Η θάλασσα υψώνεται βράζοντας μέσα στο λιμάνι και σπάζει τα αγκυροβολημένα καΐκια. Φλογοστρόβιλοι με στάχτες σκεπάζουν τους δρόμους και τις δημόσιες πλατείες.
Scarcely had they ceased to lament the loss of their benefactor and set foot in the city, when they perceived that the earth trembled under their feet, and the sea, swelling and foaming in the harbor, was dashing in pieces the vessels that were riding at anchor.