The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

DEATHS

On the 11th of June, at San Jose, Costa Rica, of dysenter aed
22. Charles, youn3est son of Mr. Richard Ferrer. y, gOn the 2,7111 ult., aged 79 years, Miss Rachael /Cleo, of Pollard-
street, Am oats, formerly of Warrsngtc.n.
On the 30th ult., in his 75th year, at h,s residence, Belgrave-terrace,
Cheetharn, Mr. Dominic Bolongiro.
On the 30th u t., aged 70 years, Mary, wife of Mr. W.R. Ileelis,
am, formerly of Bolton.

12:7 Births, Alarliages' and Deaths, are only inserted when sent to
our Office duly authenticated.

The frightful picture of destruction, the horror of whieft
was increased by the shrieks of men and beasts, the villa
roaring of the tempest and the crashing of thousands o(
trees torn up and carried away, was followed about an hour
later by peals of thunder which shook the ground and deaf'
ened the ear. A black column of stones and ashes then shot
up from the mountain to an immense height, and Sells
illumined by the glare of the lava, like a shower of fire
upon the surrounding country below, producing a dashnesa
that, only now and then momentarily broken by the flashea'
of lightning, was so intense that people could not discertl
of jeets close at hand, and which completed their confusiol,'
and despair. Large stones were hurled through the air,
crushing whatever they fell upon. Houses and crops whieb
had not been destroyed by fire, sunk and disappearect
beneath the ashes and stones, and the hill streams, stoppect
by these barriers, formed lakes, which, breaking over they
banks, soon proved a ne tv source of destruction. This lasted
some hours. About midnight the raging elements sank !°
rest ; but on the following day, about noon, they 000
resumed their work of destruction with renewed violence'
In the meantime the fall of ashes continued without inte!"
mission, and was so thick on this day that the rays of tll6
sun could not penetrate through it, and an appalling datir
ness prevailed.
Scarcely recovered in some degree from their fright, tilt
inhabitants of this desolated part of Sangir were agal?'l
disturbed by an eruption on the 17th March, which de;
stroyed many fields and a great number of trees 011 tt!
Tabukan side.
Since the volcano has remained quiet, and the OA
symptom of its working has been the smoke rising up in
directions from cracks and fissures in the ground. 1.11
streams of lava on the slopes are still so slightly cooled tba
people dare not venture to any great distance from 01
shore. According to the accounts of the natives the top 'ld
the mountain does not appear to have undergone sal
noticeable alteration. •
On the other side of Kandhar, on the extreme north p 01.4
of the island, the appearance of the devastation which bagvi
seen caused is, if possible, even more frightful than wh,.s
has taken place at Taruna. For here, where formerly the,
were to be seen extensive fields bearing all kinds of crel
and thickly planted and endless groves of cocoa-nuts, 1/4
now find nothing but lava, stones and ashes. The NV!,
fire seems at this point to have flowed from the mountal
with irresistible force, and in prodigious quantity. N°
only has this fearful flood as it were buried the whole die''
trict and all that was upon it, but, after having caused '11:0
destruc ion over an extent of several miles, it was st
powerful enough on reaching the shore to form two lot,
tanjongs (capes) at places where the depth of water former')
consisted of many fathoms.
A number of Other districts and places have been 90016
wholly destroyed, others greatly injured by the Ore. si
The loss of life has been great. It is estimated :ks fall"„a
in the undermentioned districts :
Taruna, men, women, and children
Kandhar
Tabukan

Taal . , 2,806
The greater number met their deaths in the gardell,i
They fled in all directions, but were overtaken and swallow;
up by the fatal fire-stream. Some tried to save themsel/of
in the trees, bat were either carried away with theii+
killed by the scorching heat. At Kalongan and Taritillf
the houses were filled with people who were stopped in tbeo
flight by the lava streaming down on all sides and tuf
streams of boiling water, and who met their death WI"
the burning ashes and the tumoling houses.