Telegram-herald., 1890-06-21
4 VOLCANIC FREAK.
How Natures Powerful Forces
Made and Unmade an Island
Interesting Description Of the Strange
Formation Of Graham Isi2nd Aaa
~ Its Gradual Dsss-
P-AranCs.

Tho hesving up OF volcanic matter
from the bottom OF the sea 10 such
height above the surface OF tho water
as 10 form an island, which may Do
safely trOdden. Is a rare and interesting
occurrence. That such things fro
qaently happened az former and prob
ABLY an early period OF the earth's his
tory. Is quite evident from the great
nun Der OF Islands which are fovnd 20
be Of volcanic origin: but an event OF
this description. taking place in our
own times. Is calculated 70 hx atten-
tion. as much from It's novelty as from
It's extraordinary nature.
u July. 1881, an island was thrown
up between Sicily and Pantellaria, in
tho following remarkable manner:
Aboat the i0sh OF July. a column OF
watcr, Ike water-spout, sixty feet in
height, and afterward cloud OF vapor,
Vcrc observed rising from tho sea, at
the place whore the island afterward
ruado its appearance. No fire was seen
until the 18th, when the master Of
London brig Vas able 10 distinguish
flame; and IL is probable that at this
period tho land began 20 emerge from
tho water. On the night Of the 18th.
flashes Of brilliant light mingled with
smoke. we're distinctly visible, and 50
remarkable were tho Appearances as 20
.nduco the commander OF ship 10 steer
for the spot, for the purpose Of examin-
iny them more closely.
\ large column OF smoke was see n
. h,u 20, ef 10 10
height, AID from tho midst OF IT, pillars
of luri9 fire shot up, and then subsided.
tho column which was formerly dark
gradually becoming white This alter
nation oferuption and rcposc. OF white
anl black, continued during the whole
n rhL
ON tho following morning, small
hilloclS of a dark-groen color waS seen
rising q few feet a50vc the surface OF
tao ocean. but it continued visible ct
intervals only, between the more vio-
lcut or--1tions. Tho volcano was in
constant state OF -iyity, and appeared
O. bc dlscharCiu- dust and stones, to-
-ctlcr with vas, quantities OF steam.
ON sounlinCs being taken, no bottom
was found tiu those who made the ex-
roriment were within twenty yards OF
tEc island Tho form o., . crater was
nov clearly d,sceruibie. lt seemed 20
be com posed 20 fine cinders and mud of
dark brown colo-. and within it was
deserted. during t.c pa1scs ~ the crup-
tiops. mixture ~ muddy watcr. stcam
ana riudors, dashlnE up aod down. and
OCCASIONALLY running over tuo sides into
tae sea
All this Elmo showers 90 hot stones or
cindors .hot upward q few Yards and
then fell in-0 the gulf whonco they
were cjected SO words can describe
their sublime grandeur. their progress
was generally as follows After che
volcano bad emitted Tor some time is
usual quantities .. whi.o steam. sud-
denly thc whole aperture was filed
With an enormous mass ~ hot cindors
and d1st. rushing upwar- 90 the height
Of some hundred f,et With loud, roar
f1r noise. then falling into the sea on ali
sides with q still l0udor noise. arising
in ra-+. perhaps. from the formation a
Prod i.-iors quantities - steam which
Instantly took place. This steam wa
NJ f-st ~ q brown color, having en'
bolict a great deal % che dGst. and a'
81 -osc it gradually recovered IFS pure
vrfte -oIe-. 1eroeitinr tho dust In thr
sr1oc ora shower o' muddy rain.
1Fst-o thts was being accorl0l ished
removed errrtions % not cinders and
aret w~re quickly succeeding eacf
ether while f7-Er3 lightning. ac
c--r,'ied bT rsttfng thunder. ia-te'
aler- I'm all 2 -0cti1ns vi-h.n ths
rrr----. row i1ryened with lust an.
.--atir Increased .n volume. ar1 die
t-r-ed ~ srtdeu gusts ami wair' winds
Tr, la-ter w9re Nose frequent Cn -1'
f-c sdo. who're they of-en made im
r--ssct va-o--s-orts - curicus shapes
en- o-e occaston. some of che ste AZ
~-ached ths tce-, it sr1ol- li--.e O.
suIgbar. AMI che mud i- ieft became
~-it-v. sparkling. dark brown rcvle
when dry N7~e -f the st0aes cr cinder
tb-owu cut appeared more than half
f-.,- In fia--etsr. and ucst - ehen wsr
r,1ch smaller
ksthfs ,i--e &c .s'snd vas frc-' dft
80 -f1e-v fees In heigh- and s1ou