New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01

quake has no record in the history or the tradi-
tons Of these islands II lasted from two IT,
three minutes. and was terrific. HOUSES jafr'i'
cracked swaycd and fell: ricst cf or stone build
ings Tia. Ililo iail among them Trees swdN"d
and fell all tlW stone fences went down great
powders were tossed about like footballs, prci,
pieces tell laundering into the s"a. RIirrs ana
horScmcn were Frustrated. Oar streams ran mug
Within doors everything Wa thrown Pill nciI.
My heaycs; 15okcaso. which stood southwest and
northeast. was overturned while my case Of shells
and minerals, which stood AT rigli angles 10 Tins
line remained standing. showing that III" earth.
quake waves moved nearly IN the direction OF
the magnetic rccdc. lac crust OF the earth
and sank like III" s'a in = storm. II seemed
as II the ribs Of III" mountains and the granite
pillar. Of the world were breaking
After this I'M raging Of the underground for
rents Of lava could hc heard for several DAYS.
and III" Inhabitants wcr" panic-Suick"n,
not knowing knowing whcr" d it would , ,nr
:. when III" great fountain burst "nd n'""i
TO the sea >avs who personally witnessed
the scene We 'ound the eruption in fall blast
-Four enormous fountains. generally separate"
from each other. I'm: sometimes uniting literally
into line mil" long from north 10 south were
continually Spoutlne mp from III" "haSin OF ~"
crater These lei> were not intermittent. bat
played Ike fountains Of water. and were appar
"nty nuid. HOY were blood rcd in the sun
light They vari,4. constantly in height and
diameter They boiled with the mos terrific
fury. throwing NJ enormous columns ~ crimson
lava and rcdhot rocks 10 icl:lt II five or >N
hundred fc"i Sometimes the JET ceased - play
for y few minutes: and th"n. urged Nv the nc
cmumI,,ed rnrcc. fr,, l7-o,y the united foun
fains burst forth toc'thcr-a wave Of roaring
lava mile in length hnil"d ~ one" 10 h,HG', OF
hundred feet Tie separate Jets DISPLAYED
rotary motion toward 'hc south: AMI rocks wcr"
nrug from 'l."m IL his direction.
\ touclinr Picture "a eIvcr by ~" Christian
pastor ~ lilo e the manner in which lugtivcs
calnc n",N'nS iT Ono ,,,Ji,,., 'no, IN. Lcc,s
- .l III ,.r s,,'. NJ. hons. !. f,llcn
- ,;c au1 .,r, cLiI,i,,n ar. do,d "ond only
wv IT,, -, ,u ,L, ,",,i.r counos .o me say
;,, u .,,r ,,.t, :, ,rir ,,- f,miI,. in nv Lou.n
49,, ,h s;d ,,lc,, e,i,l,..l p, ,,c,, a., w. struck
,Lo hniI;ii,,~ and n .i ~, l.t .lonr - ,.l
,hco The ncIt ni,..cn ~ s,vs. Nv husband
I ~ ,,,n slim, 81, ,L. .lore ,,lcr
~" -, ,t ,, 80, 49,. .nd a,, icf, ,',ro
o. ,cu ,Lcc Nno,l,nr Irrri,.. I'm and .ny. +
90 IN .Ln G.Il c,fclin- nv Lor.n when l., to
I'll ,, .,d i.ro,,.I -, ,oosso. ~ mud
Iii .;,,, go ms. I,,., .,l me l,rd. end nv
f,niIr ~ tlir..en arI alcro nm oscancd 10 tel
tLcc And u'irLf rop.af indc iritcly their
,, r. n,,o,, r',l, ,iiiIl..s cIirI,cn m,,lo
80 IT,, I'LL r a.. .,,,.r,.1 40 Ir,i.l
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WIZ" '"'" '''"'' " -
TIGr LNTr>T GREAT IErpIIoN.
n ..,.,i., -, ,sco &, ,,.,r ,,;..,,,;c Lu, M,
,;,. a.., ,...,a..,. 49, -. n,o
20 dr>Hu''IN" 81 III. III" p'PrN Il" ~ r''
l"ccssors II came down almost 10 mo p"'
stopped. curiou.v enough. nj sfon" wall about
Gve feet high which had been hastily thrown
- 81 ,t.tt, .,..,
mp IN nope ~ S'''"' IL ""' '"'""''' SUI"
mill. Til" lava stream. says an observer
"camc within from two 10 six feet Of the stone
T.. l.. I
N"' "''' 81 '
point only III" fl'cId hi's' ABOUT wv" ''et ""'p
struck tlIe wal There II rested = little. until
hcnc urrcd forward hv fresh supplies from he
,. :. 49,, ;..,lf go, ,,.,;,s, ,I,o I,rr;or
'''"' !" "P" P ~
poured SLOWLY over " "'''' anu '''"
sfIfcncd and scdicd, where Il now hangs
shoot or ncrdcnt dr,ncrv in Stone The i'm
pulse from the mountain source iitv miles away
bad brought the stream accurately to this ar
'i..'a i'r'',, fonr ,:s -, ,ho stream we
find II rent with deep crcvassrS. congcalrd IN
swirling hummocks and shattered ridges, a D
I 'nnu ~ III W.. ,,,,n, ,ID' , a,min"
,iv.r rn.l,cd down tlc st.op descent AT fearful
spccd SCATTERING and melting the rocks in It's
way. and sweeping every obstruction before IL
IKE c"NaiiN p'''' I ~ r,,,,i,i .u% s.
tiIe Mot of land wlicr. some twenty years ago
ic;re nestled quiet vIllagr. with school house
rich patches OF kaio p"iy's, un,''IaS ,n" 'i H.,
,ho nc"mI,. have p,s.ed AWAY: and of late wears
only one house was left on this lovely spot lis
occupant was repit"d To W. an inVct"ra'e h'a'h"h,
belonging 7" 'h a"''' ,''S't vi Nv WIS vi
mcdlcn" men. "nr, nc p"i"l" "o"" ~ ''u
de''p lorcS' 'pHn' "'nI'nl -" ~" H. ~ i ~
h" hoist"d ms nag III 'fon' pi ,.'S s'TN ,'
ing h"IN coIuh'' anu ,"l"''' ~ III IL ' ,,
Of the ancient gods 81 hawai' :" phi 'n"' liil
Int onward cane tn' .',n, ,ii, 900. "',, n
Inc n'i'H'h "o',,"i' i"'i" nm '" I'M wa" IL
p"l'd 10 move III, "'- n'", a. 1''u II , , ii
iols': NJ L'S, NV ti'h' ,'''' LIN " ,,;'
dwelling ana MS ear"n' uc,,io' M ~ ''.','
utterly, driving MN OUT WIN ms lr'huS, All All
leaving d'Fp stratum VI "'''h ,"N' wv ~
In this ease Il curious occurrence i no''Wor'iS
The lava stream surrounded one s'alK o' pr"n