New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-09

DWELLINGS DEMoLlsHED-A HUNDRED IN
HABTrANTs swALLowED-sTREh&s 90 LAVA
FORM AN ISLAND.
B EgRAPH 10 TRIBUSR.
SAN Francisco. May THE bark Comet. from the
Sandwich Islands, brings accounts OF tenlbie vol
canic eruption by Mauna Loa, Which began ITS
demonstrations on March a. On the 2stb, 100 earth
quake shocks were felt, and during the two weeks
following to April 49, 2,OOO earthquake shocks DC
CURED At Waischina the earth opened IN
many places, and a tidal wave ~ ieet
high rose over the tops OF the cocoa
trees a quarter of mile inland, sweeping human
beings, houses. and everything movable before il.
terrible shock Frustrated churches aud honses,
and killed many persons In all, one hundred HIVES
were lost, beside thousand horses and cattle The
craters vomited fire, rock, and lava, and a nVer
Of red-hot lava, five or six miles long flowed 70
the sea at the rate of ten miles per hour,
destroying everything before it, aud forming an
island in the sea- new crater two miles wide
opened, and threw rocks and streams Of hre
thousand feet into the air. and from II streams OF
lava rolled to the AT one time, the illumination
was visible at night 80 miles distant The lava has
pushed out from the shore one mile. At Waisclnna,
three miles from the shore conicaI island rose sud-
denly, emitting column of steam and smoke, while.
the KOnO packet passing, scattering mud ON the
vessel. The greatest shock occurred April 2
great shower of ashes and pumice- During the
great shock the swinging motion Of the earth was
dreadful so violent that person could stand. La
! the midst of this tremendous shock an eruption OF
red earth poured down the mountain rushing across
| the plain three miles in three minutes and then
ceased. Then came the great tidal wave and then
the streams Of lava The villages on the shore were
all destroyed by this wave. The earth opened under
the sea- and Redeemed the water The earth eruption
swallowed 90 persons, and the sea many more Dread
full suffering and terror prevailed in the district and
the whole region was affected The sloop Live Yam
kee has been dispatched with provisions, &c 10 res
enc and relieve.
ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE GREATEST EARTH-
QUAKE on RECORD.
HoN0LULU April s, via SAN FRANCIsco. May g.
The greatest volcanic eruption recOrhas occurred
on this Island. Fifteen hundred shocks OF earth
quake were felt in ten days causing fearful tidal
waves. A whole village was destroyed. and 800 lives
were lost The shocks of earthquake commeDcel
March 81 and continued up to our latest dates
April 10Th This district Kan is tie center
of motion. stream Of molten lava IL How
ing from the summit of Mamma LOa through a recess
in the lands of Kakuku and Poakini, TO the At
Kaouola Landing the slope aud part OF the sumitof
HILL 1900 feet high were lifted bodily and thrown
over the tops of the trees distance of COO feet Al
WahOinee a crack has opened extending from the SRA
to as high the eve reach the slope Of Mauno
LOa, from one TO seven feet in width, and
eruption Of moist clay thrown from the side Of
the mountain between Lyman's aud Richardson, n
distance Of twoand-th ree-quarter miles, one mile
in width in three minutes, overwhelming honses.
men, and hundreds of animals 4 column Of
smoke thrown out of MaunO JOa 81
altitude of seven and four-ifhs mikes. An eNpstli-
ton has been tilted out to relieve the distressed, The
tidal waves swept the tops of the cocoaiu tres,
on the Kau coast During the seyerest siock Of
earthquake. April no living creature stod Bodies
on the Touad tossed about like India-rhber balls.
In this district fortunately very sparsely settled
not one stone stands upon another, and i'm
IhensA Drecipiees were lesolsa "i.h si- ~~-sL
The loss OF Ire, FAR as heard from, IL as follows
At Painka. 80 Mokaka, - Palalua !; lionabo az
Vanilo s. Not single white person was killed. on
lost The whole group of islands was enyeloped ia
smoke.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
Honolulu April GA. MA vessel has Just arrived
from Hawaii bringing full accounts OF tie lava flow.
1t broke out two miles above Capt Robert Browns b
house. and flowed directly TO it, The family escaped
with their clothes only, and the path by which they
afterward the lava had pushed into the sea, forming
point mile long The Jets were thrown l0o0 feet.
The scene was one of most terrific grandeur The
damage is confined 10 the island of Hawaii.
THE SAN FRANCISCO BULLETINS DISpATCH.
SAN Francisco May THE Honolulu corre-
spondence of The Bulletin gives the details Of the
volcanic disturbances, showing that the emthqnake
shocks extended to all the islands Of the ilawailah
group; but no damage is known TO have occurred
exeept around Mauna Loa Numerous extensive
laud-slides accompanied the other phenom-
ena. destroying life and property. The
Summit and side of n hill, J,5W feet IN p
hight. were thrown LOCO feet over the tops
of trees and landed in the valley below Inc gases
that issued afterwaTd destroyed both vegetable and
animal life Bottomess assures opened in the moan-
toin's side A lava stream flows under the ground,
breaking ont in four JETS six miles from the and
throwing lava and stones 1000 and 1900 feet INTO the
air The new island thrown up is 40 feet high, and
"a NOW Joined TO the main land by stream of laSaa
mile wide. -. go, ,,s ,.,s,,,,-
tain where the earth eruption occurred. Tie bass
of the volcano is about so miles IN circumference
and is desolated. At least half million dollars
worth OF property is destroyed
The King of tine Sandwich Islands had issued O
proclamation for the relief of the sufferers Many
visitor, had gone from Honolulu, and will go sEsm
San Francisco. to witness the appalling spectacle at
Mama Loa's crater
The worst is thought to be over, but the lava flow
continues
The Islands are all high, steep. and mountainous
with lofty SUBMITS which are entirely of volcanic
origin but. not being protected by Oa1iel-Teeis
except in one instance almost destitute Of good
harbOrs. Hawaii the eastenmost and largest Of