LEVIN'S EXPERIENCE.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 19 March 1918, Page 3

LEVIN'S EXPERIENCE.

Levin, in common with other towns along thi# coast had an uncanny experience this morning. The 'furious gale blowing from almost due north brought down great volumes of smoke which completely obliterated the sky and at six o'clock when the sun rose a weird spectacle was presented. — Only on the horizon was there any sign of the advent of the day, and the sun's rays played queer tricks through the great smoke pall. Towards eight o'clock what lighf; there was—-an eerie twilight making everything look wan— and gßo9tly—suddenly disappeared and nignt asrain settled on the town. Near the earth there did not appear to be any great quantity of smoke, but huge masses of fire-created cloud imposed themselves between sun and earth and for sotive time darkness reigned. Lamps were lighted in the shops and people began to fear that something terrible had happened. Wild stories were circulated that Ngaruahoe had burst into Eruption. Fortunately these stories so far Bave had ho foundation in fact, although much uneasiness is felt as to the extent of the damage done by the .bush fires on the main trunk line.

Early this morning the hills east of Levin were ablaze, but so far no damage has been reported.