The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-07
HAWAII
SHAKE-UP
THURSDAY
HILO AND OTHER PARTS OF THE
BIG ISLAND WE'RE GIVEN HEAVY
JAR


With a whir, as of the wind rushing
through forest, and rumbling roar
as of great wave approaching, Hilo
on the evening of Thursday last was
stirred to the sense of one of the
most noticeable quivers of the earth
it has felt in many years. About eight
minutes before seven o'clock the first
shock of earthquake was felt and for
several minutes thereafter a succession
of violent tremors was felt by all the
people of the town. Hamakua also
felt the quakes, but they did not come
as so much of a surprise to Hamakua
folks, for they have been experiencing
shakes every now and then for weeks
past. But that of Thursday night was
the heaviest of them all.
IN Demosthenes' cafe, Hilo, Clifford
Charlock, of Honolulu, and several 9TH
ers were dining at the time of the
earthquake. Charlock returned to Ho-
nolulu in the S. S. Kinau this morn.
ing
I'VE did not know what it was at
first" he said, telling the story to d
representative of The Star, land it
came with a sound like the approach
of great wave, preceded by whirring
noise. l wondered if it could be an
earthquake and in a moment realized
it could be nothing else, for the build
ing trembled violently. First quick
shake and then sustained and violent
vibrations for several seconds; then a
just percepitible pause and another
quick culver or two, followed by more
sustained vibrations for several sec
onds, don't know how long; and so
it kept up for several minutes, per-
haps three or four minutes altogether,
perhaps longer"
Purser George c. Beckley of the S. S.
Kinau states that the vessel was lying
at her wharf in Hilo at the time of the
earthquake. THE wharf trembled as
if it was going to pieces, said Beckley
this morning "and the Kinau vibrated
as if her engines were racing and she
jumped around for a moment. We
knew what it was, all right, but it was
one of the heaviest shocks I've ever
felt.
Naturally people on Hawaii are now
looking to the Volcano to do something
Pele is moving in her bed when the
earth shakes as it did Thursday night
and she must be rousing for fire
dance on the hilltop"
you don't get shakes on Oahu that
we do on Hawaii" said Kinau pas
senger to the reporter, "and if you had
a culver in Honolulu like that we felt
on Thursday night in Hilo you'd feel
like getting out of town; you see we
get used to them and we know Pele
is a good old girl and will keep us out
of trouble"
The shock felt in Hilo was also felt
on Oahu, but slightly. Many people
noticed it in this city. Four people at
one table in Scotty's cafe about
o'clock last Thursday night were in
terrupted in their conversation by a
very decided swaying motion of the
foundations. A lady and three gentle
men were at the table. Are you shaR-
ing the tablet" asked the lady of one
of the men. 81 am not" was the an
swer, "it feels like heavily-loaded
dray passing" 'It is an earthquake"
said another, decidedly "and it must be
heavy on Hawaii"
There were many questions put in
Honolulu Thursday night, one asking
another if he had felt the quake, but
little attention was given the matter
and little interest excited. The baby
shakes in Oahu are but the echoes of
greater tremors elsewhere and the Vol
cano is the safety valve of the islands,
very decided quakes generally giving
promise of some glorious exhibition at
the Volcano.
People arriving from the Big ISLAND
in the Kinau this morning are fun Of
the story of the earthquake and many
declare that they wish now they had
remained on Hawaii to witness what
they are pleased to expect in the way
of a free show by the Goddess of Fire
on her exalted altar.
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