Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-15
Mi. Lassen Ennits
 Volcanic Fire
SHOT HUGE COLUMN OF SMOKE
 2.ooo FEET IN AIR.
LASTED THIRTY MINUTES
One Man Reported Killed, One Injured and Ten Driven Insane as Result of Terrific Oatburst-PiIlar of Smoke Could be Seen in Towns Fifty Miles Distant.

Bedding, June 14.-Mount Lassen finally erupted with volcanic fire today and one man is reported killed, one in
 jured and two driven temporarily in
 sane as result of the terrific outburst
 from the crater which had been latent
 f3r many years.
 The sixth eruption on Mount Lassen
 e cured early today and shot huge
 column of dense black smoke, steam
 and ashes two thousand feet into the
 ar.
 The eruption lasted thirty minutes.
 The crater had been greatly damaged
 b. the latest outbreak. The pillar of
 smoke was seen in towns fifty miles
 distant.
 Party of Eight Overwhelmed.
 Reports that seem to be authentic came tonight that a party of eight men
 who had ventured near the crater just before the sixth eruption this forenoon
 were overwhelmed by a sudden explo- sion that sent @ mass of rocks, ashes and thick smeke some 1000 feet in the air
 A rock fell on Lansing Graham. 8 lunlbernan of Viola. Cal. according to the report, and fatally injured him Another man in the party was severely injured. The wounded man, with the aid of his companions, fled from the
 scene as rapidly as possible. Two | others are said to be missing. Greatly Enlarged Crater. There was a seventh outbreak of she peak this evening. and tonight persons
 at Red Bluff reported that flames could be seen issuing from the greatly en- larged crater. The latent volcano seem ed to be in full eruption after nearly two weeks of what appeared to ot geyser activity. Steam and vapor ha6 been emitted and some rocks and ash
 had been reported during the interven- 1 ing outbreaks.
 Two new craterS, in addition to one | blown open on May 30. burst from the | mountainside tonight. Fire from then l was seen from roofs in various towns
 at considerable distance ! The first eruption today came from | the crater of May 30. It was this ex- plosion that killed Graham. A jagged | rock sawed him nearly in two, cutting off his arm and exposing his heart. He was taken to Viola, a few miles dis tant, and died there.
 Two Men Missing. Hugh Addington and Hiram Blodgeti are missing and a MT. Supple was seri.
 ously bruised and cut by rocks. | Six of the party saved themselve: by burying their faces in the snow an( i avoiding the poisonous gases whfcf belched from the volcano. They found
 Graham and Supple after the gase: | had lifted somewhat. Tonight's erup' | ton, the seventh of the series starting l May 30. was not so bad as the one to,
 day, The two new craters. as nearly
 as can be determined. are about a mil, 1 apart.
 They were torn in the mountainsid, simultaneously with the first appear | ance of fire.
 The sixth outburst occurred early | today. Throughout the middle of tn, day the crater was quiescent, but at I p. m. second funnel of smoke anC | auha cIaOf clrr Todn ff<,,,
 were more violent than any that hay, preceded it since the volcanic nature C. l the peak became evident recently afte
 @ rest of many years.
 | Today's activity was remarkable fol l the quantity of smoke and mineral sub
 stance which burst from the mountain The heavy cloud was blown northwarC | for several miles. The height of tn, | eruption has been reduced, 1t is be ] lieved, by the enlargement of the era | ter. The entire snow-capped peak ha | been blanketed with a black covering l of ashes,