Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1891 — FELL INTO THE VOLCANO. [ARTICLE]

FELL INTO THE VOLCANO.

Horrible Fate of a Traveler on Mount Ve. ■uvtua. Dispatches from Naples give meager details of a terrible accident which occurred Wednesday at Mt. Vesuvius, by which a Brazilian traveler lost his life. Another Brazilian was rescued with difficulty. Mt. Vesuvius, as has been recorded, has for some months past been showing signs of activity at intervals. Withir the last week or so, however. Vesuvius has been somewhat quieter, but Wednesday renewed signs of activity were noticed, and travelers were warned that it woulc be advisable not to ascend to the crater In spite of this warning, two Braziliar travelers, accompanied by a guide, determined to make the ascent, They did so. and reached the top of the mountain ir safety. They were noticed to be standing near the crater, gazing into its mysteries. Suddenly the whole was enveloped by a dense cloud of siilphuroU s smoke, which so stupefied the traveler that one of them reeled about for a moment, then staggered forward and fell head foremost into the crater. The guide who accompanied the two Brazilians had in the meantime caught hold of the second traveler, and half dragged, hall pushed him into a position where the fumes could not reach him, thus saving his life.