362 . Volcano of Kirauea. 
But the most remarkable circumstance was the preservation 
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smell of fire upon her garments—entirely without bodily in- 
jury, and with scarcely a mental agitation, except of grateful 
emotion. 
regarding a family and scenes with which, in earlier years; we were in hablis 
of interesting intercou t it will not improper to add, that the dan- 
ger wa ted a fe ays afier, by another stroke of lightning, whic 
now at itself to the irom ¢onduetor, which had, in the mean time, 
be im usual manner, to that end of the hou The ning 
ed dow rod, left a proof of its power in the hole which it tore 
in the turf as it entered the ground. The contiguous steeple, only a few 
hundred feet distant, was also struck at the same time 
Arr. XVIII.— Volcano of Kirauea. 
REMARKS BY THE EDITOR. 
In our last number, we gave an account of the volcanic 
character of the Island of Hawaii; derived principally from 
the journal of the missionaries, published by Mr. Ellis. 
The following article, drawn up by the Rev. CHARLES 
S. STEWART, late a misssionary at Hawaii, although first 
with the advantage of some corrections obtained in a per- 
sonal interview with Mr. Stewart himself, from whom, as weld 
as from Mr. Goodrich, we are promised specimens of the va~ 
rious igneous ctions of Kirauea. 
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