The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-11
vesuvius-Another Eruption Described.

MAMIE, Oct l21 Correspondence Of the Losdon
Another eruption Of Vesuvius is a fat 0cconpH
and toquote the words Of one Of our Journals, tbe
mountain, like royalty, is honored with daily
bulletin. call it another eruption; but in truth,
veeuvias has not been quiet since last November,
when il astonshed visitors and alarmed the inhsb-
itsnts Of the immediate neighborhood by its bril-.
liant displays. The same cone which was then IN
action has been more or less active ever since
but II Is only since the beginning of this month
that evident signs we're observed of increasing ac
ton. She scientific apparatus on the mountain
about lhe LIST instant, gave the FIRST unmlstakaole
signs Ct what was coming Then the puhs OF light
steam or smoke grew into columns Of dark black
smoke. tongues of lambert fire followed, just lex.
Ing TIA edges of the crater. accompanied by dis
charges of artillery and heavy showers OF red-hot
lava AID ashes. Day after day this activity In
creased, until. on the night Of the Sth instant,
after slight shock, the old cone was rent in two,
and q aelnge of lava came rushing forth and ran
down 70 the foot of the great cone, crossing at
one point the new path which has been traced out
for tie convenience Of visitors. Since that the
COURSE Of the lava has increased in abundance and
rapidly, and the agitation OF the scientific In
strumsnts Ia increasing also there every proba-
bily 4iat the exhibition will be Is magnificent as
IL was st the beginning of the year.
The wind, which has for some time been 10 the
southeast, bears the copious volumes Of smoke
tovarg the northwest, sweeping over the bay
Just Ia front of Naples, while the lava Is pouring
down toward the Atrio del Cavallo. in the drec-
ton Of the Hermitage, presenting from distance
. magnificent spectacle. Especially does it SO
now, when clouds sweep wildly over the sky, for
stratum after stratum is lit up until the whole
atmosphere appears to be on fire. To add to the
grandeur and solemnity of the scene, the detona'
tions, or rather " thunderngs," have been fire..
quent and loud, shaking the ground in the neigh
borhood more or less severely. From the com
mencement of the new symptoms Prof. Palmieri
has been in residence at the Observatory. in order
TO complete and confirm the observations which
he made at the beginning Of the year. You will
remember that one of these observations led him
to adopt the theory that volcanic action is sub
ject In Q certain degree TO lunar iniuence. OF
course, all TO whom an eruption is Q novelty have
been rushing over to ascend the mountain; the
weather has, however, been most inauspicious.
and on several evenings travellers have been
driven back by the violence Of the storms. As
great crowds Of visitors may be expected, repeat
the expression of tope that at Resina and else
where on the line of route better accommodations
and greater facilities may be provided for those
who make the ascent. Horses are often wanting,
order and regularity almost always. No one
should be permitted TO go up the mountain side
while in conhagration without a guide, and the
1.,;a of the eide should not only be regulated
hut enforced.