Show ISLAND IS SINKING TERRIFIC CATACLYSM IN THE philippines LOWERS MANILA TWO FEET prolonged earthquakes come and volcano belches forth lava followed by tidal waves throwing natives into panic manilla observers sent out b by the bureau of science to study the arup blons of the volcano tant have tele graphed that an eruption occurred at 2 0 clock monday morning aldulla with two prolonged earth quakes nil ikes hiie J ho island upon which the iho volcano Is located sank two feet the observatory at All manilla anilla corroborates the report and adds that it a toni electrical storm continued for two hours homs with deafening deafen lne thunder r lava ava and stone were beldick feet acet tile tho constabulary assisted the panic stricken natives one cavalryman was killed by the wreck of a house on the lake shore following tho th sinking of tho the island a wave four fet fe t high sapt over the shores for it i radius of four nilles miles wrecking it 1 number of bamboo shacks these however hp never had bad been evacuated sunday the terrific explosions in ili the nir an prostrated many of the constabulary consta bulin the 1 lie observatory reports a total of 2 shocks it 0 ks the southern Sou thein railroad has not been dain damaged aged but three inches of mud cover the tracks in fit places pl acos and this has held up traffic the observatory authorities say that manila Is sinking it Is believed that tail and lemory have been considerably damaged by mud and stones Is partly submerged and the crops ruined |