 ... the rocky ribs of the mountains, and the granite walls and pillars of the earth were breaking up." At Kilauea the shocks were as frequent as the ticking of a watch. In Kau, south of Hilo, they counted 300 shocks on this direful day; and Mrs.  Hawaiian Club Papers - Page 41by Hawaiian Club, Boston - 1868 - 119 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1868 - 746 pages
..." Thursday (April 2nd), between four and five pm, we experienced the most fearful of earthquakes ! First the earth swayed to and fro north and south, then east and west, round and round,,then up and down in every imaginable direction for several minutes, everything crashing around... | |
 | 1871 - 690 pages
...observer (Mr. FS Lyman), who was near the point of the greatest vibration, wrote as follows : — " First the earth swayed to and fro north and south, then east and west, then round THE FALLING MOUNTAIN. and round, up and down, in every imaginable direction, for several... | |
 | James Jackson Jarves - 1872 - 276 pages
...follows : ' Thursday, (April 2d,) between 4 and 5 PM, we experienced the most fearful of earthquakes ! First, the earth swayed to and fro north and south,...minutes, everything crashing around us, the trees thrashing about as if torn by a mighty rushing wind. It was impossible to stand ; we had to sit on... | |
 | Isabella Lucy Bird - 1875 - 516 pages
...800 shocks on this direful day; and Mrs. L.'s son, who was in that district at the time, says that the earth swayed to and fro, north and south, then east and west, then round and round, up and down, in every imaginable direction, everything crashing about them, "... | |
 | Pictorial cabinet - 1878 - 574 pages
...as the ticking of a watch. In Kau, south of Hilo, they counted 300 shocks on this direful day ; and the earth swayed to and fro, north and south, then east and west, then round and round, up and down, in every imaginable direction, " and the trees thrashing as if torn... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1883 - 430 pages
...south of Hilo, three hundred were counted on this day of dread ; and an eye-witness has recorded that the earth swayed to and fro, north and south, then east and west, and round and round, while the trees crashed as if torn by a strong rushing wind. People sat on the... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1883 - 478 pages
...south of Hilo, three hundred were counted on this day of dread ; and an eye-witness has recorded that the earth swayed to and fro, north and south, then east and west, and round and round, while the trees crashed as if torn by a strong rushing wind. People sat on the... | |
 | William Lowthian Green - 1887 - 366 pages
...follows: 'Thursday (April 2d), between 4 and 5 p. M., we experienced the most fearful of earthquakes I First the earth swayed to and fro north and south,...minutes, everything crashing around us ; the trees thrashing about as if torn by a mighty rushing wind. It was impossible to stand ; we had to sit on... | |
 | A. Prentiss - 1900 - 528 pages
...counted 300 shocks on that direful day; and Mrs. L., who was in that district at the same time, says that the earth swayed to and fro, north and south, then east and west, then up and down in every imaginable direction, everything crashing about them, and the trees thrashing... | |
 | Charles Henry Hitchcock - 1909 - 438 pages
...eight inches. The focus of the shock was thought to be at Keaiwa and is thus described by FS Lyman: "First the earth swayed to and fro north and south;...minutes; everything crashing around us; the trees thrashing about as if torn by a rushing mighty wind. It was impossible to stand; we had to sit on the... | |
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