Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-01-27
mo. 46.

ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA. -By
the Neapolitan steamer francesca I,
which arrived yesterday morning z,
November SO, we have received an ac-
count Of the breaking forth of Mount
Etna. The mountain had been for
some days heavily capped with dense
clouds; some rumblings were heard at
times. resembling distant thunder; ma
ny persons. especially on the west side,
near Bronte, imagivd they felt a; in
tervals slight shocks of earthquakes or
tremblings of tie earth. On Saturday,
about midnight. several violent exp,o-
sions were heard and fire was soon
seen To ascend from near the mouth of
the old crater. The stream of lava
gradually increased, and took course
towards The town Of Blonte; luckily
few hillocks to the left served TO turn
the direction, which then flowed on to-
wards the road to Palermo. On Mon
day this stream of liquid fire had at
tanned the destructive breadth Of up
wards Of two miles it still flowed on,
destroying every thing in its path
The road to Palermo is closed up, fill
ed with burning lava. The sight is
awful, grand, beautiful yet terri ic be-
yond description. |, bids fair to be the
most magnificent eruption Of the last
century. Pray Heaven it may not be
more destructive as yet its damages
have been confined to few houses and
whey Malta paper of Nov. 26.
At the weekly Conversational Meet
ing Of the American Institute, on We'd
nesiay evening, says the Newark Adj
ver,ser, the subject Of Iron Vessels
was discussed. Mr.. Cloves stated that
the Iron vessel built IN England 35
years ago is good yet. Iron boats were
used in England 81 years ago. In this
country the iron steamer, John Kan
dolph, had been running on the Savan-
nah river for nine years, when she was
examined, and her bottom plates were
found not to be pcrcepllbiy worn. A
few inden,ations had been made by
snags. Wood boats on the river last
about eight years. On our lakes, wood
boats generally last from five 10 ninc
years.
The iron boat Princess Royal, Of 500
tons burihen, is swiiier than other ves-
sells of the same size la 1928, an iron
vessel (ihe lronsides) was built in
Liverpool, To run betwixt that port
and South America, is still running,
and thus far has required no repairs.
Iron vessels when laid up, rust, but
no. when ia action. a rail ny The side
Of a rail road, rapidly rusts, while
those Of the rail road do not rust al all
this is the effect Of action: aud tho
same principle is applicable to man
him from decay.
Mr.. Cloves stated that an iron YES
sci has run Is years wiihou, pant ci,h-
er inside or out; and at The expiration
of that time was free from rust. The
protection Of the compass in Iron YES
sells was then explained.
Mr.. Serril, speaking of electricity,
remarked that iron vessels are not sub
lect to the effects Of lightning. DIVIDE
a terrible agent and you conquer 1t
An iron ship divides eIcctficliy--a
wooden one cannot cleveland Herald.
a TEMPERANCE ALIGNMENT
Something less than three years ago,
visitor in New York, at one OF the
docks on The East RIVER, might have
seen young man not much, It any,
past the aye Of thir,y-shabby in his
lress--bloated and besoited 10 his
counicnance, and every way having
the appearance ofan inebriole, sunkcn
haI,,. ihn hnnc Of relnrm. Thls man,