Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-22

saved him and saved his cherished
kodak, too.
Prof. Perret spent month at SAX
urajima, woing TO the volcano direct
from Italy, being at Naples when he
heard the news Of the outbreak. He
and Prof. T. A. Jaggar. who returned
to Hawaii q few weeks ago. were the
only two foreign scientists who went
to the scene, but they were not to-
gether. Prof. Jaggar left just before
Perret arrived. in fact. they met at
INagasaki During his stay, Ferret
lived at Kagoshima. the town just
across an arm Of the sea from the
volcano island, making the trips 10
and fro in q motor sampan. Like
Prof Jaggar. he was forced TO en-
dure much discomfort and ineonyeni-
ence and to risk considerable danger,
but these are counted as hardly worth
mentioning by the devoted and ener-
getic scientist when on the scene of
such a tremendous physical phenom-
enon as that Of the still active vol
cano
Il wanted very much to stay long.
err. he says I never was so reluct-i
ant to leave any place as was to-
leave Sakurajima when did.
Among the most important results
obtained on the vista result of
wide and vital interest not only to
the scientist but to the lay world
Is his establishing Of the fact that
the seism0graph is not q reliable in
strument for the recording OF the.
phenomena attending an eruption.
His own observation, coupled with
the records kept by DR.. Omori Of the
Imperial university of Toxic; and an
analysis he made Of the two. showed
that the seismograph established on
the island failed to register the ac-
tivity of the belchiHg craters up the
mountain side.
MY observation showed that on
the days when the craters were most
active the seismograph inevitably
failed to show It, he says. The In
struments would have recorded and
shown, suppose, the movements
weeks or month before the eruption.
but after the eruption began and later
during the almost incessant bursts.
and flows Of lava and other material.
the seismograph failed to register
what was occurring
At Sakufajifna he collected much
valuable material and forwarded it
to Europe
Among this are four cases of rock
and other geologic material cast up.
BY the craters. He also secured sew.
eraf valuable specimens Of gas In
glass tubes and sent them to Europe.
He brings with him to Hawaii &
striking set OF photographs taken,
and colored by himself and SPLEEN
did series Ct lantern slides, as well as
q number of maps and much written
data. One Of his photographs shows
q column of gas shot skyward with
the propulsion Of mysterious forces
below That Is the gas want If
we had that we would have the real
thing and could learn vastly more
about volcanoes than we now know. 2
he says. But he had no means at Sa-3
kurajimo Of collecting this gas.
On the voyage Of the Shinyo MaruI
from the Orient, DR., Perret was
asked by the passengers entertain.
ment committee to give an Illustrated
lecture and very courteously consent
ed. The lecture, which was couched
in popular terms, was delivered on
the evening of md all the pas
sengers attended me -s-.eic-l
lures were so interesting and enter
tanning that the passengers joined in
q vote Of thanks to the scientist
The Hawaii party is anxious for DR..
Peffet to give one or more lectures
during MS stay on the islands.
DR.. Perret went to Japan as the,
joint representative Of the Volcano
research society Of Springfield, Mass,
and the Meteorological Institute OIL
Naples, Italy He was at his home
in Naples when the eruption Of Sa-
kurajima occurred. He Is an Ameri.I
can but has made his home In Italy
for 10 years, III order 10 be at the cen.
ter Of things volcanic
Miss Helen Dinsmore Huntington!
became the bride Of William Vincent
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