The New York herald., 1868-05-09
TELBCRAPhlC News
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ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Terrific Convulsion OF the
g -aaS' Sandwich Islands. & o
Z Fearful Earthquakes and VOL
:. si5 a34 canic Eruptions.
Mountains Hurled Into the Air,
Rivers Of Molten Fire, an Island
Risen from the Ocean.
WHOLE VILLAGES DESTROYED.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
The British War Operations i'm
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Magdala Burned, TheodoruS' Dynasty
WHOLE VILLAGES DESTROYED.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.
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Magdala Burned, Theodorus' Dynasty
so DepOsed and New King Crowned
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Terrible Volcanic Eruption-fnuna Loa in
g Acsion-Two Thousand Earthquake shocks
In Twelve Days-Fearful Tidal Waves
Entire Villages Destroyed-One Hundred
Lives Lost-The Greatest Volcanic Eruption
of Modern Days
hqor8r ei HONOLULU, Hawaii, April Is, ! 81
b. lo nt.re VIA SAN FRANCISCO, May s, 1868. ! "a
The greatest volcanic eruption recorded in modern
times has occurred on the island Of Hawaii one Of
the group of Sandwich Islands. For some time
was very active, and that new volcano had been
formed. The volcano is the well known Mauna Loa,
and 1t has an elevation Of 1875 feet On the 27th
OF March last the new eruption commenced and has
days there have been two thousand shocks or earth
quake, followed by fearful tidal waves which have
destroyed entire villages and caused the death Of
one hundred persons. 8al 5n
NJ For fifteen days the district Kona has been the
centre Of motion for the great eruption. gigantic
stream Of molten lava is flowing from the summit of
Aauna Loa across the lands Of Kakuka and Poakini
to the sea at Kaaluala landing The slope and part
high have been lifted up bodily by the earthquake
and thrown over the tops Of trees for distance Of
over one thousand feet At Wahoinee creek has
opened, extending from the sea. To as high as the
eve ran raach on tho sono NJ Mamma M tho ovo ia
from one to seven feet in width and IN eruption Of
moist clay was thrown from the side of the noun
tain, between Lyman's and Richardson's distance Of
two miles and three-quarters with width Of one
me in the short space Of three minutes. This ter.
rible eruption overwhelmed houses, persons and
hundreds of animals, and scattered death and de-
structton wherever the clay fell.
column OF smoke seven and four.nfths miles in
altitude was thrown out Of Mapna Loa obscuring
everything for miles around. save where the bright
spiral pillars OF fire flashed upwards from the mouth
Of the volcano The sight was one Of the grandest
but most appalling ever witnessed and almost defes
description.
The immense tidal waves came rushing in with so
great height that they swept over the tops of the
cocoanut trees on the Kona coast.
During the severest shock Of earthquake, which
took place on the I'd Of April, no living creature
could stand up for Q moment. Immense bodies Of
earth tossed about at great distances II they
were feathers waited from point to point by storm
of wind. Not one stone stands upon another as
before IN this district Immense precpices which
have hitherto been o terror to all who have seen
them, have been eveed to the earth, and where the
ground was formerly smooth and unbroken for
miles around the earth has been rent asunder and
,uphesved, forming gigantic chasms and precipices
The entire typographical appearance Of the coun.
try has been so completely changed that even those
who have lived in the desolated district all their lives
cannot recognize 1t point out localities with which
they were formerly familiar. Luckily this part of
the island Is but sparsely populated and the lands
are not in general cultivation.
The loss of life a. far as can be ascertained is as
follows:-n the village of Palinka thrty.three; at
Mokaka, thirteen; at Pualua four at Honah, twenty
seven ct vanilo three. This makes total Of eighty
There are rumors about that the casualties consider
ably exceed one hundred but nothing definite on this
matter has been received. All Of the unfortunate
persons who have lost their lives were native
Hawiians, not white person being killed or in any
way injured.
Expeditions are being fitted out here to relieve
the distressed.
At the present moment the entire group of islands
fs enveoped in dense black smoke, and the indica-
tious are tnat Mauna Loa Is still in active volcanic
eruston.
Additional Particulars Of the Eruptiou-Nar-
rev Escape Of Persons-Inmensc Flow Of
Lav.,-Ths Scene Masnincent.
HoNoLuLu, April Is, I
VIA SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 1858.
Since writing my last despatch further intelli-
;gence has been received Of the great volcanic
eruption. A vessel has Just arrived from Hawaii,
bringing later accounts of the lava now and Of the
eruption In general.
The nrst stream Of lava broke out from the
crater Of Mauna Loa, some two miles above the
residence Of Captain Robert Brewn, and Moved
directly towards It It came down the mountain
side In . broad stream. several feet in depth, and
travelled with such rspdtty that the family in the
house had barely time to escape, taking away with
them nothing but their clothes The path which