Coalville Times | 1902-09-19 | Page 2 | Latest Account of the Mont Pelee Horroe

I .a I est Account of ilia lluul Telse Horror. Professor Angelo lleilprln, president of Ihe Philadelphia Ouograj hical society, so-ciety, who la lu Martinique u the Interest In-terest uf the National liecgruphlcal society, has made the following report ou thu recent eruptions of Mont I'elee: "The scene of destruction lu the last eruption of Moul I'elee far surpasses in exlenl that of the eruption of May H, when St, I'lerre wna destroyed, and includes in-cludes Ihe broad area lying bctweeu Macouha and Cachet, and Involves Haute J ours de Uourden. basse I'oiulc, Mortiu Ifalai and Ajoupa Ituitillon, where alone uptvurda of ;to0 persons were killed, as well as Morua Kouge, I with a deulh Hal of probably uot leas thuu I, lou persons. Morne Capol uud the heighla somewhat this side of Fonda Si. Denis, the blast, however, leaving the lust named place untouched, lireat cinder fell also over the region of (.rand Kiviere, and I'recheiir is covered cov-ered deep with ashes. In Carhet the ashes lie one foot deep and nearly the same amount covers Ihe ruins of nl. I'lerre. All of Morne Koue. with Ihe except. on of uImjmi four houses and the beautiful church, hua beeu swept to the ground and the greater part of thu town has been burned up. At Ajoupa Hon 111 ion, where one-half of the town baa been prostrated, there Is no trace of tire of any klud."