VOLCANIC ERUPTION,

Northern Advocate, 25 August 1888, Page 3

VOLCANIC ERUPTION.

By the arrival of a steamer here, details have been received of the late disasterous eruption in Japan Island, Buntiyun, which, is a hundred square miles in extent. It was the scene of a calamitous visitation, which took place on the 14th of July last. The first intimation of the disaster was a violent shock of earthquake, which had the effect of almost paralysing the inhabitants of the town, who numbered two thousand. The town was virtually split in two by a tremendous upheval, and many people were swallowed up by the tremendous chasm that opened beneath their feet. Nearly all the houses in the place were destroyed and most of the residents were killed. Numbers who escaped from the scene ran to the foot of the volcanic mountain, and were killed by falling lava and boulders which were emitted by the eruption. The volcano continued in active eruption from morning until dark. The next day a fire sprang from the crater of the volcanco, and in the panic that ensued more lives were lost. The mountain in effect was blown up and fell upon the

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town, completely burying it. A number of panic stricken people" managed to escape from the vicinity-' of the volcano, but as the supply ofprovisions was very scanty, many died of slow starvation.

Auckland, Friday,

At a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held yesterday, in reference to Vail' s proposal to lease the Wakato Railway, to run on his scheme a resolution in favour of the scheme was adopted and telegraphed to the Hon. E. Mitchelson, Sir George Grey, and Mr Peacock.

There is no Ministerial authority for the statement that the close of. the session may be looked for on "Wednesday or Thursday.