Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-14
VOLCANIC ERUPTlONS
History Of Some Jpheavals that
Have Caused Great Loss Of Life.
Awtei Power Coe~eoisd IN Noiorurss
sapsossd 80 ue Istinrt-h-Heets
of Lava Rnd Ashes
Emitted.

Volcanoes aud earthquakes result
from the fact ,hat th. interior 90
thls globe b. stili vrr, hot. uliuuur
heat into space and consequently
contracting .u bulk These tvu sru.
logical disturbances have iu The past
caused an enormous lusa ~ life. says
"a scientific paper
Durlnr the existence ~ this world
many Important geographical changes
hu,, been made through this natural
phenomena.
Scientists have found traces ~
tbis u many quarters IT the globe.
where there have been uu heavy
earthquakes ur voiranic erup,ions Tor
ages and ages
Volcanoes range 10 sizc from a
dimiuutivr cone 90 n huge mountain
lu both eases they are formed from
material which has brrp uclched
forth from the curth's interior
They can break through any kind
~ geological formation aud hnt,
come through granite 90 immense
depth. aud also through Eiiurian rock,
such Instances ~ their awful power
hoiup demonstrated by extinct vol.
cuuu,s that have been discovered in
France aud scotland
Those known as EtnA and Nesuvius
emerged from beneath soft marine
strata
They are generally classed a. &c
tive. dormant. aud extinct Ia many
eases. however. " H. impnssihle a.
distinguish the latter two. and many
that have remained qwcsrcut Tor
hundreds - centuries have been
knpwu 60 suddenly break forth Ia
the most violent manner
Such a one wns Surnrua. which.
after being dormant almost beyond
time immrmorinl hryauc active iu
The first century ~ thc Christian era
and ultimately produced Nrsu,ius
The latter n ~ \ 49, ,umitrd
forth lava and dcadi, pasr- iu such
gigantic volume and su rapidly that
the inhabitants 90 The ritN of Pom
pcii aud several other adjacent towns
we're destroyed as wcr, the pcopls
~ 81 Pierre.
/ but pelo- che volcano which So
/ quickly cudrd &c. Pierre aud its pee.
I pie was another one which was al
ways considered extinct
huunt Epuu~u. uu the island 81
lschia, furni.hc another Illustration
/ ~ the uncertainties ~ these dread
creatures of the rnrth's hidden mys
trries u remained dormant FOR
about ~ centuries mud then. ip llo2,
burst forth ,,ith the utmost violence
In operation volcano ,mits gases.
vapurs, ashes. novldrr. and lava
Sometimes the acid. ARE a. Uctruc.
tive 90 lifc as ARE the lava aud ashes
The crater ~ ldjrn. volcano In
Java. turned loose % huge Iulc Of hrid
water. which rushed down the noun.
tain side. and thr poisonous proper
ties ~ the liquid cBused Yridrsprcad
destruction among human beings. cat
tie aud birds
The ashes sent forth by volcano
are generally au fine that th,y will
penetrate O. house through tl.r smaIIusi
Icrncks aud rrrticcs They ut, gen.
orally so hot TINT the inhalation 81 the
smallest amount will cause DEATH
Ashes have been kuu,yu o. fau over
a country covering % radius within
800 miles ~ tie volcano from which
they were discharged That occurred
!, when Ncsu,ius broke loose .n I-1g
On another urcs-iur. when tbs
Cosequiua yulcahoin Nicaragua becams
,ruptiye iu tsIi. utter darkness pre-
vailed within a circle 80 30 miles. and
! eight miles away ashes covered "a,
ground g. depth ~ sen feet Fout
days later some - the ashes. which
had been caught ia an upper air cur
rent fell At Kingston. Jamaica zoo
miles away
Huge stones have been sent hurline
through space for grrnt distances b,
volcanoes ln violent activity Man,
were found IN the ashes which buried
Pompeii
volcano ~ Antucp. Chilli. h. said 1,
have sent stones SO miles and Cutu
pnHi BE- said ~ have hurled 600 pound
howlder nine miles
Molten lava eau rush downs noun
taintide a. faster rate than a mil,
an hour.
After II stops flowing a crust vii
form over the top ~ the bed. whici
becomes hard and cool while the bod,
~ Il will retain o. h,ry trnt Tor wears
When Mauna ioa. a., torrur-crrat
Ing volcano 81 Hawaii, had its awfu
eruptioa iu 1851, b. belcbed forth +,
solid fountain ~ lava. which was .00l
feet wide and spouted 300 feet into "a,
: air
Other hery fountains ~ the sam,
! country have been known Go perform
; similar feats aud have continued &,
do 40 unintsrrupteoiy Tor severa
weeks
The output from one ~ them trav
eled rs miles in two hours. and oontln
ued 10 creep along for months. destroy
; ing everything boa lee path
Lava 10 ~ variable Boo its moods d fte
, settling down on top ~ the earth ri
I ~ is la getting there. Sometimes I
b quickly becomes good soil. while oi
+. other occasions IL always remains har
, rsn.
sahaaSius Voc aaERaIIins.
A. Egg Rock, Lynn. England a bel
wa hung 80 feet hcinW bu1, aud Ga,
p bell WA struck hy electricity from tbl