The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-26

tny &c. and prepared themselves TOT START up tne
on the windward side OF the island, but should
imagine they have been much higher. ! merely give
you receive similar accounts from other quarters OF
these islands, to make up an item.
but learn verbally that it rose about ave feet above
Mgh water mark and fell the same below low water
s az so,a OF about twelve dee me ssm =,
four miles from land heard peculiar submarine
noises became frightened and returned to land re-
porshg that the devi or something else was out 10
the sea o I'd after Them AS water is q good con-
ductor OF sound this noise may have been caused BY
an explosion hundreds or miles distant.
Captain Fountain writes from Molokai, under date
OF sunday, August 1e:-Dear Sr-nere Is an item
On Friday night. August T. at twelve minutes to
twelve O'Clock, we had very hard shock or earth
quake, which was felt all over the island. 1t wasa
On Friday, August IA, about ten A. NJ, noticed
watch 1t from ten A. NJ to two p NJ, and Il rose and
fell twelve times during the four hours. 1t rose 10
high that two houses a. kama af were n0oded ana
that the nativeswent and picked up the live sh that
were 0unlerng about. Yesterday Saturday u
rising aud falling To-day Sunday 1t continues as
before but the intervals still lonyer between. Ii
islands. live about $50 yards from the beach, and
therefore had good chance to see IT,
At Waimea, Kauai, we learn from Captain LamOert
that the tide rose and fell there six feet be-
tween the highest and lowest points observed BE-
tween ten and eleven O'Clock on Friday forenoon:
the occurrence excite any special notice except with
those who were engaged In shipping or freight Tor
From ali these reports the following facts appear
to be establshed:-That the tidal oscillation was
nearly uniform throughout the group; that the tide
rose highest and fell lowest on the windward or
eastern shores OF Maui and Hawaii; that no serious
and some fishponds were destroyed; that 1t com-
menced nearly simultaneously ut midnight or about
poins; that the greatest variations occurred at or
about seven O'Clock and eeven O'CLOCK A. AZ. ON the
l4th; tatthe peculiar oscillation Of the tides contlil
ued from As to 20 hours from the commencement and
that al all the places where observed the sea rosa
and fell gradualy-not with rush, as IN previous
similar phenomena, but steadily, though In some
places more rapidly than at others, varying from
four 10 twelve inches per minute These facts suii-
quite remote from the group. and that IT from
volcanic disturbance IN or beyond the sea. All Oh
servers unite the opinion that IL appeared as II the
ISLANDS rose and subsiiel instead OF the motion be-
ing In The sea. But this, we think must nave been
deception and the real cause Will be found TO nave
been heavy earthquakes either at or on the North
or South American mainland. Earthquake waves
often cross the entire Pac Tic. ana occupy but Few
hours In doing sO Before curiosity to learn the
cause be gratiaed we must wait TIL we receive
advces from foreign countries TO the l4th and I5th
of August.
In the meantime, the republication of the following
account, referred 10 last weeS, viii possess interest,"
The similarity between the movements OF the tides IN
1887 and 1865 at Honolulu will be Observed
NOTICE OF REMARKABLE PHENOMENA IN THE TIDES
AT THE SANDWICH ISLANDS, NOVEMBER Z, 1887, BY
r. CHAS, BYDE ROOKIE, L. II. c. IS.
On the evening and nght OF November7a most re-
markabe cOmmotion OF TIE sea was witnessed at Ho-
noluu In many respects similar 10 that Witnessed Ut
these islands In May, 1919. one Inch anu haH OF
rain had fallen during the previous twenty-four
hours; the wind was fresn from the northeast,
squally at intervals The atmosphere was clear and
cool. thermometer 74.5. The barometer had gradu-
ally fallen during the four previous days. but this
evening had again risen to 3006 at six cock wnen
the alarm was gwen that the sea was retiring. The
first recession was the grcatcst--something more
than eight feet-but De.ng uuprepared to make OBJ
servations at the moment the exact fal was not
measured. The reefs surrounding tile harbor were
Inf drC0 MI fnA tuh al xxv1rn
The sea quickly returned, and in twenty-elgnt
minutes reached the height OF an ordinary
receded and fell six feet THIS repeated at inter-
,als OF minutes. On the third rising was
ap sss ssu el @
Ing the length OF time occupied by the rise and
fal varied and the rise and iall diminished
thermometer stood ct "a. barometer at 1904;
wind freshening and frequent showers; the ebb now
occupied twensy N nutes and the now zen. AT hal.
thermometer rss. Daronster scos Tne ebb and
time but the r.se and fail Decreasing. Tnls continued
during the forenoon OF the stn: The rapidty with
harb0r. On the east size the greatest rapidty ne
ticed was SIX inches In minute; but on the north.
at time durig the third recession 1t fell twelve
inches In thirty seconds. AT no tame did the water
rise higher than common spring tide; but the fau
occnsTence e reated 20 nave taken Mace in sis
when the tide rose and fell thirteen times in the
space Of few hours ON neither occasion was there
unusual appearance OF the atmosphere.
since the above was written distressing accounts
have been received from Maui and Hawaii OF the
sswafd side Of haul the same rise and fall Il" took
place a. at Honolulu but on the windward part OF
the island the sea retired about twenty fithoms
and quickly returned In one gigantic wave, sweeping
movable object exposed to its Jury. At o small
vii age called kahulu In the district OF Wailuku on
as it receed, eagerly catching the stranded iish.
shouting and halloong with pleasure, when sud-
denly the sea rose perpendic nary before the like
precpice, and rushing TO the beach, buried the as
sembled mutitudes IN tue Hood and overlooking the
saore, swept away every house In the village but
one. The canoes and property OF the natives all
cation Of the people, but two lives were lost here;
seaside we shall probably hear OF more deaths.
At Byron's Bay, on Hawai-, the same phenomena
took place. An unusual number Of persons were
collected together attending protracted meeting,
consequently every house was crowded. At half
knots an hour, reducing the soundings from i've to
three and half fathoms at the anchorage and lcav
ing great extent OF the harbor dry. hundreds Of
curious souls rusnet down to witness the novelty
when gigantic wave came roaring 10 the shore at
the rate OF six or eight knots an hour, rising twenty
feet above high water mark ana fell on the beach
with noise resembling a heavy peal OF thunder
burying the people In the hood, destroying houses
canoes, fisip0nds washing away the food and clio. n
ing OF the inhabitants, large quantities OF animals
lrcwo0d and timber collected on the strand sale.
rhe cries o, distress were horrible. Tnoss in the
houses and pieces OF tiiloer, stsnvg ing for
their lives, and those on shore waiting for
their friends AMI relatives. The British
whaeship Admiral Cockburn was at anchor
IN the bay and 10 the timely AID anu humane exer-
lions OF her master ti.awrence) and crew. many are
indebted for their ves but for the assistance rem
dered by Their boats many wno were stunned and
insensible would have Deen carr ed out to sea
aud persisted, "a the natives had not single canoe
left that would noat Everything was destroyed;
those VINO esca,ed wth their lives hai neither food
nor raiInent lcft. In hanokapa AMI Kaahelu alone
Sky six houses were destroyed and eleven persons
lost their i've -lour mea two women and ave 9 u.
dren: at Wailana and Hanna woman AMI caid
were drowned; az Kauwaie one wo nan lost her lie.
Tue amount OF damage done has not yet been ascer-
tanned, nor Is it known how may times Sae rose
and fell. There was no shock OF al earthquake ele
at lilo or elsewhere although t ~ ascertained tnat
the volcano OF Kauea was unusually dis urDet the
previous evening" the Ores were suddenly quenchcd
and yawn.ng cnasms burst open la previously
tranquil places, accompanied with violent ex-