Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-26
Raining Red.Hot stones.

REMARK ABLE PHENOMENA ATTENDING THE VOLCANIC
OUTBURST IN THE LIPAKI ISLANDS.
Perhaps the most marveious narratives OF an
escape from an eruption ever recorded is that
given in letter from Mr.. A. E. Marian, describ-
ing volcanic outburst In the Lipari Islands on
August The volcano OF StrombOli, on one Of
these islands, which lie of the north coast or
Sicily, is still In violent eruption, according to the
latest cable adviceS. On the occasion referred to-
Mr.. Marian and his children were In their home
on the watch for the eruption. On August 80 he
wrote as follows:
ION the Sd instant we had an outburst in the
crater, with stones lames thunder Irregular light
nlngSl. IL was strong enough 10 throw stones Of
considerable size TO the sides OF the mountain, we
had often seen such eruptions during twelve to
thirteen years have been on tn Island and
hoped II would end like former erupt ons Toward
evening, however. the PUSHES Of smoke steam and
ashes (Which used 10 be projected mao the air to
completely ceased. As the night approached the
leading fumaroe (Which was very active giving
off an offensive smel for months before the eventl
mad begun to show cl ar high flame, much paler
than the flames produced by the burning Of wool
and somewhat greensn or blush Tni, phenOme-
non, together with the sudden stopping Oh the
smoke, Was evidently not a good omen Con-
seQuently, spent all the Night dressed Gu a SOFA
In the drawing-roOm. Toward morning Was
room which looks toward the mountain, rested on
the bed, and soon was evidently sound aslet.n
soon afJerward was awakened by tremendous
IN, which can hardly De described
"As Jumped up from my bed felt stones fall
ing on the ROOF as hali-such cannonadinv going
on. 1 understood what was the matter ran 10 the
opposite roon, where l had made my Children
sleep that night. They were also up In conse-
quence OF an understandable noise OF thunder rush
Oi gases, fines, IaliiIg OF huge bOulders. JckS
&C. took tne,n W the drawing room, out as soon
as the door Was opened a big suOne red OF (aII
these STONES were quite red with heat fel through
the roof, ceiling, and floor a Few yards from Us
smashing all setting rre to everything. Now, |
TOOK my Children back 10 the bedroom, which
looks IN to the veranda, and tried 10 gain the rar
Ing and shaking. so that IL was difficult matter
70 open them. Al last succeeded, but before we
We're out In the veranda another SION, fell
at our feet, was smashed to fragments and
burned the feet aud legs OF my bOys Now
we , PASSED q, ,h through TN Tue veranda, regAined
stone feI very near Us (nOne OF these stones were
less than two feet In d.ameteT. This last stone
(Which is the fourth That struck the house) mas
nearly blocked our way out III the rubbish thaI
IL brought from the roof. We passed through over
the heap OF Rubbish, and were now out In the open
to the north OF the house. By this time mot ina
minutes AFTER alD the whole place was uyhtcI up:
woods grass. buildings, hedges-all was on fire:
ing everywhere about us-what confus,onI Natal
the faithful boy, had by this time come to the mel
OF my little boys We ali began 20 run to Vulca-
neliO and away from the dreadful laundering
mountain. Toward noon boats or rescue reached
Us iron Lpari, and we thus ended one or the mosI
eventIul days Of our life.
"On revislting the spot saw the whole Mains
below the mountain, TO the distance OF TX niles
especially the neishborhOod OF the house ana the
mems habitati0ns literally covered with bouIders
and rocks OF all sizes, which nave embedded them
selves In the ground TO various depths The most
hue OF them Is near the wen OF the house. which
Is not less than 10 yards in diameter and il some
10 or II Ieet deep In the ground TniS Is about a
or u mile from the crater. Another or nearly euui
dimensions Is on the shore near the OuaranIana
al the end OF the bay or the Levante Rocks OTi
yard In diameter are plentiful as can be as Tar
as the middle OF VulcaneilO, near the Punta IA.
10 TO 10 yards across, and are proecJed as far as
The sea, but often fail back In the crater itself
ruptedly, causing further damage and frghtening
| every body"