New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14

Tho conc Ia mounting high and Cling up he
crater, and the lava current, whicn ~" IN" sIdr
the "s' r . ~" "n III" side next TO Pompe
shows thnt its upper exit IL choking up Un %
of these days after earthquakes from we !, VIII;
Of It's pcnf,ip forces 70 ma n.s ~ its TOP as IL
did In 1872, and send iortl agnm ,ss th" lava
river Tho rOud crossed uIId rcclmsc" Wv vital
beds Of 1903. is5s ls5o TO- ana l"vn had srnspcd
pine tree, which had imprinted the s.,nm '" loav
trunk and bark on the stone before w, ii h RS
Ing holes ten inches in diameter iMe WI where VIZ
We drew ND mt last At the restaurant "nc,e . n
were 10 leave our horses, and stopped 10 clJoS u
prospect on to sca We could look GOVT ;, "IU"
the island OF Capri, here the f.Inp'for w. ,im"
was indulging In half-crnzcd orgy az tnc .i,.,
that Christ was dying: or down on r9siipo' nuIr
Naples, where the notorious cpicure loiiioi oT ~
few years before was 50 cnthusiast,o .I I Item
lightfnl flavor given to his fish by ieeuin9 lnG ,
on slave flesh. 1t was IL good thing that me
Germans destroyed that wornont ana cGtru ti'r
civilization, and If they did let out tne r's, ,o
centuries in Rome Of turning the ina1pe sa".u,I I
into lime, il WAS tie expression OF Il puIe "'
manly contempt for vice which was worm ,'pae
to the world than all the Ncnuses ana Ap'i ,1'
Mcssrs. Thomas Cook & Son have pnrchaseI me
railroad from this point up to the cone, anu nat
rapidly bringing order out Of the confusion Una,
formerly existed. The length Of IN" foa, 10 Y ,b
Yards, and the upper end is 800 feet above iic
lower At the upper station we had II goou gu.uc
assigned to u.s. but were not projected rom t,ie
horde of men, half portcrs and half Dannltl' w,o
q strap or carry on chair, or 10 pay lor tncir
drinks. One Of our ladies was in spite OF her
protest put on the shoulders Of TWO OF 1ilrin anu
carried q part OF the way. Considering whht llle
men arc however. the Cooks have done wonders
in eighteen months, and will do more III me
future in restraining the rapacity OF these moul-
taincrrs. ;..;
The volcano works in pulsations, em'ftinS
gtpam laden with ashes, and hurting up molten
lava After lump Of hot lava had t'Ii"n no!
yard from my loot, declined to nr pAcih"I
by the assurance that there was no danger. mh.
moved to the otl or side Of the crater IL rcdii"I
stones falling within yard OF your foot docs hoa
indicate danger, then what does the "ord mean
The sulphur fumes were very strong. IL was
the hea vy cloud of this gas rolling down ,h'
mountain that killed the elder tlinv at Cas'rlla-
mare and the thousands which he haI gone ashore
70 rcscrlr. We passed down on the further side
Of the mountain to So" the fresh lava ne way
was difficult. The scoria was 50 not Ihar, one
could iee the heat tLrouGh thick shoes. In places
it was 50 fuse that one had 10 be- careful 81 one
footing or he would have a slide oil h'inni"dS I'll
feet The lava was flowing out in horrii stream
OF fire. which impressed me even NOR" lhah u.
pulsations AZ the crater We came down Gli',
iatigurd The evening was falling as we PaSsci
thIou.h the streets Of the city. The vend"r,
were gone. On the sidewalks the women wer'
doing each Others toilet. and the lule chudrei
were running about in the fashion OF Edrh. y
turn in the street brought the dark ont Inc OF
Vcsuvius into view: there was an occasional spur
as of flame from ITS simmit-the renrr'lon "t 'i
furnace in II, horrid depths. and thc stream OF
lava lay like "A serpent of fire on us darn Slopes