The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-09-01
vEsUvIUs oUTDoNE.
The Island Of Java Devastated by Vol
canic Erupti0nS.

mas Deen Tar surpassed IN the almOsG
total devastation of the island Of
Java by volcanic eruptions. whereby
hundreds Of thousands of persons
have lost their lives. The disturb
ances began on Saturday evening, the
25th ult., on the island Of Krakatoa,
in the Sunda straits, about fifteen
miles from the coast of Java. The
deep rumblings we're distinctly audible
at Surakerta and Batavia, about
forty-fve and twenty-five miles off
respectively All through the night
showers of red hot ashes fell, making
complete darkness in all the towns.
On Sunday morning the distur-
Dances had extended
BENEATH THE WATERS
Of the strait, and these were soon
boiling and Kissing violently, while
great waves dashed upon the Jayan-
ese shores in mountains Of foam.
The threatening rumblings gradually
became more and mere distinct, and
and soon the Malta Mefl, the largest
Of the volcanoes of Java, was belch-
ing forth flames at q terrible rate.
This eruption soon spread to Cunning
Guntur, the crater Of which is the
largest in the world, being nearly four
miles in diameter. and manY other
mountains, until more than third
Of the forty4flye craters of Java were
either i'll active eruption or seriously
threatening it. just before dark a
great luminous cloud formed over
the Gtnung Guntur and the crater of
that volcano began to vonlit up enor-
nous streams of white acid and sui
phurous mud. besides small quantities
of lava. There we're rapid successive
explosions, followed by tremendous
showers Of ciiiders and enormous
fragments which were hurled high
into the air and scattered in all direc-
tons, to fall upon the valleys below
CARRYING DEATH AND DHsTRUCTIoN.
With these terrible eruptions came
sympathetic demonstrations from the
sea Men, women and children
rushed in terror from their tetterino
dwellings, fling the air with silrieks
of horror. hundreds were unable to
get out and were buried beneath great
masses of rocks and mud which were
piled up where few hours before all
had been peace, happiness aud fancied
security.
Much Of the northern portion OF
the island was soon il one mass of
fame Red rot hot flames yorriittesda tied from
the craters had set the trees on fire,
and the giants u. the forest fell one
after another like SO many sheayes of
wheat before d gale. Then the waves
which had meantime increased IN
vlol6uce, came whelmlng over d
marsh plain along the shore saddenly
ENGULFING Al HAMLET
of fishermen's rude houses, and turn
ing suddenly back swept sway almost
every yestage OF what had moment
before been a scene of bustling
activity,wherD family after family had
been rushing around trying to save
their effects and get sway with their
lives from the awful confirmation of
elements threatening them. What a
few hours before were fertile valleys,
covered with fldutishing plantations
Of coffee, rice, sugar, indigo OF tobacco,
were soon but mud, stene and lava
covered fields of desolation and rum.
Probably not single crop of Java
will be saved.
AT Batavia, ID, the capital dff the
island, d settlement of 5000 Chinese
was swept sway and 10000 perished.
The European population OF $500
suffered d loss Of 500 souls, and 90
600 natives were buried alive. The
island Of Zerang, just off ths coast, was
completely inundated, and not soul
remains b tell the tale. It is impos-
sible as yet to estimate the total loss of
life, but of the 100000 inhabitants
of Java fully ons-thrd have been
beeu swept away. And still the
work af destruction goes on.
The postofiice department hiss Of
late been looking up Tie agreement
between this country and Canada IT
was thought when The new law reduc-
ing postage to two cents went into OPP
eration, October 4, that it would IN
terfefe III some way With CANDIDA,
when this country Hgreed to carry let
tiers from Canada fot three cents, pro-
yided CaiiSda in return would deliver
letters there from this country, IT
has been Sscertained that there ID i
ciauss II the agreement which Says
that tIe HfSnansi.lf latea iii haiti natli4-