Burning of St. Pierre (Martinique)
1902
Drama, History | 31 May 1902
Third part in Edison’s “Martinique” trilogy. It shows the shower of ashes and cinders falling upon the stricken city, the boiling water in the harbor, the air laden with smoke and ash dust, the destroyed buildings, the fallen lighthouse, and a great volume of smoke pouring from the crater of Mt. Pelee.
