The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-12
VOLCANO MAY SHOW
ERUPTION AGAIN
DR.. Thomas A. Jaggar Tells of
Recent Observations of
Sakura- lima.

Toxic. April 1.-The Sakura lima
Voicano whose eruption In January
caused great devastation. is likely to
show still further activity, according
TO DR.. Thomas a. Jaggar, professor of
geology ut the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology. and director OF tho
iiawiian Volcano observatory DR.
Jagsar. who has just assembled Sakura-
jima. made the following statement to
the Associated Press concerning his OBJ
gcrrations:
owing to tho closure OF the eastern
passage around tho island. the average
tide Lowell In kagoshima Bay has risen
two feet In the short space of 900
years remarkable changes may take
place In the topography Of tho Gulf Of
hasoshifna. To preserve the symme-
Try or it's volcanic cone, Sakura -jirna
- iikciy 10 eruDt once or twice OH the
northern side in the future, and II the
lava elected were TO equal the amount
throWn out this year. il might easily
cut OF the northern part OF the gulf
thus forming lake. Then tho water
level would rise, and finally this water
I %ouia become fresh, so that, large
present villages on the northern shores
may In time be submerged. just az the
temples Of Philas were covered BY the
Nile after tho completion OF tho AS
We climbed twO-thirds Of the way
10 tio summit III an ASH shower. Lava
was eth flowing. though less copiously
ana mo average height OF the bed was
2QV feet a phenomenon difficult to cX-
plain was the presence OF round Dit.
four feet deep and ten feet wide on
the wentcrI side In devastated areas
am not willing TO accept tho Japanese
hypothesis that they were caused bv
lightning bolts. They were probably
buried b. their fall in the moist
earth"
The new island which recently sprung
e Snsioo w p ss'Y .5H" sse s'S mass
white ash T'he Chefdo locates ' the '' is
land mt latitude north "a degrees II
minutes and longitude al degrees 80
proached tho Island lar. np ,p@re p aPe
wyhite with blacklist cliffs. rising abou,
the sea was filled with floating puinice
The land party found 1t exceedingly
anngerous to row near the clifs. rs
and falling into the sea to join the al
ready great mass OF punice. Also. on
account OF inc very sort nature OF the
surface, no attempt was made TO Jour
ney inland.
The main crater was located TO the
southwest. being quarter of Il mile
wide. 1t emitted enormous clouds of
black snokc, obscurlng the sun Al
,iann, t ,onr was 81 red sio| and coca
crn side small crater. which dis
charged poisonous fumes. made an an
proach impossible. The water about
warm.
The captain OF the Chefoo thinks the
whole island will gradually cliff Off
until only the solid central mass OF
lava remains
Professor Frank A Perret, the Amer
lean volcanologist who recently ar
rived from Italy TO study volcanic pho
nomena IN Japan, received an urgent
request upon arrival to examine the
volcano on M Unzcn. near Nagasaki.
The residents OF the district had heard
many rumbling. and were in great fear
mat the mountain was about to crupt
Ike SaNura jima- Professor Perrct
found mo cause for alarm" but the
emission OF hot gases indicated that a
revival OF volcanic activity in some
part or tho peninsula was always "A
possibility. lie found the hot spring
district in n normal condition, with 1T
tie or no hydrochloric acid, the pres
ence of which would Indicate greater
activity Experiments with an cleo
trio microphone for hearing subterra-
mean. sounds, showed normal conditions
and less internal runbling than at IN.
wcll-known 'Solfatara," near Naples.