THE EARTHQUAKE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5108, 20 August 1895, Page 2

THE EARTHQUAKE.

Tlio oarLli quake shocks folt at Taupo continued yesterday, and at 1.14 Mr Park, posfcuiastoi' at Tnupo, telegraphed to Mr W. Gray, Secretary of the Goneral Post Office, as follows " Earthquakes are still a-quaking, but are not so severe, Tiiero were two explosions on Saturday night like heavy artillery from an easterly direction, Great rumbling noises wero heard lust night, probably caused by slips falling. They are, very numerous. Tlie south-eastern banks of the lake aro enveloped in dust, caused by slips falling and wind blowing dust about, We had a view of Tongariro and Ruapehu this morning, Nothing seen." 4^ Yesterday afternoon Mr Dansey, postmaster at Rotorua, telegraphed to the head oflice as follows " From subsequent enquiries mado I hear that some shocks were felt here 011 Saturday ovenitig by persons residing near the Utuhuja Oreok, on the other side of Ohlnomntu | also at Horohoro and Waiotapu. They were very strong at the latter places. None were felt in tlio new township, A driver on the road this side of Atiarauri noticed on Sunday, near the foot of Ngautuku Hill, close to coach road, a patch of ground about 20ft to 30ft which had freshly subsided. There are numerous old subsidences about that locality, attributed, according to Maori legends, to Karangaitnku. Natives "think this fresh one rather damaging to Karangaituku's fame" At 2.18 p.m. Mr Park sont the following message' ' " Tokaanu mailman just returned: unable tp get through. He ijfet a roadman whp came froui near Tokaanu, " Bight njiles from hero, in a long gorge, millions of tons have down, chqking it up,' sq that jt doubtful if tlio rqad caq uvor ho repaired thore. was an increased (low of water everywhere but in this gorge, _ Springs started throwing up an immense quantity of fine calcined pumico. The stuff is still coming down—pumice and great boulders-and the wind is blowing tlio dust about so as to completely blind a traveller, .

Iben, ou the other side of the gorgo, is a long cutting, leading to tho Hinemaia, or Hatepo, River. This cutting has completely dis: t appeared, with much of thohill— a ll_ lias slid into tbo rivor, leaving a 1 steep face. Thon along othor parts great slips havo occurred, leaying greaf boulders ready to drop, The roadman had goue so far.and wishqd to return, daro riot' "do so j neither could he remaiu, and fortunately he got through without accident. " ' ' "He says that there was a great explosion from Tongariro just befor«fc ' tlife first ghpek." ' ' r Tuesday, To-day's telegrams tq MrQrtjy rocord everything quiet around l'aupo, There were only a few feeble quakes last night,