American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-07-01
No. tse Lsaasa TLnss.l.
Anotaer E.apsgsn q vesuvlIeuIsi.

Another Esapston % yesuylous.
I hsve been few days IN Naples. sad
came here. as many others Do. chiefly %
.visi, Aouut Vesuvius. Since my arrival
The weather has b, en- considered BY cur
guide as nfiayorahls for. an. ascolt. and
until yesterday the WIND WAS ina, quarier
to reldsr an .ssceat aimosr. Impossible.
blowing the smoke from tie topet the
mOuntH;n right doKn tAe patti Of ascent
10 tie top Of the great eope. -
- This ismorniBg I and a f'ieud. who Is at
the sane hotel as myself, lost all paIiAhoe,
and We determined 30 make atrial. saw
the wind hs.! ct anged. and was blowing
from the North. ] accordingly went opl
10 procure carTiagefor the Hermitage and
back. and engaged an excellent one at !!
senai, which is something less than MUIR
A,y's excellent book nsmesas the price,
tand as walked down the CGiaIamone
was surprised TO zee as il were a cloud
hanging between the Monte Somms a. d
abe great cone OF Vesuvius, in de valley
fAtrio CayAllo. I asked st shop and was
told we should see nothiEg Of the moun-
tsin, that day. and not 10 attempt the .asey nj
.Qn my leturn TO the ! otel with tie car
-Fi4ge, our guide positively refused to "a
with US, and wished me- to send nway. the
carriage. saying il was OF no use to ascend.
the mduut ain being al covered with
'elonis'
L obsefSaj. however. that the so.callsi
clouds DID not Ascend 10 tie top Of Vesu
Was. buthung in an ex rsorJinary. man
per in ths valley; and despite the guile.
who would not CO. VS. stAried from Naples
at aboat ID P. b. We drove 10 the Her
mitage in about one hour ard three quar-
tsrs. T',e road up the molntfa Il for-thc
most pa. excellent, bavng bs n rcesn ly
repaired, eu1 The are only lp'o or three
bad spots on the whole line. fy7
Al B sina rs is usual. We %ero beset
with guides. who, in Italian fasliion, de
Ininded all kinds Of exborbilant prices loi
their services; ultimately We hired boy
aniaiWo 1nies, Who net u at.the Her.
p'tage. -a..--
as we were ab5at to start French PM
ty caGe 10 from the top ofth, moualain
and told Us they had seen. agreat sight oI
Java; we therefore. pushed along biishly,
The strange cloud hanging more he,vily
over the 'Aro del Cvtllo,' and which I
POW resolved in.wy own mind WAS clcarly
smoke.
Ihr Easina GU de- now iuGor ntd US foi
the fHt time that Lava was 4 win !.
tlrough h' valley Of the "A rio Def C,vs.
to. aud that the oriinary Pa.k - ascend
the cone to q e crater was cut off, and le
brought US forward over a path seldom
travelled. and Of most difficult nature
we, however. proceeded. the cloud O
smoke increasing as Se went. OF all side,
we had TO par! with our horses an. proceed
on foot, and had not gone over 500 oe 40l
yards i.on where we left the horses, wien
we cams up TO an enormous mass Of ho
eava rolling onward toward the Somma
ani We now became aware we were ia the
Immedil'e neighhorhood Of a con ilerablo
tfupIloD: our anxiety now became great
;ndeed. Snt we pressed forward and pres.
emily arrive at a wonderful scence. The
entire OF the lower part OF the great cone
OF Vesuyias appeared on FIRE. and thick
masses OF snroka were thrown up, mixed
with re! hot stoves md fakes OF lava
travelling over a most rugged way Of Old
lava, we made our way up TO the poin
whenca the stones, Law and smole scented
torlse in greatest quantities. and we arriv.
ed on rise just over the greatest fsures
Itis ii.Ii-ul. 10 :xplaln 5ul lee,ines VI
bsholding this wonderful AMI unrxpt ctpd
sight; We here found several guides. and
from them We learned that at ohout 8 O..
clock A. IL. that morning a number oI
small cFaters aud assures hal suddenly o
Pened, and lava had commenced pouiine
out.
Il was now nearly FIVE o'clock and we
went quite clio e up the largest crater.
which we were unable 10 do as The wind
blew st'aiy and strong down the valley,
and 'huS W" rot within eight or ten yards
Of The neIt epe from this wecounted five
or six .s.,. fountains of fire; the larQ-
est putting forth volumes OF smoke, stones
aad lava; from ano her literal fouulajn ol
burning matter wac elected. and from all
lavaAnd smoke poured forth in gleaysr o!
less quantities, the whole torrent Of lava u
hitting into arrgular streRm OF red burning
1iqnid pouring down the incline Of the val
icy.
We remained bore observing this won.
derful sight for even an hour, then deter
mined TO ascend to the topo the great
cone; our guido was most unwilling 10 "a
up, wishing US TO return 10 the Hermitage
spoke OF dangAr late hour. DC, event.
nally We pursuAded him to advance. After
omost severe walk by path seldom tray.
elsd. We tollsd to tie top. where we arriv.
I'd 70 zee The last streaks Of daylight Gil ling
the distant horizon.
TWAS now sufficiently dmkio see acourA-
toly thstrace oil fire from all tho lsures we
had left below. and Standing on a project.
iAx piere oil lava. lhs entire lay ut our il ct;
tho eruption evidently was or the increase.
and acres upon rcres seemed putting forth
10 IRE. The stream Of burning lava now
in the twilight tecsne awful visible, md
rolled along ats rapid pace to the bottom
ofths valley, up TO tie very sides Of the
Monte Scmms We were perfectly am,z
Cd at a sishtno pencil could portray or pen
describe.
Our guide now urget us TO deccnd The
lava was running exactly toward tic p,tl
oolse 10 Monte Somma on which we had
travelled, and II WIS quite evident that III,
smoke whiah was hlowu down tho valley