ETNA IN ERUPTION.

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 March 1910, Page 3

ETNA IN ERUPTION.

FIVE NEW CRATERS ACTIVE. THE PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN. [PER PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.] ROME, March 26. The Mount Etna eruption is increasing in violence. Five new craters are active. Crowds of tourists are watching the advancing lava. Many religious processions are parading the streets, and the churches are crowded by panicstricken people praying for a cessation of the disturbance. The upper craters are hurling stones like volcanic bombs.

A later report states that the lava is advancing a metre a minute upon the village of Blasso, where Cardinal Nava has taken the miraculous veil of Saint Agatha to stop the flow. Later.—The lava is diminishing its speed and is now running at the rate of four metres per hour, the danger is past. HOME, March 28. The eruption of Etna is a scqne 1 to the abortive outbreak in April. 1908. The central crater is inactive. Tin-spec-tacle at night is most impressive as a stream of lava is several kilometres in length and is first, seen descending like a burning rampart where cascades of fire are falling. The heat is fierce that it is impossible l I oapproach within forty yards. Detonations take place at. intervals like gunfire, then rain and hail fall.

Last, night’s reassuring reports of diminished activity continue, though the volume of lava near Sau l.co has increased and has caused great, damage to property. There are 60.000 spectators at the foot of Etna.