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THE eruption of Vesuvius has quieted down since last week, though scoriæ and ash continue to be ejected and there still seems to be a slow flow of lava, but in comparison with the activity of the eruption on April 8 the volcano is quiet—until next time. How soon or how long deferred this may be cannot be predicted, but the pause has enabled us to take stnck of events and form some estimate of this out-burst as compared with previous ones. The most important qualification of earlier reports is in regard to the reported flow of lava through the streets of Ottajano; an outburst of lava on the outer slope of Monte Somma would be remarkable indeed, but later accounts show that none such took place, the damage at Ottajano and San Giuseppe being due to a very heavy fall of ash.
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THISELTON-DYER, W. The Eruption of Vesuvius . Nature 73, 588 (1906). https://doi.org/10.1038/073588a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/073588a0