Noted volcanologist Scarth (Vulcan's Fury: Man Against the Volcano) has produced the definitive study of the horrendous 1902 eruption of Martinique's Mount Pelee, which annihilated the Caribbean ...
At 4,583 ft/1,397 m, Mount Pelee is the tallest mountain on Martinique—even without its top, which blew off in the 1902 eruption. Though smoke occasionally wisps out of its crater today, the volc ...
On May 8, 1902, the city of St. Pierre on the tiny island of Martinique was immolated when stratovolcano Mount Pelée erupted, spewing superheated gas, rock, and ash. Within minutes, town hall, the ...
An explosion, a conspiracy, and an unlikely duo on a mission to expose the truth.
This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not ...
THE uncouth and sinister-looking volcano of Mt. Pelé (or La Montagne Pelée) occupies the north end of Martinique and rises to about 4,400 ft. The rest of the island consists of lavas, tuffs and ...
Caribbean tourism has endured over a year of devastation, but is poised to recover. Cruising schedules are inching slowly back. Covid-19 vaccinations finally offer encouragement to nervous tourists ...
Second part in Edison’s “Martinique” trilogy. Vivid and exciting throughout. Shows great volcanic disaster, including the explosion of the crater, the falling of ashes and cinders upon the doomed city ...
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