...Figure 9a. American missionary Titus Coan surveyed Mauna Loa’s lava during the volcano’s eruption of 1855–1856. 25 ...

...). In 1864, missionary Titus Coan and scientist William T. Brigham saw early Hawaiians cooking food over steam vents: At right angles with its western bank runs a fissure, from which hot steam has issued from time immemorial; and here, without fuel, the natives cook their pigs and vegetables ( Coan 1865...

..., and later by her family for eleven years after her decease. In this there were obvious coincidences between the disturbances at Hilo and some of the volcanic discharges. This journal has been quoted by Dr. Titus Coan and others. In these days of questioning, doubts have been expressed of any connection...

... of Western volcano explorer Titus Coan, wrote about the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele providing heat to cook: Terrible as old Pele is, she makes herself useful, and is an excellent cook. She keeps a great many ovens heated for the use of her guests, and no two at the same temperature, so that you may...

... and Mayand the last recorded mention of them is so phrased as to encourage the inference that the series was not yet completed. Furthermore, a letter of the Rev. Titus Coan, one of the keenest and best-informed observers of volcanic events on Hawaii, addressed to Dr. W. T. Brigham, under date of August 27...