The New York herald., 1867-01-28
THE GREAT FIRE IN JAPAN
Partial Destruction Of the City Of
Yokohama.
Immense Loss Of Property by Natives
and Foreign Residents.
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Twelve days ago we received per Atlantic telegraph
nom London the follcwing despatch Advices from
China report thai great fire had occurred Al Yokohama
Japan, causing loss OF over IS, ,0c00 0oo"
We now lay before readers the detailed statement
great disaster received by Pacific
sioss Japan The following complete description is
from the Japan herald OF December l. for
sariy COPY Of which indebted 10 Mess Helnemsn
fayson, Of this city. We receive this ten days
advapee OF tle overland mall probably earlier
sAan hs receips in London.
ia With feelings Of profound sr.tjtade that nnd
ourselves able sit down unscated OF the
most awful cataetrophes il has been lot to witness
Ths.3 9Th o. November 1868, will ever be remembered
IN Eekoha OF the 6ackest days in its annals
Cor the nasraon which nearly two-thirds
q ths native settlement NTH Of the foreign
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Tue mornIng broke Of tie brightest days Of The
ssasen tho q, which had been blowing strongly
from south southwest dsnr the night in
povs = ID biowi ps tho bay towards Ksnaeswa
yased the spray pc rfect clouds laite before
n tho morning Abe Ore he'll rang fierce alarm,
and al rushed the scene which found 10 be the
street leading from Benteb dori TO Yoshiwarra In few
minutes, however, flames we're issuing in
various quarters imult aneousiy Oa nacbi broke
st several points--ihe new American consular building
~ the distance Of fslly quarter Of mile, showing
aames through the roof at the tue. The flames
worked up ssains the from the locality which
che IRE orsiua'ed and In half an hour tue whole Of
Yoen,warra was destroyed. wth the exception Of
orepSoof go-dowDs and the tsmple At the end,
no, single stick was standing 10 mark the boundaries
los ~ rsR N rnK sumHs yosmwapss
Unhappiy have to record that there was
serrinle loss OF life We may eeeye the reports o.
che Japanese themselves who staie that thirfy-h
bodies have been fosBd. rcshiwarra being quite sur
sounded by ws'er, and there being only one narrow
Aames .se, from which the only retreat
by mprovised bridges OF boards or by pnnts which
brought into With all the CELEBRITY possible; bu,
Che haes rapid 10 their of desoaion that
many fed from them esniy meet death in another
We nsa' 'na ~ several psrs 9, ,ne na1,e ,,e
Maichi the elects q thoehessneas and dsorganzaton
were painfully apparent All along the street the people
we're getting Ecir little raoveaeles out to y with them
20 humtchi or some other place safety; but towards
che end near he foreign sstilcmmL shops had
1led up the streets With ther and chaels thus
making hsrcsde and here ~as snobsruco on hat even
we, who we're nDcncumbered found great difficulty in
overcoming. whist those who were carving oads we're
driven 70 desperation in their efforts 70 pas and many
women and ohldwu were very much hurt
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yHs Asssrcsy cossrzsTx pour
Meanwhile tbs Gre suead towards ard IN the
~as nov n.rray level Win aa sroo.s rSnss,,s sns
reports few around that No ,, the private resi.
sisnce and Fodoww Of sesss Jardne, Ma,heson
che whole settlement that the private resdsnee on
No a Hessrs wsIsh Hull 4 Co, was on nre fimn.
huildings the French Fvusssn, American end English
On which latter several gsnemen OF the English legation
400 consulate were reeidng swept Of like 30 nuab
esnasr rhe wind increased very much the sparks con-
ussnicated xlth the old Japanese custom housr and
asmos short time ~ 70 takes 10 pen this tale q deco
letsn, NJ wss thing of she past
-Srxsrfs fHe ytnR.
No. swived ON ths ground a paty Of soldiers, who
ssnxnssced W knock down the portion Of the nee
hondsd Ssrsbous buildings that had any exposed wood
Bat ~ debris caaght a. " fell on tho ground, and
she sssA buIldnr wss 10 fsmes M Scare 10 his correct
psepnn Of be mpent NJ danger directly the alarm ol
hrc given nussd n the window shutters OF bondea
wssebouss 70 le elsse< and tbe oevcss fed up WITH
nns, but wss Of no avail, almost befors could be
essehed ths ROOT had beco<ne ignlted, ans " vas
les spesay - equally osraip prey 70 NE ng'ng rAmss
Asppsy HE vSpt coetnusS u bbS sfaedly W The csns