The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-01


YOa my conceive my delight this day las. week, the
tod me- hss had out in Sssns
Of eruption thought the dinner would have nev-r
sBdsd, was 80 impst ent to go and see It, However,
~ o'clcck - ordered his carriage, aud We drove
to santa Lucia, which 10, you kro~, ,hs quarter on the
v.suyius side. It was lovely night, without oload,
We turned the Chistamons there VAS the mounsaiu
ssrdng out Of the against the blue starry heavens
and broad stream Of lava slowly rolling dowa it, cone
II in the shape Of gigantic Pine tree, ths iowr
part of which, from tie rea.eted ars .ss red, wah
haher mp thick plask layer Of smoke with white top
lay cufpg Ike the foliage Of the The lava vas
in broad food from about half way the
cone gos 20 20 sos u
until reached tie edge Of e old crater that forms tae
vacuum bst~sen Vtsuvius and Sonte somaa. Here 1t
found itself arrested brink OF abyss sos 300
800 feet vide; and from the distance we're at 30
could see the str-am OF fire rushing over lise vsst
cataract with immense boudsIs II red hot hu sd
over and chasing each other until gro go
and the speed siackensd. Froai chs pout
the lava crept on but SO slowly. It iic 1T
ara its progress; aud this eIsc. beautiful as L.
burneo the tress met in its coarse which famed
wi,A bright blue light like Roman candies. Toe re
Fiction Of the burning mountsa wRs thrown tas
the very edge OF the spot where 20 stand
irP snd formed lovely contrast the beams OF tbs
coast. The aest remains to be- toli. - PROPOSED
gong to Portci to see the eruption nearer Whsn
short, 1t ended by his taking doosey NO m t, ana
wslkeo 60 We proceeded, both OF as dressed IS we
were in thin evening shoes and light apparel uas wa
reached the summit Of The mountain Afer severe tng
OF tvo hours He viewer, we're well repaid suo shalt
forget the tcsns as we stood WITHIN few yards
Of the cataract of ire which, mentioned before
strong wind olew the smoke over Monte Somms bat the
beat terri be- for very it, of shich yoi
may JUDGE when tell 700 ID At faute de meur, lit
segar the g OF the torrent 1t rolled over the
eoke Of The mountain We rsna,aed there ZONE three
bours which passed quickly enough and - We descend
of II moon, which took place sbous O'Clock In the
morning, and Of which previously We knew nothing Ia
fhort were very fortunate in the Eight Tor 1t was the
only On which the moon had shone since this day
last week AZ Jou may suppose, the lava has made
eIeas progress aaa Goes not seem 70 oe am usnei
went sgan, but to aDobec psrG last Saturday night
!, then re,tening village called San seb4s Ant
for has already got into the plain and has destroyed
sn n6n'ty property. hear to DAY tina tis stream
Is six huDdrsd feet in BREADTH and has ingufed three
bouses. They have sent bremen to buii walls, to try
won't co much good. When was there las. Sasurtay
il sight to tbs wretched proprie
cutting dow Their snes and eas to save the wool
vapeing food for in the plata tsfre is DO dagger as it
move about afty yards in five honrs When IL IL Ike.
ly to nobody tell every dag The mountain
opens fresh craters, and 1t Is likely to continus 20
DO So
and tnmg and rniDg torsnts sSch torrents as are
only Ieen IN Naples. II IT Gears up - and srs
going this evening TO see "ths village destroyed" Pso-
te talk Of they were gong to the SarreY Gardens
However, 1t 10 NO joke for tue oxEers and branch
bas made direction o. is cwa towards lively
villa belonging to the Marquis st. Angelo, AID all
probability bJ tomorrow he Will havs uopless ut
neehtor In his flower garden This the most popular
eruption th.. say .SsL has sser oe,n known snn al
and Queen went tnera the other night aud spsn IT
the mouptsin The last three or cur sruptions oavs
have beer difficult to get A., and bat little has beeo SEN
fr m Nspes. This one. II IL goes on, viii do great
csa of damage there are three vi lagos batNeen II
and and the ground 10 mush cultivated shalt
be able to tell you about IL in my next letter,
bsve rot given you much Of an ia'a o. -sss grand
any description would fall very short of tina
reality. haa heard sre.t deal Of the sIsct OF erup
snd pictures representing them not scare, bat
Gao yen that nothing had seen heard gave
me The slightest iasa Of whas it really is.
Naples (Msy 10Y Correspondence Of London Globe
ihe lava bsa now advan .ed ten miles from ITS
ana s doirs terrible damage LAST night veat 70 the
Of NEST sr Interest sitter iutsrvsi OF two
csys. How charged the neeho'rhooi In two days !
Where walked on sunday night vas now of drs.
he side Iosd by which bad cone dow into tue main
from PoIepa and Massa di som ns was full
Of bsctered cohe Ihe hoases on the bofders OF tas
villsge had falIen-in thirty poor people lvej;
small chapel vas swsi'owed no. . gsnssman's villa,
&nd rad extent Of vipsy srd aud gardaa ground %
branching off to San Ss bassani We had hoped to awe
crossed IT, anc afcendsd to the cascade again bu.
op possible for, says, speaking o. ma
county in the ~ntsr the lava was out Toe are here
had TO enter the burial grouod OF thu ss town
posits side Of ,he stream were the King all The roy
family The banks either side were throDgsd With
curious apxous mnlttudes, whose faces we're light
ed With TIE blaze hundreds of torches, and nth
the more respIepdeDt fsre OF the rapidly ains
JaNa. since che morn pR II b2d moved mile. ~ vas
lie vast river OF gosiug coke As Il novel on the
tens Of thousands of smps rolled and tumbsd ons
tie other, eracslDg, and grinding ami grating: AMI
vhtp frt tue very face Of It. large lamp fell OF the
appearance that Of iron furnace thu il
heinP drawn To NAL the resemblance complete,
ct such times darted forward With long Poles taken
from the neiehsor ng whey aud pulled out great
masses Of lava in which they Embedded money for sale
What rck Of frst aof stil srisss tbs
majestic feature in the ~hoe scsne 10 rhe SLOW SILENT
irresistible mot Of tine fiery Hood Active. almighty
power without effort sweeping everything before
IT. overcoming every obstacle, growing against inter
vsnDg wells houses, and aevou,pg them bodily, add
sistible manner before. There q SPOT bensatb
Ey feet where wall of mason work had been
built to break the violence Of the winter foods;
TO this spot al ewes 0irsste3. The fiery river
would fall over IL in an hour; as yet 1t WAS ds.
tant from It seventy yards, perhaps Gradually
and then fell off and rosd FOR ward thea
sptlsd again 'resh matter pressing do rn be
biz and 20 1t broke and it ro ed and again
I'LL 1t had arrived at the very edge There general
buzz ano murmur OF voices They ROYAL "a ily stood
opposite to INTERN uged ~ith .be crowd oosing
still With certain show Of msjesty. AT drst f-S
small humps fell down; then poured pure quid Of
metal Ike thick Meac'e. cliugrg sometDes uosss to
mass from ts glutinous character, and last OF al um-
ed over gigantic lnrps Of scor@ Then on it moved
It's silent, regular course sselliug sud
spreading over the vney ords on either side Too ex
pectston 10 that zoe lava should the eruption cont nue.
VII flow copn 30 The Popte Aaodaloni aod ioio the
80 grand and go destructive eruption has not beeo
known for papy years, and even cann1s t-li
how or whau it wn terminate The moootan Is literally
scanned With lava and many fear violent OK o,osion as
the final tcspe OF the travedy.