The herald., 1894-11-23
ERUPTION Of MOUNT RAINIER.
A Great Natural COnvulsiOn
Has Occurred.
The Mountain Was Obscured All
Day Yesterday.
But There IL Little Doubt That tho An
oient Volcano Has Become Active.
Esrthq uaks at Ellsusburg
and Tscoma.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. WASH, Nov. 22.-Despite the
inoredulity 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 80 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 sum nit, but they do credit the
story OF change in the form OF the sum-
NIT. Their theory is that the vapor
was steam condensed by the contact OF
warm currents of air with the icy mouu-
tain. Those who observed the vapor,
who are seven in mum Der, are positive
in their adherence TO their original
statement and several OF them exomined
the mountain through powerful glasses
and have made drawings of the sum nit
showing the new peak.
THE EARTHQUAKE AT TACOMA.
TACOMA, WASH, Nov. 22.--There were
no developments here today in the
Mount Tacoma story. except that many
more persons are reported having felt
the slight shock of earthquake at 8
O'Clock last night. Reports have been
received showing that it was felt in
every section OF the city. despite the as
sertions OF an evening paper. which,
without investigation tonight, pro.
nounced the statements OF credible
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. The per-
sons who saw the emoke arising early
Wednesday morning. however, still pos
itively assert that it must have been
smoke and not clouds that they saw ria-
ing and curling upward from the noun
tain's crater.
nov out toward the mountains base and
on their return possibly more definite
information can be secured regarding
bQe pu0uOlu6uOus 1uoIo hoomb " NO
good reason for believing that the re-
ported phenomenon is more plainly visi-
BILE on tho north side, from Seattle. than
from Tacoma on the northwest, though
this city 10 20 miles nearer the noun
tain.
J. F. Hopkins, clerk In the Northern
Pacific warehouse at the wharf, says he
felt the earthquake shock distinctly iI
the warehouse on the waters edge. Tit
shock was severe enough to attract the
attention of women engaged in house
hold duties.
Prof. F. g. Plummer. who has beer
investigating the matter all day, says hi
is firmly convinced that mild eruption
OF the mountain is in progress. At 6 :3t
last night he was on the water and die
not feel the shock.
THE EFFECT AT ELLENsBURa.
ELLENsBURa, Wash, Nov. 22.-The
eruption OF Mount Rainier has ex.
planned to the satisfaction of many {
mystery which bafflsd all. The water
works reservoir here suddenly became
exhausted. An investigation showed q
crevioe running along the hill north and
south, from one inch to one foot in
width and Of unknown depth. 1t ran
dirrctly through the reservoir, the crack
letting the water out. 1t has been traced
several hundred feet along the hill. No
shocks OF earthquake have been felt
here % far as known.