The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-10
FLOW STILL ON
Report from Hil0 On Maala La
Eruption.
ELEVATION OF 10000 FEET
Likely to Continue for Months
Stampede for the cenS-Tha
Stream and Fountains.
AS SEEN FROM HrLO.

AS SEEN FROM HILO.
HILO, Hawaii, Saturday, July s.
After a term of rest and nearly COM
plete idleness extending over period
of several years, the volcano of Mo-
kuaweoweo has again broken out and
gives promise of one of the greatest
demonstrations ever furnished by the
volcanoes of Hawaii. Since the out
break, which occurred shortly before
. a. m. on Tuesday morning, the rush
for the Volcano House has been inces-
SAINT and the hotel is now filled to its
utmost capacity with interested and
excited spectators of this magnificent
display.
The eruption was first noticed 1T the
Volcano House, where early on the
morning of July 4th Mr.. Waldron and
the guests of the hotel were awakened
by an explosion and on making their
way to the verandas witnessed one OF
the most grand and elaborate displays
of Pele's displeasure ever yet given.
The outbreak occurred on the side OF
Mauna Loa at an elevation OF about
10, eco feet and in about the same place
as where issued the flow OF 1SS0-Sl.
Two immense fountains of lava were
forced in the air to an elevation of
many hundred feet and from these and
the constant overflow from the noun
tain were rapidly formed the three lava
flows which are now steadily making
their way down the mountain side and
toward the sea. These streams OF lava
have each taken different directions.
and the rapidity OF their movements
is dependent on the distractions and
depressions of the country through
which they pass. The smaller flow Is
in the direction of Kilauea and is now
about twenty miles distant from the
hotel. What is apparently the second
flow in size is on the Hilo side and as
nearly as can be estimated will take
about the same course as the Wailuku
river. The third flow, which has taken
its way toward the Kau side is, to- all
appearances, the largest lava flow yet
witnessed on the island and seems TO
be making rapid progress in its path
of destruction. AS yet, sufficient time
measurements and speed OF these diff
ferent flows, but men have been sent
! by Julian Monsarratt and w. III. Ship
man to the scene of activity and will
probably be returning within the next
two or three days. The eruption shows
no signs of abatement and the sight by
night and the early morning hours Is
one of unusual grandeur and brilliancy.
| At the Volcano House, which is prob
ably some twenty-five miles from the
outbreak, lights are not required
! through the night. and the country for
many miles around the mountain is
brightly Illuminated.
From Hilo the sight has been wit
messed nightly by interested crowds.
and the Wailuku bridge has been es-
pecially desirable position for obser-
vation. From this place the illumina-
ton is to be seen directly up the river.
and the bright red from the huge foun-
tains and the overflow as IL is seen
through the clouds and smoke make a
/ picture, at times so weird. and always
so grand, that ii is not easily to- be for
gotten.
! ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
HILO, Hawaii, Thursday. June 90
Mokuaweoweo is in action and as a
feature of the celebration OF Independ-
ence Day the fire began belching forth
early on Tuesday morning. The only
accounts obtainable came from Man
ager Waldron of the kilauea Volcano
House. He telephones the following:
| When we retired Monday night
there was no indication OF anything
unusual. At twenty minutes to- two.
| Tuesday morning our cook. who is a
new man here. called us and said the
volcano must be active as he had heard
I n noise like a cannon shot. The pres
ence of smoke at Kilauea lately led me
to believe that his surmise was correct.
but when l reached the verauda I saw
/ it was not so. The glare over the
crater of Mokuaweoweo showed plain
ly where the disturbance was. The
! sky was brilliantly illuminated and
great fountains were playing in the air
the famous old volcano was in action
once more.
! On Tuesday afternoon the activity in
! the crater apparently ceased and at
o'clock the molten lava made its ap-
pearance on the edge Of the ridge about
5000 feet from the summit and in about