The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-08-20

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An eruption of the active volcano on the is
land of Great Sangir. in long. 125 deg. so min
utes E., and lat deg so minutes n, has oc-
CURED.
Between z and 9so'clock on the evening off
the I'd Of March, sudden and altogether IN
descrbable crashing noise. was heard, which
indicating to the Sangirese an eruption OF the
volcano, filled them with CONSERVATION. SIM
ultaneously with this, the glowing lava stream
ed downwalds with irresistible force in differ
ent directions, bearing with 1t whatever 1t en-
countered on its destructive course, and cauS-
ing the sea to boil whenever they came in con-
tact
The hot springs opened up and cast out a
food of boiling water, which destroyed and
carried away what the fire had spared. The
sea obedient to an unusual impulse dashed the
rocks with frightful violence dashed upon the
shore and heaved itself with wild taste against
the land as if it stroye to overmaSter the fire
stream.
This frightful picture of destruction, the hor-
ror of which was increased by the shrieks of
men and beasts the wild roaring Of the temp
est and the crashing of thousands of trees torn
up and carried away, was followed, about an
| hour later, by peals ofthun1er which shook the.
ground and deaened the ear.
A black column of stone and ashes then
shot up from the mountain to an immense
height and fell, illumlned by the glare OF the
lava, like a shower Of fire upon the surround
! ing country below. produced darkness that
only now and then momentariy broken by the
flashes of lightning, was so intense that people
could not discern objects close at hand, and
which completed their confusion and despair.
Large stones were hurled through the air,
hat hau fall
and crops which had not been destroyed by
fire, sunk and disappeared beneath the ashes
and stones. and the hill streams, stopped by
: these BARRIERS formed lakes. which, breaking
over their banks soon proved new source OF
destruction This lasted some hours.
about midnight the raging clements sank
to rest; but On the following day, about noon,
they again resumed their work Of destruction
with renewed violence In the meantime. the
fall of ashes continued without intermission.
and was so thick Oh this day that the rays OF
, the sun could not penetrate through it, and an
appalling darkness prevailed
Scarcely recovered in some degree from their
fright the inhabitants of this desolated part of
Sangir were again disturbed by an eruption on
the 10th of March, which destroyed many
fields and a great number of trees on the Ia
bukan side.
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and the only symtom of its working has been
the smoke rising up in. all directions from
. tcracks and assures in the ground. The streams
Of lava on the slopes are still so slightly cooled
that people dare not venture to any great dis
, lance from the shore. According to the ac-
counts of the natives, the top of the mountain
does not appear to have undergone any notice
able alteration. f et
: On the other side of Kandhar on the ex-
p treme north point Of the island, the appearance
Of the devastation which has been caused, is, j
possible, even more frightful than what has
q taken place in Taruna. For here, where form
d erly there were to be seen extensive fields
g bearing all kinds of crops, and thickly planted
e and endless groves of cocoa nuts, we now find
nothing but lava, stones and ashes.
: The liquid fire seems at this point to have
flowed from the mountain with irresistible
force and in prodigious quantity. Not only
has this fearful food, as it were, buried tie
e whole district and all that was upon it, but af
r ter having caused this destruction over an ex-
;, tent of several miles, it was still powerful
enough, on reaching the shore, to form two
long tanjongs (capes) at places where the
n depth Of water formerly consisted of many
n fathoms. -e.s aRsSes -
/ A number of other districts snd places have
been, some wholly destroyed, others greatly IN
ljured by the fire.
The loss of life has been great. tt estima
t ted as follows in the aforementioned districts
Taruna, men, women and children, 1922 kand.
. har, men, women and children. 40; Tabukan
men, women and children, ,O39, total 2, FOG
. The greater number met their death in the
n gardens. They fled in all directions, hut were
: overtaken and swallowed up by the fatal fire.
stream. Some tried to save themselves in the
trees, but were either carried away with them
il, or killed by the scorching heat. "
AT kalangan and Tariang the houses were
i filed with people, who were stopped in their
t flight by the lava streaming down on ali sides
= and the streams of boiling water, and who met
their death under the burning ashes and the
: tumbling houses. Many who had reached the
shore and thought themselves safe, became a
prey to the furious waves, and many died
through sheer despair ana agony.
IRISH WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.-The Con-
. ferance was recently held in Dublin. The
committee for the increase Of Wesleyan agency
repolted that f14 4os had been subscribed in
Ireland. The amount reported from the United
: States was $4,000. Votes of thanks were
e pas>e for the hoelality shown to theIi>h cause
: in this country; and tie Rev. VIM Reilly was
: requested to join the Rev. Mr.. Scott, in future
e exertons in behalf the agency in the United
2 States.
a " The Philadelphia Sun says: 'IfFrank-
lin Pierce four years since, did loom up giant
like, he grown small by degrees, and his degrees
: may be dramatically stated as little in war,
less in peace. and least in the affections of his