Show Bones of Last Lash 1 t I Fi Fire re Priestess I Are Unearthed I HILO lIlLO Island of ot Hawaii T. T H. H Nov 16 The The skeleton of a a. woman believed that of the last of the priestesses of ot the Hawaiian fire goddess Pele ele whose traditional home was in the volcano on this island was found recently re recently recently re- re In a carefully prepared crypt not far from the smoking crater The tomb was found in the western sector of the main wall wail of the great outer crater of ot Kilauea where once stood a great temple dedicated to Hi- Hi Jake jak the sister of ot the goddess Pee pale Nothing now remains of this temple The last occasion upon which it ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap In history was when it was visIted visited visited vis by the Princess Kapiolani in 1824 1324 when the royal Hawaiian Christian tian journeyed to the volcano for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of uttering defiance to Pele The he formed the motif Hof of journey one of Alfred Lord poems Local tradition says that the princess was waS' met at he crater rim by a haggard priestess the priestess the last of ot her line who line who came came from her abode in ill the tho ruined temple nearby and made one last at attempt at- at attempt tempt to overawe the princess and to appeal to her fear of the supernatural s The tomb believed to be that of ot this this' Priestess was discovered immediately tely below the site of the temple The Pt- Pt po position of ot the bones indicated that she site had been burled buried in a sitting position with her back propped against tl tie the wall with her head paced placed so that h her r sightless eyes eyen were In line with a smail small I orifice immediately in front of her hor in a direct line Une with the mile if AM i an-i nd Is t slant distant fire pit of the volcano t I |