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Show MARTINIQUE IS D00EL. HALF A MILLION LIVES IN DANGER OF BEING BE-ING BLOTTED OUT. Volrsno IiirreHe In Activity nml Portlier Kriiptloimnre MomentMrlty i;if rteil . Unite MonntHln 1'enk Tup-pies Tup-pies Into Critter. The report brought by tho royal mull steamer Ynreer which has arrived at Castries, Island of St. Lucia, II, W. I., of the loss of L',000 lives through the recent outbreak of Mont Pelpe, referred to tlie deaths since Aug. 30, and not to the loss of life resulting from the reported re-ported outbreak of Wednesday, Sept. 3. The state department has received the following cablegram from United States Consul Jekyl at Fort de France, relative to the latest eruplfous of Mont l'elce: "Two violent eruptions of Mont Pclee, Aug. 30, destroyed village of Mornc Uouge, Ajoupa lloulllon, devastating devas-tating area Including Parnassu Mournc, Carbot Mournc, Ilallatll llourdon Heights. Estimated 1,. ',00 killed; many Injured." Ills generally believed that the Island Isl-and of Martinique Is doomed to total destruction, aud the fear Is that when the catastrophe comrs, Uuadelope will be visited by nn all-destructive tidal wave. lluslness Is absolutely at a standstill. Few shops are open, and If It were not for the elTorts of a small number of the more valiant souls, hundreds hun-dreds would starve to death here, because be-cause of their fear of a more terrible death. Details that have been received during dur-ing the last two days, prove that the eruption on Mont Pclee of August 30 was far more violent than any of the earlier explosions. As tlie eruptions continue, the mouth of Mont Pelee grows In size. Ills now of enormous proportions. Morne La-croix, La-croix, one of the peaks that reared skyward sky-ward from the south side of Pelee, has fullen bodily Into the crater and has been completely swallowed. There seems to be a side pressure In the crater cra-ter and the burning chasm widens perceptibly per-ceptibly every day. Clouds no more hung about the crest of Mont Pelee. The terrific heat seems to drive everything away. The column of flame and smoke rears directly into the heavens so that its top Is lost tn sight. In the darkuess of the night it has tlie appearance of a stream of molten mol-ten irou, stundlng fixed between heaven and earth. From Morne Cape the relief troops were compelled to make a quick retreat, although they succeeded In taking out u few wounded. wound-ed. Tho entire country nearly to Fort de France Is buried uuder it deep cover of ushes. This lias made it almost impossible im-possible to find tho bodies of those who havo perished while fleeing to the sea-toast. sea-toast. Constnntlnc Cnrru, one of the few who succeeded In escaping from Morne llougc after tho explosion, found refuge off the steamer Hsk. She was with twelve others In her house when Pelee gave Its first warning of the disaster which it was about to pour upon the upon the village. She said that tlie first explosion destroyed many houses. She wns hurled with great force, against the wall of the room In which was sitting. On recovering from tho bhnck, she run outside, and there saw three sepernte tougiiesof lire sweeping down fiom the mouth of tlie volcano. The earlh shook with so great vlolencu that she could not retain her feet. She wus blinded by tho glare of tlie flumes. The heal wus so terrific thut her flesh was bllsteied. She awaited the death she believed to be Inevitable. Fortunately the flames swept to onu side of her und she wns saved. At (irande An si- the tide swept 300 feet in shore, destroying many houses und drowning scores of Inhabitants. F.vcn nt Fort do Prime? the most stout of heart have lost courage. Colonel LeCocur hits reported to his government that it is his opinion the entire Island of Martinique will have to be nbnndoned. He asks for assistance assist-ance in transporting the luhabltantu to the other Islands of the West Indian group. |