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AN ALARMING PHENOMENON.

The Lisbon correspondent of the London "Express" states that a remarkable phenomenon observed at Pedrosa, a viLlage on the Douro, the other day, caused üb_ utmost alarm among those who saw it. ihe sky was cloudless, and the air quite still. On a sudden a tremendous rushing noise was heard as~"of thousands of horses galloping—so onlookers describe it. The ground is said to have opened 1 in several places, and a huge flame-coloured column of smoke and fire swept over the country. Trees were bent or torn up by the roots.

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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11332, 23 July 1902, Page 1

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AN ALARMING PHENOMENON. Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11332, 23 July 1902, Page 1

AN ALARMING PHENOMENON. Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11332, 23 July 1902, Page 1