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Show Earthquake a Day Keeps Kilauea Gay Count 82 Shocks in Twenty-four Twenty-four Hours. Honolulu. The temperamental nature na-ture of Ktlaueu, on the Island of Hawaii, Ha-waii, which mulutalna a tire pit Oiled with constantly spurting lava, Is shown in a report by L. W, de Vis-INorton Vis-INorton of the Hawallun Volcano Ite-aearcb Ite-aearcb association, concerning fie activities of the volcano in 1U24. "The Kilauea observatory on April T lasued a warning of possible earth- quakes, and shortly after this date 1 heavy shocks were felt In the 1'una district along the seucoast three miles away. During the 24 hours ending at ,11 a. m. on April 22, the observers counted 82 earthquakes, and during ilthe following night the shocks were practically continuous. At this time the ground cracked open In ninny places, trending roughly parallel to a clouds, and on the 8th there was a mud-rain, producing dust balls. On the night of June 12 a glowing area 000 feet long by 800. feet high was seen on the north wall of the pit, 0O feet below the rim. "Karly In July blowing noises In lldleinauiiiHU heralded the coming back of the lava on the llith. It spread out across the pit and built up a new cone and floor. The active flooring ceased on July 31 and the entire month of August was exceptionally quiet. A sharp earthquake, felt generally gen-erally throughout the Island of Hawaii, took place on August 20, Its center being be-ing apparently In the Kau dlatrlct." Throughout September earthquakes were frequent, the report related, and there was almost Incesnant avalanrh-Ing avalanrh-Ing within the walls of the Halemnu-triau Halemnu-triau pit. Strong wlndatorms swept up Immense clouds of volcanic duxt from the Kau district to the south. line of cones and old ttssures. About 200 muln shocks were felt In all. Land subsidences took place In many sections, sec-tions, automobile roads were blocked by yawning crevices, and In one place a new salt-water lagoon was formed. Heavy Avalanches. "Manwhlle, a great subsidence was taking place In the Ilalemnumau fire pit of Kllaueu, By May the bottom of the pit was more than OtH) feet 1 below the rim and heavy avalanches were lu progress. The observutory Instruments In-struments Indicated Increase of local earthquake, and this fact suggested underground lava surglngs, with a pos- ; alble subterranean flow. ' The Klluueu volcano entered upon .! n exploaive plume on Muy 11, which During the first week of October 21 eurthquakes were recorded, and In the last, 40. One of these, on Octo! er 28, was strong enough to he alarming, although al-though Its effects were only local. During the remainder of the year ava-lanchlng ava-lanchlng continued and earthquuke decreased. The only fatality In recent years In the neighborhood of the fire pit occurred oc-curred on May 17, when an eruption of red-hot lava spread the molten rock for nearly a mile In all directions. A Hawaiian who was watching the eruption erup-tion 1,800 feet from the pit wns knocked down by rocks and his legs were broken. He was not found until hours afterward. He died soon after being taken to a hcapltnl at Iilla J steadily Increased until the maximum was reached on May 18. Heavy explosions explo-sions took place from May 11 to 24; Immense clouds of dust and ash rose to great height ; bowlders were ejected eject-ed In quantities and there were heavy electrical storms accompanied by mud rains. Many strange features were noted, among them a surf-like roaring, roar-ing, preceding explosions, a marked air concussion being felt before the larger explosions. The selsmographlc records of these earthquakes ore pe-' pe-' cullar In that many of them, Instead ' of starting suddenly us In ordinary , earthquakes, rose gradually to a maxl- i mum and then receded gradually. I "The force of this great explosive I eruption shows great changes at the Ilalemnumau nlL which, ns June ; opened, appeared as a vast cauldron ! oval in shape, til.out 8.40O feet In Its s two diameters and 1,332 feet deep. "There was a rapid Increase of small J earthquakes from June 8 to 10, ao I compunlcd by puff of dust-laden i t ' ' : |