The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-17
"Fierce as Ten FurieS, Terrible as
He'll, and Like a Comet Burn"
BiIIOwS of Lava Burst Out in Flaming
Streams of Molten Rock.

sharply to the north toward the flow of
1SS0-Sl. There was another flow further
north running along a ridge of Mauna
Boa toward the table lands, between
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea and then
turning toward Hilo. We could not see
the source of this flow.
over to our left as we faced the
summit of the mountain, considerably
higher up and nearer the crater, distant
from us apparently about two miles,
was another newly formed cone, but it
seemed to have ceased action. What
direction the flow from it took, we could
not tell, but apparently off through
Kau.
I'VE saw the active cone both by day
light and at night At night the light
from II would enable us to read ordl-
nary print at the distance we were.
The night was very cold and several of
our party suffered severely from noun
tain sickness"
SHERIFF. ANDREWS STORY.
Sheriff Andrews got near the source
OF the flow from a different direction
He started from Ifonokaa and followed
the road and trail from Waimea leading
up toward the top of Mauna Kea.
This brought him above the source of
the flow.
"One flow" he says, started about
flow of 1880 and that of 1856 and flowed
nearly due north toward the table lands
between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea,
crossing the old flow of 1856. 1t ran
along the side of the ridge which forms
the divide between the Kona side and
the Hilo side and so close to the crest
that from the direction of Lahaina it
could light up the outline of the top of
the maintain, as those who saw il
from tha' direction describe it as doing
After Hsswing about twelve miles in
this direction it turned abruptly toward
Hilo, so that it would again intersect
of flow of 1855 if it continued. But ii
has ceased.
SECOND OUTBREAK
THE other outbreak is further to the
south, and the flow is in three streams
which soon unite going straight down
the mountain in the direction of the
| Volcano House until it reaches the hill
or elevation which shuts off the view
| of the top of Mauna Loa from the Vol
| cano House. Then it makes a sharr
| turn to the north and crosses the flow
of 1880 almost at right angles This
stream is still flowing, apparently In
as big volume as ever
| The cone or hill from which this
stream is flowing is similar in form tc
Punchbowl or Diamond Head. In tn,
| daytime you can only know it is ac.
tive by the fact that it is constantly
changing FORM and by the terrific nois,
1t makes. But at night you can see 4
spouting up molten lava.
'All of the lava so far thrown up /.
the aa lava which flows with a differ
ent movement from pahoehoe lava
which advances in a series of waves"
PARTIES AT THE FLOW.
VOLCANO HOUSE, July IA par
ty of thirty headed by ]. r. Wilson, E
d. Baldwin and c. w. Baldwin strag
gled in yesterday afternoon and even
ing from trip to the outbreak on Mau
ma Loa. About twelve of them succeed
ed in reaching within mile and hal
of the actual outbreak and eight or tel
got within a few feet of the fountain
cone. Among these were II. e. Easto
and Mr., Gum of Hilo Mr.. Gum wa
able to make photographs of the scene
The outbreak is within few hundre
yards of the source of the 1880 flow. ]
formed cone from which the Law
flowed, but within a short time tn
ground gave way about half mile low
er down and that is now the source O
the flow. Two cones We're formed her
about 100 feet apart and about on tn
same level. One of these has cease
flowing but from the side of the other
stream of molten lava is flowing abou
fifty feet wide and fifty feet deep an
estimated at six miles an hour. Fror
the top of the cone which is about IL
feet high magnificent cascades ar
| playing. These could be grandly see
) from the Volcano House tonight.
The stream of lava after dividing an
and reuniting is spreading out and &c
ing in the direction of Hilo.
: party headed by w. r. Castle star
/ ed this morning from the Volcan
I House. CHARLES L. RHODES.