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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1902
Page
8
Eyewitness accounts describe Mount Pelée erupting on May 4 unleashing lava, ash, and searing heat that destroyed St Pierre and surrounding towns. More than 40,000 people reportedly perished, with ships and survivors swept into the bay and frantic efforts to flee by water.
A historical account describes the sudden eruption of Mount Pelee that buried the city of St Pierre Martinique under lava and volcanic ash. It notes tens of thousands killed including residents of nearby towns Donililed and St Vincent and compares the catastrophe to other great tragedies in history.
A sequence of violent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions strikes Guatemala and the Caribbean, destroying coffee plantations and killing many in Quezaltenango and St Pierre. The St Pierre harbor bears the brunt as lava ash and fire devastate ships and homes, with survivors rescued from wreckage amid collapsed cables and failed communications.
Congress appropriated $100,000 for Martinique relief with the United States to supply provisions clothing medicines and other necessities. The bill authorizes President to purchase supplies and deliver them to the French government for the relief of the afflicted, with the Secretary of War empowered to use vessels for rapid transport.
Reports describe violent volcanic outbreak on the British island of St Vincent near Martinique. The northern end is devastated by lava flows, with more than 500 feared dead. Streams of lava cut the island, plantations destroyed, and famine threatens food and water supplies.
Reports from the Caribbean describe terror across the West Indian group as volcanic unrest stirs fear of an eruption chain. Mont Pelee’s presumed extinct crater rattles nearby islands, triggering panic and deaths from earthquakes in St. Lucia and surrounding areas. France responds with relief funds totaling 7,500 francs from President Loubet and the cabinet to aid Paris and Saint Pierre disaster victims.
Report on the May 4 disaster at St Pierre, Martinique, as Gro caused widespread destruction. Port destroyed, population of 40 000 lost or perished, governor and wife among casualties, steamer Roddam escaped to St Lucin with captain injured. Vegetation wiped out, water scarce, rivers ash blocked. St Vincent crater visible, ash clouds far. epidemic threat looms as bodies decompose. Survivors fear end of world amid disease risk and native panic.
A compilation of historic catastrophes detailing earthquakes floods and tsunamis. It lists dates locations and estimated fatalities including Lisbon 1755 with about 60 000 deaths and Naples 1466 with extensive destruction across Campania. Other noted events include Lima 1746 and Canton 1880 among numerous world incidents.
The article recalls Martinique as a pivotal prize in Anglo French wars, seized and restored across centuries, and finally ceded by treaty in 1814. It notes its isolation like Elba and its fame through a historic figure who drew worldwide sympathy after death, remaining an idol in popular memory.
Taio Threatened by Volcano Way Overwhelmed in 1912 on St Virguut the volcanic crater Soufrerd erupted causing widespread devastation. The island's capital Wingstob reports a population of 0,000 with vast valleys and a death toll and ash clouds reaching distant Barbados.
A fragmented description notes Port de France as the island’s political center and St Pierre as its municipal port. It recalls St Pierre’s distinctive yellow houses with blue shutters and tiled roofs set among tropical greenery, and the midday siesta typical of old tropical towns.
Harvard professor Shaler explains volcanic outbreaks as steam confined underground under high pressure. The steam cracks rock walls, blows dust aloft, and can eject debris high into the air, with Barbadoes dispatches reporting dust and ash showers for hours.
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