The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-15

IN hing The highest habitable polht
.e yaenvius where Prof. Matteucci,
airactor Of the Royal observatory mas
conraeeously held his position
throughout The eruption. lhe hotFl
scientist was found to be comparatlF'3'
ly calm and undisturbed by his feceh,
fearful experiences.
For three days Matteucci ana ms
,ittla hand were cut off from ne out
side world. Their provisions ran ~"
but Matteucci's urgent telegFaphic ap'
neals led yenturesome guide TO push
throrgh ON Friday with snppiiea'
Meantime the profc sor had kept at ms
Instruments taking. observations ana
making caiculasl MS day ana sn,
while perfect inferno ragged fouho
him
A. he came forward to greet thf
correspondent his hlackeneI race aha
dnst covered clothes told OF the otdeal
through which he had passed. le
n6rtico wae.e h. stood was Knee oeFp
in ashe. Fr, m The observatory Ter
rare Ia wnica narrow paths Aaa beeh
cnt through the ashes he e9fres9o1'
put looked ont over an ocean o. asheS
and twisted rivers Of lava while Nesa'
WINS rose arimIy in mantle OF ashes
ANA ehrouded with dark Vapor fisil'5
lirsa a = gaatic fan Matteuecl tela IN
9 orv of the catae,aysm, signs oil @hle4
he first observed month ago.
The real danger, he said, began lh'
middle Of last week when an enormous
styaam of lava came from the summit
meeting other streams Whica Dur
from lover atraits Taroashoat-lh'
lawn discharge the volcano was com
naratively quiet and without eieetrica
nhenomena or explosions
The only ominoas sign was the~aa
vance wave Of cnders forming al
enormous cloud over the crater OoA
tipung. he said
"Onr really terrible period eame a
,hreo .clock Sunday morning an~
lasted until c,ht ihe mountain
which hitherto had been silent snaaeh
l., qava out a deafening roar asa
areat rent was made in !ts cone HUE
mild rocks were hurried sNyWaFa
Some fell near the observatory tilie"'
ening to crush in the roof, but mos
of them fell far out side me ooSerN d
,orv 2one There was no scoIiae
uts erst discharge. but solid bullel
like stones which cut The rool an
damaged the windows
At midnight Saturday the "ohir
and children of the housenold "er
removed. This vas irst before IN
rain of huge stones began and Ma
teneci was then left with Prof. Pefr'
Of New York. and two domesties.
Throughout Sunday. Matleucci co.
timed enormous solid stones rose
n height of 200 feet from the crate
chile ashes aud sand were throw
much higher, but towards Monday I'll
terrible shock of the earth gradual
diminished one of the worst feature
of the eruption was he unusual eXlel
# the electrical phenomena, The oar
moss being broken by vivid fasA'
of lightning giving the sky Dloo
like color with short, heavy peals
thunder nterspersed. These momen
we're terrible-very terrible. Yes,
was veritabic hell
Malteucci aid thai scient fc obSe
yaticn was extremely difficult
seismatic instruments were badly
f.cted by the electrical intensity. cat
explosion being announced by Niole
movement cf The instruments, whl'
seemed ready 30 burst into pieces.
Compared with other great eruptoi
tho observer considers this Is o
of the important in the history ot \
suvins. It's effects are less terrfi
than those of the eruption Of lhe ye
nj 20 when Pompeii was buried bu
oouo1s the intensity of the eruptio
of tc2s and 1872. As TO Nesuvils
tnro uatfeucci said he il unable 10
with any degree OF certainty.
cerely hope this eruption Is over
said hut who can tell whether
other terrible couvulsion may noi CO
during The next minute. However.
my indications point 10 a pefloo
calm for TIE next few days and th'
fore I am hopeful But I would
hopeful last night although a seri
explosion occurred a. 10 O'Clock IN
evening without any warning
Matteucci handed t1e cOTres poad
stone the size of an inch shell
souvenir Of his visit. Tiying these
very precious stones. some Of u
have hit me at one time or an5t
They represent my wounds
ne then led the way bis Ice
quarters which showed the eonia
hat existed throughout the dome
l-ranch of the observatory during
lisp. se D. tumed "a las
vesuvius gave another deep groan,
ing with a fearful explosion y
blew OF a portion Of its nev cor