| Show A THRILLING SIGHT A chill of horror not infrequently tends the suggestion of a volcanic eruption in an inhabited locality and people do not wonder at the populace becoming terror stricken when as in cecase the case of the late volcanic disturb anoe in the new they can behold within a couple of miles milea of them fierce flames shooting skyward cliffs alifi falling into the vast furnace wid and streams of molten lava la va coursing dow down a the mountain mou side aide while at the same time they are shaken up by earthquake shocks add feel the dustano duet and debris from the great fire falling continuously such buob a condition la Is not calculated to inspire man with a feeling of his own vastness or powers power or even of his big importance except so ao far as it relates to hl his getting as aa far as aa possible from the place of danger it to li not often however that persons persona are permitted Dermit ted to view in calmness and safet etya yand nd at the its same me time from a near point of observation one of the 1116 moat terri terrific flo and awe inspiring of natural phenomena as aa was done by the crew of the ship dart as aa it lay jay off dip point amberm island one of the now new hebrides on the occasion referred to as noted in our dispatches shortly after the eruption began says the commander commande of the vessel vess elit tt became evident that a lava stream marked by a donee dense column of smoke was making its way through the hills to thesel the sea the ship was stopped some three hundred yards off shore where it was seen that the stream would emerge and soon after wards tongues of flame were seen among the tress trees and presently the head of the stream appeared a red hot mass with lumps of slag tossing about on the surface when it reached the water a most magnificent sight eight ensued A dense pillar of steam rose rapidly in a perpendicular direction to a height which was afterwards found to be feet A few seconds later violent submarine explosions of steam took place the water rising in huge buge bubbles some feet high and then bursting to in all directions in radiating tongues of water mixed with block masses presumably of lava A considerable swell was set outwards and as the area of explosions appeared to be extending rapidly the be ship was moved to a safer distance that the seene scene was a thrilling one none will question sod and so far as dwell on en in this land are concerned it to Is probable that most of them are content with reading the description being at the he same time thankful that ours Is not a country favored by nature with similar illustrations of her capabilities |
