The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-05

although details OF the horrors OF the eruption
continue TO come. After the sudden subsi-
dence Of the disturbance of the kingdom Of
Bantam, on Monday, the eruptions seemed
to lose their force for time, ard the people
of Batavia experienced a feeling Of relief in
the hope that the worst had been
passed. The quieter condition continued
until about 10 o'clock, wheD the craters once
more began to send up great masses of de-
structive matter, although without the force
of the former action. The eruptions seem
to be more violent at night than during the
day. By IL O'Clock the Papanddayang which
is 7,0S4 feet high, was in very active state Of
psroxysmal eruption. It was accom- panied
by detonations said TO have been heard many
miles away in Sumstra. Three distinct
columns of flame were seen to rise from the
mountain 10 vast height, and its whole sur
face soon appeared as IL covered with
fiery lava streams, which appeared to great
distances on all sides. Stones fell for miles
around, and the black fragmentary mstter
carried into the air caused total darkness. A
whirlwind accompanied this eruption by
which roofs, trees, men and horses were
carried into the air. The quantity OF ashes
elected was such ts to cover the ground and
roofs of houses at Denanlo to the depth of
several inches. OF Point Cady the floating
pumice on the sea formed a layer two feet
thick, through which vessels forced their
way with great difficulty. The rise OF vapor
produced the appearance of a column several
thousand feet high based on the edge of the
crater. 1t appeared from distance 10 con
sist of mass of innumerable clobalar
clouds Of extreme whiteness resem bling vast
bolls OF cotton, rolling one over the other as
they asceDded, impelled by the pressure of
fresh supplies incsssantly urged upward by
the continued explosions. AT a great height
the column dilsted horizontally, and spread
into a dark and turbid circular cloud
shaped like an immense umbrella. FOrksd
lightning of great vividness and beauty con
iinually darled from different parts OF the
cloud.
Suddenly the scene was changed. The
mountain was split into seven parts without
moments warning, and where Papand-
daysDg bad stood alone there were now
seven disiibct peaks looming up 20 a great
height. In the seams opened could be seen
great balls OF molten matter. From the
ntsureS poured clouds of steam, and the
black elected lapilio poured in steady
streams ard ran slowly down the mountain
side, forming beds 200 or 800 feet il extent
'ExbalatioEs Cf carbonic acid gas were so
aburdan that birds and animals in large
numbers were killed by il, and few human
heires lost their lives IN the same way This
proved TO be the turning point in the erup-
uoD, for the great hssures opened seemed -
sct as ssfety valves through which the
streams of lava gently flowed down the val
leys. The volcanic fires, though still burn
ing ct last advices, had lest mos. OF their
heIceness. and the steam generated found
vent without being forced through the COM
TarativeJy narrow mouths OF the old craters
One of the queer incidents was the satfien
rising, during Tuesday afternoon, of fourteen
new volcanic mountains In. the Straits Of
Sunoa. forming a comD Dlete chain in almost
straight line between Point ST. Nicholas, on
the JavantSe coast, and Hoga Point on the
coast of Sumatrs almost on the tops OF what
hsd been the Morak and Middle Islands
which sank into the sea on Monday. So
serious are the changes in the coast and the
entire formation of Straits of Sunda that the
Britith Government and the Lloyds this
evening telegraphed from London to all
foreign points warning vessels that Davige-
ton Of these waters had become exceedingly
dangerous.
In the city Of Bantam, where fifteen hun
dred persons were at first supposed TO have
perished, the bodies of twenty-sight hun
dIed have already been recovered.
Some 800 inhabitants OF the interior town
of Waronge are now known to have been
killed, and at Talstrs, on the coast 30 bodies
have bet found. From all over the island
come reports Of loss Of life and property. and
it is thought at Batavia that the estinlste of
15,CO0 killed will not prove excessive. On the
lowlsnds of Batavia. where the waters have
r6ceded and quieted down, hundreds of
bruised and msDgled bodies are lying ex-
posed. A sanitary corps has been formed
and the corpses are being removed and buried
as last as possible, in order 10 prevent The
breeding and spread of confns1On While
there is some cause for anxietyon fhis score
il is thought the greater number Of bodies in
the interior were so dried and scorched by
tie hot lava and stones that they win not
putrefy, and the bodies of those drowned in
the tidal wave can be taken care 5t with
estonable facility by the Coast Sanitary
Corrs, now getting ready to work.