The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-10
MARINERS REPORT VOLCANOES ACTIVE
 JAPAN ISLANDS so... E9a .Eke.i
Rrilliant and Beautiful Morning Changed Into Black and s
 M Fearful Night


 Tokio AIzg 1Ds-Japan has entered nsk1od of volcanic and earthquake ac-. .4iyitv. The violent eruption of Mt YsJxegafake in the Japanese Alps mas 4,een followed by two eruptionss in the sseh off the coast of Japan about que tzos4fh of fgTokzo and by a serious se3ploz sion of the volcano son the island. or esT5zvase5ITn<s. which lies 200 miles south of Kyus8au. No loss of life is reported $ The se4sflie movements under Sea. are absorbing scientists Bofn oc- cured in the same general position and at intervals of about ten soays. FTyfss first came up masses of smoke, flame. lava and rocks to the sky which fafaing bosthes surface Of the ocean en- dangereaspassin ships and, according toz these4 ships, caused the water to 13iss and steam witnesses use 4Te scene The atn1osp1cre became 1adened with strange electrical flashes and currents. A Brilliant and beautigg st11 morning was changed in a twinkle to black and fearful night.
 The second eruption was thought at first to be a gigantic waterspout-a mountain of water one captain termed it-but later was seen masses of yellowish- white srno' which ur1- doubtedty came from a submarine vol cas4o. The dfsturtance covered an area of two and one-ha1f square miles t2SLEQ
 eH is believed here to be of interest 4o mariners to fix these explosions as near4y as possible SO that the spots xnay be avoided by shipping The est1- mates, which are not official place the first eruption between HachiJimi1na and Aoga5ina islands and the second fe4fsveen smith and Bayonnaise islands in east longitude 1s9.S4 and north latf- 4ude 356 Both eruptions were fol- lowed by strong earthquakes at Tokfo and in central Japan generally The first damaged several houses slightly The second shock caused no direct damage but indirectly caused injury to "a number of soldiers and several Japanese pedestriacs. The horses of a company of engineers were crossing a bridge in Tokio at the moment of the shock Affrighted by the swaying beDeath them the animals stampeded wildly, throwing their riders and in- 5t1IAng 15-
 Khe eruption on ,Suwasejinaa. was observed by a Japanese steamer at a distance of 30 miles. The ship first szW theaisland enyeloped in steam and cIonds.N. An hour and a half later an explosion occurred, column of thick, black smoke rising heavenWards about 5000 feet There were sounds like peaas of distant thunder. A shower of un1ns of smoke, now fiery, were sight ed soaring to a great height
 < The island has a population of 235 souls divided into A households who form a village at a, distance of fodr miles from the crater They are be- Heved to have escaped.
 This volcano was in eruption soon after the disaster at SakuraiJma in 1914 Irs 1s0Sz a violent eruption oc- cured there which killed thirds of the inha abitants. The volcano is the oldest known crater in the Kirishima 3 srange It's activities find place in the ancient history of the empire.
 Prof Fusakichi Qmori. the leading seisnoo1g1st of Japan, declares that the eruptfons at sea, the explosion al Suwasejinaa and the recent eruption of Mount Yakegatake indicate the be- ginning Of a period of activity in tho Euji and AsaEna volcanic ranges, ac- compaAied by moderate earthquakes.