The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-01


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VOLCANIC EnUrrisrs IN riiaE:
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W We III hsayes received jlhey particular.
appended respecting the singular
phenomenon Of the volcanic ernptiona
in the South Seas from M. Consul
Layard Noumea. The accuracy Of the
account is vonched for by Swede
named Peterson, resultant on Tanna,
who was an eyewitness to the events
narrated: The eruption occurred on
the 10th of January last, about 10 q.
N. The bottom of the harbor at the
west side rose above the water for
about fifty fathoms length at the first
earthquake shock. A new volcano
burs. out close to " Sulphur Bay" be-
tween it and the old volcano. The
west side Of Port Resolution is all
bursting up With steam at this mo-
ment.
A second great eruption and earth
quake happened ON the lHth of Feb
rpsry, and the bottom Of the harbor
was again upheaved for about another
fifty fathoms, making the entrance to
the harbor very narrow. Three rocks
rose up about . cables length from
the west point to seaward out of IL
fathoms of water. There is now bar
with only fifteen feet Of water where
there used to be five or i've and .
half fathoms, right acrsss the mouth
Of the harbor, . little inside. A tidal
wave about fifty feet high swept the
east point of the harbor, destroying
all the native plantations. Ny copro
house was swept away. The waves
occurred ON both occasions, but the
first was the biggest. Every one, in
Guiding myself, lives ON the hill tops,
90 no lives were lost. Ny vessel, the
Suengone, was driven right up among
the trees, but carried out again. 1 lost
both my anchors and all my boats. l
have come here without either. 1t ia
wonderful how she was aaved. As
we came out saw patch OF discol-
ored water about two miles due north
from the port. I did not examine it.
but am sure it is new shoal. It ex-
tends perhaps . cables length. l left
Tanna on the 9th of March. We had
strong winds and variable, very hot.
with rain at times, before the erup-
ton. The old mountain was very
active also, roaring and throwing up
huge rocks. The tidal wave was very
local; so was the shock. The mis-
sionary on the other side of the is-
land hardly felt it, and there was no
wave there.
A high hill behind the rock called
Cooks Pyramid" on the west of
the harbor, fell into the sea, and has
made new point of land, and "Cook's
Pyramid" is some forty feet higher
out of the water than it was. Wehad
several small shocks all the time be-
tween the two big ones, also after the
last big one, The natives say they
never knew anything like it before.
On the west eide the earth has crack
ed and sunk very considerabiy, on the
east aide the land was swept by the
tidal wave, the plantations on both
sides are destroyed. Itwillnot affect
the natives much, they began to plant
in. hediately. The wave did not de-
stroy the trees. The whole harbor is
90 contracted by the upheayal that l
doubt il aslarge ship could find room
to swim in it. The bettom in the
place have named has been raised
fifteen or twenty feet, or more above
the water in some places along the
shores. Two days before the fret
shock the old mountain was very act
i've, roaring loudly. Tho fish were
violently affected, seemed paralyzed,
and unable to swim. Numbers were
left ON the beach-sO many that the
natives aud the pigs could not con-
sume them, and they rotted as they.
lay.
WENT TO SEA IN a TUB.
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