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68 POMPEIANA.
scarcity of water in the wells and foun-
tains, slight puffs of smoke issuing from
the ground; and subsequently the exten-
sive internal fermentation, which affected
the neighbouring country as far as Bene-
ventum, thirty miles distant, and even ex-
tended to Puglia. Fountains or jets of
flame marked the commencement of the
explosion, and issuing from a long rent
in the side of the mountain, threw balls
of fire in all directions. Volleys of thunder,
with darkness and agitation, succeeded.
At Naples for several hours every thing
was in constant tremor; doors and win-
dows swinging on their hinges, and bells
incessantly ringing. At length, six hours
after the commencement, the lava finding
vent calmed the internal fever.
Innumerable had heretofore been the
miracles worked by the exposition of
sainted relics, and marvellous had been
the interposition of their influence in
other parts during this occasion. But in
scarcity of water in the wells and foun-
tains, slight puffs of smoke issuing from
the ground; and subsequently the exten-
sive internal fermentation, which affected
the neighbouring country as far as Bene-
ventum, thirty miles distant, and even ex-
tended to Puglia. Fountains or jets of
flame marked the commencement of the
explosion, and issuing from a long rent
in the side of the mountain, threw balls
of fire in all directions. Volleys of thunder,
with darkness and agitation, succeeded.
At Naples for several hours every thing
was in constant tremor; doors and win-
dows swinging on their hinges, and bells
incessantly ringing. At length, six hours
after the commencement, the lava finding
vent calmed the internal fever.
Innumerable had heretofore been the
miracles worked by the exposition of
sainted relics, and marvellous had been
the interposition of their influence in
other parts during this occasion. But in