The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-05-09
PU BLIsHED WEEKLY By
HENRY VI. HITNEN-


time, and near the great crater of Kilauea, the
earth is represented as having been in a constant
quiyer for days together, with frequent vigorous
shocks that would send crockery, chairs, lamps,
&c, spinning around in not a very pleasant way.
Mr.. j. Porter, the proprietor OF the % Volcano
House, says he endured this for several days, as
long rs he could, till one night about Ill O'Clock
Pele sent one of Rodman's twenty-inch shot, with
a well-directed aim, that struck the ground di-
rectly under his bed, when he jumped and ran,
where or how he hardly knew, but he found HIM
self after while in the woods safe and sound.
One can readily imagine the state of nervous
excitement produced by the continual swaying of
the ground, with occasional shock like that pro-
duced by a heavy rock striking the crust beneath
him. \ lady, who spent two weeks in this shaky
region says that she put her ear down to the earth
during one of the ground swells, and could dis
tinctIy hear the rushing and roaring of the lava
waves beneath the surface, like the surging OF
waves in storm. 1t was such scene as un-
strung the firInest nerves. Residents of kau in
form us that trO Thousand distinct shocks oc-
CURED there between the 2Sth of March and the
1lth of April, averaging over 40 day Tor two
weeks.
ity from March 18th till April ID, when about
four O'Clock in the afternoon, ono took place that
shook down every stone wall, and nearly every
stone. frame and thatch house throughout Kau.
and did more or less damage in every part oil Ha-
wall, while it was felt very scnsibly on Maui,
Molokni. Oahu and Kauai, the latter island 500
miles distant FROM the crHter. Every church
in the district named was Destroyed, with
perhaps q single exception The shock was 50
severe that it threw persons from their feet, and
even horses and animals were served in the same
way \ gentleman riding on horseback IN hau
found his horse lying fiat under him before he
could think Of the cause. Tie elect oil the shock
was instantaneous. Before a person could thihk'
he found himself prostratc ON the ground Ihe
large stone church of Waiohinu went down IN the
same way-a ssl.iden jerk, the walls erunibied III
and the rooT fell Gat-all the work oil ten seconds
Jud,e LYMAN describes this shock rs Follows :
:. Thursday. april 3D. between four and I've T.
NJ we experencel the slOSf fearfu Of earih9uaAes'
Eirt the cartl, swayc u and fro north and south,
then east and west round and round, then up
and down and in every Imaginable direction Tor
s.veraI minutes. everything crashing around us !;
the trees thrashing about rs IL torn by mighty
rushing wind. IL was impossible to stand we
had to sit on the ground, braeing with hands ana
feet tn keep from rolling over" Ii ieit nothing
but Jcsolation and ruin throughout the district
Respecting the course or direction oil the shocks,
VIC have made many inquiries. Those felt here on
Oahu have mostly Jeen undGlaiing, with wave
liz. motion. On Hawaii they had three distinct
cb,raeteristies-the LfHd,fldf'ng, with the motion
generally from the northwest to southc''st-see-
ond. the sudden short, sharp, jerking shock, oc-
cupying hardly two seconds,-and third u Mi""P-
ina, like n boulder rock thrown suddenly
AGAINST the crust of earth beneath you, anu as
s,d,leuly falling down. Each Kind was frequently
ace1.npanied with rafting noise, like distant
,bnnd..r or artillery, more or less distinct The
U,bter shocks generally had no accompanying
noise. We experienced one OF these - thunPihS
.ho.,s while asleep near the crater ON the night
oe the 10th. 1t sounded precisely as If cannon
ball had struck the floor under ns, anu then roiieu
aIono the yerandah. 1t started us out oil a SOUND
sleep. At Kau the motion WIS often from south
to north. ,
Simultaneous with the Eeavy earthquake OH 'ile
afternoon Of April ., occurred
The Mud Eruption at kapapaln.
which il SD singular, and SO unlike anything thi
has heretofore occurred on the Islands, thl' w
give n minute description of It. hnlapaia Is t"'
residence of Mr.. Charles Richardson IN hau
about fifteen miles from Kiauea crater, ana TWEEN
tv-fye from WaiOhinu. About midway pe
tween Mr.. RS residence and that OF Judge Ly
man nj Keaiwa six miles west, are two beautiful
valleys. that extend from the road couple o
miles. which every observing traveller must hs''
not;ced They were studded with groves OF tutu
and other tree-. and covered with II rich car
net of the sOftest uaniania grass herds
sleek cattle were constantly browsing or enJoyIni
the shade of tIe cool groves Native nuts wer
scattered here and there, and horscinen were ire
ouently seen crossing the valley.
This was the scenc of the :" mud how- jus
at the instant the earthquake occurred, the side
of the valley were rent. and from the assure bur
o,t with a terrific explosion, stream OF rc
r,,d and water. which was driven by the explc
sion n distance Of fully three miles. This strcar
,.,s elected simultaneously With the heavy enrtt
or,ke from both sides of the valley. lmmedint'
l. ,,r5.r and r,elr the fssurcs are heaps OF stone
II b,,IeIer-. which were evidently thrown ou
k sr... and beyond these vacant -IHec, IN wh'c
[ , native tIrrteI house Left standing AMI u
;,,ats.. Left uriarmed. willie the mud and s'on'
aevr over and ar,H,nd them. Eighteen hundre
feet from the opening, tire pile Of mud e'Inmene'
,,,5 extends a distance Of three miles from u
oreuins. varying in width from hall mile To OF
| n. 81 from, two feet NJ tie outer edges
,--.,',, and thirty feet deep IN the center. hei
:, 80. th. road il Is thirty feet deep and Ia
! a mile asrOse. =,
! Tti. mass Of mud was thrown out III ie
- ,,.,,, ,a;nutes ~ if discharged from two hu;
batteries Ct ten Thousand twenty -'r'" ~ '"''
guns. planted on each side OF the 'a'iey. - :
r.. further extremity il Piie oi large ""''ue