, 1881-08-23
THE GREAT VOLCANO.

-, ,r. .,.Et. - ,..st.,
'fonrfsfs nt'd Tiiuir Might of Dcnu'y
PERIL ..
t,"rr<speadtnte san Franetsco 1ia''ttn.
ltttO, Hawaii, July 2s.-nUr tho pn9s three /
weeks lilo nlitl Its environments tiayu bcel |
awarmtng with tourists gathered to Witness |
the widespread; devastation wrought by tho |
luvn flow from Mnuiln I.pa Mountain during |
Tic 1,ass oIg'It l,lunts, II heing Just TINT long
to-ttny stnce tho crantlon of this ycnr was
discovered. Ataunn t,on Is situated on f1a-
waiI, tllc1,rgest lsl and Of Tic group. and Is
virtually tito highest volcano. iii Tie world.
It risrs froln tho Deeans shore Il vast sll0w" |
cnppod dome, H. ,0o0 fcct III hight Cutopaxl
yplcunu'tn Ecuador has n summit 1900 fcet
hinh from t,lo spn loycl, but fro,u IT'S baso
,'unn "n" t1,o rr"at tnhl",iomt mnnn whIcl, II
standa 1t Is only about 1000 feet high, cot1se.
Ql,cntly It ls n,llcl, less imposing II. aspect
linn IN Afuttun LIN. whosc summit craturl,as
bren long extinct; tho recent outbreaks .! 81:
""sa nccul''lK "l'" ll's "s'hent p"lt W. wv
Mountntn's stles, md at elevations ranging
from 5,0t0 to lo,000 feet.
,,,,,i.,,"st 80 1Itt,, a,, ;s n,,,,r,sot,,n,, Il
southwest OF tlo, ana ~ appt4'clln'R ~
win alarming veloc1fy' tlie tl,fco strea'hs tte
which tue flow has been.lvdetl having united ted
,,n;r, fnst ,yoc,, 1Vn,inos,nv n xnI,rt .nf
"o .'s i.'s. WEN 'Wsos . s,. w.
| hhll litlo WnS htivle: Nssu uut!ilh ui9 WIEN
nt M tow e'et e aTbnr s rs uea oonsa ~
peafa 10 be lnFegoae eohclnsioii.a si .,,,,
Lhtongs Visit tle scene u uao nov aa.!s,
and many persons run over tho molten tnass
It o"t, with r. ,s v"t hot .,,nurI, n, hnrn
~, . ~" ~ n"Iu ,a',..,s 80 ,.' :, ta,sna ~ .1,,.s -.
WHY ,ap ui ,ct.sus ham e ,,,n ~ i"us IN cr ~
eoo Gn, efe 1n peg ys s,at q. 4Sat ao G"e 10 he
evening In sro It. the nsncct t1cn beinr must
,,vu,me,{rIm- 'ri,av intnnfo,j fo rot,,,n hv
""clsll.''h. tnsy !,'teN"1,t ~ !o.".n ~
moohllHllt. anu whlkcu up tne hoW hpouI
thrce-quar.ers Of IL mllc,-an undertaking
a.trons.4 ] Far tio,rs % tl.o l|yus of aif rcstcu
,lpon Il most preruri0us totllrc. Tle. party
oyeT tirty y ycars n wIlu acculIes The pasitons
Of Sheriff, Colt,utor Of Customs, ',ustnl,s.
tor, ETC.; Its wife; atr. nnl Airs. Coan, Of
The oIlcst missionary fa,nlIy Oh tho 1sal,ds,
t. IT, MORRISON. u % Mss sss, 'sG "a K. Thompsof, alid
u B0liuli,l.ln correspondent.
At first the San Francisco 1ns'tes could not
nt ef A. 1 70 @ fSt fe9t s}s4 pS a tcaya ba ffaE ;
aild i prec[pitnt1 ticn lntu Tie ficry furI'tlro
they could viuw through cracks mid holes Ii,
Wilt they were Inyitul to trentl UPON. iluy-
: lux startGt out over tllo eooler portioi,s, low
ever, ti1ey gaInetl confidence, TIL ut length
tIluy wcro SO carriptl nway with the inspiring
: excitement Incident to their marvellous sur
rnunt1tnRR that t1ti!p tlffl Inst much III t1lnff
ff"itv nnG s conld IN, @ s,nrs,,1f1el "vr ia lin
i,rint ~ mnitl strrn,,, ar catnrnct of iiy.
In tininr' Ijthcr nt,tl fii;thnr lii r,rty flaw
rtaI mot,nn hsi,,p ,,nct,ssnrv tn nrnvf,,i' lii
tntni nt,,i Iin,ia,f1atH tj"structfon nf thcir
:, ahsea Anil nIotj,inw. -.
T. :, Meanwhile tbe sin llatl yet. ,rhe twilight
nj Tia t"nt,srato Snme IL l,,rI u,iknnw,,. fini
the tf, IInht fro,n ny Ix%n i'n,nss was Nil tiM,v
Mat to Euttis tlcui. o. ati.,liit iii 'it1tell-
g!1l9 lSscr!ptI!1l,ef tlosvs laya ,rlyets 9k r' M
nanv ~ f1nn nnrti.,tnrv ~" witts, ; ~ MD ~ rnni.i
strs.an. an rivctnT tna attantt,m If T njI thnt'
1nat II 81 n,in'rntton. MD n".Uzsmemt' lin,
WIRE y fnr ]onn tlmc nh;tvoa.s IN thair s,f.
roi,ndinrs 'F' '''''o o'''' 1>'' > ~ "t''. '"'
On viowina lila situation. however II was
tscnycr tisnt ~ furtsr %rnarsss m was mi ~ 'ti
Nv iiooIs lin"id y. w"tcr ali nnfttsv mn m i ;i'
tI,,se mi iss'tiin@ irnt nil l~ht. Ti,n 't.I,t
hni at in clniS n,tt ,irnt,s II rat, sru,i Il
ss Mp nn, G rs,o , H. y. .iran,o n,uas
~ rs ~ wnro risinT ileavenwur.i md frhtina
~, v in niou n,yyi,1nnnH tir,,,n psit ~ i'.r
W Llnt tcio"ntsscuahetopGt "uhAG m.tM - ~ .t ~