EARTHQUAKE WAVES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 5

EARTHQUAKE WAVES.

, EYIDENCES OP A.PACIFIC SHAEB. , 181 IXLEOEiI-H—rilESS ASSOCUTIONT-boPTR!Ga7.I ', \'■.;. ■. ■.;.■■;. \ Sa'i| Francisco,: ■: Extraordinary ■wa^s'on. the '■ : coast. of '-Cali--fornia and .British Columbia'..-' support. the ..theory that the' sea^ - ;pf;-)tlie;vmy'sten9us! earthquake is ; the Pacific ■ Ocean; ' ■}' ■■■ ■' ■.■ '. ■ V iUNUSUAL RUSH OF:THE SEA;- v - SENSATIONAL INCIDENii AT NORTHERN 1..'-./ ;.:.•;. WAIROA;:: ]:.:~'.i---:^: : -i' ■■; f fiT TELIQBAPn.— SPECIi I. COnUESPONtJENT:) ' i' XT -". ,:; V : - : '- . Aucltiand, . Wows: comes'.from Northern Wairoa of an unusual rush, of 'the-■:sca>:.i few, days ago which caused;quite a sensationlonvtho-'Weßt U>ast^ camping;ground,: and 'suggested"tidal waves-• following' on.-rsubmarine' disturbances.' Wi , **^= 1110 . whoiwas fishing on the beach, BtafeM'.vtnat the tide."had been;running: out ahwouror raore;'and 1 he. was standing, aboiit hajf j:a. cliain, from .>the. cliffs; !. No , -previous' sweep ; of the sea;had. come within: aichairi of; •mm. Suddcnly...a great: sweep' .came, rapidly Upon; him, -:knocked 'him' over,, and dashed him. against r tho cliff.;. -When he 'was able"to regain.an uprigfif position, there wore.about six feet of water against, the, cliff.\. A .second wave folio.yed soon .after the first, 'and ■ again knocked him; over and dashed him"against tho cliff.. •Nino ■ small children happened to seo -the wave coming and 1 scrambled up -the cliff; Two ohildren. were caught by / the wayo,;and washed 'three chains, along:' Vthe beaoh ; liko bits of 'seaweed.: Fortunately the •Water left them;on the -beacli;and did -'not carry-them away. .A.little girl.named Doris Nieldgot tangled on Mr. Keano's fishing-line;' and } the. hook, entered; the' back'part ,of' one df-lier legs.; The water receded quickly/after, tho second sweep, and no more extraordinary rushes: followed. ; There was great expitement in.tho camp for a while, •mothers fearing for ,their.:children's safety.' It, is. a wonder: that' ,no children were lost. ;Mr. 'Keane procured and;cutting off,the eye of.thohook' in Doris-NioH's leg extracted tho hook'safely f rom'the -leg. .Old ■coasters who.'witnessed; the. scene state that, they had, noyer before seen any such-sudden and immense sweeps oil the beach. .The : sea was very: calm, ahdiMr. Keane .says'tliatsucli waves can only be accounted: for: by- somo. unusual disturbance somewhere, in : the bed of tho ocean. The waves were'also observed by two ■•"travellers' on.the.-.beachrnorth ofHhe^Manganiii^blufF.":