Show A VOLCANO IN AU1ION Eraptlooof Ind and llorki In Japan The great eruption lUntlalwn hot Ptagi Japan tight yean ago which was almost unprecedented In volcanic oulbunts has Just been paralleled by n similar disaster In I the same dlitrict of Japan thought fortunately this lime tho pleasure resorts near limo volcanic moon lain hero deserted because the season had not begun Hail 1 the eruption taken place later In the iiutnmcr Ibo Ion 1 of life would l probably huo run lulu hundreds as It did at Umdil nn when tlietllsaslcr brought mourning to to many houH bolili hohOn On the morning March 6tli tbo r hcnu of Fukiuhtnu prcftcturt Japan werestarlleil by a rumbling noite The sullen roar continued for thirteen h hours and the earth was shaken violently violent-ly riameti Issued from Cue visible cracks in the mountain sides and dense smoke obscure the sky fur miles ar end The 1 water of the River Sill owi and III tributaries l became turbid and the people wero panicstricken The eruption occurred about midway between the high peaks of IllgashlAiu in 1 and AiumaI 1ugl The rumbling noises commenced at il oa m and did not cease until ten minutes alter midnight On the loth a second crop tan took place l in the imnwdUli neighboihood of the first and the ok < above thin mountain eta cuvrd tut dense i anmoke 01 rho time w n The first eruption Will accompanied by a landstln cxtendinj ito feet In length 7 or 8 feet In width and 140 or 150 kct In depth Happily no lives were lout not because the phenomenon did not develop Injurious I power I but br cans the district In the vklnlty of Auinn luJI entirely J uninhibited One building i n mine home was submerged tho eaves The Injury to crops was try great nnd the River Abukuma upon which many farmers depend became Imprinted with the mineral emission Irom the mountain huusands of acres ol fertile land are covered with mud At n distance of too rl i from the foot ol the ocnno two hot spring bath houses are situated IL I and i tune were unlnjuled The innpectors lies tilled the scene M noon us iHMuible I alter the eeiu lion stale Hut one large enter and several small ones were visible and noises 1 as of laud thunder were constantly beliur limited along with I dense nllll iekbe suT ilmrous limns which obscured thetk lai and biinns of eaith were showereii son nl the ntikliboriiiit dislrats I and tbe fume I JI acene was su iwful ono and aivmei to mend other MMOU iruptions rime I hills and alleys near the volcnno I were almost completely covered with lava and ashes To the southeast of the eruption geysers bad spuited forth and hv snow twliig melted I by Ii the heat had Urnied muddy streams An Inspection of l the craters was rendered futile by lie showers of ashes nnd they could lot lie approach within thlity fuel From the Ibsnlkto aide there could be seen two largo crate ra and seven or eight smaller ones one uf thu former being round I lIo sh ipe enJf of an area of houtjoo nqnire fuel while the olhir wn 0111600 lee In width The jour wry theme to the Alum hot nprlags was rendered Unpleasant by the mellul now and showers of stones and on reaching the place the solitary Nonce of the district as found to be II I ol < land l-and the only furniturea basket mid lid ol nn iron pot Tlm I house appeared la iota been I unoccupied fore long time For 1 ilea about the ground wet honey combed wiili the dents ol tailing IIJII which with numberless sparks were thrown up hundreds of inch at the second eruption with a tremendous noise It was in rukmhlma prefecture eight ears ago that the Icrrihli eruption ol Uiiulnisau occurrd dtttrot teyrriil hundred liver and bur un mites of ler tile country under a deluce of mud and lockn The vxtraordlnuiy fosuiru ol ils eruption was that tliv whole muun InmBiuc ud UWAIII iu fic valley and linn ch mned the enlln i pert of UK pvitro Itr Ih ti It ti tor Ih it a t IIIn II Ironb r um lonn I I r a ill Ih b Wed lie w < r itut i |