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stones, sand, and steam were shot out with an appear- 

 ance remarkably like the flash from a gun, but of longer 

 duration. One glance at this, and then upwards into the 

 air. Down plunged the ragged fragments of half-cooled 

 lava, from a height of 200 feet or more. We had only 

 to stay still without much dodging, but one large mass 

 fell between us, and that is now on its way home to 

 Trinity College Museum. Then a loud cry of " Look 



PIG. 9. Stromboli, seen from the west side of the crater, Sept. 19, 1889. 

 (Drawn from a photograph by Dr. J. Johnstone Lavis.) 



out!" from our friends out of range above; for the 

 scoriae had fallen above and behind us, and were now 

 rolling and bouncing down the loose, steep ash slopes. 

 It must have been a ludicrous sight, the activity we 

 displayed as we hopped, skipped, and jumped out of this 

 avalanche, while all the time fine sand and little stones 

 ("lapilli") drove down upon us like a shower of hail. 

 It was over at last, and we rushed up the slope to join 



