SOUFRIERE, AND ON A VISIT TO MONTAGNE PELEE, IN 1902. 
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The blast had crossed the shallow valley of the Roxelane, had twisted the iron 
stanchions of the bridge over the stream, and jjlaned off the iipjjer parts of the houses 
which stood in the shelter of the steep northern bank. On the south side of the river 
the destruction was less, and it rapidly decreased as it was traced southwards, though 
still the desolation was so striking that it seemed as if no more utter ruin had ever 
Fig. 2.—Sketch Map of the North End of Martinique. 
overwhelmed a town. The streets were full of piles of stones, the remains of the walls 
which had been overturned. In many cases the walls running east and west were 
levelled, as they had faced the force of the blast, while those which ran north and 
south had offered their ends to it and successfully resisted its violence. It was curious 
to note how different in consequence was the aspect of the town when looked at from 
