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Show DEAD AT ST. TIERRE. First Official Estlmato Tlaccs Number Num-ber nt 28,000. Tort do France, Martinique, May 10 The nrst otllclal estimate of the re sult of the explosion of Mont Pelee have been announced. Thl gives 2R,O0O nn tho number of people burled In the ruins of St. rierre. Six thousand persons per-sons wero rescued by steamships or fled to places of safety. Three thousand thou-sand prnbnbly were drowned. This Is the most complete estlmato made so ' COVERED WITH CINDERS. In the direction of Li Prechur the appearance of tho volcano was not so tcrrilic. The ground at Lo Prechur Is covered with a thick lnyer of cinders, and the limbs of tho trees nre weighted down with them. TEEDINO THE HUNGRY. After the cruiser passed Capo St. Marie tho tinders on shnro wero seen to bo les thick, and gradually decreased de-creased as tho vessel approached Ilasso Point. Heie the Suthct anchored nnd a small boat came out from the shore, bening persons who asked for food. Thirty-eight barrels of biscuits were distributed. Theie are 600 Inhabitants at Ilasso Point, and n number of famine fam-ine have nod the village, leaving all their property behind. RIVER DEI) TILLED UP. The river at Ilasso Point Is filled with mud, will h appearn to be congesting. The bridge lus been destrojed. Tho river water has ceased to now, but cattle cat-tle get water from the springs In tho neighborhood. There are several very nno sugar-cano estates In tho vicinity of Rasso Point. .COAST HIDDEN TROM VIEW. Several women with their children nnl baggage embarked on the Suchet there nnd the cruiser leturncd to St. Plerio. The return trip was quite dllll-cult, dllll-cult, us the toasts were at times hidden hid-den from view. The temperature was 29 1-10 degrees centigrade. Upon reaching St. Plerro tho second time the, Government nulhorltles landed land-ed There was a strong odor of burnt llesh In the town nnd flies were beginning begin-ning to enngreccato In gieat numbers Duniculty Is had In burning the bodies The committee of doctors examining the ruins declaied that In some parts nf tho town It would be Impossible to let the work of excavation continue. SURROUNDED HY VAPOR. Access to St. rierre Is dldlrult today Tho town Is surrounded by thick clouds of tinders nnd vnpor, and nt times It Is Impossible to sec morn thnn six feet cinders nro also falling nt Tort de France, and tho population became alarmed, but Is now more quiet. Toward To-ward R o clock In the evening here bieathlng becomes) quite Utile ult, Rtid horses show signs of disquietude. |