The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-13
A Grand Sight.
ANOTHER ERupr1ox OF yEsuv,v.
Naples Correspondence of the Looaor
Times, November II.

Naples Correspondence of the Lonao,
I Times, November II.
4 We have it at last-the most stunendo,e
eruption have witnessed for many va.rs
AS you will remember, Vesuyius. affer
long rePose, began last year on the 18Th Of
November to give indications of lifa-
since then 1t has been more or less scfivs.
"nen on the 6th Of last month it flsrel m
very brilliantly, and then sank aeain to
comparative rep0se, thus the mountain has
Deen N labor for twelve months, beineinr
forth at times little more than mice. mil
at length it has produced o giant. or IL
action during the last week spoke In INV
last letter. as / did also OF the guarded
manner in which Prof. Palmiera sIIr6e1
to the probability Of great eruption. For
myself, expected one, and have not heec
disappointed. On Saturday night a col.
umn of fire rose contiuuaily to = ew.t
ne3nt' obedient to IN impulse which SEEM
60 70 De given every two or three seconds.
Inc hgne Tell Tor come miles across the
nay. ana the waves by their undulations
seemed to increase its intensity, giving It
the appearance at times Of q path inisid
with millions Of flashing diamonds. at 9th.
ers, ola path Of solid FIRE. On Sunday
night the side Of the mountain was cover.
cd with IRE, while the clouds which OBJ.
secured the summit prevented rs from see-
ing what was going on, though, from u
redness OF the atmosphere above, il v,s
eaey to conjecture that the strife Of g.
ments was great.
On Monday (hat is, yesterday The
coude mad cleared away, and looking from
my window witnessed, not . column. bse
. huge body Of black smoke rising, IshouId
cay, upwards Of 1000 feet in the cir: Il
Was not rigid column, but throueh IL
glass appeared to be formed of innumen-
Ole circles, rolling one over the other and
m'ngiing in their ascent. How grand il
Vas! What IN idea Of power it ave -
Unfortunately for the perfect beauty OF ths
spectacle. Southwest wind carried il in. !.
land, and We shall doubtless hear of vhole
aistr'cts being covered with that impalpa-
pie powder which generally ensures . good
harvest the following season. The courss
,! the lava, which generally Aovs most
was marked BY . white smoke.
which rose al the way from the spmmit
1own TO . point long past the Atr;o del
Cavallo. Like the slugxish vapor from =
narshy country, it rose slowly and linges-
q s'ong the whole line, ct points, however,
to considerable elevation, sug-
'esting the probability Of another hugo
mouth having been opened. Such scene
WAS that the sun, which Was then rising.
he'd its light, iradiating tie eastern side
4 the column, while the other side conta.
ed dark. Throughout tho day L posrs1
orth its volumes Of circling sssoke, snd
vhen night came, such spectacle present.
q itself % most .vould give tbsis eyes "a
ave seen. No language, feel 8 ode
1ate to description Of its giories. Tt
'ho!e mountain seemed on Are the heav-
% seemed on IRE; the sea was on fre; it
10 no longer path Of light that ssv.
Ut long, extended sheet Of FIRE, and a
pine solitary sail moved across 1t, one
hight have imagined that he vas looking
pom another and not better wosid-such
one ~ the genius Of Virgil o. Dante
light create.
ms morning precisely the sAme work d
o'ng on, though We cannot go IN tho
perataons. Masses OF sload suyelop The
lmmit 81 the mosntain, bat above them
zee the form. a. Il were, Of the disimpris.
'ed giant, curling aud writing and
Fstching high into the heavens. At The
se of the cone is visible that line Of ~
y which indicates that the lava 10 stiu
wing rapidly and abandantly. Towards
eolng, perhaps, the curtain will draw up,
q display another such gorgeous specta,
as We witnessed last night. It is, OF
urse, the great theme Of the day, and
on San Carlo and Prince Humbest hide
air diminished heads.
II don't believe it's any use. this vaccis-
on" said Yankee. II had Q child yac-
lated, and he fell out of winder week
ar and got killed.
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