Show NEW ISLAND THROWN UP liP 1 ri OVER NIGHT NIGHTs s t t Curious Natural Phenomenon Phoneme Phoneme- V r non Off Southern Sho Shore c of Trinidad Island wI TRINIDAD RI A British West Indies If If you stand at Erin Point 1 L ti shores of this island out into the Atlantic ocean daze ae t of Venezuela you lOU will ill dominions are arc larger larter o and a half acres than they were ere f or Ore Saturday N November 4 1 r that ja-that On that date an an island of tho the volcanic P 0 o pot uncommon in southern waters ater B t itself above the sea with Ith char char- f rumble hissing of gases ass as's and m aa es of fire greatly to to the alarm 0 of s P le on the Trinidad sho shore tf be mew new ne island has hall not ot yet been timed od and ad as its composition is 18 lar largely larely elv I blue mud or clay lay it is doubtful if I f. f i Trill ill withstand the attacks of the sea fi ny Y day ay it is apt to disappear whence J tz Came and Great Britain will have i ts n newest west possession ion The enter enter- Ong fing governor of Trinidad visited the theod t i I od d. d with mth a party of officials shortly a Iff made mad it its appearance ready to pTa the be Union Jack Tack on the warm oozy f Boll soil put measurements showed that the lap aDd aDdas vas as within the three mile limit limitI jad nd planting the fla flag was waa as I ar Cable ble have hae told briefly of th island islands II a birth but there thero is much that that is is' interesting about the eiton n thatis known only to those residents resi resi- lents dents pf f points alon along the Trinidad f coast oa oat t who either ither witnessed tho the occurrence occur occur- rence renee or cautiously visited the new land before it had had bad time to cool T Thrust rust Up by Gas I Dr Fredholm a resident of Trinidad says that t the e island islan was probably thrust lp by the tho pressure of gas originating ri rom of arbona the the decomposition of carbonaceous carbona carbona- 4 matter found in connection with asphalt deposits for which Trinidad is famous lIe He predicts that a flow of asphalt may follow and an asphalt lake Y make its appearance on the is is- land If Jf no Do low glow of asphalt follows how how- ever evel he says the only result of the upheaval will mIl be a mud volcano so M common com corn mon mon men along alon the southern shore Such Sueh a volcano oleano on a bank raised but slightly b ve the tha sea Bea level would probably not remain above the surface very long for the tho debris would soon be washed away l and the tie vents once below water would become choked by sedimentary deposits dc It It t would therefore not Dot be surprising if 5 the new island dropped into the sea i quickly it emerged again as as as it Residents n of the little settlements of Erin and Chatham o on the southern J past p at of Trinidad were greatly terrified d t 1 j. j the rhen-the hen the island is app appeared arel and many of I. I I om em fled from their then homes dragging drag I e e f el 1 ings int intI y the Uie ts 1 in prayer in in the streets or rushed t w t ch r hurches he t i Fears Fear s Arous Aroused ct a. a ti at fear was in the minds of all n movies of Martinique w were re awak- awak t 11 t i. i k f fi fisherman hern an at midday Tar on Saturday ember o-ember 4 4 first noticed signs of d. d disturbance dis dis- s. s l in JU the sea The water ater was f 3 tx tt murk murky bu but t no land lahd was then i si ht But Sut about k It l o 0 clock o'clock that even even- event oyen tf the p people ople of Erin 11 and other points k t nearby T rby were ere startled to see ace a great fe of fire e sho shoot t Up from the bosom hosom dt di the water Dense smoke followed t. t Jie e and there were further l in- in i flashes of fire accompanied rumbling jv ru urn Wins as of of thunder thunder When the i cleared l ared away it was seen that a ew island had hafl been created Flames Iames i eon to flicker r over r the surface v g geographical visitor throughout tb the night but on the follo following in morning Lr It h y had subsided and the tho governor o and andset p. p e M t set out in a boat to claim the i ir an and 1 for or Kin King George They neared ri 5 island with extreme care in the 1 4 Y 1 F t i bf of f a choppy sea and an head wind A Aing in ing was effected with pith difficulty tit nd it t was quickly l ascertained that the I. I i of b th the island was yet vet warm ant and andy y j ft y soft t and boiling hit hot underneath made walking difficult difficult- and anil dans dpn- dpn dan n. uri lS s and boar boards s were ere used for a at f t rt t Two Craters Found A They fine They found f d two td raters craters on the island J q ve or six fet in diameter although the thee e e- highest st part of the entire stretch was wast rt t oti more nore than twelve or fifteen en feet feel k above bOY the surface of the sea Gas was wast t escaping li DR from the craters raters and the air j saturated ted with the smell of r and oil Rocks were embedded in t surf ace of the island vv vvs d as s s many of ot them contained marked y I ma traces es J of nt iron pyrites tho theory was j r that these rocks striking to to- r had caused the fl flashes of fire Is v r 4 Jn ei fossilized remains of several se t C strange marine ani animals als were er found in inK K the mud but no signs of sea were were visible sible j S r As the the- island is yet ret unrecorded on ons' ons I s' s marine charts it i is isa a menace to navid navi- navi d ration tion and the harbor master Jaster at at Trini- Trini has sent out a notice warning all alla a- a i rs that this part of the so south t st should be approached and navi- navi na l F with i wit with great ea care E until such sueh time s. s a a detailed examination has been 4 r ads of the o island and soundings taken S r n t he le vicinity 1 is' is yet It Itis i is a a. tr tradition in Trindad that a r. r foUr settlement of Indians once 1 existed at La Brea on th tho north coast of rot of that point of the island which juts r ent toward Venezuela and th that t it was f ed the sudden appearance f i DOW famous Pitch lake there It is HI elated that lou loud explosions w were re heard Indians in other parts of the island tid J 1 that on investigating th the cause F h hev v found the camp of their brothers fL Brea destroyed and in its place t e r l e strange tra e si sight ht of ot a lake of pitch |