Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1901 — The Longest Eruption. [ARTICLE]

The Longest Eruption.

The longest continuous eruption of Vesuvius lasted from July, 1895, to September, 1890. A block of rock weighing thirty tons was hurled to a height of Moo feet during this eruption.