•'VIIICH JIAVB hISEN FKOM THE SEA. 97 
''^'’^'nueirvf'^ sulphur, gave a bright light, and 
On (j^ burning until that was consumed. ' 
foHn^ 3 dreadful clap of subterraneous thunder 
til P°''^®tful lightnings, and at the same 
violently shaken, that part of 
* .^■'vn'to down, and huge burning rocks were 
*^^^ed to i!'° ^Istauce of two miles and upwards. This 
liave evb ^ volcano, and appeared 
Sevei^i , combustible matter, as all was quiet 
‘'Ssin \yjjj after : but on the 25th, the fire broke out 
**^.*^trib|„ **■! Stealer fury, and among the claps one was 
u'*^erow;i ' churches of Santorini were soon filled 
; and t? P®t>ple, expecting every moment to be tlieir 
tlipf 'f castle and town of Scaro suffered such a 
^itnace 
rp -^it, tliaf ,1 casue and town or bcaro suffered si 
Of Volpgj doors and windows of the houses flew open. 
1 fi ‘ no continued to rage during tlie remaining part 
^ j. .r - 
ttf 
Or 
and in the month of January, 17O8, the 
anrt'if^’’ '"'I'^l’uut one day’s intermission, threw 
.‘‘a tlampj ’ „ 
out 
p’t ‘tiniU*^'’\®''*’ twice, but generally five 
.On 
eartl.iPH^ February, in ,^he morning, a pretty 
■' *,^°nsi(ler Santorini, which the inlrabi- 
day. 
'’"'S island^^ ^ prelude to greater commotions in 
Were they deceived, for soon aftei 
‘fe'a 
>l<!r ja'* smol 
th(' 
f'U' 
I.'" sinok they deceived, for soon after the 
'I'C clan? ‘®®tied in prodigious quantities. The thun- 
■ focks^ redoublod, and all was horror and con- 
’HcK ^ ^Itove th nmazing size were raised up to a great 
*nbt * tlegree ^ 5 nnd the sea raged and boiled to 
tnd^’'eou3 u„n^ occasion great consternation. The 
si^ t?°‘t'elitnes i were heard without intermission, 
tjf ,( Seven erin?f- ® quarter of an hour there were 
tepe^ted^ 'p?'*. furnace. The noise 
on eve -^^^^'i quantity of huge stones wliicli 
>n 
. ^ .--w. v*v*xA i oiVyli 
r,-,., the houses at Santorini 
tottering 
V(’t*x !* 
tufj*®? day^ ^te, which now appeared 
‘ ^ wjjicu now aupe. 
m hitherto hajipened. 
ind 
^ scene b‘'“c ' 
'^''e 'o?*" '‘"'I vlolei, rendered memorable by the 
'cttia i " *''ch nea hellowing.s and eruptions, by 
into H^ tt hundred stones were thrown at the 
tuihis d' again into the sea at 
ts ant. From that day until the 22nd of 
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