The morning call., 1894-11-23
FELT THE SHOCK.
No Doubt of Rainier's
Eruption.
PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE
That There Have Been Changes
at the Crater.
PEOPLE WHO ARE POSITIVE
DRAWINGS OF THE NEW PEAK.
Various Theories to Account for
the Popularity of the
Phenomena.

SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 22.-Despits the
incredulity 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 natural
convulsion has occurred at the summit
of Mount Rainier The mountain was
hidden by clouds all day, so that it was
impossible TO observe whether the phe-
nOmena noticed yesterday continued.
No person who has made the ascent and is
therefore familiar with the summit saw
the mountain at the time when the smoke
and steam were observed rising from its
summit; but they do credit the story OF
change in the form of the summit. Their
theory is that the vapor was steam con-
densed by the contact of warm currents of
air with the icy mountain. Those who
observed the vapOr, who are seven in
humber, are positive in thair 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.
A special to the Post-Intelligencer from
Ellensburg says: The eruption of Mount
Rainier has explained to the satisfaction
of many a mystery which baffled all.
The water works reservoir here suddenly
became exhausted. Investigation showed
crevice running along the hill, north and
south. from one inch to one loot 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.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. %. - There were
no develo opments here to-day in the Mount
Rainier story except that many persons
reported having felt the slight shock of an
earthquake at $50 o'clock last night.
Reports 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, tonight pro-
nounced the statements of credirable citi-
Zens to be unfounded. The story printed
by the paper referred tn has been sent
abroad by an unreliable press association.
II has been cloudy all day. rendering fur
ther observation of the mild eruption of
Mount Rainier impossible. The persons
who saw the smoke arising early on
Wednesday morning, however, still posi-
lively assert that it must have been smoke
and not clouds that they saw rising and
There are number of hunting parties
now out toward the mountains base, and
on their return possibly more definite infor-
nation can be secured regarding the phe-
nomena. There seems 10 be good reason
for believing that the reported phenomena
are more plainly visible on the north side
from Seattle than from Tacoma on the
northwest. though this city is twenty
miles nearer the mountain.
j. F. Hopkins, clerk in the Northern
Pacific warehouse at the wharf. says he
felt the earthquake shock distinctly in the
warehouse on the waleTs edge. The
shock was severe enough to attract the at
tention Of women engaged in household
duties and ratified window glass.
Professor F. G. Plummer, who has been
investigat ng the matter all day, says he is
firmly convinced that mild eruption of
the mountain is in progress. At $3.50
o'clock last night he was on the water and
consequently did not feel the shock.