The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-23
Opium.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.


SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-Despite the in
credulity of some persons who have no
means of knowing, not having even the
evidence of their eyes, there is no reason to
doubt that some great convulsion has oc-
Cured at the summit of Mount Rainier.
The mountain was hidden by clouds all
day, so that it was impossible to observe
whether the phenomena noticed yester-
day continued. No persons who have
made the ascent, and are therefore famll-
lar with the summit, saw the mountain
at the time when the smoke and steam
were observed rising from its summit,
but they did not credit the story of a
change in the form of the summit.
Their theory is that the vapor was steam
condensed by the contact of warm cur
rents of air with the icy mountain.
Those who observed the vapor, who are
seven in number, are positive in their
adherence to their original statement,
and several of them examined the
mountain through powerful glasses and
have made drawings OF the summit
showing the new peak.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FELT AT TACOMA.
TACOMA, Nov. 22.-There were no de-
yelopments here to-day in the Mount
Tacoma story, except that many persons
reported having felt slight shocks of
earthquake at 6:30 o'clock last night. Re-
ports have been received showing that it
was felt in every section of the city, de-
spite the assertions OF an evening paper,
which, without investigation, to- night
pronounced the statements of creditable
citizens to be unfounded. The story
printed by the paper referred to has also
been sent abroad by an unreliable press
association.
1t has been cloudy all day, rendering
further observation of the mild eruption
of Mount Tacoma impossible. Persons
who saw the smoke arising early Wednes
day morning, however. still positively
assert that it must have been smoke and
not cloud that they saw rising and curl
ing upward from the mountains crater.
There are number Of hunting parties
now out toward the mountains base, and
on their return possibly more definite
information can be secured regarding the
phenomena. There seems to be good
reason for believing that the reported
phenomena is moro plainly visible on the
north, from Seattle, than from Tacoma
on the northwest, though this city is
twenty miles nearer the mountain.
j. +. Hopkins, a clerk in the Northern
Pacific warehouse at the wharf, says he
felt an earthquake shock distinctly in the
warehouse on the waters edge. This
shock was severe enough to attract the
attention OF women engaged in house
duties, and ratified window glass;
Professor +. @. Plummer, who has
been Investigating the matter all day,
says be is firmly convinced that a mild
eruption of the mountain is in progress.
AT $50 last night he was on the water
and consequently did not feel the shock.
A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
SEATTLE, Nov. pa special to the
Post -Intettigencer from Ellensburg says
the eruption of Mount Rainier has ex-
planned to the satisfaction of many a
mystery which baffled all. The water
works reservoir here suddenly became
exhausted. Investigation showed
crevice running along the mill north and
south, from one inch to one foot in width
and of unknown depth. 1t ran directly
through the reservoir, letting the water
out. 1t has been traced several hundred
feet along the hill. No shocks of earth
quake have been felt here, as far as
known.