The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-07-15
VIOLENT VOLCANOES.
New Zealand Shaken from Center tt
circumference by Earthquakes
And the Country Aglow from the Eff
fscts of BurningS Volcanoes.
People TerrOr-Strioken and Buildings
and Vegetation Destroyed.
new Zealand shalkine.

San FRANCIsco, July 12.-Further de-
tails Of the New Zealand earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions received by the steamer
Alameda say that the most violent disturb
ances were felt in the neighborhood of
ROTOR. The violence of the earthquake
led the people TO think the Island had been
blown up and would sink in the sea. The
sensation experienced is said TO have been
fearful and almost beyond description.
Immediately after the earthquake individ-
| uals rushed about franticalIy In all dIrec-
lions; when the second one was felt the en-
tire country Tor miles around was lit mp by
glare from the volcano, which had sudden
| " burst forth. The scene was as grand es IL
was awful, and large volumes of smoke
illuminated with flames simultaneously
poured forth over the range OF mountains
tor SIX miles In length, and above the
flames could be distinctly seen balls
meteors chasing one another along the ex.
panse of the boy. The natives who e.
capped clustered in groups, frightened near
| ly TO death, hello religious services and
then as another earthquake would make
itself felt they would fail with their faces to
! the ground shivering with fear. As soon as
the news of the fearful occurrence was re-
made immediate preparations for the re-
lief of the sufferers. A wagon was char
tered and filled with provisions and cloth
| Ing. The government agent, on his az
rival at ROTOR, sent back the following &C
count: The scene among the mountains, as
| viewed from the Wairea road, is terrible.
| Grand flashes of lightning. peals of thun-
der and shocks OF earthquakes are inces-
! SAINT, while the dust is falling in
dense showers. In addition TO these in
conYeniences the roads in the entire coun-
try are covered with several feet of blue
clay and mud elected from the volcanoes.
All vegetation is destroyed and the as.
pect of the country II entirely changed.
Zene Lake and Rotakakahi have been
transferred to mud patches. The outlet of
the latter lake is blockaded and the bridges
mud. Nearly all the buildings
that I have noticed were
smashed in by falling mud.
At this place the new temperance hall and
the two principal hotels are nearly demol-
ished. The house occupied by Mrs. Hsz-
ard and family was borne down by the
weight OF the debris. Mrs. Hazard was
dug out alive but four of her children were
found dead and her husband is also miss
ing. Detailed reports of the killed of for
elgn residents at other points have not
been received at the time of the Alamo
da's sailing. The captain of the steam
| ship Southern Cross, who arrived at Auck-
land on the Sth, reported having felt at
sea the effect of earthquake and volcano
disturbances. He said that on
the morning of the 10th Of
June, the day following the
| earthquakes, he experienced 9 down
tall of dust which continued during three
hours. From 10 O'Clock In the morning
there was darkness with balls of fire plsy
ing around the rigging and masthead. A
] terrible gale suddenly spranR up which
carried away all his canvass before it could
be taken In; the men on boards were un-
| able 90 stand the blowing showers of sand,
and the captain ordered the vessel about
and stood away north, but not until IL
O'Clock the following day did he get clear
of the dust. Telegraphic reports rece lived
from nearly ali points In New Zealand
show that earthquakes generally prevail.
ed durinO the saTne ForIOd