Show MONT P PELEE ELEE IS AGAIN A AND A FLOOD VISITS THE ISLAND FORT DE FRANCE Island of Martinique Martinique Martinique Mar Mar- June Jun 20 The The river which flows by Basse Basso Pointe has risen suddenly four times since as a result thirty houses have been carried out t to sea The first flood lood was signalized by the appearance in the v valley of the river of oC a torrent of ol muddy water forty meters meters meters me me- wide and five high which advanced advanced advanced ad- ad with frightful rapidity During all of yesterday afternoon I clou clouds s of smoke Issued from the crater at the head of the th river and the river itself has been rushing downward downward downward down down- ward with such violence that its banks have been ca away The river how now has taken talen a new COUl course corn One of the chasms resulting from the vol volcanic anic eruption which rendered rendered ren ren- dered access to the head of the river impossible 18 s now nov filled up with volcanic volcanic volcanic vol vol- canic matter cad it is possible to cross the ch chasm sm of the newly out thrown out n-out material Torrential rains are falling in the I northern part of the island Mont 1 Pe- Pe lee continues to vomit a s. thick column of cinders which the wind blows to the north Last Wednesday several French newspaper reports who were exploring newspaper reporters o while v e exploring r I f tf fee F by an eruption of Mont Pelee The at atmosphere at- at was charged with electricity to a remarkable degree Thick clouds of vapor are arising from the crevasses along the entire northern coast It is said that the water of several rivers on the island is boiling hot |