VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1267, 11 June 1886, Page 2

VOLCANIC DISTURBANCES IN THE NORTH ISLAND.

[BY .ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH]

(From - om‘ Special Corfcspbhdehfti.y

Weixtsotos, June 10th, 11,40 a.m.

Alarming’news has just been received at, Wellington that Mount UiUiWaliei, near Lake Tarawora, lying ten miles from Rotorua and 70 miles from Tauranga, 1 has broken out into active eruption. A number of Maoris -burned in the- lava The schoolmaster's -residence , was struck with lightning, and then partially covered with lava. The schoolmaster, his wife, and four children were buried.

Two chTtlreh escaped, 'ihe ashes from the mount are deposited in the streets of Tauranga, 70 miles distant.

'The whole side ot the country is in darkness, and the people are paralysed with fear.

[The above was issued by us as an extra yesterday afternoon.]

further particulars. Wei.iingtox, June 10, 12.40 p.m. News was received early this morning that fearful volcano ,d;sturbances had commenced last night in the Hot Lakes district. 'The following telegrams received hy the Secretary of the Pot Office at 0 o'c'ock, .shows that Mount Tarawera is in "active eruption with attendant circumstances of so terribly grand a nature that, it is impossible to say what the extent of the calamity may be ; TmtAWEBA, This Day, 2.15 a.m. Loud reports and heavy, earthquakes began here and c •ntmnejL until 5 a.m. Tauranga is in dark e3s and thick clouds of sulphurous mat ter, gypsum, etc., in the air. Mounts Tarawera and ilotomahana are reported to have broken out. Eruptions are going ou continuously. L’otouua, 'J Ids Day.

Most of the people have fled i» their nightdresses item Loro. 'Jhe Postmaster has sent his own lamiiy away, but has remained at his ppsvlut l am unable to sty how long he will do so.

Taupo. Tins-Day, 9,40 a m. At 2 o’clock this morning a terrific report woke everybody here, when an immense flare was observed, and a continuous, shower of motors shot through the air. Heavy shocks of 1 earthquake followed in quick succession, All this has been going on ever since, and we now learn that Mounts Tarawera and Eotorua has broken out and are in active-eruption. OiUN’EMUTU, Tin's Day. We have all passed a fear nl night here Ihe earth has been in a confinu .1 quake sb c- midni -ht. At 1220a.m there was a heavy quake, then a lc.it--(ul roar, which made everyone run out of their houses, and a grand vet terrible sight for those so mai as we were presented i self Mount Tarawet a, close to Hotoni.ihana, became suddenly an active volcano, belching oat lire and lava to a great'height. The eruption appears to line extended itself to several places southwards. A dense'mass of ashes came pouring down here at 4 ».m., accoin panied by a suffocating stneli from the lower regions. This immense ld.uk c'oiui exteiuird in line from Telteke to 1 arete. The mountain was otic continual mass of electricity all night, •And is still the same. ISotwcou the roar of the thunder and the roaring of three or four ilifluct. craters, and the stencli and the continu'd quaking of earth, which were appalling, several families J.fc their homes iu their nightdresses with whatever they could seizo in the hurry and made for Tautanga. Other- whoi were lucky get horses and left for Oxfotd. Judging from tlie quantity „ of ashes and dust here I fear serious results to the people at Wttiroa ami all natives around Tarawera. I.ake, The feat lit! aspect of affairs is ju-t as bad now (S a.m ) as they we.c al nigh-. 1 have sear, ru-- f i mil y a wav lo Oxford this morning i.y I'Dggv If matters do not improve I shall foil w them. Fo a tl,iv or two hundreds of new boidng spring- have luoken on all round here, some iu the middle of the road.

Wairoa, Tins l>nx The scene here j s fn-ii.le. k.ij’s hotel is cuinp'ctelv wreck -i. .Mr Max ml, tin- .schoolmaster. w::I. Ins wife soul f mily (. xcec.t, , >V r, -irV) li.cve been killed, niul great ln<s ■ f liltis kliovctl to have taken place amour; the natives, • -v °