The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-09-12
F|RE-SEE|NG
FANATICS

The Advertiser is requested-nay
even ordered-,to publish the following
record of visit TO the crater of XII
Aauea:
COURT OF MADAME PELE.
The Inferno OF the Pacific to The
Paradise of the Pacific and the in
habitants thereof. Greeting:
| To the United States of America ana
the rest of the world. and to all whom
1t may concern:
| Whereas a petition has been present
ed to the Court of Madame Pele by w.
l. Howard of Honolulu, T. H., e. M.
Stearns and Carrie p. Green of the
same place; ii. G. Davis of Brooklyn.
N. Y; G. l.. Kesney and Edith L.
keeney both of Puunene, Maui, H. t.;
M. Louise Deyo of Hilo, H. T., and Mr.,
and Mrs. Ernest Howe of Newport r.
l., to register and confirm their title
to-naving seen and witnessed and been
participants in the following described
scenes:
!. Beginning at p. m. on Monday,
August 2S, 1905, we saw an unusual
glow coming from Halemaumau, which
appeared from the Volcano House as
IL the flame of fire rose some distance
above the great pit. Much excitement
prevailed and we made the descent, ar
irving at the fiery furnace at. about
1880 .. m. N
2. The glow came from q great fis-
sure which formed an elongated cone.
through which great puffs of fire and
lava were being thrown with Titanic
force. This display was close to the
wall on the northeast side of Hale
maumau. On the northwest side was a
large lake covered with broken lines
Of fiery lava, and here, at intervals,
small lava flows occurred.
g. Throughout the floor of the pit
many lights appeared and disappeared,
showing evidence of activity every
where; fn fact 1t would seem as IL the
Court of Madame Pele is preparing to
stir up Vulcan's furnace in grand dis
play.
4. Great volumes of black smoke,
with sulphurous fumes, poured out and
rose heavenward. and we hereby testi-
fy that we believe that even greater
activity will shortly take place.
"Wouldst thou see Halemaumau
world-famed.
Where the lava for ages has famed
The wonders of our stricken mortals;
Hasten then for no man knows the hour
When Pele the Goddess of power
VIII whimsically close her great por-
tails"
Kilauea will well repay visit at
any time but unless you appear imme-
diately at the Court of Madame Pele
and record your name on the book OF
Mine Host" Lycurgus at the Volcano
House, your default will be recorded,
and you will be forever debarred from
contesting said title, unless in lieu
thereof you tell the above to your sis.
ters. your cousins and your aunts, and
to all whom you may see or know
dncluding the Advertiser ands the
Promotion Committee), and further say
that the Volcano House. under the
management of genial George" (sup-
plemented by energetic Mrs. Gregg,
is a haven of rest and boon to all.
Witnesseth the Devil IncarL ate, Judge
of said court, this 29th day of August,
1906
Attest with the seaf>of said court.
(SeaD w. L. HOWARD.
Registrar.
Answer to the above petition by those
that did not go:
If perchance 1 were lawyer
And skilled in legal phrase,
For those that stayed at home
A protest I would raise.
Our pleasant game of euchre
Was most abruptly ended,
From heights quite literary
Abruptly we descended.
Perforce we loaned warm clothing
To fanatics of the kind
No hope in Halemaumau
The Devils haunt to find;
And insult unto injury
Was added when beside
Wed to-project them into it,.
Preparing for their ride.
Upon the wide veranda,
Our teeth a-chattering sore
We longed for that warm clothing
That those fanatics wore.
Yet so forgiving are we
That because their fiery creed
Bade them go and seek his majesty,
We wished them all ROdspeed