Show VOLCANO EMITS FLOW W OF LAVA Earthquake Rocks Island of Hawaii Tidal Wave Occurs HILO ILO T 1 H April BY 10 10 ByThe- ByThe The Associated The Press Press The vol volcano 01 I cano Mauna launa Loa began erupting early today The flow Clow o of lava ap- ap appears appears ap appears pears to be concentrated three miles southwest of ot the summit terminating In iii one big fountain from which lava Is shooting high In the air The outbreak began at 3 a m Professor ProCessor Thomas A Jaggar Jr In charge ot of the Hawaiian volcano observatory described It as cast cut castIng casting ing a weird uncanny glow over oer the country side aide with a line of oC fountains formed ormed along the crest crestot ot of the mountain In a great cres cres- crescent crescent crescent cent Preceding the eruption several earthquakes rocked ed the Island of HawaII with tidal waves on its eastern side Professor Jaggar estimated that the point of eruption was feet above sea sell level The sum sum- summit summit summit mit o of Mauna Loa Is 1375 feet KILAUEA MAY MAY- ACT Jaggar said he would not be surprised If It Kilauea largest active volcano in the world began erupt erupt- erupting erupting ing although Its activity did not necessarily follow It Is 32 miles on an airline air line from rom Mauna Loa and also on the Island of ot Hawaii For three years Mauna Loa has given signs of coming caning to life liCe Jaggar said A message reports auna Ioa erupting OD on the Kona Iona side down It Its I eastern castern slope There was a foot tour our toot tidal waye at Note Note- Note Mauna Note Mauna auna Loa Los Is located near the center ot of o the Island of HawaII which has an area ot of square miles and a populo population tion of ot about The island has other volcanoes Including Kilauea largest active volcano inthe In Inthe Inthe the world with a circumference of nine ninn miles SEE SEVEN l YEARS RS J AGO Mauna Loa has erupted many times timer Its Us last previous activity nas ass In September and October of o 1819 when hen lava lua flowed 30 0 miles to the sea leI In tn a stream 1000 feet teet Its cn cone shot forth a s IrV v i r of ot lava feet high and feet In diameter The roar could be heard for or miles The lava stream built a a cape one quarter one ot of a mile Into the tho ocean There was no loss of life In the eruption nor was the prop prop- property erty loss los great The lava poured over a desolate region of ot former flows Clows and rich plantations of cot cot- coloe cot loe lee loe and sugar escaped damage amage J III 0 largest city on Hawaii with a population of ot more than Is located on on on the western side o of the Island opposite the direction of the present and former for for- former mer lava laa flows |