In February of the former year (1898) a very remarkable outburst on the slope of the volcano Lamongan (in the residence Probolinggo on Jawa) had taken place, which by several persons, among others by the Controler of Klakah, A. Ardesch, and the Assisntant-Resident of Lumajang, C.Lok, was observed.
The lamongan is not by destroying catastrophes, such as in Tambora and Krakatau.
When we venture a calculation of the amount of the ejected ash and punice, then it goes without saying, that we can only estimate. The statements concerning the amount of the fallen-down ash, are mostly inaccurate and incomplete. Moreover, when we are willing to fix the correct amount of ash, we ought to know the specific gravity and to take into account the thickness of the locally fallen ash …
Shortly after the outburst of May 19 to 20, 1919 tales go the round, that a view person, Europeans as well as natives have forecasted or knew, a coming activity of the Kelut. These people even are able to have observed the precursory symptoms.
According to the traditions the mountains spirit, who is housing in the reality of bleta, is peculiarly malicious and he possesses several mischiefs.
The outbursts are always accompannied by gaseruptions, which escape with thrumbling noise and the foraing of flash of lightnings. From the stories of Junghuhn (see p.95-96) appears, that during earlier outbursts the thunder claps were observed till great distances from the crater (Kalimantan) (Fron Banjarmasin this time also detonations were reported from the Kelut outburst). Also during there …
Lyewitnesses. Among all stories, that of Keuls, Administrater, coffee land Candisewu seems to the most likely. His residence in situating near along the eoge of the lahar Badak on half the elevation of the mountain (see plate n. 1 and 2), he could in time flee to a safe small spot and was therefore in the position to observe closely the whole event.
In the Old Javanese poon Niagarakretagana', a panegyric or landatory poon on H.IM. Radjasanagara (Hayan Voeroek) of Majapahit, the post laureate Prapanjtjia in song I strophe 6 sang of a volcanic outburst, which had taken place in 1334 AD before the birth of this fanous emperor fron Majapahit's prosperity, which outburst according the poet was the proof that the little prince, which is to be bo…
Zu den tätigsten Vulkanen Ostjavas zährt der LAMONGAN in der Residentschaft PASOEROEAN. Auf der gerechnet Eisenbahnfahrt von PROBOLINGGO nach DJEMBER wird er auf der West-und Südseite lange Zeit umfahren. Man erkennt schon vom Zuge aus, dass er aus 2 Teilen besteht, einen älteren, mit Busch bestandenen und durch die Ero-sion stark sernagten Teil, dem 1670m hohen TAROEB, und einem jungen sch…