The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-12
ISLANDS QUICKLY MADE.
A Loud Report, an Eruption of Black
Mud, ana There They Are.

Mud, and There They Are.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
san Louis Obispo.-About 7:9O O'Clock
this evening residents of the country ad-
jacent to Moro bay were startled bv a
report which begun like the low rumble
OF thunder and ended with a somewhat
louder blast. About a week ago a similar
report was heard, and a mud geyser an
peared in the small arm of Moro bay inst
opposite the town site of Eel Moro. This
geyser has formed small island. which
for week past, has been the wonder Of
the people Of the county, and has been
visited by a great many.
toloWing the report this evening a See
ond geyser sprung into existence about
20 yards distant from the first. ana 4
little further inland. This last gevser ia
an exact counterpart Of the one formed
last Friday night. It Is only a short die
lance from the shore, and people who
gathered this evening could plainly see
the small island OF dark mud and sana
which had been formed. Like the erIin-
ton OF last Friday night the surface az
the second island bears evidence of hav-
ing small-sized crater. from which large
Quantities of the blacklist mud are aris-
ing.
The body of water in which these erun-
tons occurred is small narrow arm az
Moro bay, extending inland about a mile
IL branches of from the main portion Of
the bay at the head of Moro rock. The
arm is not over a quarter of a mile in
width at any point, and is almost uniform
In width from its mouth TO the extreme
end. The eruptions occurred within a
snort distance OF the extreme end of the
arm. The long stretch of land which
forms the bar dividing the arm from the
pay Is only few hundred yards In width
ana IL supposed to be a long srib " ex-
tending out from the granite formation OF
Moro rock The quality OF the rock sur-
gests eruptions, and the best posted men
In this city are Of the opinion that Inc
formation Of the two mud geysers in the
arm OF the bay has It's origin from ire
sudden bursting OF some submarine pas
sage ana that the throwing up OF mud
and sand, which has formed the two ia
lands. Is due TO the force and effect OF
the escape OF gasses long confined
Inc ISLAND formed by the gcy'ser fo-nichf
does not extend as far above the surface
OF the water as the one formed last Fri
day night by several feet, but Is much
broader, and the report was conslderahf,,
louder w. J. McGlnnls. who reeidcs ~,
the shore of the arm OF the bay. Ii one
Of the Oldest residents OF the county. He
states that he and his family were AZ
the supper table this evening when thew
we're startled by low rumbling noise
which seemed to be directly underneath
the house, but with dcep-set volume
which located u far below the surface 81
the ground. Then In less than a second
after they heard the report and ruahcd
out Of the house and, remembering thc
experience Of last Friday gazed out on
the arm OF the bay. and IN the twilight
saw a second island a short distance from
the flrst Mr. McCinnls fears to remain
IN his house any longer. and fishermen "a
tho bay, who anchor their craft az night
IN the arm or the bay, are preparing 70
move 10 a small cove further up the coast