The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-09

This mud, more properly dirt, Us it has
become dry consists of finely pulverized red SOIL
such as is so often found in the group. In some
places il is mixed with stones. trunks of trees.
fern leaves &c Trunks of trees are found stand
ing, with their toys shot Off by the explosion.
=. The force with which these streams were e)ected
from the hills (savs writer in the Gazeffe) and
the spced with which they flowed, is said by eye
witnesses to have been Mt the rate mt least of n
milea minute. The apidity was so great, even
at the very extremity Of the flow, that numbers
of goats which were fleeing for life were oycrtaken
by it, and found n short time afterwards by Mr..
Richardson, sticking by their hind legs in the
mud
I Out of the hole where the mud was exploded,
now issues a stream Of clear, cool mountain water,
which it is hoped will continue to low, as it is
the ONLY stream in the district. 1t will be all the
more acceptable as all Mr.. Richardson's cisterns
have been totally destroyed by the same earth
quake which produced the rivulet.
/ Some of the natives present at this eruption
state that the mud thrown out was Gold, Others
that il was hot, and that steam and smoke issued
rum the rent after the eruption. Ii is quite prob
able that the earthquake created n subterranean
rent, which brought this confined body of water
in contact with the lava fires below, and thus pro-
duced the explosion, without heating the mass
above.
Mr. Richardson's loss in cattle, horses, cisterns
and houses has been estimated ut fifteen thousand
dollars, which is probably the largest sustain
ed by any one party. In the valley adjoining
there was also n small land slide, but not on
the scale noticed above. The soil thrown out is
\ q, IN
ton, especially should the fine stream remain per-
mlnent.
The Earthquake Wave.
Immediately following the above explosion and
I the earthquake, there occurred tidal earth
quake wave, which caused great destruction oI
life and property along the Southeast coast o
Hawaii, from Kcauhou To Kalae, the most south.
crn point of the island. Judge Lyman, whose
residence Is six eight miles from the sea, de
scribcs the first view of it follows: "SOme one
Tainted To the shore, and to where we
could see it. After the hard shaking had ccaseC
and all along. the sca-shore from directly below
To Plnaluu about three four miles, the sea wa
boiling and foaming furiously, all red, for about
an eighth of mile from the shore, and the shore
was covered by the sea-
Mr.. Fornandcr, who passed through the district
a day or two before the wave occurred, communi
Gates the following to the Gd>ette.
At Keauhou the following results of the earth
ouake on Thursday have been reported. Mr.. Stack
pole who had charge of the place. had been up TO th
Volcano House during the day, and was returning II
the afternoon While descending the pail TO keauhou
the first shock occurred precipitating an immens
amount of earth, stones and boulers down the pal
after him Escaping these, he arrived on the patea
below the pail, and looked IN the direction oil the vi
t,t, NOT haflSg rO he seen
= ,lco r,,le down TO the edge of the plateau froI
f whence Keauhou ought TO have been III SIGHT, bu
nothing Of il could be Descending to Pahoehoc
Ia. met the men working ut heIuhOu running u
mani, who reportcd that nothing was left Of keIuhou
that Immediately after the earthquake the sea Ia
rushed in and swept oil every dwelling and store
house and all their contents, nnd that they ma bart
{ ly es.tpei with their lives There were some 10
= L,Ic. of pulu in store ready for shipment, all
which was swept away. They represent that the 81
went IN rs far the basltic columns Indicatin
i the rUad dOwn 10 heauhOu-a uePth Vi wave Vi
: least 40 To 30 feet
At Punaluu, at the moment of the shock, IT seen
81 as II an immense quantity of lava had been d
Lr,eI int, the .l some distance from the shore, ft
: Iost instantly a terrible cOnmoOn arO.e, the wat6
hoiliu, and tossing furiously Shortly afterwards,
tremendous sweeping up on the shore, AN
when Il ryceie there wIs nothing eit OF funaiuu
Evcry houS. the big stone church. even the coctih'
,rc..-.Il but two-xerc washed away. The nunb'
of ye let j. not Yet asceTtainel All who were O'
6.Liu AT the time perisej and many Of those ashor
ii 4 hty ciII-m Opcueti. running '"c - uP
a.. mountain down which IL i said lava, mud, tree
: firms aud rocks rushing, out into the sea
e The same wave that swept away Punaluu, al'
n DESTROYED the villages Of Ninole, hawai- AMI honnaP
NJ bor,s remains 10 mark the site Of these place
% cxc.pt NJ Honuapo. where n small :" hale haawai,
an te brow II the hill. above the village, stool on n
III t1y last The large cccoanut grove at h"nuapo, WI
,risbeI away. a. well A. that at Punaluu- part
. the big pali at Honuapo, ON the rold to Waiohin
y hal tu,nlel into the sea, and people coming fro
y thence are noE obse,l Ia take the mountain ro'
N through II lea uks.
!, The sea swept kaalualu on Thursday last. as
~ hal swept HonuapO and the other places along q
q Irr of pe-ople-how many, is no; yet known. II
earth Iad been shaking almost constantly and severe
e every day and night. large landslide hal occu
2. rel the west SIDE OF Waohinu valley near whe
l. Swain's tannery formerly situated. Fire hi
, been seen in the mountains above but none had
down on the low l1uds between kahuku and WaiOl
NJ nu when they left, on Monday morning. lar
e hole sixty fci ia diameter, hrl openci en- the q