The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-17

In the vernacular, Old Punchbowl
femme back" last night
Perhaps it was due to the Jealousy
Of the adulation of Queen Terpsichore
Saturday night
Perhaps it was due to bitterness be-
eansc Of the embracing of Neptune by
tHopolulu's populace Sunday ~
Perhaps it was because Of resentment
Of the popularity Of Aeolus ehgendered
earlier in the evening by the msssed
baad concert on the Capitol groundsl
! Perhaps it was only because Old
Punehbowl decided he would not be
ontdone by any kamaaina or malihini
in displaying carnival spiritl
At any rate, Old Punchbowl last
piaht. Woka from his sleep. of hundreds
orbth0psands OF, millions of years Cold
residents and scientists are not agreed
on the time) and Jared forth with an
intensity that compelled the attention
OF every person on the Islandl
Hawaiian Pleads to Goddess.
Soyivid were his shafts of light shot
into the ar and made TO reflect from
tho towering clouds Of smoke; SO awe
inspiring the internal detonations; SO
terrifying the great biNowing masses
Of lire; 50 threatening the stream Of
lava that flowed down the side of the
old crater that the spellbound throng
on the Roof Garden OF the Young Ho.
tel were suddenly startled to hear the
sudden breaking into chant of an aged
Hawaiian in iInploration to PeIe, an.
,cient Hawaiian Goddess of Fire,
against destruction.
y was q magnificent display of pyro,
technics, fitting as a spectacular fea.
ture Of the Mid-Winter Carnival and
placing Honolulu on the map Of the
world as place OF new things World
travellers who viewed the spectacle pro.
claimed i most original and novel
fire display.
Scarcely had Nhe last note Of the
band concert at the Capitol -gronnds
died, when a spot Of red light appeared
on the crest of Punchbowl, roundedsinto
"a glowing mass, burst with terrific
report, throwing balls and streamers Of
lRnics high into the air and far down
the slope Of the crater. lighting tho hin
almost MS IL by day, but IN the most
mrid ana enchanting OF coIurs. There
wore corals and pinks and blues and
greens ma PUPPIES and oranges and
rclls and every conceivable tint OF
them. Then great clouds aud columns
Of smoke were omitted TO produce fan
tastic shadows,
81. Fire Shot High In Air.
Great masses OF ifo wero shot out Of
the depths OF the crater 5 NAV 20 burst
two Thousand feet in mir and send the
particles arching back into the fiery
depths like falling m6teorsJ sometimes
fiowerlike, sometimes Hike a shower Of
tieiades, sometime startlingly terrific
IN their volume and briiliRnee; always
magnificent in high eoloring.
IA lf cid Punrhhowl intended his FIST
efforts TO be spectacular and colorful,
he Succeeded on well in making his fol-
lowing demonstrations subduing aud in.
spring because of massiyoness. Though
eoHtinuing to light MP the skies with
great flashes of light. continuing TO
send rockets high into the heavens, add
ing new colors and tints and new de,
signs of showers; he began 70 spread
EIOdb lldhhto OF Hfe anu lldlneS bDOuI
the lips Of tho crater until the crost Of
the great volcano leap was silhouetted
il names against the relief Of black
Ky,
lava Stream Flows Down fIin
Then, to further show his broeIivi.
ties, Old Punchlj6wl hcayed up surh
great quantities Of molten lava that a
stream burst through d nook and flowed
down the side of the hill IL a fiery
stream, tumblihg, rolling, farly rolliek.,
ing in its destructive course.
Evidently Old Touchdown sought not
TO destroy, or friehten for wart he hal
given this demonstration OF his Iowir
o. rs al disqualification Of lis 1esiri
TO DO ''deelared in''ton the festivities
of carnival time, he subsid,d and ccn-
tented himself the remainder of the
rieht with emitting a iuddy glow from
his lips and mouth. ,J3ut be lad ,iro-
yiaed a marvellous and thrilling spect.
aelo 20 Hawaii y festiYal!&
II was nnder the supervision Of vii,
liam IL. Wilson Of Los Angeles, an ext