, 1881-10-12
THE MOUNTAINS FALLING.

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FIN, swtzerzland, Ecpt. 10.-A terrible calatu.
tty has fallen upon This once lovely village OF
t.1sn Nina ycars ngo OF bright Juno morning
] INV Elm for tho frat tme. TO vol drscrihe
Elm m II appcared on that bright day would bo
ITO cnsy task, yet oven the t1tieat pen could nnl
full to 9nin entlo tnspirntlon from recollection
OF tho scene. No other spot la all tho Alpa
could tfoaat so many and such varied attractions
Three thousand and odd fcct abnrc tho lcvoi OF
tho sen, It nestled halt In tho valley, half cling
ing to tho hillside in deep basln formed by
grcat nlountafn peaks which towern1
above. just over tho village rose tho
FlnttcnbcrH and biIttnghor,, to highs
Of from 400 10 600 feet, while beyond and all
nbout tho rlz scsnos, o,1U foet high. tho sar.
dopstock. ,la2 feut high, tho lIausstock. OAK
feet, and the vorab. 9.0s5 foot, NIL crowned with
everlasting SNOW, retccted the bright summon
sun baok into tho grecn valley far below. Three
well'sizcd brooks. coming from tho glacfara
comparatively near at hand. united above Tho
vllluRo to form tho lltt1o River Scrnf, which
flowed through II to tho low1anta fur 1wny. On
its banks hrond fields spread out through tho
valley, an1, ttnilgi1 tho soason was always short,
su carefully were they cultivated that tho pso-
pie never wanted for nn alundnuco Or vegetn.
bIcs and fruit. 10 situated. 20 blessed by naturg
tho 1.lo0 lnhabtants Of Elm. well house! III
tho Alpnu fIEhio,1, lived industrious, healthy,
ami contentel lives.
Tho terrlblo calamity which has ovcrtaken
thom lid not come Without warning. Indeed,
tho people Of Elm arc, In meusure themselves
rSsponsplg p for thy FrcMAt M trouble With WHICH
causes which led 10 tho destruction OF tho VII
Sgo s lnny 70 nse'y ~ @sxpiained Fer ycass Pas,
to ssensse ~ a;e ef shs
| Henp or rlattenburg o,o Of tholr chief sourcca
Of roven,1s IA has already been stated, ,tha
ii ssverai Thousand fses just behatl what s Was
| tlo village, 1t is composed. az tho event has
sssedns u ao e eeEy asy ana 1'sfS sxS way
Into Tho bnso nf this crumbsfng and
.. ~ moan.an The 4narrymon q
onnineerlns heeently thoy nave been more
| word. they cut away tho foundations Vt tho
mountaitt lit aud nt last as % natura! conseaucnEs,
anser II sRRds o e s0s ns
| long been Known in Elm. Wtthlu tho past tllree
Or four months slight fals OF stone aud mud
| rains, yet tho peupIo never for ipoulent
thought Of leaving tho beautiful botne to which
sieu OF tho full extent Of the danger TO which
they were exposed; 20, Ia tanclcd security Ind
! entire Ignorance Of tho awful fato which WIS IN
MEANWHILE tho Utmost unparalleled ruins OF
work whtcl, ,iud been begun ~ the thouxht!esa
orixnorant quarrynisn scores q years aEo. tn Ths
a c on ,h9 ssenng Of snnaa tie .dao 5s
.,nrt. ~ S,vtsz"rI"sti ranrEc,, = Iha Inv ~
Felix. sa!nt Of lnek and happinoss.". During the
un,i1t thnlr usual vGt,atjons in Tho usnal way
and Without my anticipAuon Of tho ~ terrible
th,arnh was WI, nsteua"i' hearty iipoers were
eaten. md nftcrwar,i. as was tho custom. most
q tho people. oltl and yonnK. vaked u: a. through
r,1n ~ tho p nxp'ntnr uc vin NAM ~ +ham
wery still ont " ths feIds. somo one waa
heard crying. "Look Mt tho Plntteneerg-
sn wSo aro s vo ay s o1 1hs
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er s no e Whs 9cy s aa eea s0y % en
Tint 1rcnt sice a,f ,,nrth AMI ri1ne hn ,iInneI
down from tho Ischiugelalp. burylng line house.
wnmon T wnrs ut ti,o san,o 1fimr sncn atrSeriinT
mn,9;,iW tho r,,i,s. ntt1 fro.i n) sidos Trjends.
% tsoV hufacd rso 70 sorrnc IT,
death. Exon ES!lo sSey were io oneared ID tdss
wo'k Of SSs tc e o n oag9 e is,ps4 .hom s oy M
~ ,1sta hn1 t ay III IN nsar ~ ~ and The
p;ae e tseas On gu tho ~ Rrassy alopes : woro seen "a
arW Wnp h.,5si sat, tSror thn a,p n
m'wGrhg "yssr fhnrpp ns hnrrsI,o crssh u
st,u,i Of ,natiIy rushinv torrcuts. md ail was
sslll. Then TIC dust aud smoke cloarcd away,
Soonis Il serat W vaey as % eoveroa wth i rum
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sn ' tnriv 'iwnnu. hm,scs ~ tha host #, fhs,
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nSSE ~ ,a,on 0 n9 Fir, wv wor swulloWed up in tha
ru, thctr fnta r wna ,,sn
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