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TX. Report on the Erupjtions of the Sonfrih'e^ in St. Vincent., in 1902, and on 
a Visit to Montague Pelee^ in Martinique.—Part I. 
By Tempest Anderson, M.D., B.Sc., F. G.S., and John S. Flett, M.A.,D-Sc.,F.R.S. E, 
Communicated hy the Secretaries of the Royal Society. 
Eeceived Xovember 10,—Eead November 20, 1902, 
[Plates 21-39.] 
Contents. 
IXTRODUCTIOX. 
Physical Features and Geology of St. Vincent. 
The Lavas and Tuffs of the Old Volcanoes of the South End of the Island 
The Upraised Sea Beaches. 
The SoufriO-e, its Configuration and Structure. 
The Eruption of May 7th, 1902. 
Premonitory Symptoms. 
Preliminary Stages Tuesdajx May 6th, 1902 . . 
The Forenoon of Wednesday, May 7th, 1902 . .. 
The Climax of the Eruption; the Descent of the Great Black Clond 
The Eain of Ashes. 
The Phenomena observed in the Adjacent Islands, Ac. 
The Closing Scenes of the Eruption of May 7th, 1902 . 
The Eruption of May 18th, 1902 . . . 
The Eains. 
The Geological Effects of the Eruptions. 
The South Part of St. Vincenc. 
The Deposits in the Wallibu Valley. 
The Carib Country and the Valley of the Eabaka Dry Eiver .... 
The Slopes of the Mountain. 
The Crater. 
The Evidence for the Hot Blast and the Avalanche of Dust. 
The Avalanche of the Dust, Sand and Stones. 
The Hot Blast. 
The Subsidence at Wallibu and Morne Eonde. 
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