Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-17
rERRIBLY SHAKEN UP.

Fearful rthquaEe Shocks In New Lea
land. Great Devastation Of Property
Attended With Loss OF Life.
SAN FEANCIsCO, CAL, July 12.-Further
details OF the New leland earthquakes and
volcanic eruption received by the steamer
alameda" state that the most violent dis
turbances were felt in the neighborhoOd Of
ROTOR. The violence OF the earthquakes led
the people 70 think that the Island had blown
up and would sink in the sea. The sensations
experienced are said to have been fearful
and almost beyond description. Immedi-
ately after the Inhabitants rushed about
1ranhcally IN all directions. When the sec
Ond one vas felt the entire country for miles
around was ltup by glare from the volcano
which had suddenly burst forth. The scene
was as grand as 1t was awful. Huge volumes
OF smoke, illuminated with flames stimuli
taneOusly, burst forth over the range Of
mountains over sixty miles in length,
and above the flames could be distinctly
SEEM the balance Of IRE presenting the ap-
p6aEGnce OF m6teOr5 chasing one another
along the eLpans of the hay. The natives
vino escaped clustered IN groups, frightened
to DEATH and held religious services, and
thens as another earthquake would make it
self felt they would fall with their faces to
the ground ehlvering with fear. AS soon as
the news was received at Auckland the gov
eminent agent made immediate prepare
uOnB 10 60 70 the relief Of the sufferers.
W agOus were chartered and filled with Bro-
visions and clothing, johnson, the govern
ment agent on his arrival at ROTOR, sent
DacE the following account The scene
among the mountains, as viewed from the
Ea1rOa road. was terribly grand. The
flashes Of lightning peals Of thunder, and
shocks OF earthquakes were incessant
A white dust was falling in dense
showers, In addition to this the roads over
the entire country are covered with several
feet o. blue clay mud, elected from the vol
canO. All vegetation Is destroyed. The as
peCr OF the country is entirely changed.
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formed into mud patches. The outlet Of
the latter lake is blocked mp, and the
bridges which cross its lower end are COW
cred with mud, Nearly all the buildings
that have noticed are smashed in b. fall
ing mud. At this place the new temperance
hall and the two principal hotels are, Rs
are nearly all the other buildings, wrecked.
The house occupied by Mrs. Hazard 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
beside her. Her husband is also missing
Detailed reports Of the killed of the
foreign residents at other points had not
been received at the time Of the "Alam6-
dla's" sailing. The captain of the steam
ship Southern Cross" who arrived at
Auckland on the 18th, reported having felt
at sea the effect OF the earthquake and vol
caulC disturbance. de SAID that on the
morning of the 18th of June, the day follow
ing the earthquake, he experienced a down
1all Of dust which Continued during three
hours. From ten IN the morning there was
darkness, with balls of fire playing around
the rigging and masthead A terrible gale
suddenly sprang up, Whioh carried away all
his canvass before It could be taken In. The
men on board were unable to stand the
blowing showers Of sand, and the captain
ordered the vessel about and stood away 70
the north, but not until II o'clock Of the fol-
lowing day did he get clear of the dust.
Ielegraphic reports received from nearly all
points IN New Zealand show that earth
quakes were generally prevalent during the
same period.