Show WEST INDIAN VOLCANOES S CONTINUE IN ACTIVITY KINGSTOWN St. St Vincent June 9 During the great eruption of Mont Pelee I Island land of Martinique 1 Friday morning the detonations were heard in th the neighboring islands Islands- and heavy clouds of smoke is issued simultaneously from volcano on this island which alarmed alarmed- the mb inh The Island of St. St Lucik Lueth was obscured by dust to a distance of three miles and anda a steamship experienced difficulty In fi finding the harbor of Castries l I At 2 o'clock in th of Friday Fri Fri- day pitch darkness prevailed here hele The Th three Americans Prof Jagger the geologist of ot Harvard university Dr Hovey assistant curator of the Museum of Natural History New York and George C. C Curtis who ascended the May list made another as as- cent on Thursday They entered a dense dusty fog which impeded their progress as they made their way up the precipitous trail around the awful cliffs with extraordinary courage and perseverance and once more reached the edga edge of the crater on the east side reaching an altitude of feet above the sea ea carrying with them a baro baio- meter They heard water boiling and spattering in the depths of the crater but nothing could be seen through the fog tog though the party waited a a. considerable considerable consid consid- erable time The ascent occupied four hours The return of settlers to the d devas- devas vas vas- tat od area is discouraged ed by Prof Jagger Jagger Jagger Jag Jag- ger who is of ot the opinion that the crater crater cra era ter is continuing activity and may emit poisonous ga gases es at any moment without with with- out oRt warning and cause the death of many iny people from asphyxia |