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Citlaltepetl (Mountain of the Star), a volcano 18,000 feet high and situated near Orizaba in the State of Vera Cruz, belched forth showers of sulphur, filling the air and covering the ground for miles around. Snow completely disappeared from the summit, its place being taken by a cloud of sulphurous gas. "The nearby dwellers feared an eruption...
...energies in pushing forward to Vera Cruz. The first big clash occurred at San Marcos and resulted in a defeat for the rebels, who were forced to retire. This split the two rebel armies into two corps of about 6,000 men each; the San Marcos corps retiring to Orizaba, while the other of about the same strength held Puebla, the second largest town in possession of the rebels...
...such conditions as those of July 31, when ten vessels assembled in Gravesend Bay, waiting for the stroke of midnight, and then dashed across the line, so that eight of them arrived within four minutes. In the narrow channel there was imminent danger of collision. In fact the Orizaba and the Argentina came within one foot of collision as the race started. In the darkness a collision of the crowded ships would have spelled catastrophe...
Botanical Club. The Flora of Mt. Orizaba. Mr. H. E. Seaton. Botanical Museum...
Botanical Club. The Flora of Mt. Orizaba. Mr. H. E. Seaton. Botanical Museum...