Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-11
ALASKAN VOLCANO euRlEs VAST
TERRITORY UNDER MASS OF
ASHES.
REFUGEES BROUGHT OUT
RY REVENUE CUTTER
Five Hundred Take Refuge on Small
Government Vsssei-isIand Hamists
In Interior Not Heard From-PsoP!e
Menacsd by Cutting Oft Of Water
Supply.


yesterday with dispatches from Kodial
gave the first authentic details Of con
Gitions on Kodiak and the adjoining
islands, which were buried under more
than a foot Of ashes from Catmai vol
cano.
A message to the Associated Pres:
from Captain Perry. Of the revenue
cutter Manning, which afforded refuge
to the 500 inhabitants of Kodiak ant
the nearby villages of st. Paul and st
Meridian, said there was no loss Of life
at Kodiak, but he feared for the safety
Of those in the settlements near thu
volcano.
The people on the island who sur
vived the hot ashes and stones arr
confronted with the serious problem o.
obtaining drinking water and food. Al
the crops were destroyed and the f1sf
upon which many depended for foot
were killed, resulting in the pollution
Of the water supply to such an exten
that there is great danger Of pestilence
Steamers and tugs Of every sort art
hurrying to the island from the town:
on the mainland to give relief
The destruction of the wireless sta
ton at Kodiak and the inability OF thu
Manning's wireless to communicate witt
the naval station at Cordova makes 4
difficult to get news to Seward. th'
nearest cable office, and 1t probably vii
be many days before details of the dis
aster are available.
The steamer Annie, Captain William
Mcknight, arrived here yesterda.
bringing report of having encount
cred tidal waves between midnight aE'
B: O'Clock Friday morning while OF
,Mcnte que island. The waves, many g
sou thwesterly direction. The Ami
lest two barges she had in tow and
was with great difficulty that Captai
Mcknight kept his vessel from bein
sMApt.
80 Await Definite News.
Definite news is anxiously awaited @
conditions along the shores of Sheltko
strait, near katmal volcano.
Since the eruption began Thursda
there has been constant hail of ashe
and stones over wide area, tn
finer particles having been carried b.
the wind as far as Sitha. 700 mile
east.
Dense clouds of smoke ana ashe
have turned day INTO night tnruout
radius of 500 miles from Mount hat
NAL. 1.he unnatural darkness and IN
sitting volcanic DUST that fills the al
eomblne to make navigation hazard
Gus and it will be dinicult for res
cuers to reach the fishermen and can
llery employees while the volcano is II
action.
Describes "eIow. Off,"
Captain McMllen OF the mail steamer
Dora. which was endangered by the
katma: eruption, gave a description O.
the beginning Of the volcanoes activ.
tiles. Just before the terrific explosion
that blew the accumulated debris ou
of the crater he saw slight column
Of smoke rise from the peak Of thu
mountain. Then came the explosion
followed by gigantic fan shaped shee
Of flame The debris blown into th'
air by the explosion seemed to be fall
ing in the direction Of his ship, ant
Captain McMylien put the Dora abou
and ran at full speed for safety.
Clouds Of ashes and smoke obscuret
the sun and It was impossible to SET
altho the chronometer told them i
was only 1 o'clock in the afternoon Al
hey put out to sea away from Kodiak
those on the Dora heard two boat,
rushing past them in the darkness.
Hear ToIIing Of Bells.
They could see no light. but could
hear tho whistles and the toliing bells
and believed cannon tenders were be-
ing used to rush such fortunate per.
sons as could get aboard to safety a
sea. The rumblings that make the
ground tremble can still be heard
thruout Cook inlet, Turnagain Arm ant
Kenai peninsula. Occasionally fright.
full explosion rends the air.
Afagnak, Kodiak and Rahpberry is-
lands have been in total darkness foul
days. Tho estimated population within
a radius Of 200 miles of Mount Kat
mai Is 1000. including natives.
Incoming vessels report that tota
darkness at noon prevailed thruout q
radius OF 900 miles of the volcano.