ROTORUA NEWS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
FINE DISPLAYS OF GEYSER ACTION. [BV TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] RotobuAj Thursday. The most severe thunderstorm felt here for many years was experienced last night, when there was vivid forked lightning, accompanied by terrific peals of thunder. The concussion was so severe as to shake houses. The thunder at certain times was continuous for ten minutes. The storm was accompanied uy a sharp shock of earthquake. The Wairoa geyser was soaped on Sunday, and gave one of the finest exhibitions: witnessed for many months. The geyser commenced to play about ten minutes after the soap was introduced, and it shot up over 100 ft, with a great roar. The duration at that height was short, but it continued playing at a lesser height for about, an hour and a-half.
There was a magnificent display of geyser action at Whakarewarewa on Tuesday. Pohutu geyser had been quiet for two days, but early in the morning the Feather geyser commenced to play much higher than usual, and later the Waikorohihi geyser showed mora than usual activity, and finally Pohutu went up with a magnificent burst, and continued playing for two or three hours.
A fair number of visitors are still arriv ing in Rotorua.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19020425.2.39
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11949, 25 April 1902, Page 5
Word Count
205ROTORUA NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11949, 25 April 1902, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in