The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
QUEEN WHO ENDED LAVAFLOW
ar LEAST IT STOPPED WHEN
HER MAJESTY lPPE lRED.

The NSsranS was kIlaN - and the aueeR
Was Ruth Frssn ner Newest IJnN-
WFy &C . alssiSa nssal. laeu.e sh~
Nsad 10 mic and PM Was APpeaseh.
Italy is unfortunate in not having q
royal parsonage on sufiici-nily friendly
and intimate terms with nature TO stop
all this Mount Etna lava now. That
nature can be successfully daalt with
under such circumstances Ia . part Of the
history Of the eruption of the volcano
Kilawea on the side Of MaUnA LOa. which
10 on the Island Of Hawaii. the biggest
Of the group Of the Sandwich Islands.
In the r-ign 81 KAlakAua there was one
Of tho greatest eriptions recorded On the
aide Of Mauna Loo. bat few Thousands
OF feet higher than the famous crater 0T
Kilawea. The now, . mighty river OF
lava. mad'' its slow way surely down the
mOuntainside headed always for the
principal town OF the island. Hilo. 10
burned it, way through forests. flied up
lakes and caverns. made a level plain
Of cations. and the natives OF HilO we're
quite naturally paniostricissu.
Under these and many other oircum-
stances il was a duty to send for the
Governor 81 the island. who was none
other than Princess Ruth. . lady Of royal
blood who while content 10 draw the con-
siderable salary ss Governor Of Hawaii
preferred to live in Honolulu In thoss
days there was no telsgraphic communica-
ton between the two principal islands.
but every interislAnd steamer brought
piieous appeals from Hilo to Honolulu
that the dearly beloved Princeas Ruth
shssaSa hsr luxurious life and sped
To the aid Of her devoted subjects Every
sugar scssooasr. ashinE smack % private
yacht that called &C HlIo heard Of the
great danger to that town and bore lettera
OF appeal to the Princess.
Unfortunately for the state Of mind Of
the Hlloites. Gov. Ruth was just then
enjoying q newly built American house.
This house had been framed In all its
parts. from its largest timbsra 20 its
smallest cupboard. In Boston aud shipped
In parts To Honolulu. where Il was erected
20 the great pride OF Gov. Ruth and tho
delight Of her many dspendents.
The ship also brought expensive up-
hoistered furniture and high posted beds.
everything in fact 10 furnish the house
throughout. and daily the friends Of the
Governor called to inspect tho beautiful
mansion. Ruth herself never occupied
tho house. She lived IN q native open
faced summer house. called lanai. Hav-
ing certain prsjudices against sieepinR
in the Boston beds. dcs perhaps 90 the
fact that the excellsne lady weighed so
pounds. she preferred 20 sleep on . mat
spread on the ground. a. she and all Of
her royal and hard fighting ancestors
had always done. But the house was
none the less q daily joy To her. when.
accompanied Ivy a troop OF her smiling
hulu-hulu girls. she would proudly con-
duct q prog srly introduced visitor or any
Old friends thrON Oh the halls and rooms.
Finally, howe -er, the cries OF her
loving subjects recalled her 90 a senss Of
her oilcial duties and she Determined
% TO In state 90 Hilo and stop that non
sense of any lava row threAeening the
principal town Of her territory. Iris
matter Of oOurae was a subject of Official
consideration The pretty Dowager Queen
Emma, who had heen much Americani1ed
and found a good deal 81 amusement In
fAvoring Ruth's native prejudic-s and
performances. suggested that the import
ancs of the occasion required that her
distinguished kinswoman should 60 to