The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-12
HE WAS A sTAYER.
An Englishman who Wasn't Going to
BE Scared OF a Volcano.

An Englishman who Wasn't Going TO
BE Scared OF a Volcano.
Advices by the Australian steamship
Aiiowera. says a Victoria, B. C, dis
patch to tie St Louis GIobe-Democrat,
gives news that an adventurous young
Englishnan named Carr, who it is quite
possible may be Lieut.. Set0n-Karr, the
most adventurous mountain climber and
pioneer Of the British Geographical So
ciety. narrowly escaped destruction IN q
whirlwind OF steam, cinders and stones,
preceding the deluge Of lava emitted by
old Ruapebu, New Zealand's famous vol
cano. late in March Eruptions sill con-
tinue inteTTnitteutly. and the sky for bun
dreds OF miles has been fiery red for
weeks. Carr is now at Auckland Hospital,
recovering from injuries received in his
strange adventure.
He had started with two guides and
provisions fer ten days exploration Of the
five peaks forming the crest of Ruapehu
and fencing ITS famous crater lake. he
got half way up the mountain side, when
his progress was greatly retarded by
fresh fan Of SNOW. most unusual thing
at this season. The guides expressed them
selves as totally unable TO understand the
phenomenon. and il was decided TO camp
Oh the mountain and await Developments.
The party had not long TO wait. From %
degrees the mercury rose within four
hours 10 &c: the snow disappeared, and
earthquakes aGded their rumblincs IN the
heart Of tie mountains to swell the mys-
ferrous feature OF the night. The guides
hourly became more uneasy and entreated
Carr TO break camp and descend before
the eruption, which they anticipated would
overwhelm them.
You think the mountain VIII give fire
works for our benefit. do yOu?" was CaTT's
comment. This is glorious: we VIII not
disappoint old RHspehu of has audience"
But the guides We're not so enthusiastic
and finally announced that they We're going,
whether e " oHld or not.
VERY good, i" was Cars reply, u VIII
stay
Then he paid them their wages for the por-
ton OF the trip only that they had actually
performed. They MISREPRESENTATION
and the very next day showers of mud,
which Invariably precede actual eruptions,
commenced. The guides decided that their
late employer must be overwhelmed, and
great was theirsurprise two days later to be
FejOined by him a. the base of the mountain.
He was scalded from head to foot; his left
arm was broken and there Were bruises and
cuts on every part of his body where ne had
beenstruck by stones which rained from the
mOuntain-tOp.
Hardly had the party recOnnected when
The eruption proper commenced, and for
GAYS the sight was a magnificent though
awful one Ruapehu first sent a great
column Of steam like giant geyser many
thousand feet in the air. Then there was
a pause The steam ceased and was re-
placed by smoke aud ashes, which continued
Il belch forth for many hours Ruapehu
is GOO odd feet high and one Of The
most rugged aud picturesque mountains
10 the southern sea. Crowned by feathery
columns OF smoke and ashes, through
which ar times midnight rainbows played,
its aspect from the sea during 10 eruption
was at once terrifying, magnificent and
fndescribabiy beautiful.
Since the eruption Carr assembled on
the west side, which had hardly been
affected ct All. owing TO continued wind
FINN that quarter, and it has been found
that the famous crater lake has entirely
disappeared, having been literally blown
ont aud replaced 10y a bubbling field OF
lava, the depth OF which cannot be estl-
mated The great mountain is now
clear II snow for the first time since the
memorable eruption Of 1856, when Tara
vera 100. showed a grand pyrotechniC
display. The latter mountain alsC
promises 10 repeat its performance on the
present occasion.