The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-26
MOUNT ETNA STILL
In ANGRY MOOD
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those two villages which have thus far
fearful. but in both villages soldiers are
encHamped in the SQUARES TO avert panic,
while I,li the mayor and parish priests are
Cardinal Francisco Nava. who re-
turned today to the scene Of the erup-
tion, promised to bring back TO the peo
pie OF Nlcolosi and Belpasso the vcil OF
st Agatha, which they believe has tho
power 10 STOP, the advancing lava. Pro-
on the volcano; despite narrow escape
| from death today, has returned TO the
lava fields. TO those who advised pru-
My post Is there
Frank A. Perrat Of Brooklyn. n. Y,
who is attached ,, to the ROYAL obserya.
today and went Immediately TO the scene
OF the eruption.
Intensity of Heat.
II Is now known that there are four
openings from which lava is Issuing. Tho
heat from the currents is so intense it
Is Impossible to approach within loo feet
of the streams, The flow OF the lava
down the mountain side now averages
| over foot minute.
Late tonight It was considered prob
| able the streams would pass between
Borello and Nicolosi without touching
| them
The people are pleading for assistance.
especially for carts In which to remove
ment has turned over to the prefect $1,000
to assist the needy peasants.
An official report on the volcanic dis
made public this forenoon, while con-
frmins the gravity of the situation
holds out the hope, that the, worst is
over. The craters that may be properly
described new appear to be only four
| In number. These have opened al the
| foot OF Mount Castellazzo, four miles In
/ .,I, la,Na fro, -,ty, Af nj
| Etna.
one OF these .craters is, at a spot called
| Tasca Albanelli This is not throwing
out much lava. but Is the nosiest Of the
| four and It's loud detonations are chiefly
responsible for the terror OF the popu-
| latIon for miles around. a second era
Volta Sangirol Amo. This is 1000 feet
above the sea and the most active OF the
openings; emitting the greatest amount
| OF incandcscent matter, AT Tasca Arena
| is third break, also very active, and
| near it is the fourth. showing a less Sc
| riouS eruption.
Whole River of Lava.
The four streams emitted from these
era ters have united at the foot OF Mount
CastellazZo and formed a great river OF
lava that Is bringing death and desola-
tion into the invaded districts. Plants.
trees whole vineyards and orchards have
been destroyed by the consuming flood:
This morning the lava river had extended
nine miles from It's source.
Even in this city there was little sleep
for any one last night. The greatest
anxiety was felt for friends and rela
threatened districts by. those who well
know the possibilities OF the. disaster.
In the path of the advancing flood the
people are in great terror and thousan nds
had abandoned their homes at daylight;
The roaring Of Mount Etna continued
without interruption today. and rain
houses of peasants already have been de
stroyed and II is feared that II the flow
does not cease soon the food Will enter
ing all their household goods and all OF
their transportable possessions are NOV
Ing to places of safety In their distress
homes the molten mass has entered the
clsterns and caused destructive eNplo-
sions
During the last forty-eight hours the
emission of lava 1t Is estimated, has
amounted to 1O.oo0,ooo cubic yards
Professor Ricco' director OF the M9nno 9yny,noo
the disturbed zone today. was caught IN
a storm of cinders and smoke and forced
Troops have been ordered Into the vi
cinity, and volunteers from neighboring
villages have come to the aid OF the dis
trcssed
After, reaching. the valley l.. the e,oI1,,s lava
and this afternoon the hope that the
eruptions were decreasing In volume was
strengthened.
Vast Flow of Lava
Mr.. Perrat arrived at Niccolosi this
afternoon and sent the following telegram
to Catania;
"The great eruption continues with un-
abated violence. The craters constantly
are throwing out liquid fire and rock 10
a height OF twenty meters, 1t Is a mag |
nificent though terrifying, spectacle.
''The lava has flowed ten kilometers |
(about seven miles) in TWO days. The |
lower end OF the stream Is 200 meters |
broad and five meters high, The stream
is advancing sixty meters per hour de-
stroying vineyards and houses.
Enormous damage 10 property has |
been done. The Alpine clubs refuge has |
been destroyed.
'The lava will reach and partly destroy |
Borrelo and Bepasso within three days |
II present conditions continue. Nicolosi
is In danger.
eruption. Tho central crater is inactive.
but there are prolonged rumblipgs from |
within The explosions from the side |
craters are very terrifying,
"I have measured the surface tempera-
ture at the lower end of the lava stream.
and 1t registers 800 degrees centigrade.
The lave does not form a crust around |
trees. but ignites them
Crowds OF visitors are enjoying the
wonderful spectacle.
"The present eruption is the sequel to
the abortive outbreak In April, 1908. and
was expected and even predicted.
81 hope soon to visit the mouths that
have not as yet been visited by any. one.
cano is covered with burning lava, In
some places shallow and others deep: Ii
is 500 meters broad.
"The final result OF the eruption cannot
be predicted, all depending upon the
duration of the phenomenon. The latest
observations show a slight reduction In
the intensity OF the eruption"