The fastest of them were saved from the wrath of the eruption. The slower, closer, and less-fortunate were immolated instantly by the fiery wrath of the almighty. Many are the helpless elk taken down by the cunning tiger.///][ Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf; a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed, and the great shroud of the sea rolled on as it rolled five thousand years ago.