The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-22
VOLCANOES ACTIVE.
Kilauea in Hawaii and Ambrin Belch-
ing Again.

Victoria, B. c., June 22.-Word is re-
ceived here by the Warrimoo that, Co
incident with the earthquake at San
Francisco recently, old Kilauea, the
great volcano of Hawaii, sent a column
of smoke, cinders and lava into the air,
while 2,100 miles away, the mighty New
Hebrides volcano Ambrin Joined in the
eruption. Neither Ambrin nor the Ha-
waiian volcano has been in large erup-
ton before since 1894.
AS to the eruption of Ambrfn, the
Rev. T. Small writes as follows from
Nikana, Epi Island, New Hebrides:
Another great volcanic disturbance
is in evidence. A few weeks ago Lopevi
showed signs of unwOnted activity, and
we feared another violent eruption. This
did not occur, however. On April 10
we heard again the peculiar rafting din
that proclaims one of our volcano
neighbors in eruption. This turned out
to be not Lopevi, but Ambrin.
by the afternoon its majestic pillar
of cloud stood high in the air, a. col
umn fully one thousand feet in height,
almost perpendicular and rose-tinted.
1t may be merely a coincidence, but
Lepevi also showed much more smoke
than usual On former occasions have
not noticed any synchronism in their
activity. The high black column of
smoke went steadily up all Sunday, and
toward evening windows and doors rat
tied, and finally the houses shook with
the vibration, although we were 80
miles away.
This continued all night, the roar
from the volcano being at this time
alarmingly loud and heavy. The quail
ity of the sound resembled distant
thunder, but somewhat lighter and
more rafting in tone 1t has the boom
of a country thrashing mill. together
with the cracking of a metal road
crusher.
"A curious phenomenon was seen yes
terday and once previously, viz: A rain
cloud in close connection with the col
un1n of smoke, and evidently caused
by it. The smoke went spring up in
the center, and rain kept falling at the
edges, but not encirciing it 1 cannot
say whether this water was thrown up
as vapor from the bowels of the noun
tain, condensed by the cold air and
then precipitated as rain, or merely
ordinary atmospheric moisture thrown
down by some action of the volcanic
smoke in the Clouds
The Outburst of Hawaii's great vol
cano, which has showed few signs of
activity during the last five years, be-
gan on the night of Sunday, June 4, and
instead of inspiring terror, has caused
rejoicing among those interested. The
crater was once more rolling it's bill
lows of fiery lava within the pit of
Halemaumau on June 5, and the smoke,
ashes and VapOrS rose in a great, beau
tiful column high above the noun
tains.
p Details of the eruption were not OBJ
tainable by Captain Simmerson and his
officers, IS the telephone line to the
Volcano House, refused to work, hav-
ing possibly been disturbed by the
earthquake shock preceding the eruD-
ton by a few hours and its only sign
of warning.
The steamer Hall reached Honolulu
on June s, and her masters report was
to the effect that when at Punaluu,
early Monday morning, he and his Of
ficers saw immense clouds of smoke
rising from the crater
Captain SimmersOn, who has seen XII
recognized that the Goddess of PeIe
was displaying her power even more eff
fectively than in 1894 and also asserts
that the smoke cloud is higher and
larger.