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Show kTlauea i AGTiorr 15 ME SIGHT Largest Volcano in World Takes on Sinister Aspect as Lava Bubbles. HONOLULU. Jan. 26. The terrible beauty of the latest activity of Kilaiiea, the largest active volcano in the world, has taken on a raoro sinister aspect ae the lake of boiling lava rises tovrard the crest of its crater. Latest reports av that onlv fifteen feet remains be-i'o'ro be-i'o'ro the molten body streams over its cone. Intense gas pressure has developed within the depths of the volcano, as the lava has risen. Tf released it is feared that heavy quakes trill occur in the region of Hilo, Iraraediatolv north. The molten lava display in the never-alumberinj never-alumberinj crater becomes more spectacular, spec-tacular, according to reports, as the steaming- mass mounts upward, exploding explod-ing spurts of lava a distance of sixty-feet. sixty-feet. The volcano Mauna Loa, -westivard from Kilanea, which was responsible for some remarkable eruptions in the middle of the past century, has been seen to issue mmes. as iuauna iua i supposed to be still active, this is believed be-lieved to be an omen of possible eruptions. erup-tions. Both of these volcanoes are situated on the island of Hawaii, approximately 240 miles southeast of this city. Ki-lauea Ki-lauea was reported in action about a year ago. Mauna Loa is remembered to have terminated u forty-year period of intermittent in-termittent effort in 1ST3. |