The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-28
VOLCANOES MANY VICTIMS.
HUNDREDS MORE KILLED BIZ THB
GREAT ERUPTIoNS OF MAYoN.
Continued Eruptions wipe Out rive Towns sna
bury Their Inhabitants In Lava and Ashes
A Rcd-Hot Stream Flowing Forty Miles
TO the Ocean-Rruptions I'm Japan Aiso.

TO the Ocean-Rruptions In Japan Aise.
TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 27.-Mail advices
received to-day report that hvo more towns
have been wiped out and not less than 400 pors
sons killed since last reports were received here
by the eruption OF Mayor volcano, in LuZon
Island, one Of the Philippine group. Wide
spread devastation and ruin have resulted in
towns and villages situated around the base Of
Mayor for fifty miles. The latest towns do
stroyed are Santo Nino, San Rogue. Misericor-
dia, San Antonio, and San Isador. Tho last
two are suburbs of Libog. the destruction Of
which was announced several weeks ago. Al
Libbat and Libog ll5 persons are buried in the
ruins. All the surrounding hemp plantations
and fields and cattle have been destroyed.
Two hundred inhabitants persisted when San
Antonio, San Rogue, and Misericordia were
destroyed and 200 more met death under asnop
and lava In or near the other towns. Cascades
of red.hot lava pouring over Mayors sides, to-
gethcr with dense showers Of ashes from the
first eruption. buried them before they could
fee to places Of refuge. Gradually the erup-
ton increased in violence until lava was flowing
into the sea forty miles from the crater and the
tremendous rain Of ashes and sand reached
Nueva, fifty miles away. Villages were thus
destroyed which were thought to be safe.
At Bacay many houses have been buried I'M
der avalanches Of ashes and sand. In the town
OF Tobacco large assures opened in the earth, en-
quilting several dozen buildings. Escape from
this town was impossible, as all roads were
destroyed.
A correspondent writing from Guinea Obatan,
twenty miles from the mountains base. sends
a long and graphic description Of the eruption
to Manila papers. He says that subterranean
rumblinEs are heard throughout Luzon Island,
while the lava furiously boils over the crater
and r,,pa lntrn IL ri,-ar, - H. ~ ,o-~
time hot sand and ashes are thrown out over
the surrounding country, completely obscuring
the sun. Branches Of trees are broken of by
the weight Of the ashes. and the forests. which
were q source Of great wealth, are destitute.
The women and children OF Guinea Obatan were
aent to the Manraro Mountains for safety and
the correspondent and some others remained
one night watching the majestic but awful vol
cano. People Of LiboR. he says, were killed BY
red-hot stones and sand. which fell in showers
over the town. Lipog was completely buried,
not even the roofs OF houses being visible, e1-
cept the ruins of one church. On the east side
OF the mountain all the plantations have been
destroyed. On the othe other sides there arc
narrow streaks where some vegetation yet 70
mains.
The last reports received here placed the total
loss Of life to July l at 800. At that time the
towns Of Malipot, Bocay, and Libog had been
partly destroyed.
Railway tracks-and bridges have been do
stroyed and several persons killed by the erup-
ton Of Shiranes, a volcano in Gumma Pretoo-
ture, Japan. Late in July EARTHQUAKE shocks
were felt. followed by the eruption. which
threw ashes and sand nearly a mile from the
crater. Next day there was another eruption
about 100 feet from the old crater. hot water
and mud being thrown seventy feet into the
air. This continued three hours. The crater
remains full OF boiling mud and more eruptions
are eYpected.