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Show . -j s . . .... i U r - f " ' ' " - . J V . I lent rcl:c E!3w3 Ca f:r tlicEcncfitcf Excursion Party. . CASTRIES, Island of St. Lucia, B. W. L, Jan. 26. The royal mail steamer Esk took over 400 excursionists to St. Pierre, Martinique, Saturday' arid returned re-turned here today. $he reports that while at St.- Pierre at 6 o'clock in the afternoon Mont Pelee erupted. At that time there were more than 200 persons ashore and a great alarm was felt for their safety. Volunteers from the passengers pas-sengers who bad remained on board assisted as-sisted the crews In hastening to the rescue." res-cue." After forty minutes of excitement all the passengers were brought baak safely. A part of 800 feet'-of the cone of the volcano has been blown away. |