Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
Maund LOa Is.
Quieter, Crater
KiIduea Grand
Smoke and Steam From Lofty
Summit Subsiding, Yet PeIe
Fires Offer Magnificent Dis
play for Visitors, Say Re-
ports from HiIo Today ...

but may break out at any time, and
klIauea is putting up a magnificent
display, we'll worth a<Visit. L..
This is the summary Of news from
the big Island tooay eonee, ming the
reported yesterday. ....' d.
IhIs morning zoe Star-6uIletin re-
ceiVed a wireless despatch from its
HiIo correspondent as follows: .
after the first OUTBREAK of steam
and smoke, activity in the Mauna Loa
crater has subsIded. The exact local.
~ cannot be determined. Nothing
to be seen last night or this morn.
ing. .r
Prof. II. o. Wood, assistant vol.
canotogIst, has obtained wonderful
photographs OF the big mushroom
like jet Of smoke and steam. Nopooy
has reached the summit yet ana wtii
not Try now as the exact pace of
the outbreak is not known. No lava
flow reported now
Returning steamer passengers this
morning gave graphic descriptions OF
the volcanIc displays. >-~.. J..
|. kilauea voicanos flaming lake of
fire has risen since last sunday TO a
higher point than since 1912, and COW
els the whole crater area, according
to Supervising Inspector John n. Bull
ger OF the tlrst steamboat inspection
district; L. IS. Inspector or BoiIers
Thomas J. Heeney, and Purser r. L.
Phillips OF the Mauna kea. -
These three men returned to Homo
lulu this morning on the Mauna kea.
In company with J. A, Balcn OF the
Mutual Telephone Company, Chief
Engineer Jame4eaH aHinlins OF the Maana
Kea, William Thompson and Will.
am Mckay, ,fiio agent Of the Inter
Island, they viewed the tremendous
see nothing OF the Mauna Loa erup-
tion when returning from Hilo yes
terday owing to the haze obscuring
the summit 8 - H. -
The lake of fire has now risen to
within :75 or 500 feet of the top of
the CRATER said Mr.. Heeney this
morning. 1T is all One boiling, roar.
ing mass of flaming lava, except one
or two email places on the sides, and
two little islands of lava, one in the
center, the otner nearer the edge.
AS We looked Ut 1t for half an hour
we saw piece ct the smallest island
melt from the heat underneath and
drop Off The smallest lava island
had formed since last Sunday night"
Saw Mauna Loa Smoke. r.. f., 4
John L. Fleming and DR.. e. C.. Wa.
terhouse returned this morning from
Waimea where they had long-dis-
tance view Of Iauna Loa In its pres
ent activity. Mr. Fleming says that
from that point no fire was visible but
much smoke was rising.
"All of the 'leeward side Of Mauna
Loa was obscured by dense smoke.
Mauna Kea was clear and unclouded
but much of Mauns Loa was hidden.
The smoke did not appear, from
where we were, to rise to a very
great height but was being blown
seaward. How low it hung to the
earth we were unable to see.
Thursday evening in Waimea
there was felt an earthquake of con.
siderable duration. In force it was
not at all severe but it did last for
a considerable time. It did no dam
age" ...@...- .-.... III.
Waimea people, Mr.. Fleming adds,
showed much interest in the erup-
ton but were awaiting further and
more definite information before
making plans to visit the volcano and
witness the interesting phases of its
nroaonf aPfiVify .t-