The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-23

tar. Java. sends the Singapore Free
Press the following interesting account
Of the recent eruption OF the mountain
there known as "Kloeth.' which is sit
uated about fifteen miles away from
tho ahovc-named place.
About $3.50 a. m. one morning he
writes II was awakened by SLOW
erumbling noise, gradually increasing
~ e roar and finally resembling the
sound of the firing of big guns. Dress
n{and going outside my house, I in
luircd Of the watchmen the cause ~
the disturbance However they knew
nothing and, moreover. were extreme
Is frightened Afterwards while speak
ing to the headman OF the village, stones
began to fail around us, several of
which struck me on the shoulder We
then went indoors and soon a panic OC-
Cured among the natives, who came
running to my house and that of the
superintendent to inquire what was the
matter and. not knowing, We Were un-
able to calm them. At 4:l5 a heavy
shower Of stones began to fall which
lasted until o'clock. The sky became
intensely dark, so that one could
scarcely see q foot ahead ana To-
ada - 10 confusion now & ~ 80. OF
sand ashes commenced to fall. The ma
tiVes grew pale with fright, their chit
dron trembling and crying, and many
feared that the end of the world hal
come. 1t was not until long after {
a n. that day dawned, and then the
Sky was at first only partially brigh.
ard the natives We're still SO terror |
stricken that ii was with the greatest
difficulty we persuaded them to go to [
their quarters We have since heard
that the neighboring estates Jared .
ever worse than we did. for there all /
thu coolies left the plantations.
During the course OF the day we al J
so heard that two estates, nearer than
~ We're to Kloeth, were almost burn |
ed M, the burning lava having set on |
fre the neichboring forests. which, in
turn. had spread to the plantations An
assistant on one of the estates endeav
ored to find his way to the house of /
the superintendent In the intense dark
ness but was caught by the flames
and so badly burned that when he
reached his destination he fell in |
swoon from which he never recovered.
very sac N"S '"r S'"iH W SUI
tendent and his wife and family. They
started out win a hatiNe woman anu
housekeeper III wagon 10 Es' 10 low
as the iaNa came pouring u"N" li''"
LEV dastr,,ntia,, ,rbair course Law
Win ues'rucll"h' ,.t ne,r '"u n lay
through stream with deep waters In
the darkness they missed the FORD ana
were swept away by the current. Inc
ana ms wire were
caught IN most proNldehtial manner
by the thick Foliage OF bahho" Tree
which oVerlapped the water but the I,
TWO children. TWO niue girls OF ana
10 years OF age their nurse ana morse
ana the houseKeeper were drowned
'helr podles belhs u'sco'ereu la'er'
ABOUT eleht miles away from 'ne seem
II the disaster IN an 'he oiStri,'s
round the mountain III rrup''"n 'ne
states We're oamaseu ny IRE 'nu wa
ef' III Some places .he S'ou'lu o',"e
ei' 'uite oaiiei anu op',l.o ''''
mex WIN saho ana ASH ueposN'
we are no" III ,o''''a"' ''"' va {
mere WI, DE- rePe'i''on Vi we N''o" :
!, uls,ur pa''c.S, anu We "lu ,''s '''' :
hsturpeo lest h,oetn snwu'u So ~ /,
L..
ause oreaoiui oiSaSter' ! near ir"n' !
eisiooilnE pla".prS Ia W. Nv T.,
as. erup'lon VI n,oe.n ot.u is o., ~
80 II was SO teriiole ''"l ,'a,l W i'o, !
Tar was Wasneu away anu '''''''''n''
i h'es were 'oS''
FOURTH OF JULY IN YOKOHAMA.
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