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Show RAINED DGMVX ASHES. AfECCUAB l'lIENOllEXON IN MEXICO MEX-ICO ASHES FROM A CLOUDLESS CLOUD-LESS 8KY. A rain of ashes fell a few days ago at Guanajuata, Mexico. The Ttco Hepubltct. of the City of Mexico, Mex-ico, says: "It commenced about 10:30 o'clock In Uie morning, when ashes started to fall in the city from a cloudless tky, and when there was no wind prevailing near the earth. The lower classes were badly frightened, fright-ened, thinking that the strange phenomenon was the precursor of some dire event. The churches were sought by them, where they offered up prayers to Uie Creator to save them from destiuc-tlon. destiuc-tlon. At Umes the fall or the gray material was very thick, resembling materially a snowstorm. Buildings, streets, trees and people were covered cov-ered wiUi ashes at Uie conclusion or the peculiar Etorm. Tho ashstorm was very general In Uie State of Guanajuata. It Is Uie general opinion that the ashes were wafted by a northeasterly current of air across hundreds of miles of conn-try conn-try from Uie acUve crater of Uie Columba volcano. Similar ashfaUs have recenUy been noted ln Uie State of Jalisco and near the Inse of the C'olumla Volcano. |