. The Philippine Islands . crest is always fiery. In 1814, 2,500 natives werekilled and wounded. During the last eruption, in 1888, fifteenlives were lost, and many cattle. Near the volcano of Mayon are the sulphur springs of Albay,noted for their wonderful medicinal properties. Here, no doubt,some enterprising American will soon build a resort, or a sanita-rium. And a most splendid location indeed it would be ! Though in the heart of the tropics, the Philippines are by nomeans unliealthy. The year is divided into the wet and thedry monsoons ; the west coast being dry, the eastern coastwet, an
. The Philippine Islands . crest is always fiery. In 1814, 2,500 natives werekilled and wounded. During the last eruption, in 1888, fifteenlives were lost, and many cattle. Near the volcano of Mayon are the sulphur springs of Albay,noted for their wonderful medicinal properties. Here, no doubt,some enterprising American will soon build a resort, or a sanita-rium. And a most splendid location indeed it would be ! Though in the heart of the tropics, the Philippines are by nomeans unliealthy. The year is divided into the wet and thedry monsoons ; the west coast being dry, the eastern coastwet, and 7ice-7ersa. The annual rainfall is about 90 and white ants are the most troublesome tornados are common, and earthquakes are as plentiful asblackberries in an Alabama cemetery. In 1875 a t3phoon de-stroyed 4000 houses and killed about 300 people. In 1863 anearthquake destroyed the greater part of Manila—3000 peoplewere killed and injured. The earthquake of 1880 was also I50 The Philippine Ishinds. That of 63 occurred at night, and I remember it well. I wasthen a little boy, but the horrors of that night 1 can never for-get. The earth trembled and seemed to rise and fall ; hugefissures opened in the ground, and dull rumblings were heardeverywhere, while the shrieks of tens of thousands arose on everyhand. Many were buried in the ruins of their houses. For weeks afterward, the people slept in the streets ; for thegreater part of the city was destroyed. The earthquake of 1880 occurred while the people were attiffin, or lunch. Hence the number of casualties was not so great ;for most of the people were able to leave their houses before theywere shaken down.
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