The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-04
DEVASTATION.

DEvASTAIiON.
A Volcano Bursts Forth on Great sangir
Island, and village Afscr village sinks
Out OF sight.
VICTORIA. B. G., Aug. IL witK,ut any
warning signals, without any sign
whatever OF impending disturbance, the
Gunong Aroo volcano, on Great Sangir
island, In the Malay Archipelago, blased
forth on June T. and within twenty.
four hours the whole of the prosperous
surrounding country wss devastated
The island b one Of, ., chain, Of
islands near the philippines The
first report Of the eruption was heard
about 8 O'Clock In The morning. and
for four hours there wSs one con-
tinual stream ol Are and sshea After
q sliRht relaxation . food Of are again
began. continuing two dAyA The CO.,
coannt plantations which covered the
whole mountain side. vere completely
destroyed "N& ti'tN
Terrific thundss> >ssorms ihUd Aea,ewedp
each esrthqua2ea WAs3s villages urel
submerged and COCOA and nutmeg
plantations everywhsce sre ruined, In
the northern part Of the island lava,
streams were running with terrible
force Among Other viIiages oonip1etsly
obliterated was that Of fohesm, tanned
Tor IT, beauty and wealth e ~ dGaet1
The 1oss Of l4a b something tight-
ful, but no accurate estimate Of 1t can,
yet be made some place y as high a.
10000 A thousand bodies hsve been
picked up on the shore and many wese
found floating Ia the $50 p
The whole island b completely de-
vastated, and, although the violent
eruption has cessed, v6lumes q smoke
apo rising, scoOmpsAsed b. Steam sad
ashes The lower land end valleys1ss
covered with lava which b still pour
ing down, while cracks h the mountain
have opened, ssnptyang vo1ieys Of steam,
stones and mud, isq sar5ad-a g4
Property worth zllfiooe upon millions,
rs destroyed forever. For many years
the inhabitants u Hangirs Islsnd Nv
ting within the shadows OF . dormant
crater, had tiiied Vie soilssnd pfospered.
their chief industry being tho growing
of nutmegs, coooaputs and grapes the
product being regularly shipped
abroad Providence, With climate
eQualing. Il not surpassing, that OF
Italy, and son needing little culttve-
ton makes il profitable With no po-
liticA or national disturbances the
seznisavage natives were gradually be-
coming civilized The villages and
towns were well built and had schools
and churches
When the awful devastation began
there was terrible rumble, column
Of ruddy fames shot up from the crater
as high In the heavens as the eys, casld
reach, aud Immediately afterwac! hot
ashes were falling like anow-6 flakes ever
the whole country. Dust,was tying in
all directions, and from the time OF the
first explosion until OF iock THAT oren-
ing fierce volumes Of fame and smoke
and showers o1 large stones beiched
forth, followed by rain which fell in
torrents, bringing down with Il the
clouds OF ashes that were flying through
the air,
This continued ali night and tho
whole of the next day. Earthquakes
began juno q Village sfter village was
engulSed, hundreds Cd people dropping
into the great crooks In fhe earth The
whole country Is under layer Of mod,
ashes and stones.
Among others who saw the island
after the outbreak was Capt J. Gray,
Of the steamship Norway, which had
been sent with . cargo Of rice from
Mandanao to relieve tho sufferera
lie says the whole island viewed
from the westward, presented soul
sickening appearance There was no
sign Of life anywhere. Volumes Of
smoke could be seen issuing from the
volcano, accompanied by fine ashea
which spread Like cloud over the
island and fell thicidy eVerywhere
Small jets OF steam, smoke and stones
were pouring out from the mountain
sides completely covering the lower
valleys and lands The entire tOpnD-
raphy Of the island was changed