The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-06
BROKE
LOOSE TUESDAY
FLAMES BURST FORTH AT 10
O'CLOCK AND HAVE
CONTINUED.
NOEAU ARRIVES WITH
NEWS TODAY.
Reflection Could Be Seen From Walpio
Gulch-Believed That Big Eruption
of Volcano is Certain.

"KILAUEA VOLCANO BROKE
LOOSE AT 10 O'CLOCK LAST TUES
DAY NIGHT. so FAR ONLY SMALL
FLAMES APPEAR"
Report of Paul Stal, purser Of steam
er Noeau,
Kilauea is at last in continued activ-
ity.
Positive confirmation of this report
was brought this morning by the
steamer NOeau which arrived from Ha-
makua ports. The earthquakes, eX-
plosions and various warnings which
kilauea has been sounding for over a
week past have been followed by the
inevitable activity and, according to
the latest advices brought by the Off
GERS of the Noeau, Kilauea was still in
action yesterday.
The present activity of the volcano is
regarded by the officers of the Noeau,
as well as the residents along the Ha-
makua coast, as likely to enlarge into
a big eruption. The volcanic activity
was in progress from 10 o'clock last
Tuesday night up to 3 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon when the NOeau sailed
from Kukuihaele for Honolulu. At
the sailing time of the NOeau, Kilauea
was still flaming up and the indications
pointed to q continuance of the erup-
ton.
The Noeau left here this week and
arrived at Kukuihaele on Wednesday
morning. About the first information
that Purser Stal learned on reaching
the wharf, was the fact that the vol
cano had broken out on the night pre-
vious, June 8. Stal communicated with
the central telephone office at once and
was informed by the operator that the
report was true. The flames were not
very large, the report stated, but they
were shooting up constantly during
the balance of the night.
From Kukuihaele the vessel went to
HonOkaa on the afternoon of Wednes-
day from which communication was
again held with the central telephone
Office. The report was again confirmed.
1t was Furthermore stated that the fire
had flashed much higher on Wednesday
than during the night previous. We'd
nesday night the Noeau anchored at
Waipio Gulch which is a few miles
from HonOkaa and about 70 miles from
the volcano. Captain Mosher, the mas
ter of the NOeau, says that he could
distinctly see the reflection of the
! flames. The eruption was not appar-
emily very big, and the flames We're not
high, as the reflection indicated that
| the eruption was not of very extensive
scope.
| Yesterday the Noeau sailed from Ku-
kuihaele about p. m, for Honolulu.
The last thing that Purser Stal did be-
! fore leaving the landing, was to COM
| municate with the central telephone
and inquire if the outbreak had in
creased or was still in action. He was
| informed by the central operator that
the fire was still flashing, and showed
no signs whatever of subsiding.
| One important fact was learned, how
ever and this was that up to the time
! that the Noeau departed from Hama
! liua, there had been no lava flow. APP
| parently the activity was limited en-
! tirely to the flashes of fire which con-
stantly leaped from the crater. No
reference was made to any fumes of
sulphur or any showers of ashes or
other fine dust, so the presumption is
that the eruption had been character
lied solely by the activity of the
| flames.
The information of the eruption no
doubt emanated from the volcano
house and was transmitted to other
portions of the island by the central
operator. Owing to the brief stay of
! the Noeau along the Hamakua coast,
no detailed account of the outbreak
could be secured. Another very signi-
| ficant fact was learned, however, and
! this was that the activity of the vol
! cano was not intermittent, but was in
operation from the time that the flames
! first burst forth to the last moment
| that the Noeau was at Hawaii From
| 10 p. m. of Tuesday to p. m. of Thurs
day is exactly Al hours and, according
| to the adVices received today, the
flames were showing constantly during
all of that period. The flames were
not very large nor were they steady.
They would flare up to a pretty good
height and then would moderate some-
what. The fire was shooting forth
however out of the crater and various
crevices, and while the flames were
generally small they were continually
bursting forth.
That the eruption should not have
been accompanied by some other condi-
tions seems peculiar. No reports of
earthquakes were received by the Off
GERS of the Noeau nor were the usual
attendant characteristics Of an erup-
ton reported. There was plenty OF
smoke however. The smoke was very
bad on Wednesday and the volcano
| seemed to be more active then, than on
the following day although the change
was very slight
The weather conditions. which pre-
vailed along the Hamakua coast were
exactly those that go to make earth
quake weather" Captain Mosher OF
the Noeau said: During the twenty
years that l have been running to the
Hamakua coast, 1 do not think that
have ever found the weather so hot and
oppressive as it was there on the pres
ent trip. The weather was simply aw-
full, the heat being unbearable. An
other peculiar condition which pre-
vailed, was the remarkable smooth
ness of the water. The water was as
smooth as a mill pond, a thing which