Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-12-08 | Page 1 | Four Volcanoes Spout Flame; Samoans Flee in Terror from Scene

FOUR VOLCANOES SPOUT FLAME SAMOANS FLEE IN TERROR FROM SCENE SAN FRA FRANCISCO CISCO D Dec c 8 8 g-A g A A report from the United States naval station at Tutuila Samoan Islands under date of November says sag On November 1st 1st the Samoans Samoans' nt at the western extremity of ot the tho group STouP at the Island of or Savall Sa i were startled d b by severe ere ere shocks of or earthquakes which lasted throughout the night and morning Some of the shocks hocks were severe se re enough to throw down dawn a 1 c concrete concrete church a and d Te wreck k several several others Then lire fire was seen to burst forth from several several sev sev- eral of or the mountain peaks pears and the people fled in terror to places the they considered safe These extinct volcanoes now active are toward towar the west Of ot Savall Sa tion tion pen s of a violent eruption about years ears ago aJo when that portion of or the country sue wun a hawing flowing stream of or molten lava Inva and travelers have wondered atthe at atthe atthe the extent of or the eruption when the they have ha hade bade to walk over o the fields of ot waving I rock chilled d as It Rowed flowed d down don the mountain sides s toward the sea The fires firl's at present arc observable r oh abe el at fo four peaks of or the mountain ridge which forms the backbone at tho Island and so I n as the disturbance e Is confined e t to to th that t portion por oi oJ thc h II ha m can nn happen It Jl is stated that t the J other parts parts of or Samoa r lr tf C J than all Savall will by f ff the outburst I Previous tp lp the pre present nt outburst the the- only eruption known to the people now living occurred between the islands inlands of Tau and Oloe In the tha Manila Manua portion of or Sam Samoa n about five thirTy when years yours ago alO the sea became greatly agitated sand Band and rocks were thrown up and the Island of oC n a became devastated dc through the vapors vapors Arising r from trem the ocean where the disturbance took place At Al the same time millions o of fish were destroyed but the bank then formed which has a n. depth dept I of at water over oyer it of thirty fathoms and Is a favorite fishing ground for th the people of Manua Manu no now