Show from prom from the london times J great earthquake in the indian mail brings advices advises of another of those dreadful earthquakes for which ter nati abathe and the adjoining localities in the are proverbial an eruption of the active volcano on the island of great in longitude degrees 50 minutes east and latitude 3 degrees 50 minutes north has occurred the northwestern part of the island of great formed by the mountain mounta n awn which has several pea peaks z the h iguest being about four thousand feet above the sea on the west iest side the mountain runs very steep into the sea at the height of i the large village kanchar Kan dhar however however falling away to a low promontory between seven and eight on the evening of the ad of march a sudden and altogether I 1 indescribable crashing noise was heard which indicate indi indicating cati catl to the an eruption of the volcano zed med filled them with consternation simultaneously with this the glowing lava st reamed streamed downward with irresistible force in different directions bearing with it whatever it encountered on its ita destructive course and causing the sea to boil Ash whenever enever they came in contact the hot strings springs opened up and cast out a flood of boiling boil ing water which destroyed and earned coar ried away what the fire had spared the sea obedient to an unusual impulse lashed the rocks with frightful violence dashed dished upon the shore and heaved itself with a wild haste against the land as if it strove to overmaster the fire stream this frightful picture of destruction the horror of which was wag increased by the shrieks of men and ind beasts the wild roaring of the tempest and the crashing of thousands of trees torn up and carried away was followed about I 1 an hour later by peals of thunder which shook 1 the ground and deafened the ear A black PO column lutian of stone and ashes th then en shot up from the mountain to an immense height andrell and fell illumined by the glare of the lava like a shower of fire upon lipon the stir surrounding rounding country below producing a darkness that only now and then momentarily broken brokenly bro kenby by the flashes of lightning was so intense that people pe 0 e could not dis discern cern objects close at hand and pd which completed their confusion and despair large stones were hurled through the air crushing bushing whatever they they fell upon houses and d crops which had not pot been 11 hes nes es troyed by fire s sunk sune biank and disappeared beneat beneath i the ashes i aid ai d stones and the hill streams stopped by these bai hai hairl biers ers era formed lakes which breaking over their banks soon proved a new source of destruction this lasted some hours about A bout midnight the rag ng elements sank to rest but on the following day about noon tha they again resumed their work of destruction wit with renewed violence in the mean time the fall fill of ashes continued without intermix int intermission ermis sion slon i and was so thick on this day that the rays of the sun could not penetrate through it and an appalling darkness prevailed scarcely recovered in some degree from their fright the inhabitants of this desolated part of san pan i r were again disturbed by an eruption on the 1 6 lh march which destroyed many fields and A 3 great blat number of trees on in the side since then the volcano las tas hag remained quiet and the only symptom of its working I 1 has been the smoke rising up in all directions from I 1 cracks and fissures in the gro ground tInd the streams of ava lava on the slopes are still so slightly cooled that people dare not venture to any auy great distance from the shore accordia Ac according cordin to the accounts of the natives the top of I 1 the mountain does no 0 appear to have undergone any noticeable alteration on tife the ather side of kanchar Kan dhar on the extreme north t of the them island the appearance of i the devastation which has been caused is is it if possible even more frightful than what has taken place aiace in taruna for here where formerly there were to be seen extensive fields bearing all kinds of crops and thickly planted and endless groves of cocoa nuts we now find nothing but lava stones and ashes the liquid fire seems at this point to have flowed from brofn the thie mountain with irresistible force and in prodigious quantity not only has this fearful flood as it were buried the whole district and ail all all ali that was upon it but after having caused this destruction over an extent of several miles it was still powerful enough on reaching the shore to form two lon ion ione lone capes at places where the de depth deeth P h of water formerly consisted of many fathoms A number of other districts and places have been beeny some wholly destroyed others greatly injured by the fire the loss of life has been great it is ig estimated as follows in the districts taruna men women and children kanchar Kan dhar men women and child children reh 45 tabu kan men women and chil chii children areni 2039 total 2700 2706 the tle greater number met their death in the gar gardens dens deng they fled in all directions but were overtaken and swallowed up by the fatal fire stream some tried to save themselves in the trees but were either carried away with them or killed by the scorching I 1 heat at calangan Ka langan and carfang the houses were filled with people who were stopped in their flight by the lava streaming down on all sides alf and the streams of boiling water and who met their death under the burning ashes and the tumbling houses many who had reached the shore and thought themselves safe became a 1 prey lo 10 0 the furious waves and many died through sheer despair and agony 0 |