The sun., 1892-07-17

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MOUNT ETNA.
athose Of Mount Etna. About 900. 900 people
we on its sides. They have become aecus.
.omed to the dangers that always threaten.
Tho richness Of the soil. formed Of decom-
ssees aff Eth" Que the garden spots oi the
,sn II tsoSsS .SsS d Il. Si hey
despatches report, that a large area Of this
tilla1le land has already been overwhelmed.
ana thSt thoasanas t. OF people nave been driven
Mount Etna i on the eastern seaboard Of
Wrters its T height Is i6s7s feet From f,e is
tss o 9es yopne Be
the most magnificent OF prospects. Tho gently
flowing avas which renred the mighty noun
runs around the lower slopes is eighty seven
miles long. Two cities. Catania and Aci Reale,
around the base OF. on the slopes.
The nictnre Ct Etna shows quite a number
They .te are AMONG the m most Tea iea
the outlets Of lava; ar. scattered ~ over II:
them being only insignificant monticules.
The first eruption within historic times is
fore Christ, Twelve eruptions OF Importance.
some OF which created great destruction. are
eTs One Of the most @ oatbnss
Cured in ll60 4. D.. when Catania was
psop %ela a fey 1Ra a Fans
va,Sn .ns the thn day Of tho est Of st
S'. By tho oSe5wRsI @ Ming a. stream Of lava TSe
victims INCLUDED several BIshops and forty
record Of the eruptions since the Christian
era is accessible. One Of the most terrible Of
nearly twelve miles in length opened In the
Sds the r9% ts N
fissure ejectlns red hot stones and sending
out vast quantities Of sand and ashes that
the t county rot % OF sixty
n torrent Of lava which soon presented front
two miles wide and slowly rolled down the
town Of 5000 inhsbitents. The torrent con:
tinncd 70 flow: end few few days ,|y,o later M de, de-
divided into three streams. DESTROYING seven
teen vlages as AL It made Its TaY toward Ga-
ta"ia a wheS had ss BEEN reared to Height of
sixty feet to, protect, III" city from lava nows,
Ss as, & ths M hsp tSs qa, sr1
cascade poured over the wall. destroyng a
nSt e sne 1 Of de
which il entered in u stream 600 yards broad
a"" sSF Ss rate Sser thirteen ri miles
DAYS. hnt it's progress was less rapid as II lost
Gayt Gays Of It its only two se x
river entered the sea the waters began to boil
and m2Rs Of sh Filled The
amount amounted ed to tom many millions Of cubic feet Fer
rara estimated that the length Of the stream
width " was i be tween % two and three miles. Il
covered nearly forty square miles Of surface.
ns wsen vo%ns
s hs oi sey x.ls
destroyed. and It Is said that at least 10000
'lDoui During ii the eighteenth century quite num-
lsnce. though most q them did little damage.
VIII Whom mShe the front q the strssm vas snddens
The % red hot mass m " was hurled in every diree.
t!on. and a cloud OF vapor enveloped every.
t9ag snot pSHns ed the
sarprised iK, a y xysSTy Violent sruPtlcn A. they
Continued S" Tor nine v months. The tourists were
ascending from SIcolosi 70 witness the sunrise
upper @ m hut. Known KNOWN as the Casa In siese tho era.
ter ommenced to give forth ashes and flames
M fPs and maes a@ a ia oros Ths
reached Nicolosl in safety.
treme violence. while many have been Of
snfrsd sTns ana IN % iss h i74
OF 1885 md 1881, The outburst, OF 1880 do.
sisi stiaSyeh & vineyards and farm lands valued at
Mr. Hare says that the general appearance
~ Etna is very little changed since the time OF
straho. who described the lower slopes as Gov
cred with forests and planted grounds; srnbo
mately produced most fertile soil. admirably
aSdant"d for the culture q vines; and also hnT
ashes. which are buried under snow In winter:
g. Etns which Those who Dc pn, ~
only possible In summer, and June, July, and
SSeptomber are the months best adapted Tor
fore them. The general desire is to be at the
summit TO- soc tho sun Use. and tho climb 70
part Of the climb is tho approach to the
great crater; where the deep ashes are hard
to wade through. The weather Is al.
sometimes 50 benumbed when, they reach tho
crater that tho guides cover them with warm
ashes for u while At the summit the travel
crater, which is three miles round. The view
catchor th' light Of III" rising sun, Etna being
ing to intercept tho sight. But the most inter-
cstiug part ot the view Is tho great mo" ntai In
itself. with its multitude ol lesser cones sprin.
lled around it's sides, and the aigzGg paths of
through the zones OF snow and ashes: then
forests. and lastly luxurant cultivation. The
Icy cold usually preNentsa u prolonged stay at
.Catanln the city at the foot Of tho mountain
from which this picture was tnker, mas Deen
several times in whole or in part rehullt ron
tho lava that had DESTROYED II. The navemehts
of its streets aud IN. walls of its buildlnEs are
all of the material that Was once eJe'tea from