The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-03-11

DREADFUL.
VOLCANIC ERUPTION.
MAslLLA, fPacilic Oeean, J 40 q.


Thirteen years had elapsed snce tlie volcano oc Al
bay, called by the baives MayOn, had remained in
disturbed silence that IL c0te,npla ell wi,h0pt
these feeli>gs wc vO,canoes generally raise in The
In,ns OF the neighhors The last eruption took place
in the year 1870 when gree quantities of sau stone
and ashes thrown up and caused great damage 10
see neiahboung villages. From that period nothing
occurred to mark volcano, that the terror which
uhad oceasioned besHt5y degrees 10 evaporate. The
,ity biow OF the moH tSiG converted into Plea
SAINT snd beautiful garden, cultivated IA hemp
nuts, a',d many kinds OF uctiurioUs trees, with
sreat quantity OF roots and ugO ninous plants, which
at the same time thai s,ey afforded Delighted pros
ee to the eye, gave support u many industrious ia
lIi,ss
% tie last day of January some slight shocks Of
Earthquakes were felt, Boa ere hardly noccd sin.
lu shOcks having become vsf roeat since the dread
l eruption III October, 1890. Daring the night, tue
esEthquake became more ssysre aGd at two O'Clock
10 ihc morning more violent diam had any time
been known. IL was repeated az four o'clock ard
from that time continued without interrassion Uil the
eruption cOnimenccIi. morning more fiiT. ho-
riLoa serene t,aA attended the approach Of The
dag, had never bcen known The hills contiguous 10
the Volcano, were, however, sseryed 70 BE- covered
with mist, wiuci, was supIoss! 20 be the smoke of
smOe house that had been burut d1g1Dg the night
No sooner, however, had Ire clock Oh th4t t1i NOR
nng stracs eight than the vocago began u emit
Tremendous Quantities O; stone, sind, sui ashes.
which we're insaitaGeous,y thrown ~ iuic the aiC,
higher tGu the eye could reach, and c1cstd tciTOs
aud coI. ternstio among observation-disclosures Who the
summit OF the mOuntaia assume mort terrific sp.
pearSnee. The eruption m1re Tremendous tban
had ever before heen kuowo, ami every expected
Instant death. The hrrt .tior TO C.r ~ pta ef
10 tlrad.vCe IneIcf, .,.d then to y seek shelter n
the and reni9c yMts ia the mountains hut the
.hofs Of many iruicss. heiE oveit,Acn IT, tiieic
fight by showers o; stone, ard burning matter, hich
spread death arsoag them. Ji u.7. og O. s;t3.ti-
Increased astlre Jay becune "a koncj, AMI c d.
tsrAueOJs noise Of te VoicaaO moe severe he o.
rupGon cohtiUued for zen Aips, aud during tbc FIRST
| tOug, ACCOMPANIMENT 81 simOst total dMi;psss IL
bout noon the tenth day, the nose 81 e yoicaeo
began tn lesscn aid y Jclcck tie hJrizop en-
tircy cl.sf, and e,u,bied dmtms;i the horrd
! sli imentGblc dcst,uctjOu which tde dHkncs5 bad
! c0Ict slcd from five popuious t,gof ~ tic pro-
vince Of CImsriues. sot t,e pncipal part Of AiD1y,
were destroyed u,,ce C,ai 1900 perfons were rces-
oacj among tir 'soi, AID many that survived Wcte
| drradiuiiy @,.uadec nuf!
! Tn rnoarcso p.ss its meta si.oiv Iisiure is
, GiuI prospect IS low p dry ard bsrrea descrt Tie
10 some place coiu 80 q, ~ Yards IN D. ,th. a'd ~
Cher. rec -h-stAc tap ,fhe iotest cocoa NJ, ;rce'
! isrragcs cxterJed over .Ae v@oe Of G,e beautiful
pro,nuc p C,msriugs uere scarcely tree bae beer
| lctss,ibg or uariuteI ale Vi'erinc ri frs m0oa'
tam, which ,rus I'll. crutsT ofGic yoicf1o l.s exttn
| dciit~l 20 fail.ous below the level, vhls, on tie
s,u;i sspcct OF Ire ni0rrfao. three new actigrei
haye been opened, out oi seici smoke ard sses s,i
cpnima- 50 pc occasionally tito@n. The pops'.io, o.
DE- p'0sir-e WAS calculated 81, CJO)9 son. p, Z Il.
wAaiase survived uis erupil7. tsvs bsci. rlsed q
derived u every tu5g t.'-y possessed