Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-26

Death Of Two Adventurous Tourists In The Crater
OF NesuVluG
The Lrrisid Of Naples, contains the fol-
lowing account Of the loss of two gentlemen
In the crater Of Nesuylus, who, with great
tcmerity, insisted on being lowered down 20
the dark cavern Immediately below the orr
flee of the crater:
A party was formed 10 ascend Mount We
suyius on Friday afternoon In the Cafe de
Europa. The party consisted Of two Ameri-
cans. three Englishmen and one FTenchman.
On Sunday night they took carriages from
the cafe for Resina, reaching there at ll:3O
u. m. Having procured horses, guides and
other nccessaries, they started for the burn
lug mountain and began tho ascent one
Luigi Carnegie lrudi-. as a clCeTone, and
arrived e. he base Of the uppermOst cone
I. ..rer than which horses do not go. The
tourists then began the ascent over the hOl-
locks aud boulders of lava until the vicinity
uf the crater was reached, when MessTs
james Wilcox aud Francois lie Mleur, an
American and Frenchman, insisted on be-
Ing lowered down TO the cavern which Is
formed below the mouth Of the volcano.
The guides, who provide themselves with
ropes for that purpose, complied with the
request Of the foreigners and lowered them
down. The mountain being perfectly quiet,
no danger was anticipated but when one Of
the party above the crater called out to the
The guides, growing anxious, cried, "GeDue-
men, IL would be better for you 10 hold on 10
the ends Of the ropes" Still the ropes re-
manned slack and no answer came from the
sulphurous and murky cavern below. Twenty
minutes passed, and the adyenturers wereyet
silent
1t was then proposed that one Of the guides
ph0uld be lowered down and hold on TO the
ropes until he had investigated the appear
anCe Of the cavern base. He had hardly en-
tered when he cried out Justify: "Su su non
&c nisIitC chstind petra strettissiDtd = cup,
up, there's nothing here but a very narrow
rock!D A far as any living person can tell
the rest the unfortunate strangers, tue vic
Tins of their own impTudence were hurled
into the mysterious abysses Of Mount Nesu-
yius In this same month, sixteen years
agn, two Engllshmen OF birth and fortune,
and French comedian, committed tho same
terrible error. The same ambition which
urged them to scale the icy heights Of the
MatlerhOrn also seTyed them 10 search insld-
iOus Nusuyius while II slept, and they were
either lost in some labyrinth OF lava and ashes
ar smothcred by yapor aud sulphur.
How COFFEE WAS DisCovERED.-We read
a quaint story concerning the dlscOV-
cry vi this favolite beverage. Toward the
middle OF the fifteenth century poor Arab
waA travelling In Abyssinla, and, finding him.
self weak aud weary from fatigue, he stopped
near grove, Then, being In want of fuel
Ia cook his rice, he cut down tree which
hnpppucd to be- covered with dead berries.
IIis mcnI being cooked and eaten, the tray-
rIcr discovered that the hali-burucd berries
were very fragrant. lie collected number
nf these. aud, un crushing them with u
stone. he found that their aroma increased
IN Ia great extent. While wondering at this e,
he accidentally let fall the substance In II
eau which contained bis scanty supply Of
water 10, what mIrucIel The alm9.l
pntrld liquid was Instantly purified. lie
brought Il tuhis lips; Il was fresh, agreeable.
and In u moment after the traveller had w
mr recovered his strength and energy ~ 10
he able to resume his journey. The lucky
Arab gathered ~ many berries IA he could,
and having arrived Ut Arden In Arabia, he
informed the multi Of his discovery, That
worthy divine was an inycturate opium
smoker who had been suffering Tor years
from the influence Of that poisonous drug
lie tried an infusion Of Ihe roasted berries,
and was 80 delighted at the recovery OF ms
avn yigor, / at Ia gratitude 10 the tree he
called h cab ah, which In Arabic slgnlhes
force. And that Is tho way In which coffee
was discovered. How many thirsty Cnrl-
tIans blsrs the memory OF their ARABIAN
hgnefactor during these slltTy days, When
,Lirsi anoms almost Ssss-hl--N