Mont Pele And the Tragedy of Martinique a Study of the Great Catastrophes of
Mont Pele And the Tragedy of Martinique a Study of the Great Catastrophes of
Angelo Heilprin
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I could detect no gaseous emanations, except, perhaps, a very feeble taint of sulphur. When we again got on the level ground back of the Habitation Leyritz we were startled by a most violent erup- tion from Pelee, a great shaft of steam and ash being sud- denly shot out to a most marvellous height, perhaps not less 15 226 BATTLING WITH PELEE than five or six miles. It went up as a distinct column of its own, swiftly distancing the other cloud-masses by which it was enveloped. It was a prelude t...o the incidents of the evening that followed. THE RORAIMA BURNING XVI A NIGHT OF ILLUMINATION AND THE DESTRUC- TION OF MOENE EOUGE AND AJOUPA-BOUILLON WE arrived at our shelter a little before five o'clock, somewhat to the relief of the household, who had become apprehensive regarding our safety. Early in the evening the big blaze from an incendiary fire announced the destruc- tion of the case de bagasse of the Habitation Pecoul, but it gave us little concern, as our cane-fields were sufficiently removed to insure them from contact with the flames.
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