Show Hawaii Volcano Eruption Traced to Canefield Fire HILO Hawaii April 29 AP AP-A AP A reported volcanic eruption flickered out into a canefield eId fire today hued Brilliant-hued clouds reflecting fire from the slopes of ot turbulent turbulent turbulent tur tur- bulent M Mauna luna Loa led to reports last night the restless volcano was again erupting The coloring in the skies was visible for only a few hours and an exhaustive chock check of available sources brought no confirmation rh The Hilo Hibo Sugar company said It burn burned d a large cane field fied eight miles mUes up the mountain early In the evening and the reflection from that probably caused the th volcanic report Still confident Mauna Loa Lo was Wal again spitting fire Ralph Buzzard radio operator who fir first l told of last Novembers November's sensational outburst outburst out out- burst said the volcano erupted last ni night ht at nt a toot foot elevation above the fissure from which lava poured in November I 1 am nm absolutely unable to confirm confirm confirm con con- firm an any outbreak on the mountain moun moun- tam tain E. E G. G Wingate superintendent dent of ot Hawaii national park said today after investigating Buzzards Buzzard's report There has been considerable smoke at Mauna Maunn Loa Lea The source is a n rift opened in the last few days by frequent earthquakes These indicate that tho the source of ot the disturbance disturbance disturbance dis dis- dis- dis is beneath the old out out- break brenk Two quakes were recorded today today to to- day dllY at 2 p. p m. m and 4 p. p m. m Buzzard said he first noticed the eruption shortly after dark and Hilo townsmen saw brilliant red re reflections reflections reflections re- re on clouds overhanging the mountain No explosions accompanied the display the tho radio operator said He smelled fumes from the crater at athis athis athis his lookout station 20 miles mile away on the flank of Mauna Kea The mountain on whose whoso slopes lopes lies the largest active volcano Inthe in inthe inthe the world erupts frequently al although although al- al though seldom at more than yearly intervals Its It displays are usually quito quite harmless and arc are Hawaii Islands Islands' is islands islands' islands islands' is- is lands' lands chief attraction to tourists However the last eruption threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened to deprive Hue Hilo of its water waler supply and even to approach the city itself |