The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-26
ALL NIGHT At THE
BRINK Of FIERY PIT

All night on a volcano is an expert
snce which those who participated in
it are unlikely TO forget for the rest OF
their lives. About .. m a large
party Of ladies and gentlemen mus
tered at the Volcano House 10 visit
the crater Of Halemaumau- Headed
by man carrying a lantern. they de-
scended the steep trail into the lava
field The night was very dark and
the track over the bare lava is difficult
10 pick up in places Owing TO this.
SIr. Eaton OF Honolulu got q little OF
the trail in the darkness and stepped
into a chasm in the lava about fifteen
feet deep He fortunately alighted on
some pieces OF timber lying in the
Crevass5, which broke his fan, ard
saved him from death or serious in
jury He was ex1ricated after some
difficulty. when it was found that he
had sustained a badly-sprained ankle
and some bruises 1t was a miracu-
lOus escape
The crater was reached al last. and
many acres OF glowing fire lay palpi-
taling in the misty light about $50 feet
vas a weird scene The excursiOnists
sat on the lava lodges and vat led the
wonderful spectacle. The night was
clOudless. and the sky filed with gilt
tering stars. while the air was clear
and cold Smoke and sulphur fumes
rOse from the burning fiery furnace.
but the fresh breeze waited the pun
gent vapOrs away and We were not in
cOnvenie1ced by t.
About II D m the people began 10
return 70 the hotel. but a party OF
eleven, consisting OF four ladies and
seven gentlemen, decided 10 remain
until daylight and enjoy the varied
phases OF the wonderful panorama dis
played before them BY Madame Pele-
As The night wore on the volcanic ac-
tfvity became enhanced Il was
r1Oving-picture entertainment on Ma
tur=-s grzndsst scale 4 great sea Of
molten gold cleaning yellow, and
corusczting with rainbow hues, covered
IN places with q dark shroud Of cool
ing lava, through which zigzag cracks
would suddenly open Ike flashes Of
yellow lightning, displaying the living
fire b@nezth- The portion broken OF
would float along 20 become sngulfed
II Z Thirlfnz eddy 0f FIRE
Near the c=ntsr 0f the pit vas 4
snail cone from which was ever and
anon s5ected z fountain Of cleaning
fire. which fell IN 2 shower u scin-
tfIIztfng Epzrkz II great spIsndOr. The
southeast corner seemed 20 b the
inlet u ths fiery food. which moved
steadily and lai=sticzIIy towards the
n0rth-
Ths whole sIpznse q lava seemed
u = fl Z stz-- u violent sbuIIitiOn
b-stwsen ore and Two q m Great
waves u yellow FIRE dashed against the
--ckT sf5es Il the crater and Z glimpse
u TzrrzrIE Tas revealed Il th- inlet
previously referred %. which became
Z cave y wtite-hot FIRE. studded with
pof1tz Ike flaming ieicIsz-
We becane SLEEPY IN the small
h1-rz. tat the lava was TOO rEggs1
% res. upoa- The heat from the vol
czn0 was very plszsznt, though one
sfse ro1E-sd while me Ofher frOzs.
sests are provf1e6 fn ne shelter shed
TT f. vas to cod in there u stay
ing
E1zz=s- that ths z1znsZeUsnt
stud pr0Tfde fsw D@rrhs f. the
st-ltsr holsse. and furnish cOt,ss and
szn6zie1ss q 1Olisrzte charge
JEznT pe9pls would, Ike nlTssif, prefer
% e-aT III night = thsT cOpi1 zet
sC-ae refresauss1t z11 slseD for ~
1r1r u two
SgE-fss on the crater was verT Hne,
sEt We zot tx u the hOtei with
sEeSllsnt zDDetftez f0EsDrszk kfzst-