Show I I II IOne One In a or I More t Victoria Ii D C Sept steamer Hogo Maru which arrived at Yoko llama on Aug 18 was near the thu Island ot of the of at which were killed br Li a volcanic eru a afew few ow days previous Some place the tho population of the Island at SO urn oth others ers cis at All must have perished l Bony on the morning or of Aug IG 16 the tho captain of oC the Hyogo Hogo sav the eruption of at n a submarine volcano near huge hUlo volumes of The steamer cautiously cautious all op broached the tho Island taking soundings nil all the time and givIng signal announcing her arrival to the Islanders There U however no response on their part Judging tram from a smoke which tO coy ered the summit of at tue Island bland 1 at that tune time a the tho Immense quantity of at lava IUa heaped uJ up on time tho entire coast coastline coastline line and also the act that hal sonic parts puta or of the shore had greatly changed In shape It was not to con conclude elude clude that another fearful eruption hall had taken place on the Isi and buryIng time the entire population un under under der hie te heap or of ashes The steamer left the Iho Island all eu the sonIc same day at noon Tile The biggest on Is sup to be III the c center ot or the island and not tar far rein the Place time thc inhabitants hud had their There are arc also a few tew more Oi on the and actually emitting smoke Ind and lava The lM captain belIeves that al all the In mu must t hoe have dby this sad disaster nl as almost the entre entire isi naIl Is covered wih with ashes lie observed that the greatest height attaIned b the eruption ivita 11 about G O feet above see en level covering nn an area ot of about 1000 feet teet ani and with Ith vIolent eruptions nt at intervals or of 15 or 20 minutes null smaller ones at shorter intervals seen en from I a distance ot of 80 30 mies miles The water r for tor about 25 south ot of was considerably discolored |