New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-10
A NEW ISLAND.
Remarkable Phenomenal Volcanic Up
heavul.

A correspondent Of The London Times, WriIlhg
from Athens Greece announces that new isanu W. r
gan TO rise above the level OF the sea III tno % mo
II era (SentoIin) in tie Greeian Arcod The hight
4th of February and in five days IT attaiheu VIC 80
of from 1870 feet TO $50 feet with length OF -,
$50 feet and breadth Of 100 feet IL luz varv
crease and consists Of rusty oseh on,io which has
heavy and resembling haf-smeited seoi'a WIN na n
boiled mn from a furnace. 1t contains many small
whitjsh semi. transparent parueIes uiss'i
through the mass like quartz %, 20 Pnr noise
The eruptop began on the 3lst OF January. hoisc
,;ta oiors ~ artillery was heard, but without any
ear,bouoke On the following day names lssueu rom
the sea- part OF the bay ca,ea With snl.
nbnr from abundant springs at the bottom Inc names
rose nj intervals the hight OF 10 feet ana were seen
a, times 70 issue from the southwestern part OF Nea
K,Yuene That island was soon rent by ueep nssuie'
and the southern part sank considerably.
On the 4th of February the eIuphons became more NOR,
violent and the sea more disturbed Gas loresu th
bursting Of steam boiler; flames arose al lnef'us,
and white smoke rising steadily formed an inInesu
column, crowned with CURED espita oi unIs ne",
clouds The new island was visible next morning. III.
creasing sensiby to the eye as u 1ose gu, % INC DC" q"
no great distance 10 the south OF Nea KaImene.
The new island has been visited by Dr. Deklgala q
man of SCIENCE and an able Observer who VIII record
accurately all the phenomena Of the erupon az III pro
ceeds The heat Of the sea rose from o2 fhhIehhe ~
100 as near the vicinity Of volcanic ACTOR as was sae
o nnroacb The bottom of the al round Nea Kali
me appears 10 have risen greatly. IN one pIaeo,
where the depth is marked on the Admiralty chart one
hundred fathOms, IL was lOuHu W NC VIZ
and at another where it seventeen II Is now oy
three fathoms. The new island. as IL increases, WI"
probably form junction with Nea Koimere II grows
as II were ont into the sea- the mass below pushing up
ward that which is already above water. The lower
part is hot its assures where they are deep DeihB Nv
Fahrenheit the upper part, after iouf uh.s oNP
sure was found to be still 60. ~. .;
Al present the center Of the volcanic force mes el
denty far below the bottom of tie sea, and only gases
and smoke work their way through the ihcuhpenis
earth 10 the water and escape in morse, names anu
smoke 10 the surface But should assure at the DOT
tom of the sea allow the water 10 penetrate 10 Tue fes
that throw up the melted metal OF the new isunu W
,Lc surface an erul ton may take place OF kind
similar 10 that which destroyed Pompe)i, but In more
terrible.
The eruption that formed the present Island OF Nea
Kaime. began in the year 1907 aud the volcanic &c
ton continued without doing any serious INJURY 70 Ie
inhabitants OF Tlera until 1913. 1t is possible the
present eruption may continue ms long ana De as iu
In its operation. But late as 1850 terflble eruption
laid waste great part Of the island and raised an
on its northeastern coast Whlch soon hgain INV '
sea, leaving shoal . .
The island of Nd Kaimene made its first appearance
in the wear 1875 before the Christian era Its SIZE was
increased by several eruptlOns mentioned IN history
TIE last addition it received was In l451 Inc oma
line q which is nearest 70 Th6fa was throwing IN
1873 All the eruptions in the bays have been ATTENDED
with similar phenomena ... .o
The British naval commander at Malta has sent TWO
shps 10 the SCI ne Of these phenomena. letter dated
Feb. T. containing the latest news, says;
1.-THE same smoke and fire IN the evening as yester-
day and the hock continues its operations Inc sea,
too boils beyond the cove more than yesterday Inc
bilock or land i'll probably by tomorrow increase az
far as the entrance the cove. and be joined py us