The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22
FLOW FROM MAUNA L0A
LIVING LAVA RUSHING FROM MO
KUAwEow
pillar Of Fire To Bs Seen 100 Mile
Away News by the
Kinau.

kuaweoweo, the long inactive crater
on the summit Of Mauna Loa, 1900
feet above Kilauea and over "a, 900
feet above the sea level, became
suddenly active Monday night 1t
was not known aboard the steamer
what time the outbreak took place,
but it is thought to have been about
I a. III. as an earthquake shock was
felt in Kau at that hour.
The Kinau discovered the erup-
ton when opposite Multi planta-
ton. This was about I:45 a. III.
Prior to this time the Hamakua
bluffs shut off the view Of the
mountains, and the glare, which
had undoubtedly appeared, was not
discovered. Capt. Clark of the XII
nau and Sheriff Hitchcock Of Ha-
wall were he first to discover the
light. They were on the bridge at
the time. The Holy Terror's"
first impulse was to declare martial
law. A few moments later the
clouds or perhaps smoke that had
settled OH the mountains cleared
away and the glare on Mauna Loa
could be distinctly seen.
George Beckley went ashore at
Kawaiahae to get particulars of the
outbreak. He telephoned to Hilo
and then learned that the eruption
was at Mokuaweoweo, and that it
could be plainly seen on that side
Of the island. A pillar OF fire pro-
jected upward into the air about
1900 feet.
Several other points were COM
municated with. People every
where were greatly interested in the
wonderful spectacle. All night the
light was watched by passengers
on the Kinau. Last night at La
haina it was plainly visible, and
was noticed at several points about
100 miles from the scene Of the
eruption.
George c. Beckley, the popular
purser Of the Kinau, was in high
spirits when seen this morning.
Eyes, the crater Of Mokuaweoweo
has broke out again at the peak. 1t
was after we left Hilo. We were
at Kawaihae and Captain Clarke
was on the bridge. He was the
first to notice the reflection in the
sky about 2 o'clock on Monday
morning. 1t was somewhat cloudy,
and the reflection was indistinct,
When the clouds cleared away the
reflection in the sky was plainly
visible. The captain called my
attention to it, and l went ashore
and telephoned to Hilo. The
answer came back that the crater o
Mokuaweoweo had broke cut agar
and could be seen from Hilo. Ii
Kawaihae the reflection was seer
in the water. Even after we lef
Lahaina the reflection of the FIRE.
made beautiful sight in the water
At Kau short while before tht
flow broke out a heavy shock o
earthquake was felt"
w. A. Beckley, freight clerk
said: THE volcano broke out OF
Monday morning, while we wer,
at Kawaihae. The sight was I
splendid one. From Lahaina W,
could see the reflection in tn,
water. 1t was about o'clock"
Captain Clarke: Il was on tn,
bridge when l noticed an indistinc
reflection in the sky. When thu
sky cleared saw that it was al
eruption, and told Beckley, VIII,
went ashore and found out by
telephone"
Sheriff Hitchcock of Hawai-
says; Capt. Clarke and l wer,
standing together when the Hama
kua coast was cleared. A brigh
light Immediately doomed up in thu
direction OF Mokuaweoweo. l a
once suspected the cause. Tele
phone messages from Hilo announc
ed that the old Mauna Loa crate
had again broken loose. At Laha
ina last night the glare could b
distinctly seen. l draw from thi
that the outbreak had becom
much more formidable than OF
Monday night, as l feel sure tn
first light could not have been see,
; so far"
This is the first disturbance i
Makuaweaweo since 1886, whe
the overflow extended to Kahuk
ranch Morris place. between Ka
and South Kona. These mantle.
tations in the past have been tn
most destructive of any on the hi
island. From them all Of the gres
lava flows have resulted.
The first of great importance 4,
which there is any record, occurre
y in 1876. In 1855 there was a tr,
mendous lava flow that came will
I in six miles of Hilo. There wei
other flows in 1886, 50, SO, 80
'8I and SO. The one of 1905
lasted nine months, an unusu,
S length Of time and came with
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