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Show SOUFRIERE IN ERUPTION. Many Tcople Are Leaving Kingstown, Kings-town, Tearing Disaster. Kingstown. St. Vincent, July 23-The 23-The Soufrlcro volcano has been slightly slight-ly In eruption twlco slnco list Monday Mon-day A severe earthquake shock accompanied ac-companied by a tidal wavo affected the northeastern point of tho Island, washing a llre-swcpt estnte. No fuilhei dnmago was done. Many people of tho wealthier classes nnd lnboiers are leaving tho cits, fearing fear-ing disaster. The Koviriiincnt s still feeding COM persons. Tho settlement of refugees In huts on tho acquired lands In safe Ioiolltlcs. Is progressing The rnnaina cable rcpilr ship Now-Ington. Now-Ington. which Is engaged In work eighteen eigh-teen miles north of St Vincent, rf-wis rf-wis That the deplh of the se there has Increased to n mllo nnd Miuartir. Attempts to pick up tho cable have been futile, owlnc to unfavorable weather. |