The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-01-31
p.,,h List Has Increased Since
More Particulars Are Received
From Philippine
Eruption.
Rain OF MUD FALLS
earthquakes, Tidal Wave in the Lake
and Fall Of Hot Ashes is
Terrorizins The
Natives.

MANILA, Jan. 31.-Three hundred |
persons were killed and FIVE small Will
lagos destroyed on the west shore of |
Lake Taal, as direct result of the |
eruption of Mount Taal, according to-
telegraphic report received In Ma
plla from an American school teacher
who has traversed the district. The
government is sending a relief train
10 the district Many Of the dead
we're drowned by a five-foot tidal
wave that followed the first eruptions
and others were burned to death in
fires started by lava.
A constabulary relief detachment
reports twelve persons we're drowned
at Lemery. All of the towns within a
radius of twenty miles of Mount Taal
we're more or less damaged by the
shower OF mud and stones.
The eruptions continued today. The
sky was cloudless and there was no
Wind, but the muddy rain fell steadily.
lage homes in the vicinity of Lake
Taa' and sought refuge the sur
rounding hills.
Mount Taal rises in the center Of
Lake Taal body of water not more
than fifteen miles in circumference.
It is thirty-four miles from this city,
from which dense clouds of smoke
rising from, the crater are plainly vis-
ible.
The observatory authorities believe
Manila is In no danger, but there is
alarm among the natives, who recall
the destruction caused by Mount May
on. the other volcano of Luzon. in
1897. So far, however, Mayor has
shown no threatening disturbance.
Investigators of the bureau of sci
ence report that. with the first violent
eruption Of Taal Saturday the volcanic
island appeared to sink five feet, and
the waters Of the lake swept the
shores mile inland, carrying away
the bamboo shacks. Others residing
iii the vicinity have fled. The towns
Of Taal, I.emery and Talisay seem to
have suffered most
At . o'clock this morning there We're
several violent, spectacular eruptions
At the same time there We're two pro
ionged. strong earthquake shocks
Ocean steamships arriving at Manila
are covered with ashes.
Trees are breaking with the welgh'
Of the mud from the volcano. Tht
military forces are assisting the ma
tiyes in removing their belongings
from half destroyed homes.
An American teacher telephone
that the inhabitants of Tanauan ar
fleeing to the hills. Mud and stone
iell at Caiamba, which is twenty-fiv
miles away from the volcano, an
showers of ashes fell on ships at
distance of twenty miles.
A private Of the Eighth Unite
States cavalry was killed by fallin
house on the lake shore.
southerly breeze brought ligh
shower of ashes over Manila durin
The afternoon The sun was lurit
All neighboring provinces report IL
numerable seismic explosions. Th
natives are terrified.
Several venturesome A erican e.
plorers have had narrow escapes frol
sulfocating gas and falling rocks
the vicinity of the Taal volcano. Th
Total number of shocks recorded no
exceeds 400.
q
Mount Taal rises 1850 feet from tn
center of Lake Taal. Province of 81
'angas, I.uzon. 1t is the second vo
eano in Importance in Luzon, and lif
experienced eight violent disturbance
preceding the present one since 100
y has been more or less active fro
'lme immemorial It's most destru
i've eruptions occurred in 1854, ar
continued for six months, causlr
much loss of life and enormous d
s'ruction of property. There were lei
serious outbreaks in 1908 and 1873.
In 1863. Mount Mayor was In cru
tlon for two months. destroying Il
towns of Cagsauaa and Malinao,
gether with several villages. In 1S1
y burst forth again, destroying fl
towns There was another eruptie
N May, 1897, when 400 persons 10
'nelr lives. The latest outbreak, lie
severe, was in March, 1900.