Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-07-02

Almighty God, thank theeI Saved
--saved--savedw y and Captain Lester Wai-
ton sank fainting on the deck. He knew
the children were his own from the moment
they passed the ships stern, and his indom-
table selfcontroI had borne him up until
they were rescued; when the reaction came
he sank down insensible.
At an hour before sunset tho following
day the ship was at her berth in New York,
and the meeting between tho distracted
mother and her children, 10 tho cabin of
her husbands ship, is too sacred a. picture
to be profaned by a mere pen and ink copy.
The Eruption or vesuvius. tt4i9
The terrible eruption of Mount Vesuvius,
which commenced on the 2eth OF May, was
still active at the last advices. The follow
ing extracts from correspondence of the Lon.
don Times show the character and progress
Of the eruption: lm sci
eu Naples, May 81.
Since Saturday the eruption has proceed
ed with constantly increasing violence, and
has presented at night moro magnificent
spectacle. In my last letter / mentioned
that there issned from the great basis Of
fire. in the Atrio a single stream of lara,
which, after tortuous course, was descend
ing tho decliyity Of the mountain. This
stream has continued its course varying in
breadth according to the accidents of tho
ground, and seems now to direct itself to
point between Portici and Tore del Greccc,
but much nearer the latter than the former.
1t approaches close TO the scattered farm
houses which lie above the towns at the
foot Of the mountains, many of which il can
scarcely fail TO destroy. & ,ro4ssi .ir4ubA
In the afternoon of Saturday and Sunday
two other streams of lava broke out of tho
great basin and are descending tho noun
tains towards tho neighborhood Of Portici.
These streams seem to follow tho direction
of ravines, which run nearly parallel to the
ridge on which the Observatory and the
Hermitage stand. These buildings have
been hitherto saved from submersion by tho
lava by their great elevation, the fluid nat
urally following the direction Of the lower
ground at either side of them. baa o'fa
Last night, the spectacle was pecuiiarily
grand and imposing. The laYa was poured
in increased quantity along each. Of tho
streams already established, and, being in
high state Of incandcscence, presented a pc-
culiarly splendid appearance. ''A'i' So q
| At about 8 O'clock an immense torrent
of lava broke over tho ridge which confines
the basin of craters, in the direction Of tho
Somms; it flowed down the declivity Of the
Somma as an immense torrent of liquid fire,
and with such extraordinary rFpidity. that
in less than an hour ii had descended through
a considerable portion Of the mountain. It's
progress was then retarded, partly by tho
| diminished steepness of the ground, and
partly by transverse ravines which must DO
filed before the fluid can advance. Moth
ing could exceed the splendor Of this torrent
lof liquid fire, forming the fourth principal
: stream of lava; but the most extraordinary
burst Of splendor which has been presented
since the eruption, took place soon after
9 o'clock, when all tho mountains seemed to
be simultaneously called into violent action,
land to vomit forth such torrents of lava
that the entire mountain seemed one blaze
lof fire; the varied colors produced in differ
ent parts, owing probably in part to rehec-
ton, presented a beautiful and striking ap.
pearance. The lurid light diffused from
this enormous burning mass rendered visible
the adjacent country, tho towns, che coast
snd the Bay. NJ ''l 3io
On each night several Thousands Of per.
sons Of all ranks, from the peer 10 the peas
ant, urged by curiosity, repair to the scene
Of this extraordinary spectacle. The dark
ness being complete, and the route In many
parts difficult, each party is furnished with
a torch, and the view Of these hundreds of
OF torches fitting about between the streams
of lava, is most curious, presenting the ap-
lpearance Of multitudes Of firefies. . y ~
The Hermitage, which Is close 70 The
great basin Of craters and rivers Of lava, il
approached by q tolerably good carriage
road. and, ~ may bc supposed, hundreds Of
vehicles Of every description, from the cal
techc Of the millionaire, TO the humble corr.
colo, are collected there towards midniaht.
Donkey parties Sbound, Of which ladies do
not fear to form part. -" ii7 Rsssa
June 1.-The state Of the mountain last
night was nearly the same as on tho pre-
ceding night, the eruption, perhaps, being =
/ little less violent. Tho great streams of lava
; already described continue to how slowly in
, the same direction. etisA 9 iei iah- EsA
4 Part Of the extraordinary splendor Of the
. spectacle on Sunday night was due 70 the
4 burning of forests over which the lava pass
! ed. The Neapoitans congratulate theln-
selves on the circumstances Of the lava hav-
ing directed into 50 many different streams; !;
u for it. as in former eruptions, il had all been
thrown into ono. channel the destruction
which must have ensued would have been
Tremendous. s,p 'fAl 7'4 "s"A iofen
The lava begins where il did IN Is45.
At the end Of one Of the streams Of lava,
that on the Casseilamars side OF the Her
rnitage, there has been 9 ceremony, sup
pose @ stop the lava. There were . saint