The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-05-17
MRS. BL0UNTS FALL.
ACCIDENT ON THE VOLCANO
ROAD.
The House Of Fire-Other Matters Of
Interest Reported by the Stars"
Hilo Correspondent

appearance Of this reflection alternates
from one of increasing intensity to one
Of gradual dying away Visitors re
turning report the volcano as very active
at present and say that the great pit
which but two years ago was more than
600 feet deep is now being rapidly filed
up by the lava
Viewed these nights, kIlauea pre-
sents a spectacle ineXpressibly grand
and awe-nspirIng, The activity Of the
forces at work appears to be gradually
increasing, and we may look forward
to a climax before long, with a repeti
ton on probably grand~r scale of the
striking phen Imenon of two years ago
Long since has the pit Of Keanakakoi,
the cave of the axe" distant less than
one-half a mile from Kilaueaiki, had
its entrance covered up by a recent
flow of lava, and the tourist is thus
deprived and shut out from a view of
this cavern where in ancient times the
adze shapers carried on their work
l'H I,, '"Ne' ,-Lt nn ana me SO
Or'.Iu 'e" i"Ne VI zoos "le al 'hihS'
pied by the "pit of 1891. For a long
time this pit was deemed mace ssible,
''oua'' It u'u "di'I'e'' lI''l one lhq!l'Sl-
tNT 9'H'', .Sec' wiz, more le'hCri'y iran
yuos 'i'C''l SuCIC'I'u III 'e"C'In9 'he
"o'.o'i' WIN '''o ''e''u'y 'SS'S'a''ce VI
p'OJoo'"' . 'P,l' IT.. "'io VI ''c "SSuIcS.
az present ''c'''' uc'cenSuS aVernl'
l"' '',"'''y '''e' 'h'S pioneer ohueflaN-
my OF our courageous lrienu portion
Vi tne "'',S Ic'' ih' over 'hc depris on
which i 'r''' mas since |. en- constructed
ana no" no pilgrimage To Fr!eS temple
Is compete unless you nave Deem
down IN .ne Pl'
II IS Wheh S'aidln8 on me pun OF
Oekahu'''' 'hC hlSneS' point IN inc wall
OF tne crater tnal inc traveller IS lost IN
"h'r' I aa'n'r'''oh ana deI.ShI at the
spectacle MS gaze drinks IN al every
point
Directly beneath nm the lake OF ire,
an eVer-Sh''l'nS panorama with It's
'iquId mass 81 !"Iy htaVIhS up ana
down. mere Coohhg with crust Ct duII
req co'or' 'heLe IN state Of violent
agitation; ana whlle we watch the
former cohSeailh8 mere Is all at once
an explosion, inc Coo'lhS crust Is broken
up IN every ulreCtlon ana masses OF
ihcahdesceht material pour out IRON
The cracks overwhelming the black
lava Whlch once more returns to al
moIteh state ana on the Ilghler, less
ViSc'u portions we observe the play on
large fountains a IRE winch Seethe and
mss ana or p lhelr merry cascades on to
tIe lower ieVelS OF inc PuISatlng tide.
10 the soulh OF MN are the sand
niIlS OF han ana the distant HeIds OF
the pl'h'a'lohS irlhS5u win the Verd-
ure q growing cane ana blending IN
'ne perspective Win tie south point OF
lhe lSIanu. far 10 the west the great
doL.le o, Mauha Loa CaPpeG by ever
smiling banks OF clouds behind which
the summit crater OF NokuaweoWeo IS
lost 10 Vle"' "hIIe IN the northIand
maJeS'lGaIIy tower the distant peaks OF
Mauh" hea' nearly 1900 ieetlh nlght
ana turning OaCK 10 the east he Isl
Drought DaCN 10 sense OF ms surround
ln9S ana the onward march OF cIvlllza-
''oii Oy Tue S'Sht Oh the modern motel
Win all It's cohVeh'ehceS ana induce
hehts 10 luxurious repose' and with
one IlIiaI look around MN ana Dtnealh
MN oui iiienc VIII tear himSeIi away
from the IaSclhatlohS OF the scene to
poo ~earl'y Out CohlentedIy nome
Wa!u' IceHIe Amply repaid Ior all MS
'a'igue anu naruSh'P
no" "luc'i greater inc 'IaVel 10 the
volcano "ou'u Dc were the present
ROAD now IN course OF construction
con, l''eteu' can only DC S"l"'Sed' me
WON ol CONSTRUCTION Isl! Shou'u DC carried
on aS eNPeu'''"uS'y as possible SO that
journey over 1t might De looked Tor
ware 10 VIII, pleasure ana not win mis-
SN"'s'' mere Is no pleasure IN a
journey "'''0' may DC accompanied
uy u'',So' "''u It 10 s""'' VI miraculous
| llldl MIS-, DlOunl was not SERIOUSLY