I read an excellent book about the eruption of Mt. Pelee entitled "The Day The World Ended." It contained numerous photos as well as eyewitness accounts of the eruption. One of the survivors who was on a ship off shore described how after the pyroclastic flow, he saw people running through the streets of St. Pierre except that they'd suddenly burst into flames and drop dead on the spot. Another incident was near the sugar refinery that was destroyed by a huge lahar/mud flow. Some people on horseback who were inspecting the area were caught in the mudflow which was described as having the consistency of thick molasses. As the witness said, the people were screaming for help but there was nothing anyone could do and as the mud flow rolled on, the trapped people were pulled under and disappeared and their bodies were never found. There was a photo in the book of the people and horses trapped in the mud flow. Another thing that happened during the initial awakening and eruption of the volcano was that people's houses were invaded by numerous poisonous snakes, centipedes and other insects- many people were attacked by the snakes etc. Additionally, some villagers in the countryside were killed when volcanic vents opened near their homes and released super heated steam and toxic gases. In any case, as this documentary points out, the people died mostly because damn politicians refused to let them leave due to an upcoming election and the politicians pursuit of power. The newspapers in town (the media) also contributed greatly by downplaying the dangers for the same reason due to their support of the politicians.
Thanks for the heads up. Is the book by Gordon Thomas? I'm just looking it up on amazon. I also bought a book by Simon Winchester - Krakatoa the day the earth exploded - which is a good account of Java though it goes into detail how the dutch were trading with Indonesia back then in the dutch east indies days. Im still part way through that book and now I'm considering ordering the Mount Pelee book for reading also. Sounds like the politicians wanted the Martinique people dead in actual fact going by what is described in this documentary - militaries not allowing then residents from fleeing the volcano? I think it tells the story!
I will also look out for The last days of St. Pierre too ready for when I've finished reading upon Krakatoa by Simon Winchester. Many thanks for those book names....
Yes, I also read the excellent "The Day the World Ended ", years ago, actually. After a few moves, the book got lost. However, after reading up on Mt. St. Helen's a few years ago, that eruption renewed my interest in Mount Pele, and I ordered the book on ebay...and again, I was amazed by the thorough job of research and writing those authors did.
looking back now, it's easy to think "WHAT were those people THINKING?! WTF didn't they leave." But in 1902, pyroclastic flows were not understood all that well. The scientists thought that the only danger could be from lava, and since there were several deep valleys between the volcano and the town, they thought that if there were any lava flows, they would be diverted into the valleys and flow into the sea.
Exactly. Had the eruption been simple lava, the hills between Mt. Pelee and St. Pierre would have in all probability protected the city since the flow would have been diverted into the intervening valleys and funnelled out to sea. Unfortunately, pyroclastic flows don't work that way. They can simply roll over ridges and destroy life relatively far from the volcano, which happened at Mt. St. Helens in 1980.
Hello? They must've known about Krakatoa which was not that long before that, I am not even talking about Pompeii. They say actually that the governor might've brow beat the scientists to give the report he wanted. Incidentally, a simple captain from an Italian ship left a day before with half of the cargo saying that he knows nothing about Mt Pelee, but if Vesuvius behaved the same way, he'd leave Naples. If a ship captain was smart enough to figure it out, how couldn't have scientists.
@@aubreyhuff46 There were 3 survivors - the guy in jail, a cobbler who lived on the outskirts of city and a 10-year old girl, Havivra Da Ifrile. The 10-year old's story is especially amazing, also a testament to her quick thinking and survival instinct. She showed more intelligence and good sense than the governor. She survived by jumping into a boat and paddling it into a cave. She got burned and lost consciousness in the cave as it started filling with water, but was later found by a ship 2 miles away in a drifting and burned boat. She wrote about it later. Her description is very interesting.
Live, You're right, because of an intense election. Many people snuck away for higher ground anyway. However, most felt safe in the city, secure in and around the stronge, solid buildings.
So, the army prevented the residents from evacuating till after the election. "We're from the government; we're here to help" was a chillingly dangerous sentence even during those days!
There was an Italian ship there who left a few days earlier with half a cargo and ignoring threats of arrest or fines. The captain, Marina Leboff said "I don't know anything about Mt Pelee, but if Vesuvius behaved the way your volcano behaves today, I'd leave Naples." He clearly figured it out while the powers-that-be in the city and their "scientists" couldn't.
Lacroix was brave enough to build a observatory near the summit on another mountain to observe the growing of the"needle" and numerous nuee ardentes breaking off the foot of the "needle" Carl Sapper as guest of Lacroix observed one: "The fissures of the rock began to glow. Then at the foot of the whole formation broke out a small brown cloud, moving like a snake and growing quickly"At that time scientists were really hazardous!
Such an awful tragedy with so many eerie parallels with Pompeii: roughly the same number of residents, a similar distance of each city from its volcano, both cities were preparing for an election, both cities were celebrating religious festivals (Vulcanalia in Pompeii and Ascension Day in St. Pierre), and both towns were destroyed by pyroclastic surges.
Very interesting. Unfortunately, while the mountain did show signs of reawakening, i suspect that none of the residents of St. Pierre could understand what those signs meant. Except for two prior, minor eruptions (mostly sprinkling of ash), Mt. Pelee had not erupted during the era of French colonisation. Something similar happened in Pompeii--Mt. Vesuvius had not erupted for 200 years and the last catastrophic eruption had occurred in approximately 1800 BCE. So memories of Mt. Vesuvius erupting we re pretty much non-existent--and the same with the city of St. Pierre.
Yes, exactly. WE have 100 plus years of science over them, plus we know what ended up happening. Heck, it took me a lot of reading to really understand what a pyroclastic flow is. Many of us didn't even know they existed until Mt. Saint Helens.
This volcano erupted pyroclastic flows which are very unpredictable like the 1980 eruption of mount st. helens only it did not blow out the side of the mountain in a lateral blast like mount st. helens.
I had a book about this that i borrowed from a library when i was in Primary School entitled "The Day the World Ended". One of the key things and the cause of the majority deaths was the failure of institutions to warn the people. The mayor ignored the advice of a volcanoe expert'( who survived) and there was actually a church and voodoo ceremony taking place simultaneously when the volcano erupted , despite the warnings of the said expert and the behavior of the mountain for weeks prior to the eruption. Only two people survived the actual explosion, one was a mad man in a jail who went on to become a circus performer. Whoever survived the eruption had fled prior to it
Exactly. Correct. The whole Island was involved in masonic perversions. Despite be the warmings of the resident. catholic priest. The sexually perverted occult devil worshipers actually went up into the crater and was in throwing Idols in the craters and mocking God. God will not be mocked. Similar be thing happened to Galveston Texas. They held a demonic voodoo parades. The worst hurricane in gulf history roared over Galveston. The water was over two stories high and everyone drown. La Palma Island in the Canary held a drag Queen parade mocking the Virgin Mary and Jesus on the cross two years ago. They are going to suffer God's wrath . God will not be mocked.
There were three survivors in total. The man in jail, a cobbler who was on the outskirts on the city, and a little girl who had time to run toward the sea, take her brother's boat and paddle it to a cave. Her description of the events is very interesting. Very intelligent little girl, Havivra Da Ifrile.
These people had a chance to get out of there. This disaster is a reminder of mankind's ignorance and how it can cost us our lives in the worst scenario.
How is the danger of pyroclastic flows is not known in 1902, when Krakatoa eruption produced pyroclastic flows and happened less than 20 years earlier?
Um...for starters they didnt have UA-cam back in 1902. They didnt have lots of things- because they hadnt been invented yet! Its best you find your own answer to this question. You seem too smart- to be this silly.
Odd that the narrator of this film has an annoyed and impatient method of speaking as if he would rather not have had to do it. FYI: read "La Catastrophe" by Alwyn Scarth (2002) which clears up many falsehoods and misconceptions about the tragedy of Mount Pelee in 1902
ON my mother side her grand father familly was inhabitant of St Pierre.Early on may 7th 1902,he went to the property of Ste Mary where his father was working .After hearing his son.sfear The father he sent his elder son to bring back his wife and son of 5th years old.Unfortunatly the elder son stop for the night at his girl freind in San Pierre...and were doomed.
Mount Pelee is an explosive volcano so there is no lava flow. Also the town of St Pierre is far from Mount Pelée which is located in the town next door they never thought it would reach them. Besides, he didn't have time to run away since in less than 3 minutes they were all over. Nevertheless the only survivor was Cyparis a prisoner who was locked in a stone prison.
Even if you get lava flow, it is very slow moving and not very threatening. From what I read, they had deep valleys that the lava went into and would be held there, unable to progress. The most deadly thing that can happen is a pyroclastic form. It rarely happens but it travels at 100s of miles per minute and is 300 C to 1015 C. People's skins are burnt instantly, the nose and lungs are filled with red hot cinders.
@@elsasvenski1566 They had plenty of time to run away as the volcano was active for a while. The explosions were so loud, they couldn't sleep. In fact, read about it, there was an Italian captain Marina Leboff who left several days earlier and didn't even wait for his cargo. They threatened him with prison and fines, and he said that he knows nothing about their Mt Pelee, but if the Vesuvius behaved the way their volcano behaved that day, he'd leave Naples. Now, there was no lava because it was an explosive eruption, but because of loud explosions that preceded the last one, they had more than enough warning. Also, the guy in prison wasn't the only one to survive. There was another man who was on the outskirts of the town, so he got lucky, but also a little girl, Havivra da Ifrile who had time to run, grab her father's boat and take it to a cave. There is her description online, you can find it if you google. Very interesting and great example of quick thinking.
The production was a little primitive. The content was good and the before and after photos were especially informative. The music selection was terrible. Pink Floyd and Elton John's Funeral for a Friend? Either no music or something classical would have been much more appropriate. It just seemed weird to immediately recognize a modern rock song being used in a turn of the century black and white natural disaster documentary.
reminds me Pompeii and Herculaneum.those people didnt know anything about volcanos at that time but what is the excuse for these people?im thinking if i should feel sorry for them.except for kids..its so upsetting to know that kids died there too.only good thing about this,once that hot gas hit them,they wont even know that they dead..so the speak..its so hot,kills in seconds before they even have a chance to feel pain.
Many of the people were minimally educated and at any rate, volcanology was still in its infancy. Even the local science teacher, who taught at a local high school didn't know these things. I don't even have to think whether or not I should feel sorry for the people of St. Pierre--they were human and desrve compassion.
Who ? Ioan Lightoller - Is internet connection the only way people get news? There were newspapers, telegraphs, and there actually were scientists who studied volcanos. Don't you think they studied Krakatoa? Sure, internet gets faster information, but 20 years is more than enough for the information to travel. I do feel sorry for people, but not for the idiot governor who didn't want to evacuate. BTW even in Pompeii, the majority of population left, many of those who stayed may not have been able to leave, and they had zero knowledge of science. Incidentally, a ship captain from Italy did leave with half of his cargo and in spite of protests and threats of jail. He said “I know nothing about Mount Pelée, but if Vesuvius were looking the way your volcano looks this morning, I’d get out of Naples.” If a ship captain figured it out, don't you think scientists could? They might not have known as much as today, but they sure knew about explosive eruptions.
I thought the population of St.Pierre died from poisonous gases during the night,later the pyroclastic flow destroyed the city and ships in the harbor,that's what I learned from books written about the disaster,there were only 2 survivors.
I read an excellent book about the eruption of Mt. Pelee entitled "The Day The World Ended." It contained numerous photos as well as eyewitness accounts of the eruption. One of the survivors who was on a ship off shore described how after the pyroclastic flow, he saw people running through the streets of St. Pierre except that they'd suddenly burst into flames and drop dead on the spot. Another incident was near the sugar refinery that was destroyed by a huge lahar/mud flow. Some people on horseback who were inspecting the area were caught in the mudflow which was described as having the consistency of thick molasses. As the witness said, the people were screaming for help but there was nothing anyone could do and as the mud flow rolled on, the trapped people were pulled under and disappeared and their bodies were never found. There was a photo in the book of the people and horses trapped in the mud flow. Another thing that happened during the initial awakening and eruption of the volcano was that people's houses were invaded by numerous poisonous snakes, centipedes and other insects- many people were attacked by the snakes etc. Additionally, some villagers in the countryside were killed when volcanic vents opened near their homes and released super heated steam and toxic gases. In any case, as this documentary points out, the people died mostly because damn politicians refused to let them leave due to an upcoming election and the politicians pursuit of power. The newspapers in town (the media) also contributed greatly by downplaying the dangers for the same reason due to their support of the politicians.
Another excellent book is "The Last Days of St. Pierre".
Thanks for the heads up. Is the book by Gordon Thomas? I'm just looking it up on amazon. I also bought a book by Simon Winchester - Krakatoa the day the earth exploded - which is a good account of Java though it goes into detail how the dutch were trading with Indonesia back then in the dutch east indies days. Im still part way through that book and now I'm considering ordering the Mount Pelee book for reading also. Sounds like the politicians wanted the Martinique people dead in actual fact going by what is described in this documentary - militaries not allowing then residents from fleeing the volcano? I think it tells the story!
I will also look out for The last days of St. Pierre too ready for when I've finished reading upon Krakatoa by Simon Winchester. Many thanks for those book names....
Yes, I also read the excellent "The Day the World Ended ", years ago, actually.
After a few moves, the book got lost. However, after reading up on Mt. St. Helen's a few years ago, that eruption renewed my interest in Mount Pele, and I ordered the book on ebay...and again, I was amazed by the thorough job of research and writing those authors did.
@@ioanlightoller4934 I have that. It's excellent and aso discusses the eruption and aftermath in great detail.
When politicians are saying don’t panic thats when you start evacuation
Don't panic while they aren't evacuating you. Mt. Saint Helens was one of these volcanoes taken seriously, afterall.
looking back now, it's easy to think "WHAT were those people THINKING?! WTF didn't they leave." But in 1902, pyroclastic flows were not understood all that well. The scientists thought that the only danger could be from lava, and since there were several deep valleys between the volcano and the town, they thought that if there were any lava flows, they would be diverted into the valleys and flow into the sea.
Exactly. Had the eruption been simple lava, the hills between Mt. Pelee and St. Pierre would have in all probability protected the city since the flow would have been diverted into the intervening valleys and funnelled out to sea. Unfortunately, pyroclastic flows don't work that way. They can simply roll over ridges and destroy life relatively far from the volcano, which happened at Mt. St. Helens in 1980.
Hello? They must've known about Krakatoa which was not that long before that, I am not even talking about Pompeii. They say actually that the governor might've brow beat the scientists to give the report he wanted. Incidentally, a simple captain from an Italian ship left a day before with half of the cargo saying that he knows nothing about Mt Pelee, but if Vesuvius behaved the same way, he'd leave Naples. If a ship captain was smart enough to figure it out, how couldn't have scientists.
I had the same thought about the people living there NOW.
The area was being devastated for a full week beFORE the eruption hello.
@@jewelmarkess because scientists are imbeciles at life, is why. Just like today.
Absolutely despicable that the mayor denied and stopped people from fleeing and evacuating!
Technically that was the French government
@@aubreyhuff46 There were 3 survivors - the guy in jail, a cobbler who lived on the outskirts of city and a 10-year old girl, Havivra Da Ifrile. The 10-year old's story is especially amazing, also a testament to her quick thinking and survival instinct. She showed more intelligence and good sense than the governor. She survived by jumping into a boat and paddling it into a cave. She got burned and lost consciousness in the cave as it started filling with water, but was later found by a ship 2 miles away in a drifting and burned boat. She wrote about it later. Her description is very interesting.
They said at one point in the video that the people of that particular city were not aloud to leave
Live,
You're right, because of an intense election. Many people snuck away for higher ground anyway.
However, most felt safe in the city, secure in and around the stronge, solid buildings.
A "modern day" Pompeii/Mount Vesuvius. A city way way too close to a dangerously unpredictable and explosive volcano.
So, the army prevented the residents from evacuating till after the election. "We're from the government; we're here to help" was a chillingly dangerous sentence even during those days!
Right...army"troops" sent to prevent people leaving their homes @11:20
There was an Italian ship there who left a few days earlier with half a cargo and ignoring threats of arrest or fines. The captain, Marina Leboff said "I don't know anything about Mt Pelee, but if Vesuvius behaved the way your volcano behaves today, I'd leave Naples." He clearly figured it out while the powers-that-be in the city and their "scientists" couldn't.
@@jewelmarkess his Roman ancestors were warning him.
@@worldcure7883 Definitely.
@@jewelmarkessnot that they couldn't, the government ignored it
Took a chance on this. Started with Floyd, impressed already.
Nice documentary, but no mention of the lava spine that emerged from the crater- The Needle of Pelée. Some say it was more than 300 meters in height.
Lacroix was brave enough to build a observatory near the summit on another mountain to observe the growing of the"needle" and numerous nuee ardentes breaking off the foot of the "needle" Carl Sapper as guest of Lacroix observed one: "The fissures of the rock began to glow. Then at the foot of the whole formation broke out a small brown cloud, moving like a snake and growing quickly"At that time scientists were really hazardous!
This is so old yet so interesting
There was a ritual opening of a newly built Solomon's temple before the volcano eruption in 1902.
Such an awful tragedy with so many eerie parallels with Pompeii: roughly the same number of residents, a similar distance of each city from its volcano, both cities were preparing for an election, both cities were celebrating religious festivals (Vulcanalia in Pompeii and Ascension Day in St. Pierre), and both towns were destroyed by pyroclastic surges.
I wasn't expecting to hear Pink Floyd in this video.
That was Pink Floyd at the beginning, and Elton John at the end.
OMG IT'S PAPERKING99
@@Mr._Lechkar OMG IT'S HASSANLECHKAR
I thought I recognized the music
What just happened?
thx this helped me a lot on my presentation
Very interesting. Unfortunately, while the mountain did show signs of reawakening, i suspect that none of the residents of St. Pierre could understand what those signs meant. Except for two prior, minor eruptions (mostly sprinkling of ash), Mt. Pelee had not erupted during the era of French colonisation. Something similar happened in Pompeii--Mt. Vesuvius had not erupted for 200 years and the last catastrophic eruption had occurred in approximately 1800 BCE. So memories of Mt. Vesuvius erupting we re pretty much non-existent--and the same with the city of St. Pierre.
Yes, exactly. WE have 100 plus years of science over them, plus we know what ended up happening.
Heck, it took me a lot of reading to really understand what a pyroclastic flow is. Many of us didn't even know they existed until Mt. Saint Helens.
This volcano erupted pyroclastic flows which are very unpredictable like the 1980 eruption of mount st. helens only it did not blow out the side of the mountain in a lateral blast like mount st. helens.
I had a book about this that i borrowed from a library when i was in Primary School entitled "The Day the World Ended". One of the key things and the cause of the majority deaths was the failure of institutions to warn the people. The mayor ignored the advice of a volcanoe expert'( who survived) and there was actually a church and voodoo ceremony taking place simultaneously when the volcano erupted , despite the warnings of the said expert and the behavior of the mountain for weeks prior to the eruption. Only two people survived the actual explosion, one was a mad man in a jail who went on to become a circus performer. Whoever survived the eruption had fled prior to it
Exactly. Correct. The whole Island was involved in masonic perversions. Despite be the warmings of the resident. catholic priest. The sexually perverted occult devil worshipers actually went up into the crater and was in throwing Idols in the craters and mocking God. God will not be mocked. Similar be thing happened to Galveston Texas. They held a demonic voodoo parades. The worst hurricane in gulf history roared over Galveston. The water was over two stories high and everyone drown. La Palma Island in the Canary held a drag Queen parade mocking the Virgin Mary and Jesus on the cross two years ago. They are going to suffer God's wrath . God will not be mocked.
There were three survivors in total. The man in jail, a cobbler who was on the outskirts on the city, and a little girl who had time to run toward the sea, take her brother's boat and paddle it to a cave. Her description of the events is very interesting. Very intelligent little girl, Havivra Da Ifrile.
It is so tragic that the request for evacuation never reached Paris where the French govt could have told the governor to evacuate
These people had a chance to get out of there. This disaster is a reminder of mankind's ignorance and how it can cost us our lives in the worst scenario.
Not to nag, but this documentary repeats the term "pyroclastic flow" ad nauseam.
thanks for this
How is the danger of pyroclastic flows is not known in 1902, when Krakatoa eruption produced pyroclastic flows and happened less than 20 years earlier?
jewelmarkess Your right I'm 9 and I know they got things wrong
I'm 10 11 100 442 ∞ and I know they got things wrong.
I'm 10 11 100 442 ∞ and I know they got things wrong.
Um...for starters they didnt have UA-cam back in 1902. They didnt have lots of things- because they hadnt been invented yet! Its best you find your own answer to this question. You seem too smart- to be this silly.
Rachel Lyberge they Had The Bible though sir
Interesting that a volcano in Martinique was named after the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes.
It wasn't named after Pele. Peleé is French for "peeled" or "bald" because the top of the mountain had no vegetation.
You know it's an 80s documentary when it opens with a Pink Floyd song
It was actually a SIDE explosion. The pyroclastic flow did not emanate from the rim.
What a great doco. Bought back memories of the doco we were shown in school in the 60s.Didn't need to have it play twice though.
It's just like Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii
Seriously, if it is raining ash on your place and you are close to a volcano, get the fuck out of there !
To me it seems like the governor knew what was going on and didn't want any of them to get out alive
Odd that the narrator of this film has an annoyed and impatient method of speaking as if he would rather not have had to do it.
FYI: read "La Catastrophe" by Alwyn Scarth (2002) which clears up many falsehoods and misconceptions about the tragedy of Mount Pelee in
1902
Excellent book.
Actually, the narrator sounds a lot like Rod Serling.
No, that was the type of delivery used for news and documentaries. To be aloof, removed and only factual.
Thank you, I'll get the book.
ON my mother side her grand father familly was inhabitant of St Pierre.Early on may 7th 1902,he went to the property of Ste Mary where his father was working .After hearing his son.sfear The father he sent his elder son to bring back his wife and son of 5th years old.Unfortunatly the elder son stop for the night at his girl freind in San Pierre...and were doomed.
Is that vhs
Retro.
Mount Pelée eruption May 8,1902 Martinique 🇲🇶 St. Pierre
This was where parkour started
Good ole Pink Floyd "Time". Not much "time" to survive this.
1980s? This is *very* early 80s, like around 1981...
They should have evacuated when they saw the arrival of lava...
Mount Pelee is an explosive volcano so there is no lava flow. Also the town of St Pierre is far from Mount Pelée
which is located in the town next door they never thought it would reach them. Besides, he didn't have time to run away since in less than 3 minutes they were all over. Nevertheless the only survivor was Cyparis a prisoner who was locked in a stone prison.
Even if you get lava flow, it is very slow moving and not very threatening. From what I read, they had deep valleys that the lava went into and would be held there, unable to progress. The most deadly thing that can happen is a pyroclastic form. It rarely happens but it travels at 100s of miles per minute and is 300 C to 1015 C. People's skins are burnt instantly, the nose and lungs are filled with red hot cinders.
@@elsasvenski1566 They had plenty of time to run away as the volcano was active for a while. The explosions were so loud, they couldn't sleep. In fact, read about it, there was an Italian captain Marina Leboff who left several days earlier and didn't even wait for his cargo. They threatened him with prison and fines, and he said that he knows nothing about their Mt Pelee, but if the Vesuvius behaved the way their volcano behaved that day, he'd leave Naples. Now, there was no lava because it was an explosive eruption, but because of loud explosions that preceded the last one, they had more than enough warning. Also, the guy in prison wasn't the only one to survive. There was another man who was on the outskirts of the town, so he got lucky, but also a little girl, Havivra da Ifrile who had time to run, grab her father's boat and take it to a cave. There is her description online, you can find it if you google. Very interesting and great example of quick thinking.
Maybe they didn't have boats.
They didn't need to, there was plenty of space on the island to go to.
Likes for the intro music.
The same thing is happening now
. Mud flows down the river
The production was a little primitive. The content was good and the before and after photos were especially informative. The music selection was terrible. Pink Floyd and Elton John's Funeral for a Friend? Either no music or something classical would have been much more appropriate. It just seemed weird to immediately recognize a modern rock song being used in a turn of the century black and white natural disaster documentary.
I did detect a bit of Mozart's Requiem as well.
It was the 80s, anything could happen.
reminds me Pompeii and Herculaneum.those people didnt know anything about volcanos at that time but what is the excuse for these people?im thinking if i should feel sorry for them.except for kids..its so upsetting to know that kids died there too.only good thing about this,once that hot gas hit them,they wont even know that they dead..so the speak..its so hot,kills in seconds before they even have a chance to feel pain.
gul alatas - Are YOU SERIOUS - Thus was 1902 for god's sake. Remember inernet connections were poor then and UA-cam hadn't got going !!!!
Many of the people were minimally educated and at any rate, volcanology was still in its infancy. Even the local science teacher, who taught at a local high school didn't know these things. I don't even have to think whether or not I should feel sorry for the people of St. Pierre--they were human and desrve compassion.
Who ? Ioan Lightoller - Is internet connection the only way people get news? There were newspapers, telegraphs, and there actually were scientists who studied volcanos. Don't you think they studied Krakatoa? Sure, internet gets faster information, but 20 years is more than enough for the information to travel. I do feel sorry for people, but not for the idiot governor who didn't want to evacuate. BTW even in Pompeii, the majority of population left, many of those who stayed may not have been able to leave, and they had zero knowledge of science. Incidentally, a ship captain from Italy did leave with half of his cargo and in spite of protests and threats of jail. He said “I know nothing about Mount Pelée, but if Vesuvius were looking the way your volcano looks this morning, I’d get out of Naples.” If a ship captain figured it out, don't you think scientists could? They might not have known as much as today, but they sure knew about explosive eruptions.
Good music
Hell hath no fury... ... ..!
This disaster brought to you by Pink Floyd.
I'm 8 and I knew all of this plus they got things wrong
Michael Burns - I'm 4 1/2 and the facts all check out.
Hokey Wolf All the facts do not check out he is right
I thought the population of St.Pierre died from poisonous gases during the night,later the pyroclastic flow destroyed the city and ships in the harbor,that's what I learned from books written about the disaster,there were only 2 survivors.
You know, in Martinique, there is a saying about it : "All stupid ones died in Saint Pierre."
Those people should have left
عراقي 🫡🥀
It was not in march it was may 8th