The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-10

the same location as the flow of ISL.
Its course Is in nearly the same dtreC-
tion and the flow is rapid. About five
miles away from the flOw and on either
side OF IL are two fountains which
throw the lava high in the air. These
fountains played all OF Tuesday night
and were visible until the fog came tn
Wednesday morning. The fiOw is COM
ing in the direction OF the Volcano
House and seems wide. Tuesday night
We had no use for lamps at the house.
the molten lava furnished US all the
light necessary until daylight and all
the guests remained up until daylight.
when fog shut out the scene.
George Patty. who has resided on this
, island for the past thirty years and
who has witnessed all the outbreaks
during that time. says this seems to
he the most extensive OF all and start
! ing as IL did so far from the summit
the prospect OF a long siege is favor
able. Just what course IL will take
when the lava reaches the plateau be-
tween the two mountains IS mere
guesswork: n slight elevation IN the
: way OF IL may divert its course to- kau
or Hilo. though old timers believe IL
will come down over or near the course
OF the flow OF 1881.
! IL is impossible for Mr.. waldron to
say what the course Is. From the Vol
cano House a mere profile is visible and
they would lose sight OF IL when the
course Is turned toward kau IL IL
should go that way. AS yet there is
TO outbreak on the Kona kau side. At
Kawaihae and Honokaa only the glare
is visible at night. The fog hung over
the mountain all of yesterday. OBJ
structing the view. but as the sun set
, there was peculiar glow which
showed that the fire was still burning
and that II had kept up during the day.
MIR. WaldTon calculates the distance
from the flow to the Volcano House to
be twenty miles on IN air lire or about
thirty miles by trail.
Through the heavy clouds which
hung over the mountain yesterday
morning the glare could be plainly
seen from Hilo town and at ; o'clock
the fountains were observed by persons
returning from the dance at the hotel.
Today several parties will go to the
Volcano House to view the sight.
FURTHER ADvICEs.
T.. ". Hatch who returned yesterday
direct from the Volcano House. attests
to the beauty and grandeur OF the dis
play. He had not heard from the kau
side.
Commodore Geo. G. Bccklcy. ptirser
OF the 5. 5. Kinau. Is enthusiastic over
the outbreak OF Mokuaweoweo. lie
thinks there will be a flow OF lava Tor
several months. He says there are aI
least $50 persons at the Volcano House
and that more are departing hourly,
People in many instances carry camp
ing outfits. The Volcano House man
ager, Mr.. Waldron. had ON hand a large
quantity OF supplies and Is getting
more of everything needed by express
from Hilo.
4 There was one report yesterday that
the flow had reached the sea on the
Kau side. but passengers coming by the
Kinau knew nothing OF IL. More news
is~expected from Punaluu in a few
days.
a w. Il. Castle leaves on Tuesday with
quite n party. His plan Is To land nj
Napoopoo and take horse from there
All accommodations OF the next out
going Kinau and w. c.. Hall. steamers
to Hilo and kau. are taken. The Inter
Island company will have the 5. :
Mauna Loa in commission again next
week.
~ ID. II. Hitchcock. Julian Monsarrar
> and others have sent men to- the flows
Mr.. Monsarrat heads his party.
" The flow Is from an elevation OF be-
tween 10000 and 1900 feet. This in
dicates that II will be OF considerable
duration. The 80 flow lasted five
months: SO year; 80. 80 and 50 wer,
: for months; 81 was about eight
, months.
Kilauea has long been exhibiting
signs" and Is liable to- turn loose al
! any time, though all the eminent
authorities declare that there is no con
= nection whatever between the two
great volcanoes.
: Fred Waldron. manager OF the Vol
cano House. writes that there are foun-
: tains much nearer his place than the
. fow he sees. \ number OF town mer
: who are talking volcano remark thai
! II would be strange indeed IL the
/ Mauna Loa flow ran into Kilauea.
Frank Barwick. OF Oahu college. vii
: go by the Kinau.
\ party OF young men with a Eoot
glass went up on Tantalus Saturday
last. They had an excellent view o
: all the Islands in the direction OF Ha'
waii excepting Hawaii itself. They be
lieve they made out some smoke hang
ing over the big island.
Capt. Freeman. master OF the Kinau
saw lots OF the glare. picking IL up al
n great distance with his glasses. II.
says Hawaii Is greatly excited over tbs
outbreak. There are people who de
clare that three streams are flowing
; towards Hilo. Puma and kau. On this
way down astonishing TumoTs were
heard ut various ports. One story was
that the Volcano House CKilaueal had
been burned by an overflow OF lava
from above. Another tale was that
the house was being torn down for re-
moval. OF course there is nothing IN
these yarns about the fiow having
reached Kilauea. The Captain says
that about half the population of HilC
had decided to- leave for the Volcano
House on Saturday night.