Preliminary report on the recent eruption of the Soufrière in St. Vincent, and of a visit to Mont Pelée, in Martinique

Authors:
  • TATempest Anderson
    Tempest Anderson
  • JFJohn Smith Flett
    John Smith Flett
Publisher website
Google Scholar
Abstract
Dr. Tempest Anderson and Dr. John S. Flett, who received a commission from the Royal Society to investigate the recent volcanic eruptions in the West Indies, more especially in St. Vincent, submit the following preliminary report:— We arrived at Barbados on June 8 (having left London on May 28), and thence proceeded to St. Vincent, where nearly 4 weeks were spent, mostly at Chateaubelair and Georgetown, in the vicinity of the Soufrière.