The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-01

montana, however, on one side, nnd HE m
auppouHbln heat uf llo advancing Furnace
ou tie Other, made it uecersary for us 10
keep rryoi,iug from liur 10 liuo like bottle
iurkH hgtuCg the tuyH, 20 obyiHtC being fruzrE
nu one eide and baked on tie Uher, Ata-
bout lhreo o'clock in tho mofulng tla orup'
tim wns Ht iia height Tue umpuut Of lava
was qWniuplrd, aud the nHshrs Ol stones
which shot up iu the Mr. descended Win
rrycrbeNliug cru-l. II was lho discharge
uf these stones WHICH caused q noise that
rendered our voices iuaudiblo, lGan only
compare iG with lho conclusion produced by
lhe hroadsido ofR llTce decker
The ground az iiuos trembling under our
feet, null a wniliug rubbing, distressing sound
seemed TO Indicate that Naluig was undergo.
iug horrible sublcrnnonu cOnyulslonfi and
ihus gnSo vent 10 "llirooH aud and throhs" Of
Hrr rugury 4 HiJutft fr''rr e'-loel' 'ite 's'Fsy-
er advanced W q farmhouse aud out build
luFa, gItieli seemed, fGoHI Aigir Eolidlly, be
ing built Of rublc stone, nnd joined with ihe
well known Roman cement, likely 20 ofierA
STOUT resistance. Aud here The lava seemcd
20 be- endowed wIlh consciousness aud IN
sliucl. No sooner did II feel the mumenthry
checl, than II commenced rising like the wa
Ter in tho lock Ola canal, and from being NJ
iis arrival ubuuttwulyo feet deep,spoeoily rose
TO about thirG attacking tho homb'shnpod
solid stone roofof the main building, aud nj
lho sano time running IN NJ the doors, caus-
ed q ratification nnd condemnation 0i' uir, that
made lhe whole concern sditer with terfii-
10 report. A serious accident nearly occur
red ~ he time, from tbs incuulious curiosi-
~ Of a "GOe-horn" citizen Of the SiniGr.--
When no traces Of the farm or Offices were
any longer visible, being covered by smooth q
suriarC OF liquid ere, ihe poor agriculiurisi,
iliU proprietor together wil his sgasn, their
children, nnd somc hulEn dozen LOUIS, set up
yell, aud hrul their brensls aud tore their
hair IN ihc true Nonpolan iushlon. Instead
of EHNiig as much NJ ihcy could liom deslruc-
lion, ,bcl uud ihcir mere bedding, they did not
attempt 10 remove "A single ihingthus all llie
doors md fittings, ufnnRers, Irouglie, nlso ~
bout acre of cabhngeS, carrots, celery, to
golhcr Will various gutcs aud farming ulon.
,ils, "orr allowed To be dcsuQycd. There
Vus uiuulc time to move ihcso things, hut
'iey rrefou,d hoWliug and calling on sun
Gruuur0 either TO do 1t FOR them or stop tie
luucu; Of lava
\ slill moe interesting aud affecting spec
incc was presented about an hour Aner Ivy
lAa destruction OF u sunll church. enibosom-
cd ia hi, huplrta wood. Th6 lava f6rc, M
ut lhe ihrm, Ind rather tough job, from tho
extreme soljdi,y Of the odifcei aud, with IA
sort of instinct and conscious pride ia its own
Irresistible power It dashed forward to Tho
attack, dcspilo the mouns aud chants Of n
parcel Of Franciscan friurs connected with
ihe church, aud Of The mute sorrow or tho
poor cure. The ornaments of The ulinr, to.
FctLcr with The pictures, stntuep, nld nnery
of tho Virgin and the patron rninis, md the
parish records had nll hccn removcd;hui tho
iucessuut cutrcaics oflhc cure fhicd to in
ducc his pnri.hioncrs to put their shoulders
10 The twu doofs,nnd lifi them of their hingoa
to n place Of security, which they could ehsi-
ly have done. The bells also might have
hcru saved with ljltlc cXcriion No; the Viz
sln or the patron saint would either npponr
tim; II, vis',ly, and stop ll,d sac
rllegious destroy cror the edifce " ould resst
and go scalllcss. From time TO tine tho
bells were tulcd mouruiully, and ihc cure,
monks, pur,haucrs, ,chnnlcd the funeral lirgo
pt The sacred cdifcc where most oflhem Ind
been hHptiscd aud which WINS associated with
llbihc prominent parts OF their little scclud-
'd lives, The lava here iusutihlcd itself in
% the crjpt OF the building, thereby under
mining it so that it was literally "a temple
-cul in twain the two nearly equal portions
,fwlich rocked and touercd to their base,
md Then fell--bcl(ry, bells, and all, Into tho
turning gulf
sslrTcrut tfnTsnrrs ttc iInferifo1 of Dante .
ere called 10 recollection this night, and tho
li,ine poet ably describes whit here pnlpn-
,ly aud tnnrihly represented he'll though up
M earth. For haitian hour nn intense dark
,rccn flame played over where once STOOD
hc doomed cGiicc, caused perhaps by tho
usion of hcll- metal below. In other pars
'luc flames nf various degrees OF intensity
nd depth ofcolor played and nickcred about.
Nj night parties arrived from Naples, who
lad missed the trnin; aud the wood was gilt
cring with torches approaching md rcceding
D the distance, The arrival of q large body
+ priests, mounted on all the available jack
mules in the neighbothood for
niles round, caused mn immense sensation
mong the rustics, ms there was itile doubt
lcse worthy nrn would soon settle The bus
icss ofthe ruthless enemy, and put things
, rights; so ut il they went, clergy and laiit;
nd on our, departure from this scene of des.
lntlon and woe, the welkin resoundS,, with
lc eNertons of some hundred OF pairs of
Ings. Much of the beauty ofihe effect fad---
d on the approach of daylight, and when
Il left, which was at exactly halcpnst six
the morning, the lurid glare aud vivid
rilancy OF The lava was succeeded by
irhonnceous dulness, with only bere and
ierc a deep rcd glow; the volume of Invn
nd also diminished, mud tho crnier was
ushcd Nature seemed To have n slight in
rmission of her pnIgs, 10 be resumed the
blowing evening.
On our return TO Naples, wo learned that
tragedy ofanoiher and u moro snHguinnry
nj llnd been enacted elsewhere during The
cht, Hundreds visited the crater ITSELF
ld the mountain was literally dotted with
tie bright stnr-liko points, ascending md
itirE like will-o'-ih'-wisps. The effect
US picturesque in The extreme. A pnriy
American officers of the squadron here,
th characteristics and national rnshpess
ID curiosity approached too ncnr, and one
the ofliccrs, fine handsome young fellow,
rciyed mass Of hot chlcareous matter on -