TERRIBLE ERUPTION.
MOUNT PELEE, A VILLAGE WIPED OUT. LE CARBET OVERWHELMED BY TIDAL WAVE. TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE DROWNED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright New York, Sept. 2. There was a terrible eruption at Mount Pelee on Saturday night. Tho detonation was the loudest yet heard. Tho village of Mornerougc was entirely destroyed. A tidal wave overwhelmed the village of Le Carbet. drowning 200. The ‘'rater is now quiet.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 518, 3 September 1902, Page 2
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66TERRIBLE ERUPTION. Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 518, 3 September 1902, Page 2
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