ssing over Strousa, the wind from a slight air
became _a hurricane_, and a thick, well-defined belt of large
hailstones was left on the island. The barometer fell two
inches."--(Transactions Royal Society, Edinburg, vol. ix.)

2d. Hurricanes, whirlwinds, and hailstones accompany the paroxysms of
volcanos.

"1730. A great volcanic eruption at Lancerote Island, and _a storm_,
which was equally new and terrifying to the inhabitants, as they had
never known one in the country before."--(Lyell, Principles of
Geology, vol. ii.)

"1754. In the Philippine Islands a terrible volcanic eruption
destroyed the town of Taal and several villages. Darkness,
hurricanes, thunder, lightning, and earthquakes, alternated in
frightful succession."--(Edinburgh Philosophical Journal.)

"In 1805, 1811, 1813, and 1830, during eruptions of Etna, caravans in
the deserts of Africa perished by violent whirlwinds. In 1807, while
Vesuvius was in eruption, a whirlwind destroyed a caravan."--(Rev. W.
B. Clarke in Tasw. Journal.)

"1815, Java. A tremendous eruption of Tombow Mountain. Between nine
and ten P.M., ashes began to fall, and soon after _a violent
whirlwind_ took up into the air the largest trees, men, horses,
cattle, etc."--(Raffles' History of Java.)

"1817, Dec. Vesuvius in eruption. In the evening _a hail storm_,
accompanied with red sand."--(Journal of Science, vol. v.)

"1820, Banda. A frightful volcanic eruption, and in the evening an
earthquake and a violent hurricane."--(Annales de Chimie.)

"1822, Oct. Eruption of Vesuvius. Toward its close the volcanic
thunder-storm produced an exceedingly violent and abundant fall of
rain."--(Humboldt, Aspects of Nature.)

"1843, Jan. Etna in eruption. Violent hurricanes at Genoa, in the Bay
of Biscay, and in Great Britain.

"1843, Feb. Destructive earthquakes in the West Indies, a volcanic
eruption at Guadaloupe, followed by hurricanes in the Atlantic."

"1846, June 26. Volcano of White Island, New Zealand, in eruption.
Heavy squalls of wind and hail; it blew as hard as in a
typhoon."--(Commodore Hayes, R.N., in Naut. Mag., 1847.)

"1847, March 20. Volcanic eruption and earthquake in Java; and on the
21st of March, and 3d of April, violent hurricanes."--(Java Courant.)

"1851, Aug. 5. A frightful e