Carbon County News | 1913-12-18 | Page 6 | Volcano Causes Death

VOLCANO CAUSES DEATH many villages are overwhelmed by streams of molten lava melbourne australia australla dispatches Dispatch eis from niumea capital of the french colony clony of new caledonia report that great destruction has been wrought by a volcanic eruption la in ambram island rind of the new hebrides group six new norr craters were formed on the nest est coast december 6 the follow las ing day mount collapsed anaf ancl many wil villages lages abre overwhelmed by streams of molten muse alost of the inhabitants sought refuge in canoes and boats A steamer rescued of them no casu are reported among the white population who aire are few in number but it Is feared that many natives in the interior perished ambram island Is about fifty miles in circumference and is somewhat sparsely inhabited