The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-17
WILL MAKE
EXHIBIT AT
ST. LOUIS

unanimously decided to render active
assistance to- the Merchants Associa-
ton I'm their project for fair and fies-
Ia In July. The Builders Exchange
decided TO take as large a space for a
display as would be allowed by the fair
promoters and will make the exhibit
the finest OF any. sparing neither ex-
pense nor pains In this attempt. They
intend To alIot the space to the various
members OF the exchange and separate
exhibits viii be made. but the individ-
ual members promise 10 do all In their
power 10 carry out the plans OF the
executive committee Every style OF
Hawaiian and Eastern architecture Is
TO be represented. and there viii be In
cluded also animated exhibits which IL
IL Intended shall carry on any prizes
offered for the best display.
II was decided also To cooperate in
every manner possible with the gen
eral committee which has In charge
the plans for making display at the
ST. Louis Exposition. and the builders
will OF themselves be represented at
the Mississippi Fair. IL Is In
tended In this connection To make an
exhibition Of Hawaiian architecture
which viii convince the people OF the
United States once and for all that
Hawaii - not n country OF grass huts.
hula dancers or cannioals-
The need OF a building inspector In
view of the recent accident 20 a Jap
anese wall was the subject og prolonged
discussion and there Was n hearty en-
dorsemcnt Of the efforts og supeTyn-
tendsnI Boyd TO provide for such at,
ocnriai. Me-srs- Gasflcy and Pinkham.
lWho had interviewed the Superintend-
sni of Public Works upoa tA- sdssjed::.
y nal a favorable report
BuiIdinE laws for the city were also
discussed but no action was taken in
II this matter. IA there has already been
drawn up n system OF proposed laws
which was approved by the Builders
:, Exchange. These laws were endorsed
/ by both the Republican and Home Rule
i parties. and Incorporated In their plat
/ forms at the last election. but the Dill
was crowded out during the Lesisla-
Il tive session An effort viii now be
made to bring these proposed laws 70
i the fore again
4 -Four members were elected at last
4 NIGHTS meeting IA follows: W. =. VIII
son Co. Judge & Mattos. W. r. Eowei
\ and ". g. weedon-
/ Thoee present at the meeting were
i President Gartiey. l. r. Pinkham. @
Fred Bush. Arthur Harrison. g. II
/ Crafx James Mott. Jr.. and Guy Owens
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the aows may be traced on every side
When by this process OF overflow the
mountain had reached It's present
height OF about 1000 feet. this breaking
/ action became the rule and for centu-
Il Increased hs
/ oyerfiows from the rim OF the crater,
the volcano expending all its energies
/ In increasing It's bulk on the lower
4 sIopeS or below the sea. and 80
i strengthening It's crater walls that sue
J cesSiys -eruptions have risen TO a great
or height before bursting out. and II
! ,hts action continue. the overflow from
i 49,. crater will be resumed In the not
Il dIstan, future. But let us look BACK
hundred. years instead OF speculatinf
II on n very uncertain future ProoaoiS
for years-it may be eenturies--hiiauea
had been quiescent. when IN 1853 to0A
place a paroxysmal eruption quite SIM
lar TO that from Vesuvius. which de'
rcved Herculaneum and Pompeh u
J, "a We may fairly suppose that hi
! Iauea had been long quiet when keou'
: led his army from HiIo 10 hau 70 0as
= tfe with Kamehameha the Great. a
n thev approached the crater by night
5 terrific eruption look place. "throwini
: dame cfnders. and even heavy stone
? 10 a great distance" To the terror
= from b..lo& were added electrical dis
I turbances fr the air. and the fright
: ened soldiers dared not proceed u
3 the following two nights the disturb
5 nnces continued and the army decide
E TO move on: but hardly had the va
. reached the southwest edge OF tne ere
c ter when ''the ground began 70 shak
and rock beneath their feet and it be
o rarne ouite impossible 10 stand
A black cloud rose from the crate
4 amid flashes Of lightning and the 70
\ of thunder. spreading like night owe
> The whole region. The blue and re
Z lights from the pit below. and IN
: bilndinS lightning from the black pa
& above showed too clearly the sand an
y rock fragments that. thrown high
= heaven. came showcring down upon IN
h army. burning 90 death and otherwis
}. manning. The main body OF the arm
2 vas wholly destroyed By steam
n heated vapors. but not buried In san
= or injured BY falling stones. and as N
eutburst siackened the rear body pas
4 ed in safety. leaving unburied the be-
J. les % their comrades
> All around the crater are the result
= Ss this terrific eruption First cam
y Volranfc sand or ashes. then stones
some weighing over eight tons-an
. nnaliy trs curious green ftoth or iri
- which takes the place % rufnicc In IN
a volcanic region. These deposits ar
q many sc-t thick 90 the south and We
p ~ tetau~-. but nrr quite distinct eve
p In th~ region 20 the Volcano Hous
p Tr,e rccfss uoW scattercd over on
= q .r.ss. .f.srh8ad seem 90 have bceI. tor
III fr.... ~. walls 81 the crater hy this y
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