Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-05-13 | Page 7 | Island is Invisible

ISLAND IS INVISIBLE, St. Vincent Is Enveloped ln a Denso Black Fog. London, Mas 12 Sir Robert Llevvel-Isn, Llevvel-Isn, tho governor of the Windward Islands, Is-lands, has cabled to tho Colonial office of-fice from St Lucia, ns follows: 'Tho Island of St Vincent Is Invisible Invis-ible owing to a dense black fog, cinders cin-ders nnd sand I nm very nnxiously awaiting tho arrival of cv warship," REASON FOR ALARM. Tho latest reports received here say th it the state nf affairs nt ht. Vincent Vin-cent cicates gravo nlarin especially as dlsp itches from the Island of Dnmliitca, forwarded Hundas, icpnrted that tho Snufrlero olcano in bt. Mncent was still tn nctlve eruption. WORSE NEWS FEARED. The very alight discrepancies In the nccounts of the volcanic outbreaks In the West Indies which have reached Lnndnn, leavo only n shadow of hope that the later details will greatly minimize min-imize the extent of tho catustrophe and tho fear Is beginning to seize the British Brit-ish pupeis that even worse news may come. MAN IS HELPLESS. The Standard, In an editorial this morning, sass, "It Is only too clear that tho area affected la larger than known nt llrst. If Dominica nnd Ht. Lucia liavo not sufteied gieatly there Is reason to fear that their turn may come, nor Is It by nns means certuln that corresponding convulsions have not occurred or may not soon follow In the mainland of Central nnd South America In the presence of such forces nun Is helpless nnd we can only pre-l.nu pre-l.nu to relieve the survivnrs ns speedily ns possible Tho United Htntes has set us un honorable example."