Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-11
ep|NT VOLCANO OF
 HAWAII AT REST
 AFTER LAVA FLOODS
Maunt LOa Silent Following
 Eruption That Razed se Country

smake'-dead," writes Mrs. Shirley Foster Allen, in a communication to
 the National Geographic Society.
 'sIt seems as if Hawaii, though small, must have just so much at
 tention and so every so often she
 explosively projects herself into the arena of the worlds happenings. Not
 content with her share in the Big E Show in Europe, she decided to
 stage a first class sideshow all hei
 own--and the two volcanoes, Mauna
 Loo and Kilauea, have certainly done
 their best to make it the biggest
 show on earth
 "Just a word about the geography
 of the place. In the first place so { many people seem to think the word Honolulu embraces all there Is to the islands; and in the second place the general conception seems to be } that the volcano is located in Hon that we Honoluluans take our daily exercise by running up to the era ter every morning before breawfast. Honolulu is located on the island of Oaru, third island in size in the group. while the volcano, or rather volcanoes, are located on Hawaii. { the largest and youngest island, with an area of more than 4,000 square miles. which lies nearly 200 miles southeast of Oahu. I might add that after making the trip from Honolulu to Hilo (the largest town on HawaiD in one of the small in terisland steamers. one would be < ready to aver that the big island was < much farther removed than this.
 Gave Celebration Too Soon.
 ~Although scheduied for per performance every nine years. Mauna Lon took the volcanologists by sur prise and gave her celebration sew eral years too soon. Heralded by s earthquakes and accompanied by a series of tidal waves and quakes. she spectacular exhibition within the memory of the oldest kamaainas told residents).
 aThe first indication of volcanic activity was the presence of a pecu- liar cauliflower- shaped cloud hang ing over the mountain. Three days later. on September 20, the whole X heavens were lit up with an apricot glow when. from a huge vent in the mountains side, flood of molten lava was belched forth. Spreading { out into great shallow stream, 1t came roaring down the .mountain slope. burning forests, carrying huge < trees and immense boulders on its surface sweeping everything before 2 it. With speed varying from one &o 20 miles an hour, according to the x country it was passing over. 1t kS Sbroadened out until it was nearly a mile in width. After wiping out the E government belt road. raging tele- phone poles and destroying a vast < amount of property. the red-hot lava tumbled over high precipice and plunged hissing into the sea.
 "This outbreak was on the west crn slope of Mauna Loa. occurring < at the 6500-foot level, less than half way to the top of the mountain, Z whose rounded summit rises maJes- tically 1S.675 feet above the sea. This flow reached the ocean on the Kona coast of Hawaii. near Alika, s the small village for which it has hecn named In it's downward course. it followed the general di- rection of the 1916 flow, but was s much more rapid in it's progress. as it was only some 2e hours from the time of the outbreak until the first lava poured into the ocean. In the case of an earlier flow. period of more than day of apparent mac tSvitv intervened between the gas eN- < nlosion which tore the great hole in the mountain and the actual appear < ancc of the lava.
 Scene Awe-Inspiring.
 ~A number of excursions were ,nate in October from Honolulu, and S in arprcaching the flow from the sca in the early evening, the glow from the lavt was visible for many { miles before Alika was reached. { Drifting within 200 yords of the point where the liquid rock was husr- { ing into the sea, the scene stretch { ing before one was awe-lnspirlng. Slowly the smoky haze, from the { hnrninr forests, which hung over the source 20 miles away. lifted and the river of fire stood out in its full rlorv, holding one speeches. and ss spellbound. Leaping from pail 10 val ley. rAsning uphill and roaring down. the fiery flood thundered down the mountain slope. carrying on its oos- som rocks as big as houses that were tossed about as if they were mere hobbies. As the stream of blazing lava nearei the ceassline,. It appeared 8fn rsther more speed. taking the fl 5nal plunge over a leo-foot cliff at N terrific rate. and looking for all the world like fiery Niagara, As
 the rcd-hct lava came Tn contact .4with the water. great Noiasnes Sl
 steam and gas. ike huge water f<uouts. were forced hundreds of 8eet into the air. Huge boulaers, hurled into space. exploded with ahundcrous report into auras ef red &nd green lights. while flashes q Nhat looked like lightning added ko the chaos.
 SNiles up the mountain the iavs xtxrnm became blocked, forming a Ercat lake which spread out on eses Sidc seeking $ new point ef egrsss ! Suddenly. as If gianf hand hsa z &Snred the bowl, the lake oycrflowsa, @ Ehe wholc heavens were lit up as khe lava, like great cataract { &lnnred and boiled over the cliff
 Ranks of Lava Piled Up.
 .Ax days passed hy, the aspect ot fh~ flow gradually changed Great e S.nkx If cooled and hlsckenea lava < rrre piled up neither side and the
 2ream Of paphoehoe tsmooth lava zsrunk to width of about 10 feet K ESr~ confincds ln g deep gorge, 6 # { ES~r If swiftly moving molten siose ! S \ xSlently. for 10 consecutive < < " fownrd tho sea, building up the SsesI '.& .&S-s,a Ss n ' Asl- ~r.nw sn1u new land