At 4:30 PH an explosion as strong as any the volcano has had during its 
existence, that threw a large tonnage of rocks from the crater, which 
upon falling shattered and rolled down the slope, trailing red streaks 
in its course. At 7:30 another equal explosion. A simple column, 
in which appears more volutes of black cauliflowers. The curtain 
drifts toward the east and the winds blow toward the west. The winds 
do not dominate the curtain. Black clouds form over the area in the 
afternoon. In the night one sees the cone red with bombs after each 
explosion. 
The region continues covered with clouds. The winds do not blow from 
one but from all directions, strong gusts that drift the sand and ashes 
into the cracks of the houses. From the crater rises a black cauli- 
flower with heavy noises. 
The activity reminds me of the beginning in order that the tourists 
were able to get an idea of how it was at first. v/ithin the simple 
yellowish column, a sudden blast of vapors leaps up each 1, 2 or 3 hours to 
a height of 4G0 to 600 or more meters. A thin curtain extends toward 
the northeast showering ashes for a distance of 4 kilometers. One can 
hear the fall of the ash among the trees. After midday the wind drives 
back the clouds little by little. It is at night that one can best 
aopreciate the quantity of incandescent bombs that are thrown out of 
the crater with each eruption. 
A light shower of hail at dawn. The crater continues with strong ex- 
plosions. The black column drops bombs as far as the lava fields and 
shower sand and ash to the northeast. After midday the column is cut 
for 8 moment, while the noise continues weakly. luffs of white vapor 
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and rocks rise in the form of a maravilla. After six o( clock 
TT 
Probably refers to a native flower called "maravilla." 
