THE ST. VINCENT ERUPTION.
A TERRIBLE DISASTER, STREAMS OF LAVA AND SHOWERS OF ASHES. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE. NEW YORK, May 12. Later news from St. "Vincent confirms the worst fears of the disaster in that island. : Two craters of the Souffriere volcano are in violent activity, covering the northern districts of the island with lava and ashes. It is impossible to approach the" northern shore, owing to the intense heat and the amount of steam. Two hundred persons are knowj* to have been killed on the island. Heavy ashes fell on a steamer 250 miles from the land. Forked lightning- is incessant over the disturbed area. Great streams of lava from Souffriere separate the northern and southern parts of St. Vincent, and the bays have been converted into steaming pits. A huge hill has replaced a valley near the volcano. Sixty people were .killed by lighi ning. .Many refugees who were escaping along the coast in boats died & thirst. The British cruiser Pallas, from Jamaica, has been sent to St. Vincent to render assistance. Clouds of ashes obscure the sky for 150 miles round Souffriere and Mount Pelee.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1902, Page 5
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