Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-13
TALES OF THE TIMES.
A Merry Britisber Who Wasn't Scared by
Mere ERUPTION.

Efuptious
Advices by the Australian steamship
MiOwora give news that an adventurous
young Englishman named Carr, who il Il
quite possible may be Lieutenant Seton.
karr, the most adventurous mountain
climber and pioneer of the British Geo
graphical society, narrowly escaped de-
struction In whirlwind of steam, cinders
and stones preceding the deluge of lava
emitted by old Ruapehu, New Zealand !
famous Volcano late I'm March, Eruptions
still continue Internationally, and the sky
for hundreds of miles has been fiery red
for weeks Carr Is now at Auckland hos
pital recovering from injuries received i'm
| his strange adventure
He had started, with two guides and
provisions, for 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
fall or snow, n most unusual thing at this
season. The guides expressed themselves
as unable to understand the phenomenon,
ana IL was decided To camp on the noun
tain and await developments. The party
had not long To wait. From 28 degrees the
mercury rose within four hours to rs. the
snow disappeared, and earthquakes added
their rumblings in the heart of the noun
tains TO swell the mysterious 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 oyerwhelm
them.
You think the mountain will give fire.
works for our benefit, do you?n was Carr,s
comment. This is glorious; we will not
disappoint old Ruapchu of his audience,
But the guides We're not so enthusiastic
and finally announced that they were go
ing whether he would or not.
Very good, was Carr's reply. 81 will
stay.
Then he paid them their wages for the
portion OF the trip only that they had ac-
tually performed. They hastily retraced
their steps, and the very next day showers
or mud, which invariably precede active
eruptions, commenced The guides de-
cided that their late employer must be
overwhelmed, and great was their surprise
two days later to be rejoined by him at 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 he had been struck
by stones which rained from the mountain
top.
Hardly had the party reconnected when
the eruption proper commenced and for
days the sight was magnificent though
awful one Ruapehu first sent great col
umn 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 and ashes which contin-
ued TO belch forth for many hours. Rua-
pehu is 5000 odd feet high and one of the
most rugged and picturesque mountains
In the southern sea. Crowned by feathery
columns OF smoke and ashes, through |
which at times midnight rainbows PLAYED. |
Its aspect from sea during an eruption was |
at once terrifying, magnificent and indie |
scribably beautiful
Since the eruption Carr assembled on the |
west side, which had hardly been affected |
at all, owing To continued wind from that |
quarter, and it has been found that the ia
nous crater lake has entirely disappeared,
having been literally blown out and re-
placed by u bubbling field Of lava, the depth
Of which cannot be estimated The great
Is now clear Of snow for the first
time since the memorable eruption of 1886
when 1arawcra, too, showed a grand py-
rotechnic display. The latter mountain
also promises TO repeat its performance on
5he present occasion.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat