Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-09-06
DEATH TO THOUSANDS.
Terrible Volcanic Eruption and
Tidal Waves in the Malay
sian Islands.
Hardly Human Being Left to
Tell the Story.

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A cablegram from London of Aug.
29th says:-The most terrible accounts
have reached here of the destruction
of life and property caused by the vol
canic eruptlons on the Island of Java.
which were preceded by similar dis,
turbances on the Island of Krakatoa.
in the straits of Sunda, about fifteen
miles to the northeast of Java. These
eruptions began on Saturday night
the rumbling beng distinctly audible
atcities in Java, twenty-five and forty
five miles away. The next morning
the disturbance had extended beneath
the strait. the waters of which were
soon boiling and kissing. Even as far
as Madura. the waves were lashed IN
to mountains of foam By noon the
eruptions had extended further and
the two largest volcanoes in the world
Mabe Merux and Gunung
Gunter - We're belching forth
flames. Soon more than a
third of the volcanoes on the
island were active. At dusk Cunning
Gunter sent forth streams of white
acid, sulphurous mud, and lava.
Fragments of cinders carried death to
the villages below, while fifteen huge
water-spouts formed in the sea, and
did great destruction. Hundreds
were crushed in their houses beneath
masses of rocks and mud. Huge red
and white boulders were hurled from
Cummings crater, and crushed the
matched roofs, killing the natives.
Fissures appeared in the mountains,
and the hugh chasm yawned in the
valleys. The forests in the northern
parts of the island We're filled, and the
trees fell like wheat sheaves. The sea
was drawn up steep, rocky declines,
reaching and cooling the lava flow
below. The sea engulfed the fisher
mans hamlets and swept away every
vestige of humanity everywhere. The
plantations of rice, coffee. sugar, and
indigo were covered with mud, stone,
and lava. Not a crop ON the island
can be saved
The house of $4,000 Cinnamon at
the entrance to Batavia, along the
seashore, were swept away, and only
5000 of them escaped with their lives.
OF $500 Europeans and Americans in
Batavia 800 persisted The European
and American quarters at Anjier
We're overwhelmed with overflow
from the craters, and then swept
away by the rivers, causing a loss of
200 lives. At least fifteen hundred
people were drowned at AMER Every
soul on the island of Serang, near by,
persisted. At Cherribon the loss of
life and property was enormous.
Other islands suffered severely. The
death list cannot be estimated but
will foot up to tens of thousands, 1t
is the most frightful disaster of the
kind known in history
A late dispatch from Batavia says
the towns of Anjar, Tjiringin and Te-
lokbelong We're destroyed by the vol
canic eruptions All the lighthouses
in Sunda Straits have disappeared.
and where the mountain of Krama-
tan formerly stood the sea now flows.
The aspect of Sunda Straits is much
changed and navigation is dangerous.
a tidal wave completely overwhelm-
ed Anjar. Many persons were killed.
The loss of life among both Europe
ans and natives at North Bantam was
enormous. The telegraph linemen
report that while repairing the line
near Anjier early on Monday morn
ing, they saw a high column of sea
approaching with roaring noise
They fled without learning the fate of
the inhabitants The quarries a Ne
rak have disappeared and all the peo-
pie of that place have persisted. The
tloatingdock at the island of Onrust,
near Batavia, is adrift and badly dam
aged. Since noon yesterday every
thing is quiet. The sky is clear, and
communication with Serang is restor-
ed. The temperature fell ten degrees
on Monday, but now itls normal. The
town is covered with a thick layer of
ashes, which was so hot when falling
that it killed birds.