, 1879-07-04

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1he intl accounts Of tne OBSTRUCTION eaufed
by tllt" terrll's eruption Of Mt. dtnA arc heart
rcndtnE. Cetpuia was ono Of the provinces Of
ttx1y wherc there WAS A nrp,nIae of a potu1 har-
.- .". 49,. ~ a.,s. s,sa
'eSt, W. w" "e s.e" n@"s ~" '.us' o1us
afa barlen nhuef hcasY weight OF aaro' gray
t),s a,1es or at t1,s foot Of the mountains ase
d..,rnro,t ,n, ,,,nv , ,ron4r,or vho IN
e,as ,,..a 49, s.>,.
."a5 has l'a'' ~ ~, oune ~ M. poor
t'1e aulnoieat VI Ills eclta"'s. A"o ssoF5t
The father Of n!uo children, who yesterday
~, nx,-r+bInr Ia o,...x.., bou.o. ho-,.
~" % o's.1 e.. san ~ s s.,' has. 49, .'a .a
eao'uh' ol'se 1'es0t eoin a"u -. ""ea. netus, n'"
the towns nnl country louses near the course
of the lava are discouraged at the extent OF
theif mss!os!unss. Ihey remove Az w house
hold guilds ttiat can he transported, ihe cattle,
roofs Of the houses: Tie roads near the ad-
ynncinE lava arc Ike battlefield. Wagons
laden With voods, herds OF cattle. crowds at
weeping womsu and ena1sn teenE from tleir
"ss sa,a9gcrs lFom evsFy s "a
and naynnes 50 near thc lava That ,.L ts,e guards
nrc obh.cd to send them hack. Although they
can aavnnce 90 near as TO l1Eht q cigar
at ihc stream Of lava It s dangerous, a. tie law.
which at ole u,onlunt looks dark Alnl dull, Is
liable ut tile next to burst open " It's oWA weight
and make new path Tor Itself where 1t Is not
'cxpectca. Negtments u soldiers afe stationed
MI along thu roads to keep order, atil llnes Of
them guard tho edges Of tic sfrcan1. Il cosrt-
apopdcnt frnm Rantfzzzo describes lo" tile ln-
llahltan.s Ut that town and of Ltngusgrossa
stpod on the national road watching the lara
slowiY ADVANCE and as IL began to cover the road
\ tar fFA1I %hnF1
The licrY stream separated them. There VIVA q
cry OF despair from tlc people ut this point when
tht. bridge of Htciaro wns burned, and The Lawn
fell from little hight Into lovely vineyards
The mountain has been disturbed for avo
months. On the ed OF May tic ctater threw
uus with a great noiss vast quantity Of
dense salt anil smoking, mud. This made an tn.
fomr feet above tio 1cvei Il the soii. OCCASION
ally great balls Of mud, a1ied with gas, grew
]arpEr and larrer until tlIeS hurst. The river
Of mud, constantly led from tue crater, descend
cd the s!1es Of the mountain. and for distance
tiou. The frightened country people, ul,con-
sc!ulis of the worse Ills that weTe coming upon
them, sought to defead their deis frou. tie
entrance of the cremy by building walls OF
sio,i'' Way the =" cru eruption began, w which d
said 10 be thu most violent of this
century. The pcop1c we're startletl By vIo!ent
md repeated shocks OF earthquakes, loud thun-
tlry. hirh wind. and 4 heavy rain. Two new
rratcrs we're tIpu seen ou lie northwest pust Of
lie n,ounlaiu, which yo,nltcd LAM, smoke, and
fins ashes. The next day three columns Of
sluoEo wcye eec,, on lhe hack OF the mountain,
and liz lava began to deace,.l. Tie movement
Of, tlis ,ucant,ssceus stream was at first rapid.
hut NJ II iucrcused Tu slze md spread out oycr
tic lowcr mart ot Tie mountain AMI the plains
# Iccauae slower, lis advance ia now esl,!la.ed
Il, f,Tty.ttys fcet an hour aud ti,r wdtt. OF the
tLreu streams tuto wiicl, 1t II divided arc ynrt.
t,,laly cstimatctt That whieh threatens TIE Tuwn
Airanlara is saiu to be lflW fect vide, and this
Will, rot,t!ni,ally Increases on xerount u tho
mt%l,t Of tho strtsnl, il The River A!cal,t4ra,
,,sirh il nna Of thu principal strcams Of Sicily
nil, VIII wnfcr. in aileI 10. lie calamity viii
H.. ,,..,,,nI.hls ;ri,r juya ia ajreaIy wiib,n A
a. e S,mtrs,i 5r.t ~ tia sborc. md slowIY NIL