| Show I CHOKED WITH BODIES All Roads Leading From St Pierre Tilled With Dead Fort de France Martinique May 10 The volcano of Mount Polce near St Pierre had shown alarming symptoms since May 3rd vomiting ashes and mud There was however little excitement ex-citement and few families left the place On Thursday May Sth at about 8 oHoek In the morning a terrible the rible volcanic eruption occurred effect of which war felt all over the inland > At Fort de France stones fell weighing from seven to ten and even up to fifteen grammes Thick clouds of ashes obscured the sun and filled the atmosphere Panic seized the population pop-ulation The sea receded a distance of fifteen meters and rushed hack with great force afterward resuming Its I normal level CITY O VKR WHELM KD The French cruiser = I Suchet left here follower soon by all available steamers steam-ers towing lighters and carrying rescuers t res-cuers and provisions Their return was awaited with great anrdftiy 1 An hour after they left a ulciimer arrived find announced that St Pierre was overwhelmed that the town was inflames In-flames as well as the settlements along the shore that the ships In the harbor wen on fire and the sea greatly dls 4lnA ROADS CHOKED WITH DEAD The Su het returned here about S oclock in the evening bringing thirty persons who were frightfully burned Nine 01 these succumbed while they were being taken ashore to the hospital here Night came on and the searchlights search-lights of the Suchet lighted up the wharves where the work of debarkation debarka-tion was being carried on It is I estimated that to000 persons per liihed at St Pierre All the roads lead 1 lag out of the city are choked with dead bodies according to the reports reaching hero ENTIRELY DESTROYED A enond relief expedition < < was sent out and brought back some of the t in I liabltumu of Corbet They were crazed with terror mil slyhig from IIUIIJJIT TJi < dltlon t HIJJ corded in reaohlnr St Pl iiv v Melt Is repoilrl I I n i being t enJirelv destroyed The dcsid boUios icunrl were entirely nud Tho houses I IIIom to have disappeared as houGh I they had been nvaU < iv < d up by a rent Pit Immense Iron columns were found twisted and bent over in the direction of the sea It I is believed that M Mouttet the Governor of Martinique Is among those who hast perished v Hit wife went to St Pierre on the evening or the disaster |
