The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-01
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4 VERY CURIOUS STCRI.
Showing What tho Elements Can 10 when
Conditions aSOr Ihtm.

Showing What tho Elements Can 10 when
Conditions IaSor Ihen,
IL witnessed tnunucrs. orm once. f"
said an ObsCrant travelling man, which
was accompanied by "A combination of me.
tcorological phenomena that made IL n
most wonderful exhibition Of what the Fl
cments can do when they find the condi-
lions right The time of year in the first
place, was enough to have made the thun
dcrstOrIn notable without any uthe- unu-
suHl happenings 1t was early in Fcbru
AIRY, 1870. ] was in Hammondspurt. y
Y, where there are many wine collars
Hammondspurt is on the west shore Of
Lake kCuka. This particular day had
been cloudy and unscasunably warm and
close.
The clouds grew denscr in the evening
and faint flashes of lightning were IRE
qucnt. About 10 o'clock the clouds began
to clear away, and they disappeared 81
rapidly That in u few minutes the stnr4
were shining brightly all over the sky, not
cloud being visible anywhere. Between
10 ana | o'clock the western sky began
to grow black with heavy clouds that roll
ed rapidly up from behind the hills. With
them came sharp flashes Of lightning, fol.
lowed quickly by terrific thund,rclaps. \
popularity of the lightning was the long
duration Of its flashes the black clouds
being illumirCd several seconds at time.
while the inky clouds were forming in
the west ana rolling up toward the zenith,
with the accompaniment of glaring light
ming and crashing thunder tn, moon Gp-
pcarCd above the SUBMITS of the high Hill.
in the cast and bathod them and the
smooth waters Of Lake lluuka. which
stretch away from their feet, in "A food Of
mellow light The contrast between the
fierce ana tumultuous aspect Of the west
eIn heavens and the calm and beautiful
appearance of the muOnlit eastern portion
made the unwontCd scene awcsumc in it,
grandeur. As the march Of the storm
vapurs brought them near the zenith a
furious gale C.. wind was hurled from them
eastward. This gale brought with it a
torrent of rain in advance of the approach.
ing clouds and swept out upon the lake
with fury that dashed the moonlit and
quiet waters into n tumult Of angry waves.
Thus bowling tempest, with rain falling
In sheets in the full light of the moon.
became another rare and startling Ehc.
nomcnon attending this night of strange
meteorological conditions.
Tho moon shining brightly on the fall
ing rain had its natural sequCnce-thC
casting upon the ebony front of the adj.
NanClng stormClOuds of lunar rainbow
OF singular vividness and brillinnCy. The
bow had grand sweep of almost the en-
tire front of the black background and IL.
frequent disappearance before the murt
Intense light of the electrical flashes. aud
ITS sudden temperance when the flashes
ceased seemingly more vivid than even
against the inky blackness, formed la
leidoscopic picture in the heavens such a.
the clements seldom combine to present.
The black clouds rolled on with fierccr
lightning and louder thunder. Before
they had advanced far enough to obscure
the moon and the eastern sky their west
crn extremity had swept clear of the sky
in that direction, and then the stars shunc
out brightly upon the rctrcating clouds.
Then appeared the probably unhCard of
sight Of bright, starry sky in the west;
the sky overhead hidden by clouds of the
blacklist hue, in fierce electrical commo
tion, and SPAWNED by n many culorcd mid
night rainbow; in the east the moon shin
ing brightly in IA cloudlcss sky, illuminat-
ing tempest tossed lake, and "a torrent of
winter rain from summer clouds.
The sweeping tumult of clouds soon
took possession of the glowing east, and
for long time the terrific thunderstorm
ragged, dying away at last in distant rum.
blings behind the hills, leaving the lake
as calm and golden in the light of the
moon Us it was before the strange storm
had come down upon it in its sudden win
try wrath. New York sun.