New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-22
Splendid Eruption Of Htna.

AtS p. NJ. of the Goth Of August a party Of English
composed of Captain and Mrs Hallet Misses sankey
Hon Lieut. Finch (6sth Light Infanry) and Lieutenant
Ravenhll, (Roya Engineer) with three guides three
mueteers, and servant, together with eleven mules,
left Neoini with intention of ascending Mount Btna
and taking shelter at the Casa lugese AT II o'clock
the party, in excellent spirits, reached the Boseo where
they put on their light clothing. The wind blowing
fresh from the westward much indeed that the
guides persuaded small italian party defer their as
cent till the morning but could succeed with our
friends the leader of whom had weathered too many stiff
breezes at sea to turn his back sloreon there
fore, they went,
Passing the Boseo about tive miles the huge crater be-
low Etna, called the Colossal gared afuy. and shortly
threw up large bodies of fire and smoke Immediately
after Etna vomited forth its fire ashes and as the
seek its friendly shelter, in all probability it would be
destroyed their course was, therefore changed the Co
lossi being now the point to which it directed,
The weather, which had been very cold, increasing
in Its cGmoress intensity and when travellers had
got above the height Of the CASA Ingese, in marrow
dele Of which sand and lava were the component parts
they overtaken by hurricane violent that in an
instant mules and their riders We're blown over
and not only but to render The teric it
was afterwards found they blown to the very edge
the crater.
For the gentlemen to descend in search of their
panions the result of moments desision At this
time the scene was indescrbably grand-heayen and
earth presented magnificent glare of iight-Etna
above vomiting its sulphurc ames the Colossi below
bechhg forth its dense Of smoke lurid the
furnace below the huge mountain pouring
interior prolonged meanings without the hurricane
ing in all its mighty and awful mnjesty. Crawling on
their knees and hands unable to face tho violence Of the
hurricane the gentlemen sought the ladies' who
discovered and collected together until search
twenty minutes They then placed under columns
of lava their light clothing literally blown off their backs
and pyramid of living beings formed around them
for their safety and protection
As by magic the scene suddenly changed An earth
quake shook the land Up jumped the gnides, bawling
their unmusical aranti aran (get on get on y mules
broke from their keepers aud abandoned theii
fate the hurricane increased in strength-the scent
around was too majestic for contemplation diversified
for descrptonn ten minutes the little party had fallen
IN fHnpf Ht
wind charged with sand and small stone beyond the
power In this manner two hours passed away and most
anxiously did they look for the approach of dawn.
Within the crater which of the party
| examined forty small furnaces burning awfully
These they reached Catana, seemed to amalgamate
and one vast issue appeared to carry destruction to
villages and pasture lands which reported have been
| seriously injured.
Often has ndoitale courage of the soft SEX when
tested, been proved be greater than that Of man.
Nothing this occasion could eqna their more than he
rosm setting forth theil the sharp points
of the lava presented cbstrce couraeousy did they
undertake their six mile walk regardless of all the ncon-
abstinence ofsxteen hours hasy aeneT welcome
After spending few minutes in this employment
they continued their journey by mules and reached Nj
copi by TO- whence they started for Catan which they
reached 80 The Italian party which had prece
aed them had reported their obstnacy in proceeding
against the opinion of their guides and this led te
natural report that they numbered with the dead
Their safety indeed miraculous for had rain ensued
often happens before eruption they would
washed away had the wind changed, they would hav,
died under the sulphur rnpregnated air. As it TIL
Catanese turned and hailed the of the bray
party and women cuously saved from fearful
doom. Malta Mail.