The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-11-20

sea is not known. 1t is supposed to
have gone into the sea underground.
At that time there was a violent earth
quake. In that same year there was
a Pele fire coming down Mauna Loa.
The fires of that eruption were visible
two or three weeks. In the year 1910,
May 30, the people of Puma and Hilo
districts saw a great fire inland. They
thought that the forest wilderness was
burning. That day was the Sabbath.
The people assembled together and
looked toward the place where the fire
was very great and the air was heavy
with smoke. Then they saw that this
was not an ordinary forest fire but a
Pele ian eruption). They could not
see any "a Oava) breaking out on
the mountain, and therefore were
greatly afraid that it was very near
and would destroy their lands. Vo-
lumes of smoke rolled, curling upward,
while the strong steam burst forth with
reports like the firing of cannon. On
the 4th day of June that eruption pour
ed down into the sea. Narrow was
the flow in steep places and spread out
widely in others. When it came to
the sea mighty was the stormy rage
and the boiling of the sea, the steam
rising in clouds to the sky. There
were built up on the beach two hills
(black sand) about four hundred feet
in height. Only on the side from
which the wind blew could any one
come near. On the other side the
smoke was very strong, offensive and
sickening like a volcano. Then there
were burning ashes destroying every
green thing for many miles. The
lands of the people of Nanawale were
quickly made a desolate wilderness by
the heat and the overlooking lava.
Some animals wehe caught by the lava
and burned to death. None of the peo-
pie were destroyed. They escaped
with poverty. The nights of Hilo
and Puma were bright as day. The
people could read books out of doors
at midnight. This eruption was seen
very far out at sea. The eruption Of
January 10, 1913, was described by Mr..
Coan. In the morning while it was
still entirely dark a small flame of
Pele fire was seen on the summit of
Mauna Loa, on the northeastern Shout
der of the mountain. Soon afterward
the fire opened another door and the
lava rushed down the side directly OPP
posite Mauna Kea. Two branches were
pouring forth lava, filling the place be-
tween the two mountains, covering it
with fire like the spreading out of an
ocean. One branch went down to-
ward the foothills of Hualalai and
the other toward Mauna Kea until the
flow came to the foot of the mountain,
when it divided, one part going toward
Waimea and one toward Hilo. -Four
weeks this eruption continued without
cessation. The fires could not come
to the sea coast but filled up the low
places of the mountain and spread out
over all the different plains. Then it
was imprisoned. The Pele (eruption)
of the year 1852. The outbreak of this
eruption was on the north northeast
ernD side of Mauna Loa in the month
of February. Mr.. j. Pula (editor-in-
chief of Ka Haze HawaiD went up from
Kau to see this eruption and thus
describes it; In the night of the first
day of our journey we heard a roaring
like the sound of the surf of great
storm. This was forty miles distant
We saw smoke pillar and steam rising
high fin the air, but could not see the
fire. 1t was on the far side of the
mountain. In the morning of the
third day, the tenth hour, we climbed
hill, Immediately, and clearly be-
fore us and very uear was the lua-ahi