre, miles away from Mount Pelee.
was entirely destroyed by the volcanic
ash and lava, having been right in the
path of the flow.
when I visited Saint Pierre, and
wished to ascend Pelee, I came very
near coming to the same end az did
the residents of that ill-fated city,
continued the speaker Unable TO APP
preach within reasonable distance of
the ruined city by steamer. we charter
ed a sloop aud anchored off Saint
Pierre, intending TO make the ascent
the next day. With great interest we
watched the clouds hanging over the
mountain, when one of the party ex-
pressed the belief that one which was
rapidly approaching us was of differ
ent character from those we had been
watching. took a glass to examine
1t, and what | saw made me call the
attention of the captain of the sioop.
An instant later we were getting
up anchor and crowding ON sail, and
soon the trade wind was driving us
out to sea. But. fast as we went. the
cloud trarelsd more rapidly. and soon
we could see the flashes of lightning
playing back and forth. Determined
TO sell our lives as dearly as possible.
we got out towels and tied them around
our heads to protect US from the fumes
and ash.
Behind the cloud we could see the
streams of molten lava flowing down
the mountain side The sight was awe
inspiring.
Finally, when the cloud was with
in two hundred feet of our sloop. and
rapidly overhauling US. it seemed to
release great quantity of ash, which
fell into the water. That hghtened
it and it rose, passing over our heads
As it passed by, ashes fell on the deck
We found them cold and we knew
mat VIC HfES SdSSu.
We then steered for the city and
arrived late that night, anchoring at
| once. We all were tired, and we slept
that night on deck.
In the early morning hours, I was
awakened by the sound of an approach
ing row boat, and an instant later our
sloop was hailed.
Is that you Anderson came the
| hail. and | answered that II was.
We were just going out to search
/ for your body. came back the answer.
1t was .Iaggar, whom you lately had
| the opportunity Of listening to here.
| He was also at Martinique, studying
| Pelee. -
Professor Anderson expressed the be-
| lief that the eruption of Pelee which
| he watched, rather unwillingIv. from
the deck Of the sloop, was fully as
severe as the preceding one which de-
| stroyed the town of Saint Pierre.
Several beautiful lantern slides. pic
turing the devastated Martiniuue eitv
| were thrown on the screen. The scene
| of desolation was awful.
Among the most interesting of the
! slides were some made shortly after
| the ernptionsnd others taken FIVE wears
lateE- In the first instance. the shat
| tered buildings. mute Witnessed of
PeleeS s fury. stood there in awe-inspir-
ing nakedness. In the second series.
nature had lent hand at healing the
wound, ferns were over all. and the
ruins Of mill and house were covered
with cliuging vines
Following DR.. Anderson : talk. a
series of lantern slides in natural col
ors. made by the Lumiere autoebrome
| process, were thrown on the screen.
These slides are the work Of Oscar
! Maurer OF Berkeley, and are remark