Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-17
TERRIBLY SHAKEN UP.

Fearful Earthquake shocks In New Ze.-
land. Great Devastation Of Property
Attended With Loss Of Life.
San FRAnousCo, CAL, July 12-Furtha,
details Of the New Zealand esrthcuatss cam, .nd
volcanic eruptions received BY the Steamer
alameda" state that the most violent d.
turbances were felt In the neiQbborhood of
ROTOR. The violence of the earthouakee led
tho people to think tho Island had blown I'M
and would sink in the sea. The sensations
experienced arc said to have been fearfuI
and almost beyond description. Immedi-
frantically in all directions. When the 80.
ond one was felt the entire country for miles
around was htup by aglare from the yoIcano
which had suddenly burst forth. The sceue
was as grand as it was awful. Huge volumea
of smoke, Illuminated With flames simul-
taneously, burst forth over the range OF
mountains over sixty miles in length,
and above the flames could be distinctly
seen, the balance of fire presenting the ap-
along the e1panse Of the bay. The natives
who escaped clustered in groups, frightened
to death, and held religious services, and
then, a. another earthquake would MAKE it.
self felt, they would fall with their face TO
the ground shivering with fear. Az soon a
the news was received at Auckland the gov
ernment agent made immediate prepara-
tons to 60 to the relief of the sufferers.
wagons we're chartered and filed with pro-
ment agent, on his arrival at ROTOR. sent
back the following account: The scene
among the mountains, a. viewed from tho
Wairoa 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 Wild several
rect OF btTe clay mud, elected from the vol
\ aspect OF the country is entirely changed.
Blue lake and Rotadakani have been trans
formed into mud patches. The outlet OF
the latter lake is blocked up, and the
bridges which cross its lower end are Gov
cred with mud. Nearly all the buildings
that have noticed are smashed in by fall
ing mud. At this place the now temperance
are nearly all other buildings, wrecked.
The house occupied by Mrs. Hazard and
family was borne down by tho weight Of the
debris. Mrs. Hazard was dug out alive, but
four Of her children were found dead
beside her. Her husband is still missing.
Detailed reports of the killed of the
foreign residents st other points had not
been received at the time Of the "Alame-
die's" sailing. The captain of tho steam
Auckland on the 18th, reported having felt
at sea the effect Of the earthquake and vol
canic disturbance. He said that on the
morning Of the 18th Of June, the day follow
ing the earthquake, he experienced . down
fall 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. which 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 to
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 periou.