The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-24
A New Island Remarkable Phenomena =
$ Volcanic Upheayal.


writing from Athens, Greece. announ
ces that a new Island began to rise
above the level of the sea in the bay of
Thera (Santorin), in the Grecian Arch.
pelago, on the 4th Of Fcbuary and in
five days it attained the height of from
l30 feet to $50 feet with length of
upwards of $50 feet and breadth of 100
feet 1t continues to increase and con.
s'st OF rusty black metallic lava, very
heavy, and resembling half.smelted
scorlo which has boiled up from fur.
mace.
The eruption began on the '3lst of
January. y noise like voleys of artil.
lrry was, heard, but without any earth.
quake. On the following day flames is,
sued from the sea, in part. of the bay
called Vulkonos, where thewatcr is al.
ways uiscolored and impregnated with
sulphur from abundant springs at the
bottom. The flames rose at intervals
to the height Of Is feet, and were seen
at times to issue from the south western
part of Nea Kaimena. That island was
soon rent by deep fssure, and southern
part sank considerably.
On the 4th of FEBRUARY the erupions
became more violent and the sea more
disturbed. Gas forced itself up from
the depths with terrific noise, rcscm..
bling the bursting Of a steam boiler :;
flames arose at intervals, and white
smoke, rising steadily, formed an i'm
mense column, crowned with curlcd
capital OF dark heavy clouds. The next
island was visible next morning increas.
ing :nsibly tosthe eye as it rose ont
OF the sea at no great distance to the
south of Nea Kaimene.
The heat Of the sea rose from GO Fab
renhelt to l22. as near the vicinity of
volcanic action as it was sale 10 ar.
proach. The bottom OF the sea all
round Nea Kaimene appears to have
riser greatly. In one place, where the
sea is marked on tho admiralty chart
one hundred fathoms, it is found to he
now only thirty, and at another where
A. was seventeen it is now orly three
ta'homs. The new island, as it increa.
seS, will probably form a jrncture with
Nea kalmene. 1t grows, as it were
o"' INTO the sea, the mass below push
ing upward that which is already above
water. The lower part is hot, its fissu
res, where they are deep, being 'l7O
l'ahrenhcit nnh thn unnar ,art oGo,,
tour days exposure, was. found to be 'stii stiIi
So.
At present the centre Of the volcanic
force lies evidently far below the bottom
ot the sea, and only gasses and smoke
work Their way through the incumbent
earth to the water, and escape III noisc$.
flames and smoke to the surface. But
should assure at the bottom of the sea
allow the water to penetrate to the fires
that throw up the melted metal of the
new island t. the surface. an eruption
may take take place Of "A kind similar to
that which destroyed Pompci, but far
more terrible
The British naval commander at Nal.
tn has sent two ships to the scene of
these phenomena. A letter dated Feb
rnary I, containing the latest news
says:
The same smoke and fire in the
evening as yesterday. and tho hillock
continues in operation. The sea, too
bo'ls beyond the cove more that yester.
day. The hillock, or land, will proba.
oly by Tomorrow increase as far as the
entrance to the cove, and be joined by
its Sides
Important. intelligence from Mexico,
up to vary late date, has been received
at Washington. The substance of the
news is rs follows: The authority of
Government is now extended over the
whole, country, and it is everywhere
acknowledged and respected. The
Juar'sts have no longer any organized
bodies oftroops in the field except few
hundred men at El Paso. Many bands