ERUPTION OF MOUNT TARAWERA.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1742, 24 June 1886, Page 2

ERUPTION OF MOUNT TARAWERA.

If. I^lH PARTICULARS. TBIP^DP THE PAftW TO WAl>s. RCvi.

(united press association.) JRotorua, Wednesday. The relief expedition for Wairoa to this morning T lt: oonsisted of Messrs Arthur md Alfteti WarbnioJc, Constable Caranagh, and a brother of Mr Foley, Pfrty. Qavungh t^sf - T HTa~lrs^mf' to reached Kaitererikat 10 Vdook" m llio forenoon, and jMHg|rf Mr Humphries $fc»g» ofaiHßKhad out their the hills at the bu<§rsf Mcttae'a to^aitereria, and had gjtainoes sent down to Kntokakahi bridgpfiith Nati/w. Early th|B inojrning these Natives got through *to W|ffoa t \S>d cd^nXDiqitedtMHth Captain Way /who at odoe -4afcan|o|ied2 iiia goodff >rh*sl^y^re^|kJtjJ.he first ' Wafroa bridge where tn'e horaeVhbid 6«en burieaj'aDcl'o.ime on with his wife* m a canoe to Kaitereria. Captain and Mrs Way- had iustj-arrired at Kaitnreria at " the relieving party rode m. Tb.efVßarbriek brothers and Cavanagh took- the canoe and again went down the lake to Kotokakahi bridge, using their coats for sails, with the intention of . pushjnr onto Wairoa to aid the 'iremaindeV it Captain Way's party. "6a arrival there they found that the remainder of tl>« pArty had just left by the Kaika whirwhin track, which, had been' discovered, was practicable for horse*. One . of the pack horses, however, succumbed. T»nd Constable Cavauagh shot it. Alfred Warbrick out the throat of another horse which still survived at the settle* ny nt, The*«arcase of a horse could *be seen which had fallen over the cliffs on to a ledge 100 ft hish. I saw the poor horse walking to and fro on the ledge on Sunday week, unable to escape. It had died where it stood. The Warbrick brothers and Cavanagb, instead of following the trail of Captain Way's party over, the ranges, went into Wairos, Altred Warbrick went to the place where the boats had been lowered into Lake) Tarawera on the boat expedition. - He found that the cliff /down which the men had/ been; lowered by rope* bad gone bodily into Lake Tarawera owing to a landslip. He went to Punurami.to gee the fate of the boats where they had abandoned them and tied them to a tree at the foot of the cliff, and found the large boat furtff sand, but the skiff had, held out weJli^Heisaw a heifer standing^ Jr^^^^ m, ftamtion; but could not get "near enough to her to cut her throat, »- While it Pumarami, Alfred Warbrick had a good view of thefTarawera Range*; Wahanga and Ruawhia were very quiet^Hatanga ;Forestv close to Mount Edgecumo; appeared to be\on fire; He was surprised to find that the level of Tarawera Lake had falUncpnsiiJerabJy. The party then determined to retorntoxßotoroa. On reaching the first Wairoa bridge, and seeing that the Ways .had abandoned their goods there, the Warbrick brothers and Cava.nagh. determined to try and save them or at least the mo^f Valuable part. Stripping everying, they carried three sacksfull through the slough of mud to Kotokakahi Bridge. The state of the .lake was such that they thought at one time they would have again to abandon the goods and take on foot to the -track alongside of .the lake, but at last adventuring it, they embarked with the goods. -The passage was Btonuy, the canoe constantly shipping seas, and young Ypley was kept continually baling. On reaching Kaitereria they found that the rest of Captain Way's party had reached Kaiterira by way of the ranges, getting through all' tie horses but oner Mr Humphries and party decided to re', -tnainf at .-|hit| settlfement,: butf Captain Way's were : desifons : to to Rotorua owing to the state of the horses, and after two ror three hours' rest they started again, reaching Botorua Lake m the evening. Captain Way had his clothes nearly torn off his back, and wag .barefooted. Mrs Way had borne her hardships with, wonderful fortitude and endurance, although she suffered considerably. They had staved off thirst and made up for lack of water by broaching the ginger wine at Mcßae's wreckage. During last night they had had little sleep what between quakes and thenoise of avalanches of mud being j>re> cipitated ninety feet over the Wairoa falls. Kotokakahi Lake has not yet obtained its old level, consequently there is. no overflow into the Wairoa River bed^ which is still choked with sand. Cap* tain Way is quite satisfied with his experience at Wairoa, and: has no intention of making:anotner expedition. To-night^, every living soul; l'Native- and -European^ is out of Wairoa. ■ v All along the volcano lihfl i is quiet, and! the steam clouds can scarcely be seen on the line of the horizon;