The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-26
Further Particulars OF the EruptlOns
ON Land and Seattle New Sub.
marine Volcano.
New York Times.l

marine VOlcahV' /
New York Timesl
Two startling volcanic eruptlons nave
lately occurred in the Hawaiian Islands
which contain the most remarkabie
group of volcanoes in the world. One
crater-Kilauea-is large lake OF mol
ten lava, that has kept at boiling neat as
far back as tradition goes, with nttie
change in its appearance, although some
times thin crust is formed over IL by
the cooling of the surface: Mauna Loa,
nearly fourteen thousand feet hlgh, mas
great eruptions about once In seven
wears, on an average, pouring out mil
liards of tons of liquid rOcks-2,O0O,O ,OOO,,,
600 tons in 1859-and, having exhausted
itself in these efforts, il sinks back into
auiescence. February IA it sent out an
immense volume of smoke that rose to.
height of sixteen thousand feet, and
and spread out, darkening the sky over
an area of one hundred square miles,
and then stream of lava started down
the mountain sides, but the source dried
up at the end of six hours, and eruptlon
ceased. Ten days latera submarine erup-
tion appeared in the ocean, nifty miles
from Mauna Loa, near Kealakeaku Bay.
Flames were thrown up from the sea, ana
numerous lets of steam arose on line
about a mile long, where the sea was
from one hundred and fifty to four hun
dred feet deep, as if the crust OF rock
under the sea had been broken in fissure
to let the internal or internal fires out.
In many places Jumps OF lava were
thrown up, and it was 30 pOrous-some.
what like pumice-stone-thatw while hot
it foated away.
From the Honolulu Gazette we CLEAN
the following graphic description:
On Wednesday evening. the 14th OF
February, between nine and ten O'CLOCK,
without any warning, a very energetic
eruption burst out from near the summit
of Mauna Loa. The mountain top had
been enyeloped in heavy masses OF black
clouds and smoke during the preceding
afternoon. At half.past nine O'CLOCK II
cleared away, revealing pIilhant heLy
red light on the smoke overhanglng the
volcano. From the deck OF the kllauea
living at anchor at Kawaihae, hye dis
tinct columns of fire could be seen peich
inc from the mountains, apparently moi
from the great summit of fMOknaweoweo
hut from smaller crater situated some
miles distant from it, called Pohakuhana
let. The sight was grand one, as the
columns of illuminated smoke shot uI
almost instantaneously to an immense
height in the air. Mr.. C.J. Lyons writes
ma from Waimea that the smoke masse
, were elected to a height of not less thar
: sixteen thousand feet above the top o
the mountain. where they hung, form
inc a dense stratum of smoke. LII
velocity with which they assembled wa
l such that the first five thousand feet wer
j. passed inside of minute. It's the ger
/ ersI opinion that the stream OF lava
: flowing rapidly down the mountain sid
f toward Kahuka, in Kau. When las
d seen on Thursday it had progressed
} number of miles from the place OF its 1rs
o outbreak. but did not seem to haV
d reached the woods. The illuminate
# was 80 brilliant that all parts OF the isian
is were lighted up, and even on Mani u :
) reflected glare was 80 great tnat
r Waikapu it was supposed that tne COZ
% fields and mill buildings OF Makee
r, plantation were on fire. One spectato
e who has witnessed a number OF eruption
It states that he never saw more magnil
,f Gently illuminated smoke-clouds fro
8 anv previous one. During Thursds
le night the light was invisible, owing
i, the dense masses of smoke which e
h veloped the mountain, but four slig
st earthquake shocks were felt in Waime
If and one is reported from Konala.
u From the number of the Gazette
# February % we have an account
" the other extraordinary eruption, as Il
n. lows: IN =,
pr port on Tuesday of last week Tor 7
Nv Nv scene of the eruption at Hawaii, return !,
~ on Monday morning, having proce eG q
ne ne as far as Kau, which point she lett on r
lts lts day evening, nothing being visible OF !
re- summit eruption which occurred on
70 l4th, and which lasted only six hou
use Returning from Kau we reached kea
'ut keaku Bay on Saturday morning Feb
ary "a, where most singular outbre
was found to have taken place, bel
nothing less than submarine volca
near the entrance of theharbor. On
:. nroaching the scene of action tn
~ canoes were observed cruising around
ue' .: crater. in which were Judge Hoapili,
'uI Hon. Limon Kaaii, and others, who "
sa snu attracted thither by the reports wh
'h ';th had spread rapidly over the country.
,,"t aSn the steamer approached nearer, colui
NV of smoke were seen rising from the
W.. VIC face of the sea, resembling the spout
10" of a school of whales, and numel
eIo, nieces oflava were floating about. A l
We was dispatched to the scene, and retur
70 with specimens of the floating lava, wi
H;s have been brought to honolulu, ana
har be seen at our Office. The natives re-
@ ,ha, that the eruption was first observe
snS, SnJ the sea at three o'clock on the morl
ecu ecu of the Oath, about mile from the 81
say. y and it appeared like innumerable
,..." 20. blue, and green lights. Some tho'
| ;n% they were the steamers lights, only
were 30 numerous as to excite some
,uno VIC sternation. Morning disclosed the
LIZ that a new volcano had broken out,
'"d that it was the cause OF the strant
: " ~. Elimination seen during the night.
we Those who are acquainted with Il
! We keaku Bay will recollect that
'on Point forms its southern shore.
"u volcano appears to consists OF
. ooI marine rupture, running in str'
.1ok line out to sea, steam and lava risi
king lar OUT "a as ater one % here has been from tw
4ui' IN s;xtv fathoms, and the new vo
sorry lies 1iieosiS from the bav. The G
ne OF pounc svuVI Ia s,,hn,ar;ne ground
is about west, northwesteriy oy
southeast. |
never
!, can Utilizing Niagara Falls.