, 1879-06-06

l nn 1Hfljk 4 np fknS f1I
blew Gercciy f9om % the m nnrthmc.. l.o "'oa nov
cloud was II tie rastl hssvT IT,. IN oininou
the island. and tnttl III, X ~ tnE nuuE ove
10 ai no br9s sunrise " aw,t'gc ~ 1 iGl.s ~. III III
good cDurapn 10 co M no,ns.d "Hu Wa,ea w. ast y.
the cloud. rncn fonnd IL pG,'eu I'm ~ at.eo Z
he s,0ok h.s i,rad t1ctnnndnn,. ai .y aeaTs' ~
= | cone Mt,jIn Tnrtn so""s''' 'oo@"+ 70 Iii
HIs vas ohnnt d TX vh.n nm y, H., ,,,.
nt the pillar al stone orertsd ~ ~ w ha a.
miuor peak OF Etnns eh,"h i. ..if"s, n, y. .'s
ola. While Stopping bero oser % ",,r h.sLaa "
fecontiys nntnrs ~ 'ti.. ~ attKg manner the
yicwcI from ercat 1i%ht @s,e1o n,, oo]esls att
night. We taw tNt, 1frhts onn a ~ htas y
supposed TO 10 TIC man viii the m',I.s fv1e ~
had no eht) and Tie nsher ~ I III. NJ, y. w"o M
" make unt In tnnn,rv ~ S,at,. aGs ~ % sleas
that one fthe frstl was 1ghs.ho,,.a to,a ~ hs
coast At Cstanta twcntY.,Ta fnifes ~ ,. IN e
east. The other the signs st Bronte. csses M Dis.
x,vr, ~. s ~ sI4 ~ auu'tA'n'
bv phyateal uhennman. co,,I,,
swesed with the greatest cont,dence that botn
lights wcre within hnilInu dlstaoco. w. nn,s
turned our course moro nostherly, the angle OF
ascent Increased, nnd our e1eriiots ware srfiu.
mountain juat boforc ps, huxeynr. ana nrer NJ M II
the naked cone Of Etna rising like m i'm ments
dome from the naked wsate. We pushed on to
| on the path we had come nnti forword - hnanN
that tle comparison would cucourara , =. ppes II. ss
showing that we had passed oyer the longer dis.
ever, was ours, and we would throw ournalrns
aat On our backs on tic snow to regain freedom
Of respiration, and then push on anew. The
tiat had It been 10 our faces am n.rs,ind"1 tn
| could not haye nlade the ascent- Our prospects
were batI, a1ll worst OF a1 tile apcr OF the cons
was now invisible, while henvy masses oF white
yapor were constantly, precIpitatcd on it from
fff,fiA AFfH jH
| In contact With tho whole mountain side. Wu
gained the Casa Inglese,' English House. lust
befora 4 o'clock, aid we're 1tad to and
shelter from the fierce Wind under It's goblc-the
There WAS the conc Immediately bcinrn us AMI
at our fces-sboud We 70 uni pride said ives -
discretion and the guide satd 'no.' II tue wind
Ct the base would hardly allow Us to keep our
feet, what would It 10 on the unprotected sun,-
tult 800 feet higher and al Au angle OF nj d.
grees to 10 degrccsi
WI coscrrnrn row
for II we left our present position and GAINED thc
eionds we should not see the sun rise al ali, nor
anyth!1ig else. The whole horizon over CatanIa
aud Calabrla was 10 hung With LIE mist TINT wa
could see nothing distinctly. So We had no
aItetpasl7e nut 70 wait where VIC were, tn the
hope tat the 5Isng sun world dlapc1 the clouds
ahu Fafors and then ascend. At 4:25 the sun
appcaFeu. It vas q glorious sight. The dull
clouds over the horizon were OF : lovely purple
ma RoId .hlle taint rosy light t'ngcd Tue
Wostte ~ sno" "eoAs ~ WILL ~ uHluklPe Warmth.
Hut tic glory WAS transient, the: epglous clouds
alr9nasa u: 100 6rll!nt giortes, while the
We tried the temperature Of the ar and snow
and 'ounsl Z 70 be = degrees C.-1e.40 degrees
(. At Catnnta on Thur stiay It had been u |
degrees. We had Ia fact, BY IN ascent OF 1900 |
fccs- made difference Of near 70 degrees OF |
ten nneraturo fn few hours. :
"1hero Was, therefore. no alternative; We
must abandon the idea Of ascending tho cone
It was ,1seless md q mere waste of time mud |
strength. Our guide, whose experience was |
Erent1 decidedly opposed it, and 50 we turned |
to see tic Val del Dore from above Our path /
lny before the wind, which was 40 violent thatit
was easy 10 Keep UP full run, anu the loose |
snow kicked up by our feet wastlriven before US
quite like sn0w-storm. It ras.ncnr q milo to |
the cuge Of the ptcciplcc. 1 had been advised
by Dr.. uctnmeliaro to keep my eyes shut until |
tie guide placed me in position TO sce ne
gull, and then to look suddenly, as tie best wuy
to obtain vivid impression. THIS | did on
sa'sl''h nS c*es
soHNH or AWFUL GRANDEUR
wus before me, md tlp st1rT Il tu]d wus "a
plain In the history OF past changes In The