The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-08
A VOLCANIC ERUPTION
Episode In the island Of volc"no-sho~-
crs Of Red Hot stones-


the crater. with stones. flames, thunder
Irregular IigbtninSs). 1t was strong
enough to throw stones OF considerable
size 10 the sides of the mountain. We
had often seen such oruptions durir5
twelve 10 thirteen years have been tsi
the island. and hopel 1t would end Ike
former oruptious. Toward evening, how
over the PUSHES of smoke, steam AMI
ashes (which used 10 be projected into
the air to about twice the height Of the
mountain) hal completely ceased. As
tho night approached the leading iu-
lnarolc (Which was very active,
giving off an offensive smell for
months heforc the eccntJ had begun to
show a cles. Ugh flame. much palcr than
the flames produced by the burning Of
wood. and somewhat Srecnish or Blush.
This phenomenon. together with the SUI
Ion sfopping Of tie smoke. was not cyl
IDENTITY a good omen. Consequently |
spent all the night dressed on sofa ia
.ho dressing room. Toward morning !
vas ovcrp3wrel by sleep ami went %
the little bedroom which looks toward
the mountain. rested on tie bed. AMI
aool was evidently sound asleep. Soon
af.crwarI I was awakened by q tIc-
mcndor8 din, wh.-a can hardly BE de-
scnned.
AsI jumped up from my led licls
stones falling Oh the roof a- haii-such
camonading going on. l understood
what WAS tie matter. and ran - TIE cp-
posite room, where | bad made my ch1l-
drcn sleep that night They were also
~ IN consequence cf an indescribable
noise Of thunder, rush Of gases, flames.
falling Of huge powders, rocks, etc. l
took them 10 the drawing room, but as
soon rs the door was opened "a blg stone,
red lot (all these stones were quito red
with heat, fell through the roof ceiling
and floor few yards from Us, smashing
all. setting fire 10 everything. Now
took NV children back TO the bedroom
which looks ON 70 the yeranda. and tired
10 gain The terrace by that side. Tho
house doors were shivermg and shaking,
50 that it was a difficult matter TO open
them. At last | succeeded, but before
we wero out in the veranda another
stone fell at our feet, was smashed to
fragments. and burned the feet and legs
OF my boys.
Now we passed through the veranda,
regaincd the house 1t the top the stairs;
here another stone fell very near Us none
of these stones Were less than two feet in
diameter. This last stone (Which Is tho
fourth that struck the Eousel has nearly
blocked cur way ont in the rubbish Il
brought from the roof We passed
through over the heap cf rubbish and
were now out IL the open % the north Of
the house. Bv This time mot manY.mn-
utcs after alb the whole place was lighted
up; woods grass buildings, hedgcs-al!
was on fire; the huge powders and
stones were literally raining everywhere
about us-what confusion. Natal, the
faithful boy, had 10y this time come {.
the help of ny little boys. We all began
to run 10 Nulcaucllo and away from tho
dreadful laundering mountain. Toward
noon boats Of rescue reached Us from
Lipari, and we thus ended one Of tho
most eventfCl days OF our lie.
On rcvisiting the spo; | saw the whole
plains below the mountain. TO the dis
tance Of one and half miles, especially
the neighborhood Of the house and tho
mems Indications. literally covered with
powders and rocks Of all sizes, which
have embedded themselves in the ground
t. various depths The most huge Of
them i3mcar the Well Of the house which
j. rot less than ten yards in diameter or
lo,tcr, length, and IN some ten and
eleven feet deep in tlm ground. This IS
abou. tnrce-qulrter5 cf mile from the
crater. Another OF nearly equal dimen-
si0ns Is on the shore near the Quaantana,
at The end of the bay Of the Levantc.
Rocks az one yard in diameter are as
rle.tiful as can be as far as the middle
,f Nulcaneilo. nelr the Punto Samo5sa.
SO doubt many OF these powders are
from ten TO fifteen yards across, and arc
projected as far as the sea. but often fall
back in the crateS itself This state il
continuing necessarily and unnteTupt-
edly. causing further damage and fright
ching everybody. -Lipari Cor. Pail Mail
Gazette.