The Eruption on Sangute.
Further particulars of the disastrous eruption show that at 6 o'clock •on the ■volcano" of "Gtmong Aroo, on the Island of Sanguir, broke fUtwithou't warhin'g, \ and for thre^y wJWWoa4iuHiAnes and smoke, ashes and stones. \ • /This? wa? followed by /a healvy/'rain ofdußt'aindafehes, whidh continued all night, but. there were no earthquakel^ On the night of the £)th there were heavy rumblings in the mountains, and slight eruption of mud and ashes followed again by a terrific rain of the debris. r The village of Torolfia was covered by ashes and niahy houses crushed in by the weight. _Plantations were entirely destroyed and the vegetation ( burnedup. ' • ■'■ > ' .;:• The .north" side of .the" isUhd-is. almost demolished and whole tillages bUried^' •'• ■\ • ' > It is believed, -that the lpss 0f ...-life will . be . terrific. \ !Many bodies, -are already recovered. There was no tidal wave and the shipping is safe. Several relief vessels have reached 1 , the island.. > . : ;■ ..'
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Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1892, Page 2
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154The Eruption on Sangute. Manawatu Herald, 28 July 1892, Page 2
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