The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1866-05-15

anu IRON Cltne TO Time 5pOCb OF green
ish color appeared, proving that th
vapors which arose were of bydrosui
phurous and hydrephosphoric nature
At the time the Consuls despatche
were mailed the oder and smoke wer
becoming more intense, and at time
red flames were seen at tho centre o
volcanic action, and the smoke becam,
thicker and of deeper color. 1t il
feared that if these phenomena contih
ue the whole island may be sunk.
GRAPHIC REPORT OF AN ENGLISH CAPTAIN
From the London Times March 9th.
Her Majesty's ship Surprise, Com
mander Tyson, which had been des
patched to Santorini to render assist
ance to the inhabitants, returned tc
Malta on Friday, the 23d of February
We have been kindly favored with the
following interesting particulars of the
recent volcanic eruption: AS soon as
Santorni was sighted by the Surprise,
q dense white mass of vapor was obs
served rising from the sea, which ap.
pearcd to be boiling from some un,
known cause, and when the Island
was approached strange sight was
seen-the sea evidently was boiling,
and clouds of the whitest steam rushed
out, soaring heaven wards like an en-
ormous avalanche, and looking like
snow. Something black was then
seen rising slowly from the sea, which
afterwards turned out to be no less
than an island springing from the deep
ltappoars that there were no earth,
quakes, but convulsions of nature,
caused by volanic islands having been
thrown up from the sea and as vio-
lent eruptions had taken place the
inhabitants were greatly alarmed, but
at the time the Surprise arrived no
immediate danger was apprehended.
The position of the vessel was very
good ono to watch the oruptions from
the volcano on the burning island
that had lately risen from the deep.
The sea for several miles looked very
strange, the sulphur giving it a vel
lowish appearances and round the
new volcanic island tho sea was boil
ing at some 100 yards distance from
the shore. The steam rose with great
granduer, the whole island emmit>
ting smoke and sulphurous vapors,
colored by the flames inside the volca,
no, in some places being cracked, and
through the assures an immense mass
of red hot lava was visible. The vols
cano was in o constant state of life,
and an eruption took place on the
morning of the arrival of the Surprise.
A black mass of vapor was vomited
from the volcano pouring upwards !;
but the fury of the eurptioh was soon
expended, and it suddenly ceased
On the following day her Majesty
ships PhGJe and Iyrian arrived to
the succor of the island. A Greek
man of-war had come in, and the next
day Russian frigate was seen ap,
preaching, but she did not seem to like
appearances, and kept at distance,
watching the phenomenon for hours
before going closer in. The second
night after the arrival of the Surprise
another eruption took place. The
roar was very fierce, smoke poured
forth from the volcano with terrific
fury, and large blocks of rock and
stone were hurled into the air, the
whole presenting most imposing
sight During that night it was said
that new island had been thrown
up; the one pointed out was 800 yards
long, and was black smoking mass
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