Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-30
AMT. ETNA ATNIGHT
-se HEAVENS APPEARED TO
w a DARING TRAVELLER


,nAtal nuie~
-v of tho ascent Of the noun.
is~ whose summit Plato, In his
b nv .na thoughtful time, and Mr..
-, an IN our troublous days, have,
tis.S.. .rv great men, in great wonder
90 Inc sunrise, has strong ias-
80. -, because Of its wide contrast
r',l, e,aetion Of strength and en-
e." md rs supreme, awe inspiring |
~, Ia realization Of that which
r.i ,bo ancient5 and the poets OF
.gdale Ages $50, no o.or,,
lN'' ,rom the vineyards aud the
Nv. ,roazh tho scTen botanical re-
DE- 80 10 tic snowcapped crust that
Tor ten square miles between
-,snl dep.h Of mqucnchnble fire
IN. Ms heaven that suddenly seems
brought near, the traveller mounts
a an ever Increasing sense Of tho
=, beyond and around him.
non twelve miles Of the ascent from
- haye been accomplished the
"a "a looks rs far OFF as ever. When
y. polwellm made the ascent. IN August,
: "a rain had fallcn IN Sicily for
s.,months. and along the eastern sea
80 the mountains the mean temper
was 50 dogs. Fair. His starting
+, vas Ca.ania; his first halt 10 Nico-
q little town consisting Of ono long
~, bordored By one storicd cottages
~, Nicolod has more than once
=, shaken TO the ground by soarth-
80 From thence begins the jour
y On mulcback, By no definite path,
- ya,t tract covered with lava and
~ with here and there patches OF
I'M The mules know all about Il,
N yi,e travellers trust them as they
serve
lroanl the district Of lava and ashes
forests Of small trees, and at height
slglG feet Is tho Casa del Bosco, where
min charge Of the woods live and
,b,uce tho start for quite tho upper re-
"a, OF the whcrc cold sur
,.ing that Of tho higher Alps has TO
neountered--is made. There, MIR.
Fslwell records, "the air was NO extra
rlinsry stlll that the flame Of n candle
,..eed near tho door did not flicker"
n $500 feet the Rogione Descrta Is en-
s,sd. Lifeltssness Is all around. ST.
ltee broods over tho waste OF black
uri. ashes and lava; ante arc tho only
buur creatures in the crater region. A
H,le lower down Spalfanaani found
hr. thrushcs, ravens, kites and u few
larirdges.
There was no moon on the night on
salch Mr.. Rolwoll made the ascent,
laias tho dosolation dcopegpd, and tho
tth became more arid and moro void
"a mute, the heavens "took mp tho
y5ndrous tale "Thc stars" he says,
tAone with extraordinary brilliancy
"a sparklcd like particles Of white hot
r.sl. have never before seen tho
ravens studded with such myriads Of
fan. The milky way ahone like u path
4 fire, and motcorS flashed across tho
w In such numbers that 1 soon gave
y any attempt TO count them. The
u1lt Of heaven seemed TO DO much
parer than when seen from tho earth.
I'd more flat, as II only u short distance
lsoyo our heads, and some OF tho
Fighter stars appeared to be hanging
tgwn from the sky"
A hundred years ago Brydone, be-
hlding this same wondrous spectacle
q lawful majesty and splendor," re-
ufls how ho and his companion woro
more struck with veneration than be-
bw" how they exclaimed together,
what glorious situation for an oh.
RryatoFyl Had Empcdoclos had the eye
d Gailleo, WHIT discoveries must he not
lave made" aud how they regretted
Tat Jupiter was not visible, as ho was
PFsuadod they might have discovered
pmo Of his satellites with tho naked
~, or at least with u small glass which
BE bad in his pocket.
Atl3Oa. m, with the temperature
n 4 dogs. Fair, Mr.. Rodwell reached
he welcome shelter of tho Cas- u In.
sltie and rested there until . q. M,
vhea, the brighter stars having dis.
ilpeared, he started for the summit OF
Tie crater, 200 feet above him, in order
bwtness what Brydone calls "the most
wonderful and most sublime sight In ma.
n'e'' There was no strong wind; the
ryeler did not suffer from tho sick.
tssot which travellers constantly com
Hlntn the raroted air of the summit
Aereachcd the highest point at 4;i0
nd' cautiously choosing u coolish place
tnong the cindcrl, sat down ON III,
peald, whence steam and sulphurou'
HaHswero issuing, TO wait for the sun
h' above tho place whore tho Sun
YOU'D presently appear there was {
a-iant rcd, shading OIL in the direc
l.aoi the zenith TO orange and yellow
ls was succeeded by pale green, thei
song stretch Of pale blue, darker blue
ei'A gray, ending opposite tho risin'
,an with black. This effect was quit,
aianet; 1t lasted some minutes an,
Vaa very remarkable. This was sue
eteaed by the usual rayed appearance
Aal AZ ten minutes 10 the upper rim
" me sun was seen over the mountain
olCalahria."
30 simply does Mr.. Bodwell record IN
sue'aoh Of his toll, fof, as he says truly
10 one would have the hnrdihood to at
Tempt to describe the impressions whio
Ie made upon the mind while the eye
Ie ueholdiug the sunrise from the sun
NV OF Eta, How greatly tho isolatio
" inca wiulmountain adds to tho incou
'ul'eae!e effect Brydono implios whe
~ UNVEILS upon "tho immense elevate
'0ui INC surface OF tho earth, drawn, q
u Were' to single point, without an
~snoor'ng mountains for tho sense