The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-03-01

into the neigheo7ing Islands have ever reached
Kauai lust enough 70 note the tact that al the
Hawaiian volcanoes were not ye, extinct, bat not
eaoagh TO create any feeling Of insecurity or
alarm in that Island Of Ire blest- The sur
p-ise and diSzay, therefore, al the Kauai people
may easily b. imagined. at being 50 rudely
awakened from thei- dream o. security. We
have no data from Kauai as 10 the apparent d.
reotjon Of the shock. Its motion was Of ! com
plex character, humping and vibrating, IS Il the
houses were fitting from side 70 side No serious
damage however. 10 either buildings or Enclosures
was done 50 far as we have heard. The duration
o. the shock Is thought 10 have been from 50 TO
40 seconds
On O1iu Tbs Island has fornerly-iha; is
within the memory Of man or Of ancient tradition,
been as exempt from the raider shocks Of the
volcanic system Ct the eastern portion Of the
g7oap, Is Kasai. Now and then shock. en-
anAiing from Hawaii, bat aiisaaatei by distance
would produce slight tremor on Oahu. Jus,
enough TO stop clock or two. to loosen = little
plaster from ceiling aud to set charitable people
. sPecglaiing upon the amouui Of damage done on
HAWAII This time, however. Oaha trembled TO
lis core, and though the aeiaal damage was no,
great in any individual case, yet II vas widely
difased Throughout; the Island. We gave an
scoouni 10 our last weeks issue Of the shock as
fel, II Hoaolalu. aud the damage there done.
Since then. we have heard from the Northeastern
. and western sides q the Island and are LED TO
believe that ihough the shock was generally felt
= one Of unprecedented violence and duration.
Yet the degree Of severity. the direction and
duration. varied considerably IN de7eat localities
In addition 70 wh@. ne have already related, We
learn that the beitry Of the Catholic Church s,
Eva, which WAS supported by four cast.irou
pillars, was thrown down, and those massive
pillars broken short Of Ike pjpe-s,ems. To NEST
Of ;hoSe who were inside iheiE houses a, the
tine. the direction Of the shock appeared 70 be
from the east, wes,warily. varying from north
east to southeast, though several creiit&ble PEP
sons who were standing in the street at the time
confidently @sseE: the direction 10 have been from
the northeast
Oa HlIo&li Earthggake shocks on this
Island have hitherto geaerzlly besa Of the sane
light nature and character Is those on O4ha and
H4aai- This time, however. the shock was ia-
disPatab-y more severe than on Oahu, and It was
moreover accompanied By several lighter shocks
and frequent uenblio-s Of shs ground during
the night Besides the damage done. and al
resdy reported to houses. sI0ne-Ezl.s. f1rni,ure
and Dov-b,es on the eastern portion Of the Island
and along the southern o01Sl-Lins, We now learn
that at HzL4s, On the western slope Of the main
mountain ridse vhich rms through the Island.
The shock waS very severs, with humping
rocking. tisins motion, threatening to oye7turn
tie dwelling house Of the occupant. Tie Pail
rOai. leading dowa from there to Kallupara. xas
thoroughly dsstroyei, and several new and dzn-
gsroas rents made in the pa,I. prsTeutiuE any
Communication IN th2. direction vith the people
o. the low lands st the foot Of the p2I. The
masSiTs stoae-Eall Of the KaIamaua paddock.
fJur Zee. vide by i've feet high. vas brnken dozu
in several places The direction Of the maiu
shock OF this part Of the Island appeared TO be
from 0-h1, that Is Sb0ai weSt by north. and the
duration estimated II about 45 seconds.
On Lgs4I- From this Island We have received
the foll0siDg letter, sbieh We insert il full;
PnA~AI yA1LET, lanai. FEB. q, ISL
NJ E;lar- We fsls shock Of earthquake OF this .
Island the night Of Sunday the I9sh inst 50 VI
Olsai thai I dozbt no; Is must Be owing 10 some
sxt-zortilGry oatb-eak on Hawaii, and I hasten TO
ssud 10 yOu, for Esoerzl Information some palticz-
lars Of the phenomenon, ss observed st this point
E&s rOused ont Of : sound sleep BY the FIST
shock, and Immediately observed the time to Be
io-i6 P n Ifoznd it difficult 10 keep nv fcei, AID
fs,i motion and heard To1r sad rattle : though
Vas il railway train r1shi1E onward with great
speed Ny family were reminded OF precisely the
sane s@osaf5oa- Il listed about 20 seconds, aud
created in IA; short tine lively alarm and excite
Dsut Natives rushed ont Of their huts calling to
ous another throughout the valley Animals a vel
- people Eere greSiiy excited NJ frightened saesp
rzz down the hiH With great ostcTy, and the how
of TIE dogs added 70 the din sa5 tenor Of tie night
Tai> 6rsf great shoek EEz szceeesed by several
uilse- tTsnb-in-s Of TIE earth. sn5 by reports o.
6sferzioas il the direc;i0a OF Hsvzii; and AZ the
sane tine bright giares Of light ~sre observed in
TIE eastern SKY, like displays OF electric or other
lsminoaz gaseous Paza0Dgaa. in the direction Of
tie great no1ut2ias-
las 1sziasalks IS deelzrsd b. the Oldest natives
Il he Is,aad to Be ty faF The most Eioeai an5 fz
EFtE L1ZEL lLE szQHlE 1E --l--
1875 Ezz vsTy light here, and barely noticed by >
fsW. bzt tais ro1sad Up evs-y ul OF the Islsui
shook Il fro Elle 10 pax and rzeked ald rent lis
bod, Tock-ribbed eozz;- 4 grezi poEti0u Of tie
Es.l-knoEu bl1H, Pal KEholo, has fzlisa into tie
50; e1oruozs frl-usuis have brOkea Of from
those toEe-ilz ocszn-Ealls between Marele Bsy
81 EzE1Ike Poiuf- n.ss=s Of the rsi baszli have
5eeo to-1 frol TIE bsstin- tzrrsis Of PauPs5e the
l5-e ssz-.oEsr uszT tie Southeastern ed Of tie
Islz7s, b-Ee b0zl5s-s have been haired fron tie
no--izu sises .z5 TIE rzFiaes az Elied with dsrs
& rocks .15 ires .as ssez Of earth; several great
GERS have beea oPeos5 il 6i5zreut paris oi the 4
Islzn6. ara Il has beea shzksa AID b-oke1 a
ihoz-t the ui-hty els8ssts OF the earthq-zke Eere
s7r-iz ard apsssviag a. is Eery fsaa1aiious, AID
rsdy o5zrss fora zith Foi1za5s la-y ard eoaTert
is Lovely valleys ooes 1O-e Iaio flaming, s1lPaurJ1s
crEis-z- " n G.
Oa M1si- Or i1for1z,i5a froa this Islsai
lsz5s to tie e0a.lzzi0a thai Wss;-Maai zzs
aach ao-s bszTfly zhaksa thaa East-M-ai, AID
he s9zib STE q tie entire Islani more ihan the
no-5a- From Lzhsi7s- ~e give ihs f5.l5Eiag
o. Sza5EE errzizE. Eails making ellI IN con 4
pay Eirh GoTeruo- DoaiaislzPga ME- DiekEns9a .
zn3 E1aly, isst Is ss were a5oai 70 make oEr
szlazs 5Es a0zse 5szz 70 irsu5.= IiitIe Izrrezs-
fnE IN f1-as az;I she ez-lh r3-ke5 % In5 fro Ike
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