The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-07
IN ERUPTION
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AlLhULH N LlIUl IlUN
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there has been no diminution and unless
there should be a sudden stoppage it is
probable the crater of Halemaumau win
fill as it did in 1894. The presence of so
many blowholes is a guarantee that
should the lake fill the display of foun-
tains will be something gorgeous.
The peculiar feature of the present
eruption lies in the fact that the smoke
ana steam continues as the lava flows
down the side of Halemaumau. Ordi-
harlly' directly the lava makes its APP
pearance the crater becomes clear.
W. F. Drake of the Internal Ravenue
Department returned on the Kinau to-
cay. He visited the volcano on Sunday
and remained until the following day
He says that at that time the lava had
not commenced to flow, but on the day
OF the outbreak of the fire, it began
He confirms the report of the boiling of
lava in Halemaumau. The fire he saws
is down in the crater and does not
shoot up. The reflection can easily be
seen at night.
captain Freeman, the master of the
Kinau, saw the reflection while he was
on the vessel in the harbor of Hilo, on
| Thursday night.
The news which was brought yester-
day by the steamer Helene was of a
very startling character, although the
| vessel was not nearer than IL seventeen
| miles of Hilo. On last Tuesday while
at Papaaloa, Captain Nicholson MOTTO
ed. a sudden activity in the current.
The water began at p. m. in the af-
! ternoon to set suddenly in the direction
of Hilo. 1t went at rate of from
tos4h knots an hour. Such an occur
renee was unknown in that vicinity,
and he could not understand it.
/ The rush of waters kept on from
o'clock until $40 p. m. One peculiar
circumstances accompanying the rush
of water was the large quantity of fish
swimming near the surface. Nicholson
says the fish were all going with the
current. So strong was the current
and so unusual the occurrence that
Captain Nicholson became ARMED for
| the safety of his vessel and was con-
! sidering the advisability of moving out
of the anchorage.
There was the greatest change in
| temperature, the thermometer rising
fully 8 degrees on that day. The baro-
meter has ben low for the past six
days, on last Tuesday it was 1880.
This rush of the current toward Hilo
and the direction in which the volcano
lay is remarkable. In view of subse-
quent occurrences it much significance
is attached to it. The rush started al
4 p. m. of last Tuesday and continued
at Papaaloa for about hours and AZ
minutes, and about 31a hours later that
night the volcano broke into activity
followed by an actual eruption of lava
| The officers of the Helene heard al
Papaaloa of the eruption and lava flow
and on Thursday afternoon at 5:3l
o'clock, when they sailed from MANU-
lIona the same report regarding the
eruption of lava was given them. This
report was more sensational than the
news brought later by the Kinau, as
the news at Mahukona was to the ef-
feet that the lava had not only over
flowed Halemaumau and was in the
big crater, but had moreover, broker
out at the side of the crater of Kilau-
ca and was flowing down into Puma
This report appears however TO have
been exaggerated
Evidence of submarine volcanic actor
on last Thursday night after the yes
sci left Hawaii is reported by Captain
Nicholson. 1t happened while the He
lene was about 3 miles off Maalaea Bay
Maui The second officer was on watcl
at the time. The boat had passed HI
utes later, the officer on watch wa
startled by a sudden shaking and vi
bration of the boat. There was an od'
noise as she were scraping along tn
bottom. His first thought was that tn
Vesesel had gone aground but lookin
out, he saw that she was in plenty o
water.
Captain Nicholson was aroused fror
sound sleep by the vibration an
shaking of his vessel and ran on dec
to learn the cause. Like the second OF
ficer he feared that the boat had struc
the bottom, but the instant he surveye
the sea, he knew that the boat was
at least 75 fathoms of water.
The submarine earthquake lasted fo
fully thirty seconds and seemed to tax
a. course from south to north in tn
same general direction that the He
lene was travelling. The surface of tn
Water appeared considerably disturbe
but there were no signs of volcani
matter floating on the water. A sec
ond shock occurred later in the nigf
but it was not so long or quite so Sc
we're as the first one.
Now that the volcano shows signs {
breaking forth, the prediction of III
old native guide are being recalled. II
has lived there for thirty years pas
and he has been saying there woul
soon be an eruption that would be tn