The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-27
COLIMA IN
ERUPTION.
New Outbreak of Great Mexican Vol
can0.
NO LIVES IN SERIOUS PERIL
slopes of Mountain Unpeopiea' anu
Natives Residing Near Got Vu'
During February scare
Grand and Awful sights

San Antonio Tex, May 27.-Mail aa-
vices from Tuxpan, Mexico, say taat
Colima volcano has been in almost
continual eruption for eight days ana
~ consequence some grand and aW-
full scenes have been witnessed IRON
Tuxpan. which is located about TWEEN
ty-ave miles to the eastward OF tne
volcano's crater. Tuxpan affords
magnificent view of the volcano ana
is very easy Of access. Situated az an
altitude Of nearly 5000 feet above the
level Of the sea, the atmosphere on
most days is so clear that the peak
does not appear to be more than four
or five miles away.
During the last week OF feDruafg
and the first days Of March Coiima
made a series of demonstrations that
created CONSERVATION in the immediate
neighborhood of the volcano and re-
ceived considerable attention at the
hands of the newspapers Of the United
states. Great rocks were on three dif-
ferent DAYS hurled high in air, eonsid-
cradle quantities Of lava flowed down
the western slopes and volcanic dust
fell over the contiguous country to
distance of $50 miles.
Exodus of Natives.
In Tuxpan on the oath of February
the fan Of dust was so profuse that at
midday it was not possible to see across
the plaza, and everything out Of doors
for miles around was literally plastered
with the stuff. There was pretty gen
eral exodus Of ignorant and supersti-
tious natives employed on the hacien-
das and in the mines around the base
Of the mountain, and people living in
Tuxpan were in general somewhat
nervous. but the extent of the panic, II
panic it could be called was grossly
overstated by the correspondents OF
many American as well as Mexican
newspapers. AS a matter Of fact, little
actual damage was done, as the vol
canos slopes were unpeopled and the
few villages situated about the base
were too far removed from the re-
peated bombardments of powders
Colima appeared to have blown herself
pretty thoroughly out in the course Of
ten days and remained unwontediy
quiet for a period Of about two months
Titanic Pyrotechnics.
The eruptions Of the past week have
been of a ridically different and, upon
1 the whole. more serious character
During the entire period vast quaint
ties Of lava have at frequent intervals
been yomited forth from the crater and
gone rolling down the slopes In gigan
I tie molten streams. At night the spec
| taele was indescribably grand. The
lava was not thrown into the air, bu
simply gushed over the lips Of thu
crater, as though pumped from thu
glowing depths by some herculear
power, and. like thick molasses, startet
on its downward course deliberately
and majestieally
When one mass collided with an
other or plunged over some shee
precipice on the mountain side the eff
feet was startling 1t was like the ex
plosion of million roman candles
At frequent intervals the terror ant
subhmity Of the scene were heightened
BY terrific explosions which hurle,
massive powders many hundred fee
into the heavens, to fall back into thl
redhot mass below with tremendou
splash. These giant pyrotechnic
would continue fer perhaps an hour
and then for a period the flow Of lay;
and explosions would cease, only TO b
resumed in the course Of an hour o
two.
Dense volume OF smoke.
During the past week a volume o
smoke has poured from the crater con
tinually. sometimes dense, at othe
times barely pereeptlbIe; now driver
high in air by a tremendous explosion
again floating lazily away upon iii
breeze. There have been, however
few hours during the past eight day
that spectators have watched in vail
for something sensational from Co
lima.
OF late immense assures which reacl
from base TO peak have formed alonl
the mountains slopes, and dens
clouds of steam and smoke at time
issue from these crevasses, swiftly rol
UP the incline Ike gigantic balls O
cotton and join the lofty column from
the crater, occasionally almost obscur
ing the view of the mountain side Ii
fact, the volcano Colima seems rem
from top to bottom and in fine trim
to be blown to smithereens in cas-
sufficient force should be generated a
any one time In the crater's depths
The frequent eruptions Of late woul,
indicate. however, that the storehous
Of force has sufficient vent at presen
to render a general blow up impossible
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