The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-02

suggestive Ii those flfnl flashes OF the
aurora borealis. It was Is though the
cosmic hand had touched the whole
keyboard Of electricity and sent radial-
ing ont from the Arctic corona shafts
and bolts that should derange ethereal
Epace. There were no real clouds
visible, the night being extraordinarily
clear and dry. Bat there were appar
ent heads Of eumHlps and cirrhus,
which we're, in realty, reflections from
the magnetic center Of disturbance.
They not Only appeared in the
northwestern arc Of the heavens, which
was the spsrBal playground of the
brilliant spectacle, but were also inter
miltent 10 the zenith Ct tunes 40
dense as to obscure the most brilliant
Slars, and again 90 Elementary as to
resemble floating lace that might have
been the dtsphaons drapery Of Asior-
eth, the moon goddess of the Syrisua.
Not only have there been aerial
pyFOtechnies of late, but the very
earth has been shaken. Monnt Ems,
that magnificent chimney place of
the great blast furnace within the
regions below the earth's ernst has
shown renewed activity, as though the
vulcans Of the molten realm had
started np their way through TO the
light Of day. Loud explosions are re-
ported as taking place eonilnuslly, the
eruptlons growing more violent every
day. Earthquakes attend the belching
Of fire and smoke, and streams of lava
flow down the sides of the mountain
like hot saliva from the mouth of some
sDgry giant bent on destruction. The
Villages of Nieolosi and Belparso are
threatened and $4,000 people have
fed 10 the fields, where they have
encamped, just as they did when
Glanens fed from his sumptnuns bath
in Pompeii and Nydia CROPPED her way
to Tesene her lover, who WAS himself
seeking the beautiful blind girl. A
part Of Nieolosi has already been
obliierated, and 1t 10 feared that some
Of the inhabitants have perisbed.
A shock of the earth reduced the
village Of Claire on the coast OF Sicily,
five hours journey from the crater.
Abont Il, 600 souls lived there, bnt no
mention has been made Of the loss of
life. Wells, from which the people
/ derive their water are threatened, and
engineers have been sent out to divert
the lava stream il possible. The PEG.
4 pie are said TO be calm.
4 Another Of the category of horrify-
ing events is the recent snbmergence
of the island Of Sangir, in the Malay
archipelago. The steamer Catterlhun,
just arrived at Sydney, N. S. W., re,
ported that when she touched al
| Timor the news was reported that The
whole population of Sanglr, 10000
souls, had persisted. The steamer
passed through miles of debris consist,
| ing of poles and huts, most of them
chared and broken, and mingled with
the utensils nsed by the natives of the
Philippines. Head,dressers were OBJ
seryed among the foating stuff, and
the trunks Of bodies mneh burned,
were also visible. a native Of the
/ TalaHLso islands who landed at Selan.
| gen fonr weeks ago reported that be
had intended to land on the island Of
Sangir, but was deferred by seeing
the MONTANA shooting fame. Streams
of lava were then flowing towards the
sea, and not a soul WAS visible. Six
sealing vessels had BEEN anchored Of
the island, and it is believed that they
too, suffered extinction. Showers Of
ashes are said TO have fallen upon tht
decks of q Dutch steamer 10 the regior
Of Sangir. The air was black will
smoke and steam. The leland d
Luzon, the largest of the Philippine
group, has recently suffered greatly
from eTnptions. II these reports b
true she end of tho world has trulY
como TO those az, 600 inhabitants
Geplogiais tell us that The food wa
Only local disturbances, that cont
Dents have been submerged and neH
continents projected, and the island O.
Atlanta BIAS long been aong of th,
romaneistt; every writer sinee Pials
and Pliny dwelt upon IT'D existence
Sanger was not continent. II wa
only thirty miles long, with an aVeragl
width of ten Wholesome half as largi
"a Long island. II was situated mid
way between Celebea and Mindanao
The snrfsee was mountainous, with /.
volcano ID the centre. The inhabl
aants were Of the lowest order, knowi
az the negeilos By the SpAnish, 81.
their natares were Hol6sh. The pop
nlatien Of the grnap 81 6angir leland
ia estimated III $4,000 The thre
largest islandB--Graat SaDgir, Silans
) Tagolanaang --wiih these that suf
round each, form, as Il were, sepaFai
groups. There are many monnlain
ID ths ialaads which except he vi
I canoes, are clothed 70 fi1eir s1msnil
withfich ssgetaiion. Great Sangi
bad "a aFea Of a78 sqaare miles. III
3 p0p1lalion of M isIani Mas e q
4 Baighhesheod of $4,000. IL Il,
K noFlhwesl part 0f lha i&leHd Was
4 yalcano called Aba. NJ sl.e Az
i 4ountaiu, which had freqneafg
e ceEsod great deFaalsilop. ia Aiafe8
q 1886. tho aisaaok 81 lava and bel
ing Naies Thrown Ont hy ihe 81
aeao aargiSd awag the tieh plaaa
y iionH nd destroyed 2a9e livss ei
y i also golcago in 1iauw ialaai
y which has population "a
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