La Soufrière Calamity 1902
[The above photograph was contributed by Emery Wallace] Comprehensive information on La Soufrière Volcano on mainland St. Vincent can be found at the following links:
http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=1600-15=
http://www.uwiseismic.com/Islandprof/St.Vincent/ip_stv_volc.html
Notes:
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia indicates that, “Many volcanoes in the Caribbean are named Soufrière (French: ‘sulphur outlet’). These include Soufrière Hills on Montserrat and La Grande Soufrière on Guadeloupe”.
Dr. Richard Robertson, a Vincentian Volcanologist and head of the Seismic Research Unit at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, did extensive research work on St. Vincent’s La Soufrière.