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Onslaught of Fire and Poisonous Gases In Martinique
Cable report from Fort de France describes St Pierre’s devastation by Mont Pelee eruption and lava smoke. Rescue boats pick up twenty eight badly burned refugees, sixteen dying aboard. hundreds more in hills need water medical aid and clothing. Descriptions emphasize carbonized bodies and poisonous fumes.
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Louis H. Aymé
United States
Guadeloupe
Chicago Tribune
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Pierre
Mont Peles
Island of
le Precheur
la Precheur
Mont Petee
St. Thomas
Barbadoes
Gov. Mountet
Thomas T. Prentis
James Japp
Japp
Mont Pelee
le Carlet
Cass Pilote
Mont, Pelee
Cable Company
Sone
Sive
Teresa Lovico
Jean Louisa Prudent
Prudent
Ciy