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Show SOU1RIERE IN ERUPTION. Island of St. Vincent Devastated by tho Upheaval. Kingston, Island of St, Vincent, B. W. I, baturdas-, May 10 After nu-merous nu-merous earthquakes, during the preceding pre-ceding fortnight, accompanied hy subterranean sub-terranean nolsea In the direction of Soufrlere volcano, on tho northwest part nf the Island, a loud explosion from the crater occurred Monday last and tho 'v.alcr ln the crater lako ascended as-cended In a stupendous cloud of steam and exploded hcnvlls, VOLCANO BELCHES FIRE The nolsen grow louder contlnunlly until 'Wednesday morning, vh"ii the old crntei, three miles In rcumfer-ence, rcumfer-ence, and tho new crater, I r ed by the lant eruption, belched smoke and stones, foiclng tho residents of Wnlll bou and Richmond valle, beneath tho volcano, to flee to Chnteau Bclalr for rcfugo The thunderous noises which wera continually Increuilng, wete heard In neighboring Minds 200 miles away, BEHOLDERS AWED At mid-day the cratets ejected enormous enor-mous cloiido of steamy uipor, rising majestically eight miles high and ex-pandlng ex-pandlng Into wonderful shapes, resembling re-sembling enoimous cauliflowers, gigantic gi-gantic wheels and lenutlful flower for-mallone for-mallone streaked up, down and rrns. wise with vivid flashes nt lightning awing Hie behol ler MIDNIGHT DARKNESS The mountain labored to rid Itself of a mem of molten leva, which later flowed over In six streams down the sldo of the volcuno, and the greater noises following united In one continuous con-tinuous roar all evening, through tho night to Thursday morning, accompanied accom-panied with block isln. falling dust an) fa villi worbil attended with mlanli.ht darkneee all Wednesdiy, creating tear nnd anxious suspense On tho morning of Trlday thero was a fresh erupllon and ejections of fleiy rratiei, more dust, covering the Island In some plncen two feet deep OREAT LOSS OF I.ITF The crater Is still active as this dispatch dis-patch Is rent and great lona nf life Is h.llevod to have occurred The lava Iias destroyed several districts with their llvo stock People are fleeing to this town, streams nre dried up an I In many plareo it fond and water famine In threatened 'Iho Government In fed. Ing numbers of sufferers from the out-break out-break Great phsslrnl changes have taken placo in tho neighborhood ot tho boufrlere FAMILIES WIPED OUT feevernl districts havo not y t been heard from and tho sceru of iho eiup-lion eiup-lion Is unapproachable Every hour brings saddei news The nurseft nnd docmis nre overworked It Is Impassible Impas-sible lo give full details at present As a result of tho dlsanter nn thlH Ulnnl all business has been suspended for three das.i The public mind Is still unsettled fenrlng further dlomtcr Among the deaths are whole families, whoso corpses are In seveial pluces, still Islng unburIM The dead will bo Interred In trem In s |
