Chapters XX & XXI: The VOLCANO & GREAT ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS

People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos S14BE10 Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History, by A. H. Godbey CHAPTER XX. THE VOLCANO. Erroneous views—Myths—Active principle in volcanoes—Atmospheric pressure—Rain at eruptions—Lava, pumice, ashes and tufa—Different phases of action—Stromboli, the “lighthouse"—Lava bubbles—Thrilling adventure—Lost!—Theory of a molten earth—Objections to it—The earth cools slowly—Subsidence and chemical action—Distribution of volcanoes—Their work and forms {xi} CHAPTER XXI. GREAT ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS. Pompeii long buried—Excavations begun—A hermetically sealed city—Scenes in the town—Pliny’s story—Hundreds stifled—Finding the bodies—Subsequent eruptions—Notable convulsion of 1538—The eruption of 1531, 1737 and 1793—Recent observations Our Sponsors: Donner(Guitars, Guitar Pedals, Microphones, Amps, and other Musical Instruments Cool Summer Sales Glarry(inexpensive guitars) Cheap guitars for beginners and modders. California Tea House Biblio Used Books Our Products: Sticker & Shirts!!!   Follow us: Podbean Amazon Apple Stitcher Facebook Our Patreon