New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-06
NICARAGUA.

TIE NEW VOLCANO NEAR THE CITY OF LEON
WASHINGTON ID. c., Jan. 4.-Thc following
letter has been received by the Secretary Of State from
the Hon b. Dckerson United States Minister 10 Near
aqua. dated Leon, Dec. 4, 1867:
SIR: l4th of November last new volcano broke
ont In Nicaragua about eight leagues to the east OF the
city of Leon crowded line Of volcanoes ; running
enced about O'Clock in the morning with success
sion of explosions. which distinctly felt and heard
ST Leon These explosions opened a ssure through the
earth crust about half mile in length running from
The old assure in southwest direction apont mid
aud Orota, which are two OF the numerous
cones studding the ancient hlssures. Before
daylight the morning OF the l4h hre was seen ssu-
inc from the volcano in various places The ex-
plosions continued mreguariy during the whole time
That the was in state Of eruption, sometimes IN
randi succession and AZ other times at intervals OF haf
an hour Low rambling sounds were heard almost inces-
sanity In the course OF few days two eraters were
onened on the fssure about thousand feet apart
f6e one at the southwestern extremity dischargng per
peDdicularly and the other shOothS out doWaIu the
northeast at an angle Of a. degrees The flames from
these craters slowly increased In size and hight
while lets OF flame aud slighter discharges were
emitted from two TO three other side fssures On the
morning Of November a. went 70 ie new doI tne
purpose Of observing 1t more closely though had seen
and heard every day from Leon The best WOW OBJ
tained Of IL that occasion was just before daylight
mountain summit, about one mile 10 inc NORTH
last the fssure and at right angles with IT, The main
crater at the right actively at work throwing out
ames and halfnelted cinders through circular orifce
about 60 feet IN diameter, which was constantly hed TO
hn M entirely by the falling cinders the hight Of
about 200 feet had already formed around the crater
was red hot for half down; while the remainder OF
its background work glittering with inumeiable
cfowing sparks IL was putting quite regularly about
once a second with strong constant Ohst when Kept
,,p column OF flame filled with flying cinders TO the
bi,, ~ about feet the Orhce. Irregular eN
blossoms occurred intervals varying from ten 10 thirty
suinues increasing the force and volume OF the dis
charges and sending them far into the rolug clouds
above The elnders up in hafsed blazing masses
from three feet In diameter and came down upon
the cone hardened srikngwith clinking metalc sound
After the red appearance OF the changed to
blush black. The left hand crater was shooting out
Obqne discharges OF flame and cinders OF similar caf
acter at angle Of IS degrees from the other ana ey-
IDENTITY communicated with IL about 900 feet below the
eurfacethe craers being that distance apart and
both dischargipg simultaneously This halfhOrizontal
crater was about % feet In damer On the afternoon OF
tLe nth after series OF explosions which seemed 20
,neuced discharging vast quantities OF black sand
and heavier rocks. The column OF flame
,icht was considerably increased IN hight.
and bright meteOrlike spots were ascending in the
flames 10 the hight Of not less than 1000 feet These
ar spherical stones four and eve feet In diameter.
le next morning the streets and h0useOps COW
cred with fne black sand from the volcano aud vast
luminous cloud o raining sand overspread the whole
rounding country The rain Of sand continued until the
morning Of the SOth when the volcano died appa-
renty by accumulated eruptions The sand COW
ers the whole surrounding country from the volcano 70
the Pacific, distance Of more than 30 miles from IT,
AT Leon it IL from an eighth 70 y quarter OF
an inch In depth As we approach the volcano.
A. gradually grows deeper and c0arser. For mile
ralnd the crater lies particles from hreeeghts 10
lsIf an inch IN diameter and about foot depth.
6 nearer the sand increases to several feet
IN Depth and the particles gradually increase III siIe