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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2318, 11 June 1886, Page 2

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Roiorua, June 10th, 5.30 p.'m. Just returned from Wairpa,.-.-■ Brought in Mrs Hazzard who has 'miraculously escaped, a falling beam having rested on the chetfonier. She was dug out byMessrs Mcßae, Blyth, and others, comparatively uninjured two' children beside her wore dead, Mr Hazzard and the other children are not yet' dug out. ■. It is proposed to dig out the bodies, djji '" clear the fallen trees on Tikitapu roaftp| ' enable vehicles to pass. We had to ca,nj Mrs Hazzard on a stretcher about five miles, as'the could notmt through. About a dozen are supposed* bo killed, Will forward full particulars ,to-morrow. A tourist was staying there wliose name ,is not yet ascertained. Mr Mcßae got him out, but lost sight of him in the darkness. He is supposed to have been struck by a fire ball and covered by mud. All survivors unite in according the highest praise to Mr Moßae, (jho did his, best to look after all hands.'' Ho found him working with Constable Maloney and Mr Blyth, and had a;diMdty in persuading him to leave tjjJMphce. Everything at Wairoa is rumdtT The whole BUrface of the country is changed. If is covered with mud about five feet deep, as ako is the surrounding country for miles, varying in depth according to distance. Te Ngao farm was two or three feet of ashes or dry mud, and.; the district is of a greyish-whitocolonWA fortunate shift of wind, which blevflfch. hurricane force, saved ■ the townsfy' of Rotorua and the western portion of "the district, from all but a slight sprinkling, It is proposed to engage Mr Blyth, the Government Surveyor, who had just come in from Galatia, and is one of the survivors, to take charge of tho survivors, and to take charge of the working parties, The eruption appoars to 'have now. spent its force, but denso_ volumes of smoke and steam are still issuing, and enveloping the whole eastern horizon in awful gloom all day.. Mr Rnohe, railway surveyor, says he counted.2B distinot shocks of earthquake this morning, besides continuous vibrations. It has been a terribly anxious time here. Large numbers stampeded, but numbers are now returning. Taupo.

From here the first intimation was a continuous rumbling, followed by a sharp report, A largo ball v of firo was seen to be ejected to an immense hjight, and burst, sending out showers of Marks and dense volumes of smoke. \m\a was followed by a cloud rising above' our horizon, mushroom shaped, densely thick on the top and lighter towards the horizon, scintillating and apparAtly sendinp out sparks of eloctric inatt&in evory direction. Tho lower part oc- -Sonally opened into flame, but the whole mass was in an inceasaut fiery agitation. Up to 5 a,m wo had about a dozen earthquakes. The Teariki, Mourea and Tauahuro Natives are reported all lost. At Roto.rua when the vibrations of the earth were, first felt, the people got out of their beds, thinking a spring of some sort had brokon out close to their dwelling, and after searching about to discover the cause, it became clear that some wonderful element had unusually disturbed them, The people were running about frantically, when all at once a goat roar was heard, which was accepted as that of an earthquake, and a threat glare appeared on the horizon.

The scene was grand, butav4.il towards Rotomahana,'as that seemeV&mass pf fire. Tho flames were dist'Rly seen, with huge volumes of smoke;'' and sparks of electricity illuminating the whole sky. It appeared as if hundreds of bright stars were chasing one another. • People made a general rush for the Ngatataha Mountain for safety, Mothers carrying their babos or young children were to bo seen running from the devouring element, which was expected every moment to engulf, the entire community. Tho night was wet and dark, 'fljrenty six bodies haye beon recovered, \ .■ Auckland, thi3 day. The latest report gives a loss of life amongst Europeans at forty,

Feels Youno Aoain.—" My mother was afflicted a loni; sime with neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inactive condition of the whole system, headache, nervouß prostration, and was almost helpless, No physicians or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Dr Soulo's Hop Bitters, with suoh good effoofc thnt she seems and feels young again, although ovor seventy years old, —A Lady in R. 1... U. S. A. Look tip.

Doctorß Gave Him Up.—"4s it possible that Mr Godfrey is up ißPat work, and cured by so simple a remedy ?" "I assure you it is true thai he Is entiroly cured, and with nothing but 'Am, Co.'s Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said ho must die." "Well-a-d&yllfthatisso I will go this minute and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good," Bead.