Feb. 

 1!)th-22nd 



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tonations at a.ivi. and 9.30 r.M. on the east. It rained again 

 from 9 A.M. 



Misty clouds covered the island. Air-vibrations 

 from the east rattled the city. The west emitted smoke 

 at 7.50 a.m., and also 11.30 a.m. On the 20th, tlie vrest roared at 

 7.30 a.m. Mists veiled the smokes of the c^ast. On the 21st, 

 7.15 A.M., a great detonation from Sakura-jima, which was enveloped 

 in rainy clouds, alarmed the city population. ()n the 22nd, the 

 west roared at 10.5 p.m. and 10.43 vm. For four days the island 

 was hidden by mist. 



„ On the 23rd the east roared at 2 a.m. and 6.49 a.m., 



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23Br)-24TH ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^YiQ west at 4.56 a.m. An earthquake was felt 

 at 9.18 a.m. Slight ash fell during the whole day of the 24th; a 

 rather strong booming was heard at 0.44 a.m., and 5 times from 

 10.54 A.M. 

 j,^^ At 2.41 A.:\r. loud roaring ; the city windows rattled 



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plosions at 11.18 a.m. and 3.33 p.m., while on the east the feeble 

 smoke in the morning suddenly changed to high curdy smoke in 

 the afternoon ; it roared from 7.10 p.m. to 8.40 p.i\[. Both sides were 

 rather active to-day. 



On the 26th, the west roared at 4.47 a.m. and made a small 

 explosion at 10.17 p.tm. The east was constantly throwing up 

 smoke. 



Peb 27th— "^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^P ash-clouds to a considerable 



height from morning till 4 p.:\r. and roared 5 times. 

 The weather was misty on the 28th. The east was constantly 

 roaring. The west suddenly woke from a long slumber and rat- 

 tled the city windows, exploded violently at 5.34 p.t^i. with a black 

 column, and roared at 10.53 p.m. 



