Severe Earthquake Shocks.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 44, 20 August 1895, Page 2

Severe Earthquake Shocks.

UPHEAVAL OF THE COUNTRY. | (Per Press Association. ) Wellington, Augrg' 19. The Postmaster at Taupo wired to the Secretary of the Post Office this afternoon :— " Earthquakes are still occurring, but not so severe. There ' were two explosions on Saturday night : like heavy artillery from an easterly . direction. A great rumbling noiso j was heard las'; night, probably caused j l.y slips falling. They are very j numerous. The southern and eastern ' licznks of Lake Taupo are ©aveJoped in dust caused by slips falling and tho wind blowing the dust about. I had a view of Tongariro and Ruapehu this morning. There is nothing unusual." At 1.56 this afternoon Mr Dansey, postmaster at Eotorua, telegraphed to the head office as follows : — " From subsequent enquiries made I hear that gomo shocks were folt hero on ir-'aturday evening by persons residing at Utuhuia Creek on the other side of Ohinernutu, also at Horohoro and Waiotapu. They were very strong at the latter place?. None were felt in the new towi?s l iip. A driver on the road this side of Atiamuri noticed on Sunday near the foot of Ngautnku hill close to the coach road a patch of ground about 20ifc by yOft, which had freshly subsided." At 2.18 Mr Park, of Taupo, sent the following message : — " Tokaanu mailman just returned. Unable to get through. Eight miles from here iv Lonfj Gorge millions of tons have came down, chocking it up so that it is doubtful if the road can even be repaired there. There was an increased How of water everywhere, but in this gorge springs started, throwing up an immense quantity of line calciued pumice. The stuff is still coming down (pumice and great Loalders) and tbe wind is blowing about so as to completely blind travellers. Then on the other side of the Gorge is a i long catting leading to Hinemaia or tlaicpc river. This cutting has completely disappeared with much of the hill. All lias slid iuto the river, leaving a steep face. Then along other parts threat slips have occurred, leaving great boulders ready to drop. He says there was a great explosion from Tongariro just before tho first shock." Park wires fiom Taupo that there was another shake or two at 7 o'clock tc-uight. The earthquake on Saturday affected the lake sufficiently to produce a wave two fevbhijtfi. Wellington, This Day. To-day's telegrams to Mr Gray record that everything is quiet around Tanpo. There were only a few feeble quakes last night.