The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-24

Resur latter than the former II approaches ciosr
- satsezed Anhouscs which lie above tac towns Vt
the foot Of the mountain, many CT which II e~n
fail to destroy.
In te s~rnenns a saturday and Sunday two csaaer
stxeams OF lava broke Of te great basin, and are DR.
sccnding the montains towards the nragiiorio"d %
F0usid These streams seem TO follow the drrfnm "i
rayinrS, which nearly parallel 10 me rsoke oh
which ths Ois.~ry atory and the Hermitage stand Ihese
bnildngs have been hitherto saved from sutneon by
tbs lava by their great elevation the ud naturally ol
lowing the direction of the lower grou;aa Al e'er ~ae
Of them
Last night the spectacle peculiarly grand and i'm
posing The Lava WAS poured in increased quantity along
each the saraams already established, and, being IA
high state Of incandesence presented Iccniaiy s'fh
did appearance
At about O clock ga imnaense torrent % Lava broke
the ridge which confines the basin OF efaters IN the
direction Soma 1t flowed down the declisity ei
the tor,cnt of liquid ire and WIN
such extraordinary rapidity that in es thxn honr IT
hzd descended through considerable portion Of the
mountain Its progress then retarded partly by INC
diminished seepne~ OF the ground and partly ny tas
verse rayncs which Inust be flied before tho fluid can
advance Nothing could exceed the sendor OF this tor
Of liquid fire. forming the fourth TincIa stuean Of
lava but extraordinary burst II spendor which
has been presented since the commencement OF the eup
ton took place after clock when all the mouths
seemed be simultaneously called into violent action,
vonit forth such torrents OF lava that the entire
mountain seemed blaze Of FIRE the varied colors
produced in different parts owing probably Ia part to re
nectaon presented beautiful and striking appearance
The lud light dfused from this burning mass
rendered visible the subjacent country the towns the
coast, and the bay
On each night several thousands persons OF all ranks
from the peer to the peasant urged by curiosity repair
the Of this extraordinary spectacle The dark
ne7s pe'ns Ap''s ,u '1 .D1.S ~ 'As - -
o1i.' s Co -, 40 ~. y. ~ l 49,. Ia i. T -. ~,
o. iht"e hunaiep "a p'''Aes ''s 49,. ~. ..e
of mnttudes Of fire flies
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themselves GA the crcunsa111e ~ u'1 Asa ss s ~
aecseu ihso To lnsns n'ceai' , sas 1919 ~ ~ - - n =
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nei tue oesasncron wnch musa nave e1soea ~"a nave
been IfemenoouA
JUNE IT, Lac eIupuoh 4 s.4elaa 1nee Aae 1nios
stsosms fsa wnscn prSin JDst pe'"ceh osusus anu
csiAma we ~ea. as hea! - P1sAe- ~ ci1ISs ~ '.e
Top q rdgc on lara WINCH hsh psenn 70 co- nu'
required al tne case1uinesS " o1i eusas :" eset on
pnHine oHr se' sM DH "ur -. 49," ~ "si, ~ e 'a'e
top q ,ne ooseIss.oas ~nsa'3. 'c 80 - = e A 80
splendid tue Iidae was no~'ng ~ iA = wafer .ne1e
was rayco rs1'eNason nn ia'e M"oAS ~nA - 'AA |. -
lust iise zoe Auv'. n'ss-4. - -, N ' II 1ai' !.
began issM " "saneSoay nasna n1 nsA rsras 's !, =
I
l.ounfain was an e1liSoSaansH soesls =. ~ sno
o. one o. e Streams "a iAs :, 'nA3 = e 'ias
OF the Hermitage there was ceremony suppose 70
stop the lava There were sani ana some pi'ests IA a
tendancc
! N.w- Junr 4 IsaS-Vosuyus Is mill hanninv suray
srd since xrote the lava hug made stesdy prcsrsss
xo~u tr u,o1spa~io synetirnes cu oue ppint ID has
sornd lt sreSker iudseoce has tiAeu bssr xivsu u
- a.sd -, ..seaer ,x,ns a .esfn fase suz,mtly
.r.ucwSI ,n0unt hss ournod ma Taee h mo srunnuut
r;a<. tHas,xSr - vet O6 = disz,o,iton tO ssoD IN
she c.xrrrv Il sssns tc he norrad % ths za6ter which
n tA,z s,t fry,,n sIl Airrrfs Nrfre qive yCu sry
,ltr r6 my c oarvxticus - 10 is s4xasl ssfe atd
a - =. fr Iufk us nesaay when wrute Two streams
,xe,e tlya, f1,nc slowly nun the nmth fad tv five
,u,uts cns want towards Fosso deaIu yt4turx and die
4 other to tho Fosso trxnde Another streasa fed bv
snout2 which ope1,ed on the south side cut cd the old
4 road leading the Hermitage. This destroyed
many sana portions of lznd, and it tezxud very
ealr in the week that the road to the Observatory
would have been intea0tud Another iact TO be no.
ticed is thSt the upperA Of the CRATER to the depth
Of 20o palms, has fallen In, IN consequence. perhaps,
of the lew mouths which hare leen opened in the dis
4 tsict Of Otteziano Inc lava. which fUwing
through Fosso della Netrano passed into tlae Fosso Fa
vaone whilst tasat the south side entered the
FDso Grsnde, stopping after short tmc, and then
covering its rapidly that in The space Of two
which had passed the Fosso Grande divided into two
streams one OF which advanced the road leading To
the olseryatory thus preventing the advance OF
,iage 10 that point The other stream destroyed some
cultivated ground, and saila hcwing RxsxTyng for
later insertion te reyolts Of the erun in the interval
from "Wednesday To the present moment, which the gov
sr,uti,t has not published impression