The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-18
THE ERUPTION or MfUN4 LOd.
A Column OF Flame over Three Miles High
A Volcano In n cninkcnkun hay.

From me SIN FuH lsc1 Niuei's
HONOLULU March 1.-The primo news II
the hour. AMI as VOL the frcshcts il the inn, liz
gcnee Of the grand eruption on Mnuna Loa and
a submarine outbreak in kcalukcu Bay As
vet the details received here are mcasr,. but
the general accounts agree in pronoun ing tho
recent outbreak Of the old safety valve OF this
hemisphere the grandost on record The crup.
ton began between 0nnd1O O'cloe ON the cyun-
ing Of wednesday. the lith of February. with
great violence and without moments waning.
The point Of activity was the old orator on tho
Top 81 the mountain When the eruption began
the ilamcs suddenly burst from the mountain
and formed n magnificent column Of fire TO
the height Of 10000 feet above the summit Frnul
the dock Of the steamer Kilauoa. lying ut anchor
ut knwa haze five dist net columns Of nre could
De seen Dolciilng lorlh from the mountain. APP
pnr"ntly not from the grcnt summit crutcr Of
MokunwnowcO. but from u smaller orator situ-
atrd soma miles lstant from Il rallnd pOhaku-
nunucl. Ine sght was grand ON 3. as the "a =
utnns Of Illuminated smoke Euot up almost IN
slnntaneously 70 an immunse hright in the mir
The velocity with which they us end Vt WIS such
that the first 5.OOD feet ware passed insid" VI u
minute. \ few days after Indulgence reached
here that the fire had dslppnargd. to tho great
disappointment of thousands vino were prepare
ing to start for the scene. But soon alt.r n0ws
came that the great pyrotcchnic exhibition VI
nnture was still on the boards. or Otherwise tho
water and that the animation of the spncta liz
w4as enhanced by frequent cMthpuake shocks;
lava is flowing rapidly down the mountain sde
toward kahuku in kau. When last seen il had
progressed 4 number Of miles from the place of
it's first outbreak. but did not seem ~ have
reached the woods. The iluminat on was 80
brilliant that all pnrts OF the island were lighted
up. and even on Muui the reflected glare was 50
great that IN Maikapu II was supposed that tho
cunn liclds and mill buildings of Mnkce's plnn-
tntion were ON Hire. One spectator. who has
witnessed u number Of cruptlons. says that hs
never saw moro mgniilccnty illumcd smoke
cloud from any previous one.
party oi cNeursipui-s at kcaakcakua bay
the pnc" where Capt Cook met his death.
There they found tint submarine volcano had
hrOk"u out near tho entrance TO the hurbOr tho
preceding night About mile from shore Jets
of rcd. grern and y'.loW fire lcapcd from tho
waters, intrrspersnd with columns of steam and
sprny that gluwed with innumrrhic ranhows,
the spectacle being one of the grandrst sights
conceivable. In this locality the water Is boil
ing and whirling Ike an immense cauldron-Or
on" might better say. krttl" of fish Thousands
are seen Heating ON the suriucc. ready cook ed
Tor the repast Of swarna of kanakas engaged
in gathering the dainty abundnhce in their
canoes. Large quantities OF lava are also
the surface. The matter is either buOytd by tho
! Intensely boiling wntor or sustained 10y gases
! that gradually ooz from its pores. ono spcci-
men OF the sirangc matter emitted from tho
| sembng cuurrrd su-lr Another is muc il
similar. with the rNerpton that il spark les with
| silvcry IL rs. The submarine eruption is ap-
| pnrenty from seam in the bottom Of the sea.
and is traced inland between two and three
| miles. The flames On the water were FIRST no.
| tc"d by III" natives "a O'Clock on Tia" morning
| OF the 2lth. ana created much strrnaiion.
30 10 go inthom-: fut II the eruption 'untinupa,
| very likely u reef VIII be- formed. which would
render this bay ono Of the finest harhprs On tho
racine As Tar Is known no damage has yet VI
/ tended tie ERUPTION.